Windows Phone 8? Done. But which phone? Nokia Lumia 920 or HTC 8X?
OK, listen up, folks. I get it. Microsoft still has a way to go in dominating the mobile market the way many analysts believe it will do in the coming years. But if we put aside branding and marketing, such as the very name of the OS, Windows Phone (hurts me to say it), Microsoft [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Nokia Lumia 800 vs iPhone 4S Comparison/Review. Part 2–Sofware, UX&Conclusions
This is the second and closing part of our comparison/ review featuring Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Apple iPhone 4S and Nokia Lumia 800. In the first part, we had a closer look at the hardware and performance of the three flagships. Today we’ll compare and highlight differences in the software platforms and overall user experience on [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Nokia Lumia 800 vs iPhone 4S Comparison/Review. Part 1 – Hardware & Performance
Choosing a smartphone to carry for the next year or two is a difficult task these days. There are tens of devices running on 7 operating systems/platforms, at prices ranging from 100 to 600 Euro. To make that choice a little bit easier we took a closer look at the flagships representing 3 smartphone platforms, [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Review: The Next Step for Android
In a world where Android now powers more than half of all smartphones sold in the last quarter, the so called ‘Google phones’ find themselves in rather awkward position in the market. Releasing once per year, these smartphones break little ground in terms of hardware. Down to its core, however, the fundamental selling point is [...]
AT&T HTC Titan Review
Usually a phone’s name does not have much relation to the device itself, but this is not the case with the HTC Titan. The Titan is a behemoth with a 4.7-inch screen and a strong metal chassis build. The Titan is the only Mango device of the three announced by AT&T to have not yet been [...]
TouchWiz on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 review: An unobtrusive update to Honeycomb
When news dropped of Samsung bringing its custom interface to Honeycomb, I rolled my eyes in disgust. Then with the snap of a finger, Samsung TouchWiz UX interface running on prototype units of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1, were announced at CTIA 2011. For the record, I am not a big fan of TouchWiz or any [...]
Sprint HTC Arrive Review
The very first Windows Phone 7 device has shown up on Sprint’s website and stores (note how I avoided the obvious pun there?), which Microsoft should consider a huge victory for its overall smartphone market share in the US. Now that WP7 is finally available on CDMA, we should see the floodgates open for multiple [...]
Verizon 4G LTE Review: the Good, the Bad and the Weird
I love to review products whilst travelling. I find that when I’m not at home, I rely much more heavily on the products I review and thus can give a unique perspective on those products. It’s not until you’re away from the comforts of your home and your own surroundings that you realize how much [...]
Android 3.0 Honeycomb Review
Like a good wine, Android has had a knack for maturing as it ages. With every new update to its OS comes more features, less bugs, and a more reliable experience for both consumers and businesses alike. Android 3.0 Honeycomb — the latest release — is special, being used only for tablets and is therefore [...]
AT&T HTC Inspire 4G Review
Though AT&T has offered several Android smartphones on its lineup for a year now, they haven’t offered anything that stands out above the crowd. Any Android phone on the network up until this point has been a “me too” device, something that was only offered as a way of appeasing the few smartphone owners that [...]
T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ 2 Review
I’ve never been a big fan of sequels. The very first version of something comes out and is so wonderfully brilliant that a second version is thought up to act as a cash cow. Or at least that’s the way I feel about movie sequels. But do phone sequels work the same way, or are [...]
AT&T Novatel MiFi 2372 Review
On AT&T’s network, MiFi has been a myth, a legend, a fictional story that you can tell your children. It almost seemed as though AT&T was at odds with these clever new devices, or at least it was pushing a mild anti-MiFi agenda for some reason. CDMA foes Sprint and Verizon (heck, even Virgin Mobile) [...]
Android Market Web Store Review
On Wednesday we watched in anticipation as Google made some critical announcements and revelations about the future of its Android mobile OS. With the introduction of Android 3.0 Honeycomb and official unveiling of the user interface, we noticed how much of a difference it will really make when using an Android tablet that uses Honeycomb, [...]
Samsung Nexus S Review
For the most part, Google remains content on letting OEMs do the heavy lifting when it comes to promoting and selling phones that run the company’s Android smartphone OS. There are certain times, however, that Google wants to be the big boy to show everybody how it’s done. This is where the Nexus lineup comes [...]
Sprint HTC EVO Shift 4G Review
While it is not completely yet clear as to what Sprint’s roadmap looks like over the coming year, I have a feeling there may be several EVO phones included. The EVO Shift 4G is the second device under that name, suggesting Sprint is trying to mimic Verizon’s DROID series. Just like the Droids, I predict [...]
Windows Phone 7 Showdown: LG Quantum vs Samsung Focus
Microsoft is in the middle of a comeback in the mobile world, and it’s on fire. The tech giant has committed to throwing enough money and effort at its brand new Windows Phone 7 OS until something sticks, hopefully taking enough market share away from Apple and Google to make it worth it. And it’s [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab Review
A few years ago, when tiny and thin phones like the Motorola RAZR and Pantech C3000 came out and became hugely popular, I felt like the forthcoming trend in cell phones was: the smaller the better. I saw movies like Zoolander that made fun of the tiny phones and figured that this was just the [...]
Verizon Samsung Continuum Review
Have you ever looked at a Android touchscreen handset (any kind, it doesn’t matter which one) and thought “you know what this needs? A second screen”? You probably haven’t, but Samsung engineers and designers did, and innovation was born in the form of the Samsung Continuum. Sporting a very unique way of presenting information on [...]
LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone review
I’ve been using LG Optimus 7 Windows Phone and sharing impressions here for about a month now. But now, as I’m moving on to my next smartphone it’s time to do a full review of this device. By now everybody knows that Microsoft completely bungled it’s smartphone OS strategy a couple of years ago, when [...]
Travelling with LG Optimus 7
When I go about my life with a smartphone in my pocket, I already have the usual routine of how I use it. Some surfing, calls, occasional SMS, e-mail, checking Twitter and Facebook updates, and that’s about it. Even when testing a new smartphone for review for a few days, doesn’t give you a full [...]
