In the past five months, my Nexus 7 has become a vital part of my daily routine. Compact, lightweight, and feature-rich, it’s everything I want in a tablet. Or at least, it was when it came out. Let’s be honest, I can never be quite satisfied with my gadgets, and the moment I get one […]
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Review: Does The Lenovo IdeaTab S1209a Sound Like A Good Deal?
The Lenovo IdeaTab S1209a is quite obviously Lenovo’s answer to Apple’s iPad. The IdeaTab has a 9.7 inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 768, identical to the original iPad and iPad 2. Lenovo’s tablet is sleek at a thin 0.35 inches and a light 1.3 pounds, lighter than Apple’s new iPad and on […]
Google’s Nexus Q Delayed To Add More Features?
The Nexus Q is a strange device at $299 for a simple media streamer that doesn’t have half the functionality of a much cheaper Apple TV or Roku box. Perhaps that’s why Google has delayed the launch of the overpriced sphere, sending emails out to people who pre-ordererd the device that they’ll have to wait […]
Techcitement Review: Will Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich Take the Cake?
While Techcitement has given a glowing, if quick, review to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, one feature we only touched on is the operating system. Because I’ve been shopping around for a new operating system ever since HP decided to ditch the phone business, this is a good time to put Android 4.0 a.k.a. Ice Cream […]
Your Face Is The Problem
Any good (fictional) spy uses biometrics as authentication – Bond used fake fingerprints, Charlie’s Angels copied someone’s retina scan, and Chuck’s intersect has facial recognition technology. Yet as companies have implemented biometric-based authentications, it’s been laughably easy to beat. Fingerprint locking technology was once thought to be the gold standard in security. Fingerprint sensors popped […]
Voice of Objectivity: That Android Update Chart Doesn’t Matter
With the launch of iOS 5 and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in the last couple of weeks, the question of Android fragmentation is in the news once again. This time, it’s taking the form of a chart, comparing the upgrade life of various Android devices to different versions of the iPhone. The results don’t […]
Galaxy Nexus And Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Announced
Google’s long-awaited new flagship device, the Galaxy Nexus was officially announced last night. It’s a powerhouse of a phone, sporting a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, a 720p HD Super AMOLED display, and a camera that can record video in 1080p, just for starters. There are LTE and HSPA+ versions of the device, which means we […]
Is This The Samsung Galaxy Nexus?
BGR reports that the next flagship Android phone, codenamed Nexus Prime, will actually be the Galaxy Nexus. The first phone to run Android 4.0 a.k.a. Ice Cream Sandwich is allegedly going to be unveiled at next Tuesday’s Samsung event. Exclusive to Verizon, the Nexus Galaxy will be pure Android, untainted by TouchWIZ much like the […]