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The Samsung Galaxy S2 Versus The Flagship Smartphones iPhone 4S-Head To HeadApple has recently launched their new flagship smartphone, the iPhone 4S. With the smartphone market flooded with high end devices, how does it stack up against the offering of other major players such as Samsung? In this article, I will attempt to find out by pitting the iPhone 4S against the Samsung Galaxy S2.The Samsung...

Recently a new application developed by the Danish company Kamstrup was announced. This application allows electricity consumers to view up to date data about their consumption. The application is available for iOS and Android devices in the App Store and Google Play store.The application does not take a novel approach to data visualization. It provides a bar graph with accompanying text data. This...

Amazing Alex game for Samsung Galaxy Tab will be released soon Rovio Entertainment, creator of immensely successful game, Angry Birds has come up with another new mobile game, Amazing Alex.This title is re-branding of Casey’s Contraptions bought by Rovio early this month from developers Noel Llopis and Miguel A.Friginal. According to Mikael Hed, Rovio CEO who spoke to Yle, Finnish TV station that...

Every year, Cisco Systems, the company that manufactures a majority of the hardware that runs the internet, compiles vital statistics for its networks worldwide.According to the Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, a part of Cisco's yearly forecast, smartphone data usage is exploding by over doubling (2.3x) the previous year. This trend is not new either. Over...

I've come across an interesting application on the Android store; however, similar applications are available on the Apple app store as well. I downloaded the free application called Sensorly. Sensorly allows me to test my network speed in my current location. It is an very informative application, it can even possible give you the final nudge to switch services depending on where you are and what...

Samsung Galaxy Notes: 1 Month Later (Review) Video Clips. Duration : 10.88 Mins.Samsung Galaxy Notes: 1 Month Later (Review) My initial impression of the Galaxy Note when it was announced was that it was laughably big. The phone/tablet hybrid was introduced as big smartphone displays were becoming the norm. But having gotten used to devices in the 4-inch range, I just couldn't fathom using the Note's...

Galaxy S III Vs Galaxy S II (photos taken)Galaxy S II ( f/2.65,  3,97 mm)Galaxy S III  (camera : f/2.6 ; 3,9 mm)Galaxy S II.Galaxy S III.Hình chụp thử từ Samsung Galaxy S ...

According to Nielsen Research, U.S. smartphone usage has reached about 50% with feature phones on the decline. Smartphones when compared to feature phones have more advanced connectivity and computing functionality. To support these more advanced phones, top service providers, including AT&T and Verizon, typically mandate or strongly suggest data planes for smartphone users. Who is selling these...

I recently came across a website devoted to educating consumers about a few of the most popular wireless companies' data plans. What Is My Cap allows users to select a service provider to learn about that provider's data rates. Once the user has selected a carrier, and meter starts running. This meter counts how much data the user would have consumed if they were downloading at full speed on...

There’s good news and bad news, Samsung tablet fans. The good news is that the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 hardware is good to go, and you can pre-order one at Office Depot right now. The bad news is that rumor of a delay to implement a quad-core processor has fallen by the wayside: the listing shows the same dual-core hardware that we saw at Mobile World Congress. Bummer. Office Depot did confirm...

Samsung’s latest 10 inch Android tablet is set to hit stores on May 13th. But you can pre-order one at Office Max today for $399.99 or from TigerDirect for the same price. The new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) is a modest upgrade over last year’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, but there are three significant changes. First, the new model ships with Android 4.0. Second, it has a microSD card slot. Third, and...

I really like reviewing products, but don’t have the time or patience to measure battery life or benchmark the CPU, etc. I'm more interested in how a product like Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 fits in the scheme of things. How it suits real people.So far, I think this tablet has gotten an unfair shake among major media. But the reviews at shopping sites tell the real story. This is a nice little tablet. The...

This form of displaying information can be efficient and used for a quick display on the home screen. The implementation for creating an App Widget is also extensive and can be found through the android developer guide at http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html.Since app widgets are a great way to embed information on the home screen and Due to these reasons, we are looking...

The next-generation iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S III will be the two biggest and baddest smartphones on the market this summer. There’s no denying that. Unless you’re HTC and you’ve got the HTC One series with the HTC One X on AT&T and the HTC One S on T-Mobile, then you’ve got something to back up your claim that you’ve got anything to say to either Samsung or Apple. Thusly here is...

Samsung is going to unveil its much-anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone early tomorrow at a press event in London. Set to start at 0030hrs IST on May 4, this event will finally lift the lid of the Galaxy S II successor.Despite the blogs and technology websites going into overdrive with rumours and leaks in the last few months, we hardly know any confirmed details about this smartphone. Samsung...

Ten facts about Samsung Galaxy S IIIQuad core 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad processorGalaxy S III has Quad core 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Android 4.0 Ice Cream SandwichNetwork of 4G LTE4G vs 3G Samsung expected to has 4G LTE Wider screen of  4,6-inch : Super AMOLED. More and expendable memory up to 32 GBNew concept's designClound integreted S-Cloud.Better camera : 8 - 12 MPNFC technologyReasonable pr...

Most recently, I have been trying out the Android application "Data Traffic Monitor". At first, I was a little skeptical because it was not the most popular, but it had good ratings none the less. This application has, like most programs, a paid and free version with the free version having a 4.2/5 rating with 673 ratings. I have been testing the free version.Having used this application for a week...