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Samsung to open first Canadian stand-alone retail store soon

May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Samsung’s making nice on their promise of expanding their retail presence. Their plan is to create more pop-up areas inside existing stores and have a nice collection of retail stores of their own. Welp, it looks like their first Samsung-only retail story in Canada has been confirmed. Burnaby, British Colombia, Canada is the first town to be blessed with the retail experience. It will all happen inside Metropolis at Metrotown mall, a high-traffic location that is the second biggest mall in … [Read more...]

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Droid 4 sees first Ice Cream Sandwich build leak

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Another Motorola device has seen an early leak of Ice Cream Sandwich, though it is far from the build that should eventually reach handsets. The Android 4.0.4 leak for the Droid 4 comes direct from Moto and is available for installation, but only the more adventurous users need apply. The test build likely needs some more work before it is ready for deployment. Those installing now may fall victim to the tendency for leaks to not so easily revert to manufacturer approved software when flashed … [Read more...]

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NVIDIA puts the power in your hands with the first annual TegraZone Player’s Choice Awards, vote and win an ASUS Transformer Pad prize pack

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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If you’ve used a Tegra-based device in the past year you are likely no stranger to TegraZone, NVIDIA’s game and app showcase highlighting the best of the best for Android devices. Celebrating its first year as a source of high-quality software for some of the world’s most powerful smartphones and tablets, NVIDIA is turning to gamers to decide which games take top honors in the first annual TegraZone Player Choice Award’s. Not only will you be deciding the winners in thee categories … [Read more...]

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Kyocera Hydro First Look

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Kyocera made a couple of key announcements. One of the phones they were excited to unveil was the Kyocera Hydro, a full-touch smartphone that, for the time being, is completely stock Android 4.0. The device was running on Qualcomm’s 1GHz 8655 single-core processor. I can’t say that I was shocked to see decent performance despite having such an old and slow processor. The processor still isn’t that bad and Android 4.0 is, of course, faster than its predecessors. The phone has been … [Read more...]

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Qualcomm shows off the world’s first autostereoscopic 3D tablet

May 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Qualcomm had a lavish booth at CTIA and I had to go over there to see what was new. Little did I know I’d be running into the world’s first autostereoscopic 3D tablet. It was a Qualcomm-branded developer device, but it was still nice to see a tablet, one with a 1920×1200 resolution, able to produce stereoscopic 3D and convert 2D to 3D. It was just one of many demos and achievements Qualcomm showcases to let people know that S4 is the bee’s knees. Grab a look at the video … [Read more...]

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First images of Sony Xperia ST26i leak

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Not long after Sony took the wraps off of the Xperia GX and Xperia SX we are being treated to our first look at another member of the Android lineup. The Sony ST26i will no doubt be an Android handset, and from the looks of things it should run Ice Cream Sandwich. Three hardware soft keys correspond to Android 4.0′s layout. Sony went with ICS’s software buttons for the GX and SX. Little else is known about the device, including specs or any information pertaining to the ST26i’s release. … [Read more...]

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Samsung Galaxy S3 First Look

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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So we’ve finally tracked down the Samsung Galaxy S3. None of us could get to London to see it unveiled for the first time but Samsung surprised us when they brought it to Pepcom, a side event here at CTIA in New Orleans. I was hardly able to contain my excitement when I saw it, and getting my hands on it for the first was like the day I finally stepped into the 3D era of gaming by buying the original Playstation. Hardware I would be lying if I said I had no problems with the design of … [Read more...]

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A quick look at the first two CyanogenMod v9 themes available in the Google Play Store

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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As many of you may be aware, the Theme Engine has made it's way back into the CM9. The theme engine is one of the best features of CyanogenMod in my opinion, as it allows for quick and easy theme changes. With over 300+ themes available for CM7, we're all looking forward to this latest addition. Which brings me to the topic of this article, added earlier today by a famous theme developer Sonny Sekhon are two (so far) of his more popular themes. LUCID - available HERE for $ 1 VIVID - … [Read more...]

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HTC MediaLink First Look

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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HTC’s MediaLink is another entry into what seems to be all the rage these days: wireless 1-to-1 mirroring. Using HDMI and WiFi (and a proprietary wireless technology for when you don’t have access to WiFi), the HTC MediaLink will allow HTC One users to to watch any of their content, play any of their games, and use any app on the big screen without having to tether your phone to the TV using an HDMI cable. The unit is a smallish device that has a USB port for charging and an HDMI port. … [Read more...]

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First videos of the Samsung Galaxy S III start to Emerge

May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Seeing photos and reading about a device just doesn’t do the trick for many people. They may look great, but seeing it in action makes all the difference. I don’t mean seeing a business created video of a rendered version of the device. It is all about seeing the true device in action. We promised to push out a few videos for everyone to watch as soon as we could find them. That is exactly what we plan to do right here. The first ones come in from SamsungTomorrow. It was the hands on video … [Read more...]

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