Moto X vs HTC One: 4.7-inch Android 4.2.2 showdown

Moto X vs HTC One: 4.7-inch Android 4.2.2 showdown We can all go ahead and stop calling the Moto X a mid-range phone now. Everyone is guilty of it, myself included. You look at that specs sheet and the first thing you think is “how could this possibly cost as much on a new contract as something like the Galaxy S4 or the HTC One?” because the tech community has been trained to care about specs. As far as we’ve been told, the quad-core Snapdragon...

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Moto X vs Galaxy S4: Do you care about specs or experience?

Moto X vs Galaxy S4: Do you care about specs or experience? The Moto X is finally official, and that means phone buyers will have to figure it into their calculations. The current king of Android by most measurements is the Samsung Galaxy S4, which just came out late in the spring. Let’s see how these two phones stack up, and if the first real Google phone is able to take on Samsung’s flagship. Staring you right in the face on both phones are...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and smartwatch reveal may happen September 4

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and smartwatch reveal may happen September 4 The Galaxy S4 was released back in April, but many Samsung fans are still waiting patiently for the Galaxy Note 3 to arrive. If you’re waiting on the bigger, stylus-packing phablet to make your next purchase, mark September 4 on your calendar. That’s when Samsung will be announcing the Galaxy Note 3, according to a Korean media report. It’s a date that makes sense when you look...

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Review: Moto X is the phone Android needs right now

Review: Moto X is the phone Android needs right now Not too long ago, Google bought a smartphone manufacturer. Instead of making another Nexus, the first true Google-Motorola phone is a bundle of experiments that the the company hopes will turn out to be popular. Meet the Moto X, the first Android phone targeted at the average consumer We’ve been hearing about The New Motorola ever since the Droid Razr HD launch last year, but this smartphone...

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Google to bring 10x faster WiFi to all 7000 US Starbucks locations

Google to bring 10x faster WiFi to all 7000 US Starbucks locationsStarbucks seems to be on a mission to improve the technology inside its coffee shops recently. Yesterday we heard about wireless charging pads being integrated into tables at Silicon Valley Starbucks locations, now the company has done a deal with Google to provide much faster WiFi access. The collaboration will see Google deliver up to 10x faster WiFi to not just a few, but all...

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Samsung caught rigging phones to boost benchmark results

Samsung caught rigging phones to boost benchmark results It has always been my firm belief that benchmarks, specifically mobile benchmarks, were a waste of time and could never offer the same information as actually holding the device in your hands and trying it for yourself. Samsung has helped demonstrate just how true that is after being caught intentionally boosting performance on their hardware in order to deceive popular benchmarking tools. It...

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Alienware 14 Haswell gaming laptop, 63% off antivirus

Alienware 14 Haswell gaming laptop, 63% off antivirus   It took a little while, but we have finally got our first discount on the Alienware 14 in the form of a 10% off coupon for any “14? model. For your hard-earned coin, you are getting yourself one of the fastest — and definitely the coolest — 14-inch Haswell laptop on the market today. Everyone we’ve asked loves the new “stealth bomber” inspired design, with its smooth...

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Construction of world’s tallest building in 90 days delayed until April 2014

Construction of world’s tallest building in 90 days delayed until April 2014Construction company Broad Sustainable Building (BSB) had a very bold plan for 2013. They set out to build the world’s tallest building, called Sky City, in Hunan, China in just 90 days. It sounds like an impossible task, but you wouldn’t bet against BSB hitting that 90 day target. The reason is the prefabricated nature of the building, which BSB has already used to construct...

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Is HTC Taking on the Galaxy Note With a Rumored 6-Inch One Max?

Is HTC Taking on the Galaxy Note With a Rumored 6-Inch One Max?    Just in case you thought there weren't enough monstrous phones on offer, rumor has it that HTC may be planning to roll out a 6-inch, 1080p version of its acclaimed One.Referred to as the One Max, Mobile Geeks reports that sources have revealed the phone could pack a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chip, 2GB of RAM, up to 64GB of storage, and a 3200mAh battery-along...

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Apple iPhone 6 Specification, Price, Features, Release Date Leaked

Apple iPhone 6 Specs, Price, Features, Release Date Leaked Apple fans are waiting to see the Apple’s new device, while according to rumors Apple will launch its next iPhone (iPhone 6) with 3D technology. Specification or Features of iPhone 6 : Screen: The iPhone 6 will be launched with 4.8 Retina+ Sharp IGZO display with 1080 HD resolution, according to rumors. Camera: Apple bought camera sensor from Sony before suggesting that the new...

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Vodafone will launch 4g service in Uk on 29 August 2013

Vodafone will launch 4g service in Uk on 29 August 2013  Vodafone has revealed that it will launch its 4G service on 29 August to customers in London after investing £900m in the network. It will roll out to 12 other cities including Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield by the end of the year, the firm said. Prices for customers will begin at £26 per month for a SIM only deal with a 12-month contract. Last week O2 announced plans to launch...

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Best Comparison Between Android 4.3 and Android 4.2.2

Best Comparison Between Android 4.3 and Android 4.2.2 Well, virtually out of nowhere, Android 4.3 surfaced in the past week in the form of a ROM for the Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S4. But when we take a look at it, what’s really changed from Android 4.2? Here’s a little summary of what we’ve found so far.  The version of the ROM that Android Police have had on their hands for the Galaxy S4 still has a few bugs (always on Wi-Fi? Ugh),...

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LG Optimus G Pro Review

LG Optimus G Pro Review: The Fastest Big Phone Out There Fun fact: In a sprint, the hippo is one of the fastest land mammals, despite also being one of the largest. Similarly, the LG Optimus G Pro is unquestionably one humungoid phone, but it runs about as fast as the top speedsters out there. Whether or not you should consider buying it, however, is up to the elasticity of your fingers. What Is It? It's a bigass phone made by LG to compete...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Review: Better, But Not Best (Updated)

Samsung Galaxy S4 Review: Better, But Not Best (Updated)Since it arrived last year, the Galaxy S III has been the world's best-selling smartphone that wasn't born in Cupertino. An impressive feat, but one that-along with Samsung's Megatron-sized hype-machine-has made for sky-high expectations for the sequel.Our first impressions of the S4 left us a little cold, but we've now spent a full week getting to know it better. It's definitely one of the...

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Leaked Images of BlackBerry's New A10

Leaked Images of BlackBerry's New A10  BlackBerry's rumored big shiny new A10 has cropped up in a series of leaked high-res images and it looks... actually kinda nice. The new phone is rumored to be a bigger and faster flagship smartphone for the company, and these images show the device in more detail than before. It's not dissimilar in style to Samsung's Galaxy S4, though the bottom of the phone also resembles the HTC One with it chrome...

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Nexus 7 Leaks Spills Almost All the Details

New Nexus 7 Leaks Spills Almost All the Details  We didn't get any new hardware back at Google I/O, but we've heard plenty about a new Nexus 7 on course to be announced sometime this month. Time is running out, but now Engadget has gotten some leaked details that confirm almost everything we've heard so far.According to the leaked spec sheet screenshot, the new 7's will come with (obviously) a 7-inch screen, a quad-core 1.5GHz CPU, front-facing...

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The Moto X Might Have a 4.5-inch Screen and a Back Made from Kevlar

The Moto X Might Have a 4.5-inch Screen and a Back Made from Kevlar Motorola and Google both don't even care about keeping the Moto X a secret, plastering it on its August 1st announcement invitation and letting Eric Schmidt bandy around with the thing, so hey, don't be surprised if a few details of the phone leaks. The Verge and @evleaks are reporting that the Moto X will have a 4.5-inch display, dual-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon processor, 2GB of...

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Sony Xperia i1 "Honami" Specification Leaked

Sony's Xperia i1 "Honami" Specs Leaked  New leakages have emerged from battleship Xperia, with specs beefing out what we previously knew about the forthcoming Xperia i1 phone, also known under the development name Honami. And also known as a 20-Megapixel whopper. According to Taiwanese site ePrice, the Xperia i1 features a high-end 20.7-Megapixel ExmorRS camera sensor powered by Sony's Bionz image processing tech, which will be combined...

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HTC One Review: The Beauty Is a Beast (Updated)

HTC One Review: The Beauty Is a Beast (Updated)DesignThe first time you see the One, there's a "Whoa..." moment. And after you hold it, and use it, that astonishment bleeds into awe. The One commands respect. From a hardware design perspective, this phone is unparalleled. It was machined from a solid block on aluminum, each piece taking 200 minutes to carve out. It's pretty light (5.04 ounces) and thin (0.36 inches) but it feels rock solid. The...

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HP New Multi-Touch Graphing Calculator Has Smartphone Aspirations

HP's New Multi-Touch Graphing Calculator Has Smartphone Aspirations These are exciting times for anyone who's refused to replace their trusty standalone graphing calculator with a similarly capable smartphone or tablet app. Your stubbornness is finally paying off as HP is teasing what appears to be one of the most advanced color touchscreen calculators the scientific world has ever seen. That, or a lame smartphone with a form factor dating back...

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Iron Man Mouse Puts Tony Stark's Head in Your Hand

This Iron Man Mouse Puts Tony Stark's Head in Your Hand  If you can't quite stretch to a full suit, then maybe you can make do with am Iron Man mouse to satisfy your super hero hankerings. Built under official Marvel license by Japanese company e-blue, this mouse is-sadly-pretty much like any other mouse: two AA batteries, optical, with a resolution of 1000 dpi. More importantly, the eyes light up. Currently on sale in Japan for $110,...

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The World's First Color 3D Printer Is Even Lovelier Than Its Creations

The World's First Color 3D Printer Is Even Lovelier Than Its Creations 3D printers have promised to revolutionize manufacturing as we know it, but are we really going to spend the future with such a limited color palette for our 3D creations? Not if botObjects' new full color ProDesk3D printer delivers on its lofty promises. Instead of being limited to just a handful of colors based on the spools of plastic you've installed, the ProDesk3D...

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Sony Xperia Tablet Z Review : one of the best tablet of Sony

Sony Xperia Tablet Z Review: Sony Finally Gets One (Mostly) Right In a time when tablets are becoming increasing similar, it's rare that you pick up a device and have one of those, ""Whoa!"" moments. You relish them when they come, because it means that creativity and innovation still exist in a world of look-alikes. After years of trying and failing with Android tablets, Sony has finally delivered one of those moments. What Is It?It's Sony's...

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