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Samsung GALAXY S 4 now on sale throughout Canada

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

For all those folks living North of the U.S. we have some excellent news to share. In case you haven't been paying attention or seeing TV ad spots, Samsung's GALAXY S 4 flagship smartphone is available starting today across Canada on most major carriers. The launch isn't going quite as smooth as they planned, but it's now readily available.

Gameloft teases new open-world Android game ‘Gangstar Vegas’

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

Today we're getting our first look at what could be a pretty awesome game from the folks at Gameloft. In their usual fashion we're getting nothing but a teaser trailer today, and we'll probably get another in a few weeks when they officially announce more details. It looks pretty awesome but sadly there's no actual gameplay footage.

World’s thinnest smartphone comes in at 5.6mm thanks to China

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

Lately there has been an ongoing trend to try and earn the title and crown of having the "world's thinnest smartphone." The folks from OPPO, Huawei, and many others have all joined in on the fun, but the record keeps getting beat every few months as technology advances. Today a Chinese company is looking to smash all the competition with a truly razor thin smartphone.

Samsung GALAXY S 4 ad shows off features and pokes fun at iPhones

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

Samsung is back with those ads we all seem to either love or hate, showing off their latest smartphone the GALAXY S 4. In their latest ad airing during the NBA playoffs called "Pool Party" you'll get to see many of those new features that make the GALAXY S 4 stand out against the competition. Then, what kind of Samsung commercial would it be without poking fun at Apple. Take a peek below.

AT&T LG Optimus G Pro hands-on and unboxing

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

Today we have the pleasure to be working with another one of those larger than usual phones. The LG Optimus G Pro quad-core powerhouse smartphone from LG, available next week from AT&T. This is arguably LG's flagship smartphone at the moment and aims to take on the GALAXY S 4 and the Note II, with a 5.5-inch 1080p display and more. Take a peek at our extended hands-on below.

Motorola XFON tipped for all major US carriers – including Verizon

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

Yesterday we finally received what could be our first look at the highly talked about and rumored Motorola X-Phone being jointly designed by Google. The always accurate @evleaks dropped a trio of images showing an unreleased mystery Motorola phone with a protective case hiding the design. And now, we have some additional details suggesting an arrival on Verizon, and others in early July.

US Cellular to only offer the 16GB GALAXY S 4

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

When Samsung unveiled their shiny new flagship smartphone, the GALAXY S 4, many were excited to see it had options for 16, 32, and 64GB of internal storage and an SD slot. Sadly the situation regarding what carriers will have those options have been a mess. AT&T has the exclusive in the U.S. on the 64GB model, and we haven't heard a peep from Verizon as to if they'll even offer the 32GB flavor.

Verizon GALAXY S 4 pre-orders hit RadioShack

By Cory Gunther
on 3 May, 2013

Interested in picking up the GALAXY S 4 on Verizon Wireless? Today the Verizon flavor of Samsung's new GALAXY S 4 can be pre-ordered from one more retailer for those eager to get their hands on the smartphone. RadioShack has just announced that starting today, May 3rd, the Verizon S 4 is available to pre-order online and in store.

Paranoid Android ‘HALO’ unified notifications get shown off

By Cory Gunther
on 2 May, 2013

Earlier this week the news brought some exciting new developments in the world of Custom ROM's for Android using a few of Facebook's latest features. Most notably, the Chat Heads messenger system. Many love the feature, but don't want to use Facebook. That's where Paranoid Android comes into play. We detailed this earlier today, and now have a video of their awesome new feature in action.

Huawei Honor 3 coming next month to rival the Galaxy S 4 in China

By Cory Gunther
on 2 May, 2013

Huawei hasn't been in the news as much lately regarding their smartphone push, but a new device has apparently leaked a few times and was even mentioned by their own CSO, which is supposedly coming soon. The Huawei Honor was decent back in 2011, but after a few changes the all-new Honor 3 looks to take on Samsung and others in the Chinese market.