Best phone camera of 2017 : Seek out PDAF
Today we’re going to take a look at what it means to buy a smartphone with a camera “that just takes good pictures.” You know, the sort of phone that just lets you snap a picture and it won’t be...
View ArticlePixel 2 unit fails quality control, still shipped to buyer
If some believe that the Pixel 2 XL is unjustly being singled out, here’s something that could balance things. A user on Reddit reports that he received his supposedly brand new Pixel 2 with a paper...
View ArticleThird model Pixel 2 appears amid XL LG display troubles
It would seem fitting that this week another HTC-made Pixel 2 XL device would be found. This, a week in which the LG-made Google Pixel 2 XL (already out in the wild – see link below) is the subject of...
View ArticleStar Wars VR Droid Repair Bay just revealed Last Jedi models with ILMxLAB
The folks at ILMxLAB revealed a new VR experience today with Lucasfilm and Nissan in tow. The application is Star Wars: DROID REPAIR BAY : Astro-Mechanic for The Resistance, and it includes a few odd...
View ArticleGoogle Pixel 2 XXL Muskie is HTC’s Schrodinger’s Cat
A third Google Pixel smartphone for 2017 was just revealed – and it’s not the machine we expected. Instead of remaining hidden behind the scenes in a forever-unmade form, HTC seems to have taken the...
View ArticlePixel 2 XL, Pixel 2 problems could land Google in a lawsuit
That PR nightmare could soon turn into a legal tussle. If law firm Girard Gibbs LLP gets its way, Google will indeed be facing class action charges over its less than impressive production of its 2018...
View ArticlePixel 2 XL screen and quality control : USA to South Korea
Today we need to talk about quality control on the LG-manufactured Google Pixel 2 XL. Far too many mistakes have popped up over the past few weeks that should never have made it past the last phase...
View ArticlePixel 2 XL doesn’t crack when bent, fingerprint scanner survives scratches
In most cases, when a larger, or smaller, variant of a smartphone comes out, it is usually made by the same manufacturer. Google, however, is not your usual manufacturer. Just as with the Nexus, it had...
View ArticleA safe Galaxy S9 gives LG a huge opportunity in 2018
As the Galaxy S9 approaches, you’d be forgiven for thinking smartphones in 2018 will be a battle between Samsung and Apple. Don’t count LG out of the game quite yet, mind. Even though the rumors around...
View ArticleMagic Leap demo is exactly what the AR startup didn’t need
Three years after we first started reporting on Magic Leap, and they’ve got some semblance of a real product. This company suggested that they had tech nearly ready for a broad scale release back in...
View ArticleRazer Phone Review : Real Mobile Courage
The first Razer Phone clearly wasn’t designed to take on the competition with bright, flashy colors. Razer didn’t make their first phone with curved edges, and it didn’t include a front-facing 3D...
View ArticleAndroid in 2017: the highs and the lows
Another 365 (and one-fourth) days have passed. Naysayers have again been proven wrong. Android is still going strong and the open source operating system is going places no other OS has or can. But it...
View ArticleGoogle closes HTC deal, welcomes smartphone innovators
Everyone expected HTC’s mobile business to fold. Everyone expected Google to buy up HTC. Neither and both happened. September last year, Google and HTC announced a $1.1 billion deal that, among other...
View ArticleDespite “Pixel vs iPhone” Google phone sales are tiny
The Android versus iOS war may often be phrased in terms of Pixel vs iPhone, but new sales stats for Google’s Pixel suggest there’s a long way to go before Apple needs to be worried. The Pixel 2 and...
View ArticlePSA: Sprint’s free year of Unlimited Freedom deal is still available
Last summer, Sprint launched an incredible deal for new customers: the carrier’s Unlimited Freedom plan, for free, for an entire year. Though there were some restrictions, such as needing to bring your...
View ArticleASUS Windows Mixed Reality Headset available now
It seems that the dust around VR has settled down. CES 2018 was almost eerily silent about the nascent technology. Except, perhaps, for a few peeks here and there, including ASUS’ first foray into the...
View ArticleThis Galaxy S9 trade-in deal is unexpectedly good
With Galaxy S9 and S9+ preorders opening on March 2, there are plenty of deals around for those looking to trade in their old phone and upgrade. Samsung is keen to get that old Galaxy S8 out of your...
View ArticleThe best Galaxy S9 deal isn’t with a carrier
Today we’re following those deal-seekers aiming for the new Samsung Galaxy S9 to see where and/or IF there is a deal to be had. Unlike previous years, Samsung announced they’d release the Galaxy S9 and...
View ArticlePRODUCT RED iPhone 8 Verizon, T-Mobile details announced
The red iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are real and they’re coming on Friday. Of course, you can already pre-order one tomorrow. Naturally, retailers and carriers are also getting into the spirit and are...
View ArticleLG needs more than fast software updates: What users really want
Given its relationship with Google over three Nexus phones as well as its past track record, you’d think LG was one of the better Android OEMs when it came to software updates. That’s why it was a bit...
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