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Android Community app revealed: hands-on with 1.0!

By Chris Burns
on 20 Jan, 2013

This week we've got a real special treat for all you out there in love with Google's mobile OS: the first official Android Community app! This app is made to connect you to the the vast archive as well as newest in new in Android Community action, top to bottom. This app is absolutely free and is able to work on most any Android device, big or small - let's have a hands-on look right this minute!

Pelican launches two new cases for Samsung Galaxy S III [Hands-on]

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Jan, 2013

The heavy duty case company Pelican who is known for their hard, durable, and waterproof cases for everything from cameras to rifles is entering the smartphone business. Pelican has actually offered a few waterproof "cases" in the past, but they were more of a bag or box completely protecting the device. At CES we learned they'll be offering actual every day cases soon, so here's a few hands-on pictures.

Ubuntu hands-on with the Galaxy Nexus

By Robert Nelson
on 11 Jan, 2013

Ubuntu for smartphones was announced earlier in the month, and naturally, we wanted to bring you some hands-on coverage from CES. And while this is far from the first time we have seen Android and Ubuntu together, or sometimes a full install of Ubuntu crammed onto a tablet (such as the Nexus 7) -- the version of Ubuntu for smartphones is much nicer and much smoother.

YotaPhone dual-screen smartphone hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Jan, 2013

Late last year the Russian company Yota announced a rather intriguing new smartphone called the YotaPhone. As I'm sure many of you are aware, this Android 4.1 Jelly Bean handset sports two displays. The front being a 4.3-inch 720p LCD display, and the rear of the device enjoys a 4.3-inch E-ink screen. It's a neat concept and we were able to enjoy some time with a prototype unit earlier today and we came away rather impressed.

Sony Xperia Z hands-on [Video]

By Chris Davies
on 7 Jan, 2013

Sony has revealed its new flagship for 2013, the Sony Xperia Z, pairing a 5-inch Full HD display with a quadcore Qualcomm S4 Pro processor, 2GB of RAM, a waterproof chassis, and a 13-megapixel camera. The company has sprinkled a little of its Sony sparkle, too, bringing in the latest Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 for improving screen quality, the Exmor RS sensor for photography - including HDR video, as well as stills - and a battery extending feature that could increase runtimes fourfold.

Huawei Ascend D2 hands-on: A 5-inch display with a quad-core 1.5GHz processor

By Robert Nelson
on 7 Jan, 2013

In addition to the Ascend Mate, we also grabbed a few minutes with the Huawei Ascend D2 smartphone. Though, while this one is a smartphone as compared to the Ascend Mate, with a 5-inch display it still borders on that phablet category. But names aside, the 5-inch display on the Ascend D2 has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a PPI of 443 -- both nice in every respect.

Huawei Ascend Mate hands-on: A 6.1-inch display with a massive 4050 mAh battery

By Robert Nelson
on 7 Jan, 2013

The Huawei press event is currently underway and we managed to steal a few moments with the Ascend Mate before things got underway. The handset, as had been rumored -- is massive. The Ascend Mate does in fact have the 6.1-inch display, however that is not where the massive stops. We could also describe the battery as rather large as it comes in at 4050 mAh.

Verizon Galaxy Note II hands-on and unboxing

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Nov, 2012

It's finally here. The Samsung Galaxy Note II complete with Verizon's ever expanding and extremely fast 4G LTE has landed on store shelves. As of yesterday the Note II is available in-stores and online from Big Red. Today we'll be taking a peek at this 5.5-inch smartphone phablet in the new Titanium Color, our personal favorite, then giving you a few pictures of the home button "decorations."

Samsung Galaxy Note II Flip Cover hands-on review

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Nov, 2012

Samsung's Galaxy Note II is finally arriving for everyone here in the US on all major carriers. It's been available from T-Mobile for about a month, AT&T started shipping them to customers a few weeks ago, and Verizon confirmed this morning that their Note II hits shelves tomorrow. Now that the major US carriers all have this 5.5-inch smartphone, lets take a look at Samsung's official case.

Samsung Galaxy Camera hands-on and unboxing

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Nov, 2012

After being announced back in August at IFA 2012 in Berlin, we've been waiting patiently to get our hands on the new Samsung Galaxy Camera. The camera powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, running a quad-core processor, and of course being an excellent point and shoot camera at the same time. We just got our own tightly sealed in a large shipping crate so enjoy the uncrating, unboxing, and hands-on video below.