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Posted May 6, 2013, 2:15 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
Following numerous recent rumors, Samsung has finally unveiled its Galaxy Core -- the company's upcoming and purportedly lower-end smartphone offering. Samsung says the device is poised to arrive this month in "select markets". A wider launch of a second variant…
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Posted March 7, 2013, 11:27 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
Asus introduced the world to their dual-booting Transformer All-in-One at last year’s Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan. Details were soft at the time and we had no idea when the company planned to launch the computer or at what…
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Posted October 22, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
Last month when Motorola announced the Droid Razr HD and the Droid Razr M, they highlighted the fact that some dated smartphones would not be receiving an update to Google’s most recent mobile operating system.
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Posted September 13, 2012, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing
The latest version of Android is now compatible with Intel-based handsets -- if you can find one, that is. The Santa Clara chip giant is just getting started in the smartphone market, with devices available from select carriers in India,…
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Posted August 29, 2012, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
Sony has revealed a new tablet at the IFA technology show in Berlin today. Borrowing heavily from the Microsoft Surface (or perhaps the other way around, depending on who you ask), the Xperia Tablet S supports a familiar looking cover…
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Posted July 25, 2012, 2:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Software
While it’s no great surprise the new Samsung Galaxy SIII will receive an update to Google’s latest Android mobile OS, rumors indicate there's a bit of news for those still using the previous generation Galaxy SII as well. According to Sammobile.com,…
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Posted July 25, 2012, 3:30 AM by Dan Seifert | Filed in TechSpot, Mobile Computing With Video
The new Motorola Atrix HD has some seriously stiff competition in AT&T's smartphone lineup with the Samsung Galaxy S III and the HTC One X. The Atrix HD has most of the specs to match the top tier Android smartphones, but does it put them together well enough to be a real competitor?

The answer to that question is a bit of yes and a bit of no. The Atrix HD excels in certain areas, but doesn't quite hit the mark in others. Fortunately, its $99 price tag makes it a great value, and it is one to be considered for those who don't want to shell out upwards of $200 on a new smartphone.
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Posted July 19, 2012, 11:30 AM by Steven Parker | Filed in Mobile Computing
When Google announced and showcased Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at the I/O conference, it was understood that Google wanted this to be a somewhat minor update to last year’s Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), so in this review, we'll just…
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Posted June 29, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Software
Flash support is set to end on Android after Adobe announced on its official blog that it has no plans to release a certified Flash build for Google's imminent Android 4.1 Jelly Bean mobile OS. What's more, the company actually…
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Posted June 27, 2012, 12:49 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software Breaking News
Google has unveiled the successor to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich at their annual Google I/O Conference. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean arrives just eight months after ICS was released despite the fact that a large number of Android devices still…
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