| Windows Phone 8 In-Depth Review (Part 6) |
| The OS is very large. Developers now have applications that can communicate with other third party applications. This means that if one application needs to send you to another application to provide relevant content, it can do so. For example, Yelp app can launch applications on your favorite GPS to provide you with step by step instructions on how to go to a Mexican restaurant with every word of praise. |
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| Windows Phone 8 In-Depth Review (Part 5) |
| We already know the Zune brand is old news, but it looks like Windows Phone is doing everything possible to make it avoid making the old brand. We no longer have the Zune music marketplace again, it is the independent Xbox Music Store; Zune pass is now Xbox Music Pass. |
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| Windows Phone 8 In-Depth Review (Part 4) |
| The only real change for telephone applications is happening behind the scenes, because the user interface is almost unchanged. Instead, an important addition here is the integrated VoIP support. This is possible thanks to a team of Rich Communication Suite API that has been included in the SDK, which allows third-party developers to take a chance. |
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| Windows Phone 8 In-Depth Review (Part 3) |
| Microsoft has responded to Google Wallet and Apple's Passbook by introducing a separate Wallet application, which in many ways is a combination of the two major competitors. It acts as a hub where you can keep your credit card information, and can then be used to shop in stores or for the Windows Phone mobile payment NFC support. |
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| Windows Phone 8 In-Depth Review (Part 2) |
| The chain of startup guides you through the initial welcome screen and normal settings. You will be prompted to create or log into your Microsoft Account, choose your preferred language settings and choose whether you want to back up your photos, text and phone settings. |
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| Windows Phone 8 In-Depth Review (Part 1) |
| Since WP7 (and WP7.5, also known as Mango) was released, Microsoft's method of standardizing almost every aspect of its hardware: the OEM is limited to the single core processors, WVGA screens, no outside storage and so on. The company always defends this decision, because the standard support seems to help run WP7 and smoother performance - not to mention having less work to do as developers create apps for multiple devices. |
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| Xiaomi Phone 2 - High-End Specifications In A Surprisingly Cheap Package (Part 2) |
| The Xiaomi company began as a MIUI design group, a heavily-customized Android ROM, to cater for a variety of high-end devices, so obviously the core part of the company's phone series is in the software. In fact, when we first wrote about the Xiaomi Phone, many readers accused it of stealing Xiaomi’s MIUI, when in fact they are the ROM creator. |
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| Nook HD - A High-Definition Tablet With The Heart Of A Reader (Part 3) |
| Barnes & Noble provides a relatively easy-to use browser – this is what you may find in such a basic tablet like this. At the top, you have different tabs that can be added by clicking on the + sign. Below this, you will see the navigation bar and buttons, and 1 bookmarks symbol which brings you a browser thumbnails on a plain background. |
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| Nook HD - A High-Definition Tablet With The Heart Of A Reader (Part 2) |
| Nook HD is running Ice Cream Sandwich. B&N does not warmly welcome Android version like Amazon. Perhaps, the reason is that while it is such a good version, it is not good enough to be equally compared with the version on Kindle Fire HD, which basically helps consolidating that tablet’s position of a content providing device. |
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| Nook HD - A High-Definition Tablet With The Heart Of A Reader (Part 1) |
| Barnes & Noble are aware of their position in the race of tablets. It is sure that this company has insisted on that market since the day Nook Color became a full-fledged tablet, but it seems that Nook is rarely mentioned as much as Kindle or Nexus 7 whenever there is a discussion on low-price tablets. |
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| Nexus 10 - Ultra-High Resolution (Part 4) |
| Priced under $ 400, the Nexus 10 is an attractive package, but despite the screen, it may not have the best performance in the group. In fact, apart from the lack of resolution (1,920x1,080 vs. 2,560x1,600 of this guy), we think the Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 is an overall better package. |
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| Nexus 10 - Ultra-High Resolution (Part 3) |
| The camera has received much attention, including an interesting new UI that is very minimal. However, the biggest new addition here is the 360 degree shooting mode called Photo Sphere. |
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| Nexus 10 - Ultra-High Resolution (Part 2) |
| Again we are talking about a dual-core 1.7GHz A15 processor combined with 2GB of RAM and a Mali T604 GPU. Certainly, the volume of RAM is quite good, but when compared with the quad-core 1.7GHz Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 or with Samsung's recent Galaxy Note 10.1, in theory, there seems to be no competition. |
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| Nexus 10 - Ultra-High Resolution (Part 1) |
| When Google unveiled the Nexus 7, we were completely unexpected. A $200 tablet was reasonably good in all aspects? It hasn’t been heard yet at that time, and even 5 months later it is still a really good tablet. |
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| Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 And Magic Camera (Part 4) |
| The new software usually comes with a new hardware and the appearance of dual cores on Windows Phone. Lumia 920 packs a Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz processor, which means it is more than capable of surfing through the the transition, the rich content website and currently available games. |
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| Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 And Magic Camera (Part 3) |
| Lumia 920’s screen comes with so many new stuffs from Nokia that they have to write a white paper introducing specifically what is going on behind that curved glass – we linked to it at the end of this review. The 4.5 inch IPS 1280x768 enhanced screen is named PureMotion HD+, and whereas the 332ppi, which means Windows Phone 8, looks livelier and performs images excellently, the new technology also improves the transition response of the screen. |
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| Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 And Magic Camera (Part 2) |
| First of all, in terms of how much Nokia can bring to the UI of Windows Phone 8’s camera, it seems a little limited. Accessing the camera application (or holding the camera physical button) and you will be warmly welcome to the familiar camera interface simply, but a little sparse. |
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| Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 And Magic Camera (Part 1) |
| It has been about one year since our first review on Nokia’s Windows Phone, and now, we are looking at its senior second-generation, the Lumia 920. Since the launch of Lumia 800, Nokia has played an essential role in improving Windows Phone’s position in the intense smartphone market . |
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| Acer CloudMobile - Ambitious Android Phone (Part 3) |
| Acer mainly decided not to put hand into the Android experience, which will satisfy many users. While we do not object to the manufacturers adding a little spice to the software of the phone, it will be much better if it is just a little bit of features rather than a heavy-handed attempt to overhaul the software. |
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| Acer CloudMobile - Ambitious Android Phone (Part 2) |
| Acer actually walks among a great number of quad-core rivals, but as we all know, it’s not what you have but it’s what you do with it is of importance. Below the hood, the CloudMobile packs a fairly appropriate dual-core Qualcomm 8260A Snapdragon S4, with 1.5GHz speeds. |
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| Acer CloudMobile - Ambitious Android Phone (Part 1) |
| It's been a while since we reviewed a smartphone from Acer. However, the current model - CloudMobile S500 – might not completely unfamiliar for its debut at MWC in spring. This time Acer shows us a thinner, more beautiful, more design-conscious phone, one that is not only about the nice look. |
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| Huawei MediaPad 10 Tablet Review (Part 2) |
| Avoiding the Tegra 3 SoC that is available on many other Android tablets, Huawei used a homegrown chipset, the K3V2. It is a custom CPU that was first unveiled at Mobile World Congress, and then used in Ascend D Quad. In fact, four Cortex-A9 cores running at 1.4GHz will work without any problems. |
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| Huawei MediaPad 10 Tablet Review (Part 1) |
| Until the end of Huawei’s Mobile World Congress press event last February, the company leaders made a brief mention of a upcoming 10-inch, quad-core tablet. With the media in attendance, it was an overview of the best case and a dangling hardware "carrot", there was no doubt. |
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| HTC Butterfly - Smartphone With Full HD Display |
| The Butterfly is the international version of the Butterfly J, the first smartphone with Full HD display in the world which was exclusively dedicated for the Japanese market, introduced by HTC in October, 2012. |
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| Top Mind Mapping Tools For Android |
| Mind mapping can be done on a piece of paper or on your smartphone, tablet, laptop and computer. Here’s a look at five open source mind mapping tools used on Android. |
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| Ultra-portable Devices Eat Into The Legacy PC Market (Part 3) |
| Unlike smartphones, tablets tend to have fewer form factors, practically limited to either 25.4 cm (10”) or 17.78 cm (7”). These cater to different audiences and changing work conditions whether you are on the go or relaxing on the couch. Tablets have become more of a style statement and a gateway to efficient Web browsing and eBook reading. |
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| Ultra-portable Devices Eat Into The Legacy PC Market (Part 1) |
| Ultra-portable devices have taken the market by storm, eating into the legacy PC market. With the increasing popularity of Android as a platform, vendors are churning out a plethora of devices to choose from. This article aims to guide you on the best available. |
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| Explore The Limits Of Your Android Device |
| A new and ingenious hack is claiming to offer significant speed boosts to most rooted Android devices. It is called Seeder, and is available as a paid app from the Play store or for free from XDA Developers. |
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| Ten Cool Custom Android ROMs (Part 2) |
| FoxHound is a Samsung ROM specific to the Galaxy S3, which is based on the latest stable Jelly Bean sources. It offers you the latest and best, along with proprietary features like pop-up play, smart stay, etc. Also, as opposed to AOSP ROMs – Bluetooth, NFC, TV-Out, Dock, etc, work flawlessly. |
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| Ten Cool Custom Android ROMs (Part 1) |
| With the current availability of advanced quadcore devices, and the immense customisation capabilities built in with Android ICS and Jelly Bean, the ROMing scene has shot up in popularly, with almost every enthusiast with just basic technical skills trying ROMs like CyanogenMod. |
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| Beyond 4.2 – Extra Features In CyanogenMod |
| You’ve flashed CyanogenMod 10.1 and your phone is now running Android 4.2. You’re now fully equipped to enjoy the new keyboard, lock screen widgets, improved notifications and all the other small but very welcome improvements seen in the most recent version of the OS. |
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| iOS SDK : Property Lists and Archiving - Archiving |
| You can only serialize and deserialize property list objects. Moreover, all of a property list object’s constituent objects must also be property list objects. This limitation hinders the usefulness of property lists. |
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| Sony Xperia Z - A Water-Resistant Full HD Smartphone (Part 2) |
| It’s seeable that the screen now can be unlocked by up-swiping plus curtain effect, not through vertical-swiping. Inside, the home screen shows icons. There’re not many changes in widgets but Notification bar has been innovated, integrated with shortcuts for fast-switching between settings. |
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