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ANDROID PHONES

Oct 5, 2013

HTC One vs LG G2 Low-Light Camera Performance Shoot-out

The HTC One has, undoubtedly, been the best smartphone to be released this year that can take some stunning low-light photos. The combination of its 2.0u size pixels, F/2.0 aperture and

ANDROID PHONES

Oct 5, 2013

RegionLock Away disables the region lock on the Galaxy Note 3

The Galaxy Note 3 is packed to the brim with features and enhancements that, arguably, make it the best smartphone of this year. However, Samsung has also introduced a region locking on the device angering

ANDROID PHONES

Oct 3, 2013

Sony Xperia Z1 Walkman app ported to Galaxy S4; Might work on other Android 4.2 devices

One of Sony's strength is the beautiful media application it bundles with its Xperia devices. They are easily among the most aesthetically pleasing and feature-rich music app to come pre-loaded on any

ANDROID PHONES

Oct 3, 2013

Review: Sony Xperia Z1

The Xperia Z, launched a mere 8 months ago, rightly drew as many brickbats as it did bouquets - it was a sharp-edged glass slab with an unremarkable display, an easily-muffled speaker and an

ANDROID PHONES

Oct 1, 2013

Galaxy Note 3 review round-up: What do some of the best sites think about the new phablet?

Today is Galaxy Note 3 review day. Almost all of the big websites (we'll get there, some day) have published their reviews of Samsung's new phablet. I've been promised that I will

ANDROID PHONES

Oct 1, 2013

Sony Xperia Z1 camera app ported to Xperia Z; Brings Timeshift, Social Cast and more!

The Xperia Z and its successor - the Z1 - have quite a few similarities including the same design language and the same software features and UI, apart from the camera. The Z1 camera app has quite

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 30, 2013

Galaxy Note 3 to hit AT&T this Friday for $299

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3, which has already launched in multiple countries all over the world, is going to hit America's shores this Friday courtesy of AT&T for a cool $299 and a

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 28, 2013

How to root the Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Samsung devices have generally shipped with an unlocked bootloader, making it very easy to root them. The recently released Galaxy Note 3 is no exception, even though it comes pre-loaded with Samsung's Knox

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ANDROID PHONES

Sep 27, 2013

How to root AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and the Korean LG G2

Got yourself a brand new LG G2 and are looking to root it? Here is a very simple guide on how to root the new LG G2 in less than 5 minutes. The LG G2

ANDROID 4.3

Sep 23, 2013

Android 4.3 coming to the HTC One developer edition this week

Today, HTC's America President, Jason Mackenzie announced on Twitter that the Android 4.3 update for the developer edition of the HTC One would start rolling out from this week. Back in August, Jason

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 23, 2013

Oppo’s ColorOS ROM ported to the HTC One

Apart from unveiling the N1, Oppo also announced - yesterday - that the handset will ship with its ColorOS ROM out-of-the-box. ColorOS is not a new OS as the name would suggest. Instead, it'

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 23, 2013

Software update turns the Moto X camera from zero to hero, but it’s T-Mobile only for now

Every review I've read of the Moto X has pretty much said the same three things: This phone is fast. This phone feels amazing in the hand. This phone has the worst camera on

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 19, 2013

Custom kernel for HTC One brings pick2wake; Automatically wakes the device when picked up

Last month, LG unveiled its flagship handset for the second half of 2013 - the G2 - with some unique features like QSlide and KnockOn. The latter is a very interesting feature since it allows users to

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 18, 2013

Moto X Developer edition goes up for sale for $649

As promised by Motorola, the developer edition of the Moto X is now up for sale on its website in the United States. The developer edition is available in two variants - GSM and Verizon (CDMA).

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 17, 2013

Nexus 4 sold out, stock will not be replenished

That's it. The LG manufactured Nexus 4, which recently got a price drop to $199 for the 8 GB model and $249 for the 16 GB model, is officially sold out in the US

ANDROID 4.3

Sep 16, 2013

Moto X Android 4.3 engineering firmware dump available for download

Right out of the box, the Moto X runs on a near stock build of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with some unique features like Active Display and Touchless Control. The Moto X was

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 16, 2013

HTC One S tastes Android 4.2 with Sense 5 thanks to a leaked ROM

Earlier this year, HTC announced that it won't be updating the One S to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The handset was barely a year old and packed enough grunt to run Jelly Bean,

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 14, 2013

Sony Xperia Z1 camera lives up to its hype

Back at IFA, Sony unveiled its new flagship Android handset, the Xperia Z1, which laid some serious emphasis on its imaging skills with a 20.7MP G-Lens camera with a 1/2.3-inch