Cory Gunther

BlackBerry CEO claims tablets will be pointless in 5 years

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Apr, 2013

Today some comments are being thrown around by the CEO over at BlackBerry, formerly RIM, about the current and future state of tablets. To quickly sum it up, Thorsten Heins just doesn't really like tablets. Which was pretty evident with their attempts at the segment with the PlayBook piggybacking off of Android. However, he goes on to talk about all tablets in general, and their future.

NEC Terrain candy-bar phone aims to take on BlackBerry

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Apr, 2013

Today a rather unique device has just leaked into the wild and is headed for AT&T. As we all know, BlackBerry has recently changed their hardware to try and compete in today's world, and many still love their hardware keyboards and candy-bar design. Well, if you want the best of both worlds check out the newly revealed NEC Terrain below.

HTC 608t leaks as a low-end HTC One

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Apr, 2013

All the hype and noise lately has been around the HTC One flagship smartphone. With a stunning aluminum design, front facing Beats Audio speakers and a quad-core processor. Today it looks like HTC might be continuing the front facing speaker trend, but for their budget friendly devices. Below is a newly leaked device going by the name HTC 608t, and it has some pretty mid-range specs.

Microsoft makes fun of Android vs iOS war – but still in last place

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Apr, 2013

Today a rather fun video was released from the folks at Microsoft making fun of the ongoing Android vs iOS battle that we're all enjoying. This new Windows Phone ads goes pretty far to try and get you to switch away from Android, but I doubt it has anyone fooled. While it was highly amusing, we won't be switching anytime soon.

GALAXY S 4 launch party sadly goes ‘Gangnam Style’

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Apr, 2013

If you thought the launch event of the GALAXY S 4 in the U.S. at Radio City Music Hall was bad and cheesy, prepare to get blown away. This was so terribly awesome that we just had to share it. Samsung gets "S4 Samsung Style" in yet another awful Gangnam Style remake. Leave it to a Korean company to do it.

Galaxy Note 3 leaks with 5.9-inch display, 8-core, 3GB of RAM [Updated]

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Apr, 2013

The folks from Samsung are preparing a pretty massive smartphone for later this year. Following their yearly upgrade cycle we're expecting to see the Galaxy Note 3 be revealed sometime in September at IFA 2013, and until today we've been getting conflicting reports on the hardware. The leaked image below gives us an idea of what to expect, which is more of the same, only they've beefed up the internals again.

Huawei Ascend P6 takes the crown as ‘world’s thinnest’ smartphone

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Apr, 2013

While having a thin smartphone surely is something many of us consider while making a purchase decision. Something decently thin with great battery life sounds a bit more reasonable. Not everyone feels the same way however, because Huawei is back, again, with what they're calling the world's thinnest smartphone. Their new Ascend P6 takes the cake.

Verizon HTC One appears again in leaked code

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Apr, 2013

The brand new flagship HTC One could very well be the best Android smartphone on the planet. Even though Samsung might have something to say about that. While the device has launched across the globe on as many carriers as possible, the big boys at Verizon Wireless passed on it. We've heard conflicting reports on whether they'll carry it or not, but recently more details have leaked worth pointing out.

GALAXY S 4 vs iPhone 5 drop test proves plastic isn’t always best

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Apr, 2013

We all knew a few drop test videos would be appearing within days of Samsung's GALAXY S 4 hitting the streets in the U.S. and across the globe. So lets take a peek and enjoy the carnage. Well, without spoiling all the fun lets just say our title was right. Plastic isn't always best, and that is proven with multiple drop tests we've seen this weekend.

CyanogenMod brings hands-free and voice shutter camera to Android

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Apr, 2013

For the hundreds of thousands of you using the popular custom ROM CyanogenMod, we have an awesome new feature to share with you all today. We recently learned that voice shutter modes would be arriving in CM10.1 from those awesome developers, and now the latest nightly builds have both hands-free and voice shutter options for the camera, and it works like a charm.