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Android Nearly Hits 80% Global Smartphone Market Share in Q2

Tim August 8, 2013 108

New numbers for Q2 of 2013 are in from IDC (International Data Corporation), ranking Android still as the world's most widely-used mobile operating system, capturing 79.3% of the global market share. In a separate report from Q4 of '12, Android was rocking a...

Netflix for Android Updated, Brings a Fix for Android 4.3 Bug

Tim August 8, 2013 27

If one of your devices is currently running Android 4.3, and you love Netflix, then you might have noticed that the newest version of Android was having troubles at times with the streaming service app. Whatever the issue was, it has been resolved in the...

T-Mobile Posts Q2 Earnings, Shows Strongest Growth in Four Years

Tim August 8, 2013 99

With the announcement of their UN-carrier plans behind them, T-Mobile posted its Q2 earnings this morning, showing off a lot of revenue growth and big boosts in customer numbers. In total, T-Mobile picked up 1.1 million new customers, with more than half of...

Even Though Benchmarks Are Silly, the LG G2’s Still Crush

Tim August 7, 2013 101

While we don't tend to care about benchmarks as much as we used to, we figured we would at least do a couple to give you a rough idea of what to expect performance wise from the LG G2. As you can see from the two I took above, the results are pretty much off...

LG G2 Allows for Customizing the Notification Toggles and Navigation Button Layout

Tim August 7, 2013 90

In our hands-on video with the new G2, you might have seen LG's take on a notification pulldown. Needless to say, it's a bit cluttered. Luckily for potential buyers, you can highly customize the system toggles and shortcuts that are featured, so at least we...

LG G2 Hands-on, Tour and Gallery

Tim August 7, 2013 133

LG announced the G2 smartphone today, and since we are in New York for the party, we got some hands-on time with the device right after they unveiled it. The device features a gorgeous 5.2" 1080p display, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13MP...

Live: LG G2 Unveiling in New York City

Tim August 7, 2013 128

LG is set to unveil their new flagship G2 smartphone this morning at 11am Eastern, 8am Pacific. We are here in beautiful New York City to bring you all of the coverage of the device as soon as it drops, which will hopefully include some hands-on videos, full...

HOT Watch Lets You Make Actual Calls With Your Smartwatch, Already Funded on Kickstarter

Tim August 6, 2013 68

Smartwatches have grown in popularity thanks to brands like Pebble and Metawatch, but my issue is that those devices are purely an extension of your cellphone. Sure, you can check your texts and emails on them, but what if you have a call and need to answer it...