Top 5 tablets for Fall 2013

With so many questions day by day about viewers still considering an iPad Air or a Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 2, we know the ropes are complicated this holiday season if you’re out to get yourself a new tablet. 2013 has shown just how great technology can evolve in the mobile space, and there’s a lot to choose from. Some may agree that tablets have stagnated in their innovation, while others feel that you can only invent the wheel so many times. Watch today’s Top 5 as we talk about our top picks for your next tablet during Fall 2013. It’s been a very innovative year for some ...

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Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 vs Galaxy Note 8.0 (Video)

Samsung’s Galaxy Note tablets are among the best tablets money can buy. Not only do they often bear the best specifications around, they also come with tons of value proposition in the form of unique software and hardware geared towards utility, multitasking, and productivity. Most notably, features like Multi-Window and the S Pen are part of what define the Galaxy Note series and make them so alluring. Which of Samsung’s most ...

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Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 vs Nexus 10 (Video)

Samsung is unquestionably capable of making some compelling tablets – Android and Windows alike. Last year, the Nexus 10 was widely considered one of the best Android tablets available. Its display was one of the best tablet displays around. And it ran the purest form of Android possible. This year, Samsung’s penchant for tablets is just as strong as ever. And the latest addition to its lineup is the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. With 3GB ...

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Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 unboxing (Video)

Samsung has released several high-end smartphones in the last year with monster specifications. Yet all its tablets have been lacking that special ingredient to set them apart from the masses. They all sported low-end displays, year-old chipsets, and less than stellar build quality. This year, Samsung stepped upped its game with the Galaxy Note series, alleviating all doubt that the Note lineup is anything but high-end. The 10.1-inch 2014 model of ...

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Thoughts on the iPhone 5C, Galaxy Gear, Google Nexus 5 & more – Pocketnow Daily Recap

Pocketnow Daily gets an average of 300 to 500 comments a day, and sometimes even a thousand. We’d like to thank you all for participating in our question of the day, and we love your feedback so much, that we decided that since we can’t respond to ever single one of your comments, we should at least feature a couple in a weekly video. This is the Pocketnow Daily Recap. Since we only have 3 minutes on every Daily video to go through the hottest news, the weekly recap will serve as a more extensive discussion where we also include your thoughts on the subject. Sadly, for the sake ...

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Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition hands-on (Video)

Yes, it’s still 2013 – you don’t need to double check your calendar. Nevertheless, Samsung’s already introducing us to its 2014 tablet lineup, and today announced its new Galaxy Note 10.1. While the Note 3 and Galaxy Gear were the obvious stars of the company’s Unpacked event, the 2014 Note 10.1′s improvements over last year’s model are arguably even more significant than the changes we see from Note II to 3, especially in that jump up to the new WQXGA 2560 X 1600 resolution. ...

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Samsung launches Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear smartwatch, new Galaxy Note 10.1

Samsung and Sony are throwing today’s big IFA press events, and while Sony’s conference had a bit of the air let out on it thanks to full details on the Xperia Z1 and Cyber-shot QX-series cameras leaking, Samsung still has some surprises up its sleeve. For all we’ve seen of Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear leaks, there have still been a whole lot of unknowns, but that’s exactly why we came to Berlin in the first place: to get answers about new hardware. Sure enough, Samsung got things underway with CEO JK Shin introducing the Galaxy Note 3. He started getting into ...

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Samsung, stop making 10-inch tablets with WXGA displays

With mobile devices, arguably the most important specification is the display. Yes, other specifications are vital, too. Of course, you wouldn’t have a smartphone without a large battery, capable processor, GPU, RAM, or storage. But with tablets and smartphones, the primary input and output is the display. It’s how you navigate the device, input text, read information, watch videos, and practically everything else you can do with mobile devices. The rapid advancement of display technology only lends credence to the importance of the display. (Not that anyone should dispute the ...

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Additional smartphones and tablets confirmed for Verizon high-speed AWS LTE

Yesterday we told you about Verizon’s efforts to start offering LTE service on its newly-acquired AWS spectrum space, with the first markets going live later this year. Like T-Mobile did for phones like the Note II when it switched-on its own LTE network, Verizon revealed plans to activate this AWS mode on specific handsets through a future firmware update, giving them access to higher-speed data. At the time, the only phone we knew would be getting such an update was Samsung’s Galaxy S 4. Today, we can ...

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Samsung Android Update Plans Rumored; Who’s Getting Android 5.0?

Last week, following the introduction of the Galaxy S 4, we talked a little about Samsung’s promises to bring some of the GS4′s features to existing Samsung models. Today, we’re back to looking at what the future holds for updates to a number of Samsung devices, this time concerning the possibility of them seeing get Android 5.0. This info is supposedly a “pre-list” from a Samsung insider, and the data may change between now and when Samsung makes its final decisions. Basically, ...

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Take a Look at Samsung’s Agressive Marketing During the Oscars

Any company, regardless of industry, is only as successful as its marketing reach. If someone doesn’t know about a product, they can’t buy it. Some companies do this by word of mouth, others turn to social networks to spread the news of their products, others spend gazillions of dollars on TV and more traditional ads. Each marketing strategy has its strengths and weaknesses, and each appeals to a different demographic segment. Samsung decided to go all-in with the Oscars this year, placing six ads — one including a cameo by film ...

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Samsung Displays Galaxy Note 8.0 in New Galaxy Note 10.1 Promos?

Thanked to some early pics, we already know what to expect the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 to look like, and even though we’ve heard Samsung confirm that the tablet will debut at the MWC this month, we hadn’t yet seen any official imagery of it. Well, it looks like either someone slipped up, or Samsung is just interested in giving us a little preview, as what could be the Note 8.0 ...

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Smartphone Makers: Spend Your Money on Your Products, Not Celebrities

I don’t know how many millions of dollars BlackBerry paid singer-songwriter Alicia Keys to take her post as the company’s official “Creative Director.” I only know that it was millions too many. That’s not a reflection on Keys as an artist, or really even as a person. If I were a world-renowned musician, and a well-regarded company came calling with a bagful of money and an honorary corporate title, I’d be stumping for them before you can say “sellout.” I have no issue with celebrities making a quick buck at the behest of a corporation. ...

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The Pocketnow Weekly Podcast, Episode 029

One man returns from a mission to Canada, and is greeted by friends. Friends with questions, observations, and inflammatory declarations about the future of a very special smartphone. A smartphone called BlackBerry. Yes, it’s a special edition of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast, covering all the ups, downs, and all-arounds of the new Research in Motion BlackBerry smartphone platform, BlackBerry 10, as well as the sleek black slab of potential it’s riding on, the Z10. Join us as we welcome an old friend back into the smartphone space by discussing things like Peeking, Balance, Hub, ...

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