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Samsung Galaxy S 4 vs HTC One vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Nokia 808 PureView Camera Comparison

2013-05-19T14:51:54Z

Samsung Galaxy S 4 vs HTC One vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Nokia 808 PureView; that’s the comparison we’ve been waiting to do ever since this year’s flagship Android models came out. That also happens to be the camera comparison most requested by ...

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Anton Thinks: The Mobile Future of Apple Doesn’t Depend On the iPhone This Year

2013-05-18T08:46:33Z

…but rather on the future of iOS. If the past is any indication, we should see an iPhone 5S, an incremental spec-bump, just like the iPhone 4S. Regardless if that will be the case, or a completely new phone, the mobile future of Apple doesn’t really depend on the phone itself. No quad-core, 2GB of RAM, and 13MP camera with X number of lens, in addition to a fingerprint reader and maybe adopting NFC/wireless charging will stop the already ongoing decline. It’s not about hardware anymore, looks, materials, or specs. iOS, just like Windows Phone, does an excellent job at offering an ...

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Sony Xperia L Comes to the US (But Is It Cheap Enough?)

2013-05-17T23:57:47Z

Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia UL: it’s been starting to feel like Sony’s transformed itself into an assembly line for 1080p Androids lately. Despite all this focus on high-end, high-res handsets, it’s also managed to continue addressing other market segments, and back in March we learned about a couple more conservative models, the Xperia L ...

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Galaxy S 4 Record Sales, HTC One Production Increase, Nokia EOS Spotted & More – Pocketnow Daily

2013-05-18T05:34:34Z

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the new BlackBerry Messenger to come in July and why tablets shouldn’t be waiting for it. We later go through the leaks of the Nokia EOS, which is claimed that has already been spotted in the public. Then we go through the Samsung Galaxy S4 and how it’s dwarfed the results of the Galaxy S III in these last couple of weeks. We later talk about the HTC One and how the company plans to increase production to meet demand. We end today’s show talking about Apple and the possible delay of the iRadio music streaming service. ...

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Wolfson Audio Processor Could Lead to Best-Sounding Smartphones Yet

2013-05-17T22:42:21Z

Your current smartphone likely has no problem outputting CD-quality sound. Sure, maybe the speaker isn’t so great, but plug in some headphones and you’re going to be able to enjoy some crisp, clear digital audio. However, with everyone already sounding pretty good, companies can earn themselves some extra attention by going above-and-beyond our normal expectations; just look at HTC (and now HP) with Beats Audio technology. Now Wolfson Microelectronics, maker of audio chips already in use by companies like Samsung ...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 Specs Rumored, Possible Render Leaks

2013-05-17T21:02:23Z

Last month, Samsung announced the first Galaxy Tab 3 model, a seven-inch tablet. Obviously, more Tab 3 options would follow, and at the time we heard rumors about a few other hardware configurations. One of those included an eight-inch model with some nice specs like an AMOLED screen. As we wait for official word, some new specs have leaked for the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, along with a possible render. Bad news first: ...

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No Apple Streaming iRadio for WWDC 2013?

2013-05-17T20:20:40Z

We’ve been talking about streaming music services from Google and Apple for what seems like forever. Google’s All Access finally went official earlier this week, while Apple has yet to announce its own offering. Rumors have suggested that it, too, could be nearly ready to launch, and that news might just arrive at this year’s WWDC. However, a new report suggests that Apple has yet to secure the licenses it needs, and such an ...

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HTC One Production Capacity Doubles

2013-05-17T19:28:21Z

From a manufacturing standpoint, the HTC One has been off to a pretty bumpy start. First we heard of issues with the UltraPixel camera that were affecting the company’s ability to produce enough units, and then there was that whole mess with Nokia and the HAAC microphones HTC wasn’t supposed to have been putting in the One. HTC isn’t letting a few issues like these drag the One down, and reports instead that production levels keep ...

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Cross-Platform BlackBerry Messenger: Not for Tablets

2013-05-17T18:45:32Z

A few days back, BlackBerry had a big announcement to share, revealing that it was finally opening up the membership ranks of BlackBerry Messenger, and would start making the app available to smartphone users running iOS and Android. If you were a BlackBerry die-hard for years and have only recently transitioned to another platform, this was great news, letting you easily keep in touch with all your old contacts. We already heard that the iOS and Android apps would become available sometime this summer, but now a new ...

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Pocketnow Live, Ep. 16: Nokia and Google I/O Reactions

2013-05-17T17:50:10Z

Last Friday we were excited about the week ahead, this week, as it contained two days circled with very promising events: Nokia’s Lumia 925 event in London and Google’s I/O. Both came and passed, leaving us with a phone (or two), and ecosystem improvements. Depending on your expectations and standards your excitement probably either turned into delight or disappointment. Of course we’ll talk about Nokia and Google I/O reactions, since they’re the most recent (and probably among the last until the next big event of the year bringing us the next iPhone), and you can ...

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