It also runs on Gingerbread but an update to Ice Cream Sandwich is already in play. The overall slim structure is one of the thinnest in the market, in fact the second thinnest smartphone. With all the typical Android premium smartphone goodies like a 1080p HD camera, a dual-core processor and gigabyte of internal memory […]
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The hardware are one part of the story. The new HTC One X comes with the latest iteration of Android, the Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.1. It is also upgradable to the new decimal update to 4.1 Jelly Bean, however, there is not specific time frame given on the JB release. The design is not the […]
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Google I/O presented the world with a new media streaming box called Nexus Q. Not only does it bring forth a new design, an orb-like shape in matte black finish, but it also has an amp built into the circuit. The new device is up for grabs at $300, opening sales in mid-July. There are […]
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Google has deliberately kept the media services to its own applications, maybe to promote them or just to let the users use the services it provides. However, these constrains do not bode well for device’s future sales when the rest of the competition has a hoard of options from Netflix to MLB.TV to other third […]
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One thing about the new Nexus Q, that is good, is the Q’s ability to stream media directly from the internet, unlike other steaming devices that run the content through the mobile devices. This results in uncompressed videos and audio and faster streaming. The Nexus Q required Android Gingerbread 2.3 or higher to control. There […]
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Much hype has been created around the new device for the inclusion of 25-watt amplifier. However, it does not give leeway to a $300 price tag. There are certainly more expensive devices in the market with built-in amplifiers but they are more flexible on the media content as well. The amplifier can eliminate the need […]
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LG Electronics introduced a new Android smartphone, LG Optimus Vu, in Korea this week. Though the phone had been making news since its official launch back in February, 2012, it is entirely a different thing to hold the phone physically. The new Vu is a different phone in a number of features but the most […]
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For its size, LG has kept the phone’s weight at bay. It is not as heavy as one would anticipate at first look. At 6.08 ounces it is not the lightest device in the market but for its footprint it does give a good satisfying feel. At 5.5 inches height and 3.5 inches width with […]
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Moreover, there e-reader applications from LG in addition to some games, though most of them are Korean-versions. Included inside the chassis is a GSM radio, FM/AM radio and a television transmitter. In addition to these old and standard organs, LG also provides an NFC chip with two gold antennae. Though Android Beam is an ICS-exclusive […]
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Google released its own tablet last week, the Nexus 7, in collaboration with its hardware partners AsusTek. Though the Taiwanese company has released its own Android tablets equipped with the latest gadgetry, the new Nexus 7 is a unique blend of hardware hype and inexpensive price tag. At $199 for the 7-inch tablet, Google took […]
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Design The new Nexus 7 does not incorporate a unique design. It is yet another black tablet in the market already waterlogged with black devices. However, its simple slab-like design and silver trimming alludes the public that it is slimmer than most of the tablet devices in the market. At first look, the tablet looks […]
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As mentioned above, the middle of the top bezel has a 1.2-mega pixel camera. However, that is about it, the Nexus 7 does not have any primary or second camera. In fact, the only thing at rear end is the two-inch speaker slit at the bottom of textured casing. The rear-facing camera is not the […]
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