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And just like that, LG managed to overshadow arch-rival Samsung for a change. Unfortunately, product confusion and brand dilution aren’t departments one would want to “prevail” in, especially when an exceedingly dense mid to high-end roster could generate serious market cannibalization issues. Even at first glance, there’s plenty to underline the “standard” G4’s superiority over
They say the smartphone space is slowly but steadily getting too crowded for anyone besides Apple to post a constant profit. Tablets are dying, and conventional PCs linger in purgatory, yet an obvious market saturation seems to prevent handhelds from further growing. As such, it’s no wonder companies like HTC or Microsoft badly want to
Have you had enough of the shameless iPhone 6s and 6s Plus marketing propaganda, revolving around 3D Touch “breakthroughs”, “7000 series” aluminum, and the sales records Apple will inevitably crush if we don’t properly do our jobs of recruiting iFans onto the “dark side” before it’s too late? You’re not seriously going to fall for
Fingerprint scanners. Can’t have a flagship smartphone without one in this day and age, but the Android handhelds that do support the futuristic method of biometric authentication are often accused of shoddy, gimmicky execution. Even when done properly, the technology continues to stir up controversies, although Apple fans were very quick (and proud) to adopt
Following the highly anticipated commercial launches of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Note 5, the Android race has essentially come to a standstill. No one goes in, and no one goes out, until the fall floodgates open, with Sony, HTC, LG and Huawei among the tier 1 device manufacturers looking to take stores by storm
They say the new iPhones could easily break the mind-blowing sales records posted by their forerunners, both for the first week-end of pre-orders and as far as total shipment numbers go, though of course that latter tally is much harder to forecast. And why shouldn’t they? Because they look identical to last year’s 6 and
The back to school discount season is effectively over, IFA 2015 feels like a distant memory, the new iPhones and iPad Pro are official, and most Android device manufacturers have themselves debuted their holiday weapons. Except for HTC, that is, possibly LG too, plus Google and Huawei, not to mention Microsoft, and whoever might be
Oh, this is so going to piss off the hordes of already insecure, delusional iFans irritatingly navigating the interwebs to find and insult anyone who doesn’t share their distorted world view. Why delusional? Well, because it only takes a modicum of common sense to realize Apple’s “it’s not about specs, it’s the user experience” rhetoric is
Technically, this year’s glamorous-as-always IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin wraps up today, just as Apple puts the finishing touches to the San Francisco stage where the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will break cover in a matter of hours. But back to IFA 2015, all the high-profile product announcements really took place last
With a fairly exciting and eventful IFA 2015 trade show behind us (full roundup coming soon), and only a prospectively humdrum Apple iPhone 6s/6s Plus introductory affair close-by, our Android-devoted readers have but a couple of options for short-term time fillers. You can overanalyze the products unveiled in Berlin last week, and wait for them
Just when you thought Sony’s mobile branch was doomed to follow the recent ill fate of Nokia, and BlackBerry’s probable future downfall, the Japanese device manufacturer threw a Hail Mary pass at IFA 2015 in Berlin which may well end up in a spectacular last-second touchdown. Of course, one swallow does not a summer make,
With IFA 2015 literally just hours away, and an avalanche of exciting new mobile gadgets on the verge of taking over the already crowded and competitive Android landscape, you’re probably inclined to wait at least a few more days before committing to a tech purchase of any nature. The fault with that “philosophy” is the
The third and final big consumer electronics trade show of the year is almost upon us, and despite Apple once again looking to outshine the IFA festivities, we expect Berlin to bring us a slew of exciting new Android gadgets. CES 2015 back in January was the glamorous stage of LG G Flex 2 and
It’s becoming clearer and clearer by the day that Samsung’s “true” flagship for the upcoming holiday season was always meant to be the Galaxy S6 Edge+, not the Note 5. It’s of course no coincidence the latter is getting a more limited global bow, and even its freshly surfaced S Pen-related “design flaw” may have
Wake you up when September ends? It hasn’t even begun, and besides, the latter stages of August feel so much more fun. Mobile bargain hunters are spoiled with a number of clearances on products set to be refreshed as leaves start to fall, and power users need not spend fortunes on ageless flagships. By ageless,
Now that things are crystal clear on the internal storage front as far as both the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ are concerned, and we also know exactly where the former is headed, it’s time we matched up the new S Pen flagship to its forerunner. It’s not a matter of which is best,
Summer break isn’t over just yet, and until the fat lady sings (or the bell rings), you’re advised to make the most of whatever precious time off you have left. The leaves haven’t begun to fall, the weather is still terrific, so go out there and sip your Mai Tais on the beach all day
Originally, we intended to take things very gradually when explaining Samsung’s new high-end smartphone roster, first spelling out the differences between the just-announced Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+, then pitting the latter against the “standard” S6 and S6 Edge, and finally comparing and contrasting the Note 5 and its faux leather-clad predecessor. But we
We realize you probably don’t want to think about this yet, but the start of the school year is nigh. There’s still time to have some fun, lie under the scorching sun all day and party all night, but sooner or later, you’ll need to deal with the reality of the sweet dream coming to
As the back to school season draws near (or revs up, depending on who you ask), students, parents and faculty nationwide enter this state of unproductive frenzy, where the quest for the ideal education and work tools seems never-ending. We’ve all been there. Just as one settles on the “perfect” new smartphone, tablet, laptop or