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Report: HTC U to Feature 5.5″ WQHD Display, Snapdragon 835 and ‘Squeezy’ Gesture Goodness

Tim April 4, 2017 75

Following reports that the HTC U was set for unveiling this month, specifications for the device are being outed by what appear to be official HTC documentation. You can choose to take the source material seriously or not, but things do seem to be aligning...

Shocker: DisplayMate Awards Galaxy S8 With A+ Rating in Display Department

Tim April 4, 2017 120

A year ago, with the launch of the Galaxy S7, DisplayMate said Samsung's 2016 flagship device had the best smartphone display available. Now, get ready for a shocker, DisplayMate is back, this time declaring that the new Galaxy S8 has the best smartphone...

Pinterest Utilizing Android Shortcuts for Quicker Entry Into Top Features

Tim April 4, 2017 11

As some of you may or may not know, depending on which phone you're using, a long press on an app icon can reveal shortcuts into that select application. This is a feature widely used on Pixel devices, but has yet to saturate into the mass market of Android...

S Health is Now Samsung Health, ‘Ask an Expert’ Offers Online Doctor Appointments 24/7

Tim April 4, 2017 15

A major update is rolling out to S Health, the same that was detailed on stage during the Galaxy S8 unveiling. Moving forward, S Health is now Samsung Health, which is sorta comical considering "S" was simply short for Samsung. I would've loved to be a fly on...

LG G6 Review

Tim April 3, 2017 194

With the G6, LG is hoping to do something it was unable to last year -- sell some phones. While we must applaud the company's investment and willingness to try something new with the G5 (modularity), we've stressed multiple times that the implementation did...

44 Years Ago Today, Motorola Demonstrated World’s First Cellphone

Tim April 3, 2017 65

On this day in 1973, Motorola demonstrated the world’s first portable cellular telephone and system. That was the DynaTAC, if you aren't familiar. It weighed 2.4lbs, cost about $4,000, and the battery only lasted for about 30 minutes of talk time. Needless to...

Moto G4 (Standard and Amazon Prime Exclusive) Receives Nougat Update

Tim April 3, 2017 18

Owners of the Moto G4 (the standard model and the Amazon Prime exclusive) began receiving a prompt for an update over the weekend, bringing them up to Android 7.0 "Nougat." If you'll recall, we actually reported on this update in December of last year, but...

Weekly Recap for March 31, 2017: Gr8 Week for Samsung

Tim March 31, 2017 9

At long last, after months of leaks and rumors, Samsung has announced the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Both devices are up for pre-order through all the major US carriers and even Best Buy, so if you've been waiting, this was a good week for you. Beyond Galaxy...