News
Samsung Galaxy S IV Render Shows up, and it’s not Wearing a Home Button
March 4, 2013 | Vincent Messina
What would you say if I told you Samsung has retired the Home button in favor of onscreen buttons in the Galaxy S IV? Of course you’d give out a big HOORAH! Now, what if I told you Samsung also decided to scrap the sleek rounded design in favor of a more square Galaxy Note look? Yea, I say “meh” too. Read More
White House: “It’s Time to Legalize Cell Phone Unlocking”
March 4, 2013 | Vincent Messina
One month and 144,000+ petition signatures later, the White House has responded to the outrage caused after the Librarian of Congress made it illegal to unlock a smartphone. When we say “unlock,” we are referring to the ability to unlock a subsidized device (on contract) and activate it on a carrier other than the one you bought it from. Read More
Sprint Lights up 9 New Markets With LTE
March 4, 2013 | Vincent Messina
We haven’t heard much out Sprint lately but it would appear they are still very much alive and kicking as they’ve just announced LTE in nine new markets. If you live in any of the following areas, expect LTE to be live and kicking: Read More
ASUS Knows how to do Updates, Releases Android 4.2 to the Transformer Pad TF300T
March 4, 2013 | Vincent Messina
If there’s one OEM who has been great at keeping their devices up-to-date with the latest version of Android, it’s ASUS. Today, they reiterated their dedication by being the first OEM to roll out Android 4.2 to a non-Nexus tablet. Read More
Disney Brings Woody and Gang to Android in Toy Story Smash It!
February 28, 2013 | Vincent Messina
Disney is known for favoring a certain fruity company, however, once and a while they throw us Android users a bone. That’s exactly why Disney’s latest game release had my kids running for the Nexus 7. I’m of course talking about Toy Story Smash It!. Read More
Adobe Photoshop Touch Finally Available for Phones
February 27, 2013 | Vincent Messina
I personally prefer to do my image editing on as large a screen as possible, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have the option of creating on-the-spot photo magic on the small screen. I use the term “small screen” loosely, especially given the recent growth spurt of modern mobile smartphones. Either way, I’m happy to announce Adobe Photoshop Touch for phones. Read More
HTC Crushes my Dreams of Ever Seeing an HTC One-Half
February 27, 2013 | Vincent Messina
Okay, I’m kidding about my dreams of an HTC One-Half, and it’s simply a quip at the announcement that the HTC One will be the only “One” device HTC will release this year. Read More
Someone Please tell ASUS that “Phone” is not Spelled With an “F”
February 25, 2013 | Vincent Messina
Today at Mobile World Congress, ASUS took the stage to show off its future wares. While you never can tell what ASUS is going to show up with, we at least knew a new Padfone model would make an appearance. As expected, ASUS announced the all new Padfone Infinity. Read More
Samsung to Live Stream Unveiling of Galaxy S IV During March 14th NYC Unpacked Event
February 25, 2013 | Vincent Messina
Rumors of Samsung unveiling the Galaxy S IV during an Unpacked event in NYC have been confirmed thanks to invites landing in numerous inboxes. Read More
Reviews
Urban Armor Gear LG G4 Case Review
June 23, 2015 | Vincent Messina
The Urban Armor Gear series of cases for the LG G4 aim to protect and serve your mobile device in a virtual blanket of, well, urban armor. Designed from a patented lightweight composite consisting of a hard outer shell and a soft impact resistant core, this dual layer defense not only meets military drop-test standards (MIL STD 810G 516.6), but looks good doing it. Now, before I go into more detail, let it be know that I have always been more of an au naturel device kind of guy, but after a bit of time with the Ash colored LG G4 Urban Armor Case, I can tell you that this case won’t be coming off any time soon.
Device Review: Droid Turbo, This is the Droid You’re Looking For
January 31, 2015 | Keyan X
The DROID brand deserves the majority of credit for the amount of early success that the Android operating system had in 2009 and 2010. From the original Motorola DROID to the original DROID Incredible, this was the brand of phones that people flocked to if they wanted a phone outside of the iPhone, not just because of a great marketing campaign, but because these were top of the line phones. Ask most of the readers on this site which phone got them started on Android, and you shouldn’t be surprised to hear them say, “The OG DROID.” It’s an iconic phone that helped launch Android to the top.
MOGA Gaming Controller [Review]
February 11, 2013 | Vincent Messina
It’s no secret that I enjoying gaming. I may not get to do it as much as I used to, but I still enjoy it when I can. That’s why I’m always experimenting with ways to improve my gaming experience on Android. Read More
