Tag: Android 4.1
by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago
Samsung is busy, busy, busy lately and not just with Mega launches (pun intended). The Galaxy makers are also working hard on providing timely Jelly Bean updates for as many “stars” as possible. The latest Sammy…
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by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago
Rolling out a massive update like Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean for a hugely successful device like Samsung’s Galaxy S2 is no picnic. And due to the GS2 having been sold in so many slightly different…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago
Based on numerous reports around the web, Samsung is preparing a new Galaxy Tab generation which could include two, three or more slates. Before anything though, Sammy has to think about owners of previous GTab…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago
Remember when the Xperia S used to be Sony Mobile’s top dog? Sure you do, it was less than a year ago. In the meantime though, Sony has really stepped up its game, both in…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago
Smartphones are not usually like wines, getting better with age, but there is the occasional Android gem that can at least keep up with the times and stay hip for more than 12 months. Case…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago
It’s tough to find an Android-powered QWERTY smartphone with some degree of pizzazz nowadays, which is why Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere 2 has always looked intriguing. You know, if you were willing to overlook the…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago
Releasing a mid-range phone with on-board Ice Cream Sandwich in November 2012 wasn’t exactly Samsung’s smartest move, but at least the Koreans are making amends to Galaxy Express buyers relatively fast. The Express is officially…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago
You know how Mondays are usually pretty slow news days in this little technology world of ours? Well, not today. And we mostly have Sony to thank for that. The Xperia ZL phone has just…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago
LG managed to piss everyone off during 2012 with sluggish ICS updates, very few JB bumps (none?), empty promises and just poor all-around software support. The icing on the cake? The company’s late 2012 flagship,…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 1 month ago
Be honest, you weren’t really swept off your feet by Kobo’s Arc when the budget 7-incher went up for sale last fall, were you? I mean, the bang for the buck sounded good and all,…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 2 months ago
After introducing the Grand S during CES, the Grand Memo at MWC, the Grand X Pro sometime in between and after leaking out the stunningly cheap U935, you might have expected ZTE to take a…
by Bams Sadewo, 2 months ago
The Motorola Electrify 2 was launched in August of last year on U.S. Cellular. Following the arrival of Jelly Bean on its next of kin, the Electrify M, the same Android 4.1.2 upgrade is now…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 2 months ago
After several mediocre years in the Android décor, Sony finally has a shot at becoming one of the greats, courtesy of the splendid Xperia Z and ZL. And yet not all the company’s attention is…
by Adrian Diaconescu, 2 months ago
Does anyone remember the entry-level Galaxy Fame handheld Samsung introduced last month? To be frank, we kind of forgot about it too, what with all the GS4 hoopla currently going on. To refresh all of…
