Author Archives: Vincent Nguyen
Samsung Galaxy S III revealed: 4.8-inch quadcore monster
Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S III, the company’s “next Galaxy” and perhaps the most eagerly anticipated Android smartphone of the year. Packing a 4.8-inch 720p HD Super AMOLED display into an 8.6mm thick chassis, it runs Samsung’s 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos 4 Quad paired with an 8-megapixel camera.
Samsung Galaxy S III hands-on [Video]
Expectations are high for the Samsung Galaxy S III, and from our hands-on playtime with the new Android flagship we’ve a feeling users will be pleased. Samsung may not have lived up to the pre-launch hype, but it has delivered a phone that improves on all areas of its predecessor: better screen, faster processor and …
HTC ONE X Review
2011 was not HTC’s year. Despite what appeared to be a strong start at Mobile World Congress in February 2011, by the tail-end of the year HTC had seen its device sales slump and rivals like Samsung steal its innovation crown, no small shock for the company which had long been known as the Android …
Galaxy Tab 7.7 Hands-on
Samsung is on something of a roll with its Android tablets, pumping out three different sizes in the space of a year. Twelve months on from the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab comes the Galaxy Tab 7.7, packing a slightly larger display, higher resolution and faster, 1.4GHz dual-core processor. Perhaps more important for ultramobile users is …
Galaxy Note Hands-on [Video]
Bigger than a Galaxy S II but smaller than a new Galaxy Tab 7.7; offering the latest in capacitive touch but also a stylus; the Samsung Galaxy Note is a device with a few personalities. Intended to pull together phone, paper notebook, games device and tablet into one pen-enabled smart handheld, it’s certainly one of …
Android Community Archos 70 Internet Tablet Giveaway
At Android Community we’re always keen to help people “keep taking their tablets”, and so when Archos offered us its 7-inch Archos 70 Internet Tablet, we thought we’d offer it to our readers in a new giveaway. The Android slate is a mere 10mm thick yet still packs a 1GHz processor, and is idea for …
Samsung Galaxy S 4G hands-on
Samsung’s Galaxy S 4G isn’t exactly a great leap from the existing Galaxy S range. The company has taken the original Galaxy S and thrown in Android 2.2 Froyo from the outset, together with HSPA+ support for T-Mobile USA’s network. Still, with the Galaxy S family the best-selling Android devices around, there’s arguably little Samsung …
Angry Birds Android ads make Rovio $1m per month
Developers Rovio may be giving Angry Birds away for free, but that doesn’t mean the team isn’t making any money on the game. Speaking at LeWeb 2010 today, Rovio CEO Mikael Hed revealed that the adverts on the Android version of Angry Birds is pulling in $1m per month. That’s actually more than the premium version …
Motorola Defy Review
Not all rugged phones have to look like miniature earthmovers. The Motorola DEFY may stand up to drops and getting dunked in water – we gave it a swim right after unboxing it – but it also manages to look like a regular touchscreen smartphone, too. Does T-Mobile’s new Android phone offer the best of …
DROID R2-D2 Unboxing and Hands-on [Update: videos]
“The Force is strong with this one”; “This could be the DROID you’re looking for”; “Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed.” The Star Wars clichés almost write themselves when it comes to Verizon’s new DROID R2-D2 by Motorola special edition so stand well back and clutch your beloved DVD box set …
