Apr 13

Must Have: Chat Heads on Android via Facebook Messenger Update

Facebook recently unveiled their Android project named Facebook Home. Although, Facebook Home was criticized for not being very functional and private, there was one feature that was praised by everyone, Chat Heads.  Chat Heads simplifies your messaging experience on Android … Continue reading

Apr 05

Facebook Home: A Privacy Landmine and Monetizing Platform with Bad User Experience

Facebook has just announced an entirely new app named Facebook Home. Unlike the Facebook app on Android, this Home app will replace the Android Launcher with Facebook’s news feed, pictures, and messaging services.  The Facebook Home launcher replaces your widgets, … Continue reading

Mar 20

Facing Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5S, BlackBerry Has Opportunity of a Lifetime in 2013

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Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and its launch event last week were widely considered to be underwhelming.  From gimmicky features to a sexist stage performance, it appeared people in North America simply expected more.  In fact, many people consider the Galaxy S4 … Continue reading

Mar 17

Samsung Galaxy S4, will it be Android’s most successful smartphone?

After many months of rumours and teaser videos, Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy S4 smartphone. The new phone looks very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S3, it has the same rounded shoulder design, however, it is thinner, lighter and … Continue reading

Mar 06

Wall Street Begins to Abandon Apple After Shares Fall 40%

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Apple experienced a rare “triple-downgrade” today, as analysts from three investment banks cut their earnings estimates and price targets for the company.  The three analysts are Glen Young from Citigroup, Ben Reitzes of Barclay’s and Adnaan Ahmad from Berenberg Bank.  … Continue reading

Feb 14

BlackBerry Z10 is Crushing iPhone 5, Galaxy SIII and Note II in Customer Satisfaction

(Updated February 17 to add customer reviews from the UK, located near the bottom of this article) Customer satisfaction is extremely important.  In fact, it has been one of the key factors of Apple’s success in the past decade.  In the UK … Continue reading

Dec 31

6 Tech Predictions for 2013: Amazon Smartphone, Google X Phone and Microsoft Surface Phone

(Updated Jan. 4, 2013) The following are 6 predictions (in alphabetical order) for 2013 regarding some of the largest and most influential technology companies in the world. 1) Amazon Will Launch Its First Smartphone and Purchase a Mobile OS With … Continue reading

Nov 23

Samsung’s Biggest Threat is Google (Not Apple)

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Follow @GameplayApps With Apple and Samsung facing off in multiple court cases around the world, and Samsung’s move earlier this month to raise the price of mobile chips it sells to Apple by 20%, it seems logical to think that … Continue reading

Oct 10

LEAK: Google Nexus 4 by LG (Optimus Nexus LG-E960), Pictures, Manual and Specs

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We recently published an article about the possibility of Google releasing five different nexus devices.  We have yet to see any leaks for most of those devices but pictures and specs of the LG Optimus Nexus were leaked by a … Continue reading

Oct 04

Samsung Galaxy S III sales spike after Apple iPhone5 launch

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A recent smartphone market research report from Localytics compares sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III from July 31, 2012 to October 1, 2012.   The most interesting part of this report is the fact that the data was collected during … Continue reading

Sep 23

Leak: Google Nexus devices coming from Samsung, LG, HTC and Sony in November 2012

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Back in May 2012, Wall street journal reported that Google is ready to expand its mobile device partnership with device manufacturers.  “Google Inc. plans to give multiple mobile-device makers—rather than just one partner—early access to new releases of its Android … Continue reading

Sep 14

Apple iPhone 5 (release date, price, features, and specs)

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Apple announced their new iPhone 5 on September 12, 2012.  It is available to preorder as of September 14, 2012 with a release date of September 21, 2012. A remarkably slim design that still makes room for a larger display … Continue reading