Tablets Outpace Smartphones
As new users unwrapped their new tablets from Santa, throughout the day app downloads measured a remarkable 20 million downloads per hour. By day's end,…
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Clint on Mobile: Nexus 4 Battery Life
Nexus 4 battery life. Starting at around 6-7am, I regularly get 12-14 hours of use, per the above scenario, and have about 20-30% charge around…
Android Upgrade: Galaxy Nexus to LG Nexus 4 – 24 hours later
Thanks to continual upgrades to its Play Store, both in terms of content, and apps along with quantum improvements to aesthetics and usability, Google has…
Droid DNA wins best display honors in Android smartphone shootout
The HTC Droid DNA "offers the clearest image with the best tone for each of the individual colors" while Google's Nexus 4 (made by LG)…
Analyst cuts 2013 sales of Google Nexus devices by 34%
Ironically, because Google loses money on the Nexus 7, shipping less of them actually has a positive impact on profitability.
Samsung moves 5 million ‘phablets’ – yes, large screens have large appeal
UBS forecasts that Samsung will sell 61.5 million smartphones in Q4 - largely in part thanks to the success of large format smartphones, including the…
HTC Droid DNA – Outclassed by LG Nexus 4?
Nexus 4 is the best smartphone deal on the planet. $299 (8GB) or $349 (16GB) for an unlocked flagship smartphone is simply unheard of. The…
Oh No: HTC Droid DNA battery lasts only 4:25 hours in test
Many looking to upgrade their Androids might opt for the slightly larger Galaxy Note II, or, do what I did and jump on a LG…
Amazon starts selling 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD
While Amazon is going larger with the Fire HD, Apple thought small when it unveiled the iPad Mini ($329). Google, meanwhile, has been broadening its…
Android Dilemma: Nexus 4 or Droid DNA?
Google's svelte Nexus 4 (LG) is enjoying the limelight, but Verizon is looking to spoil the Android party with the monstrous Droid DNA (HTC).