While you may have already seen our extensive review of the GSM version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, we’ve also got one that uses Verizon’s high-speed LTE 4G network. There aren’t a huge amount of differences, but we thought it would be good to give you a different perspective on Google’s latest flagship device and also their latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The Nexus-brand devices are what Google decides exactly what goes …
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for Windows Phone Preview
This week’s Xbox LIVE game for Windows Phone is Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The controls are naturally similar to the other Need for Speed: Undercover game that’s been available on Windows Phone for a while now. Hot Pursuit brings the ability to choose wether you want your game career to be played as a police officer or an illegal racer. Naturally the game play goals and races will differ depending on which you choose. …
Continue reading“Snake” Game Brings Your Nokia Lumia Back to the 90s
The new Nokia Lumia phones have been seeing some excellent reviews. Many people are very happy with the new direction Nokia has taken in an attempt to reverse their decline in market share. However, as futuristic and beautifully designed as the new Nokia phones are, a lot of commenters in Nokia’s social network sites jokingly wrote that all they really need is the old “Snake” game from the classic Nokia phones of the 90s. It …
Continue readingSIM and Micro SIM Tips for Switching Between Phones
The SIM card, or subscriber identity module, has been a standard in GSM phones for many years. It’s always been very easy to switch your mobile network account between GSM phones since all you had to do was take the SIM card out and put it in a different phone and everything worked because all of the SIM cards and SIM card slots were the same. Unfortunately we’re starting to see some manufacturers implementing a …
Continue readingNokia Lumia 710 Review
The Nokia Lumia 710 is by all means not a flagship device. For all intents and purposes this is designed to be an inexpensive low-end smartphone. You won’t find anything particularly fancy in this device, but that’s the point. Many people don’t want anything terribly expensive and fancy. Many people just want something functional and reliable and that’s what Nokia’s going for with this device… albeit while giving consumers a cheap way to get in …
Continue reading“Smoked by Windows Phone” Challenge Copy Cat Appears
Ben Rudolph’s “Smoked by Windows Phone” challenge got a lot of press and interest at CES in Las Vegas last year. The deal was that if your phone could beat Ben’s Windows Phone in a speed test of an average task you often do with your smartphone, he’d give you $100. It seems some one else has decided to try these tests on some carrier store employees. Brian Lalley identifies himself as being “with Windows” …
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