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Verizon recently sent me a Samsung Continuum Galaxy S Android smartphone to try out. This phone is very similar to the Samsung Fascinate, but includes one very unique feature that we don’t normally see on today’s smartphones – a secondary display. Let’s check it out.
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ComiXology, the popular free comic book reader application that has been available for iOS, is now available for Android. If you have an Android 2.1 or higher device and you’re also a comics fan, fire up the app market and download it. This app works just like other eBook reading apps, only it displays graphic novels
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I’ve been searching for a replacement for my Palm T/X now that Palm has abandoned its users. Although the iPod Touch seemed to be the choice, I refused to get sucked in by the Apple hype machine, so when I discovered an Android tablet for less than $100, I bit. The Maylong M150 seemed to give me
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Hot on the heels of my Samsung GALAXY Tab review, comes an announcement from iLuv with news of their new line of GALAXY Tab accessories. This new collection of products feature 3 cases made of leather, metal and neoprene. They are also offering 2 types of protective film to keep the Tab’s 7 inch display
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Before the specs of the iPad had been announced in January of this year, Dave Rees and I posted a wish list for the features we wanted the ‘iTablet’ to possess. Both of us hoped for an 8 x 4″ sized device. When I learned that the iPad would be closer to 8 x 10″, I
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Here is a cool car gadget for Android owners. The Kiwi Bluetooth Android Car Diagnostic Kit connects to the OBDII port of your car (works on any car model 1996 or newer) and allows your Android phone to get the information via bluetooth from your car. There is even a power switch to turn it
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As a relatively new convert to Android devices, I’ve been trying as many phones as I can get my hands on to validate my choice for buying the Droid X. So far only the Samsung Fascinate has made me second guess my choice. I even had a chance to trade my Droid X for that
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Smartphones are the hottest electronic item as of the last year or so. With the iPhone and the storm of Android devices in the market, it’s almost impossible to ignore. Retailers are loving the traffic, and as long as the manufacturers keep pumping out new handsets people will be handing over their money. Advertisement is
Verizon Wireless and LG Mobile Phones have announced the LG Vortex entry level smartphone which will be available starting November 18th. Available in Black and Violet, the Vortex is powered by the latest version of Android (2.2), with WiFi, 3G Mobile Hotspot capable, a built in 3.2MP camera, and a MicroSD slot. Not a bad
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You haven’t forgotten about AntennaGate and that whole death grip brouhaha have you? I didn’t think so. Do you still suffer from dropped calls on your iPhone 4? Death grip problems might give you a bigger headache than just dropped calls. It might be turning your brain into mush. The free Tawkon application for the
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The T-Mobile G2 was finally rooted permanently, and the folks on Engadget pointed to the XDA-Developers forum with the instructions. The big warning about bricking your phone should be understood throughly before even thinking about trying this out on your own G2: WARNING: THIS COULD PERMENANTLY BRICK YOUR PHONE, INSTEAD OF ROOT IT IF YOU
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The new Samsung Continuum, a Galaxy S smartphone from Verizon Wireless allows you to see up-to-the-minute news, sports, finance info and your social networking updates no matter what you’re doing on the phone. It is the world’s first smartphone designed with a dedicated 1.8in Super AMOLED ticker display that is positioned below the main 3.4in
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Soundfreaq has launched its first wireless, multi-device-enabled hi-fi audio dock. The Sound Platform is a Bluetooth-enabled speaker, equipped to support multiple devices, including the iPad, iPhone, Android and Blackberry. In addition to providing external sound for TV shows, videos, games, Internet radio and apps like Pandora, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users can download the
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The new Motorola Droid Pro will be available in stores on November 18th, but you can go ahead and pre-order it tomorrow online and at select www.verizonwireless.com stores. The Droid Pro is a 3G world phone powered by Android 2.2. This phone 3.1 inch display, a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED
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Earlier this year I reviewed SoundHound, an app for iPhone/iPad that works beautifully to “listen” to a song and tell you what it is and who performs it. I thought the app was well worth the price ($4.99 at the app store), but it would have been nice to have a chance to try it before purchasing it.
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Lenovo is well known for their laptop and desktop computers, but they aren’t a company that most of us think of when it comes to smartphones. It is interesting to note that they are actually China’s best selling cellphone manufacturer and now the Lenovo LePhone is available here in the US from Chinavasion. It’s an
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Seems like everybody is selling little tablets now – even Walgreens is stocking them in their online store (not sold in brick & mortar stores). The Maylong 7″ M-150 tablet has an ARM9 (VM8505+) cpu with 256MB DDR memory and an SD/MMC slot for adding additional storage. It runs Google’s Android OS (but doesn’t specify
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Wirelessground’s Monaco Solar Phone Charger is a small, light, tough unit that can be charged from the sun, from a USB port, or from an AC outlet and works with most phones that use a mini or micro-USB plug right out of the box.
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The NextBook Next2 isn’t just an eBook reader, it’s also a tablet. Powered by Android OS 1.5, this little guy has a 600 MHz processor, 7″ 800 x 480 resistive touch screen, 2GB internal memory and an SD card slot for expansion. The Next2 ships with 25 free books already installed, but using built-in WiFi,
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Starting today, customers can pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Tab from Sprint, which will be available on Sunday, November 14 through select Sprint Stores. The Galaxy Tab will run Android version 2.2 and offer a 7.5 x 4.7 inch 1024 x 600 resolution display. Other features include dual cameras (3mp on the back and 1.3mp on
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