Several months back we did an in-depth coverage on Android Silver which for those who don't remember is a program in which Google was going to work closely with several OEMs and carriers to create high-end smartphones like the Nexus line up of device that run a stock version of Android .According to a new report from…
The Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series of devices are currently Samsung's most popular line-up, but a new addition to the family is coming in November. Called the Galaxy A series devices, Samsung is planning on competing against Xiaomi (currently worlds second biggest smartphone manufacturer) to which Samsung has been losing market share over the…
If you have purchased a smartphones in the recent years you might have noticed that some of the devices say they support GSM and other support CDMA. These 2 different radio system technologies are currently used by the mayor cellular carriers around the world. While the US is mainly a CDMA country, lets take a…
Microsoft has officially revealed the new version of its mobile operation system Windows Phone 8.1 at the Microsoft Build conference, version 8.1 will include many new features, improved UI and most importantly Cortana, Microsoft's own voice assistant. Lets take a look at some of the new features:Action Center: Is the long awaited Notification center where you…
The popular finger motion device called Leap Motion is coming to smartphones and tablets in Q3 2014 founder and CEO Michael Buckwald confirms to TrustedReviews. Michael is looking into expanding the motion sensing technology into many different devices claiming that “We are just at the very, very beginning".He confirms that they have already been working on prototypes…
Sony recently revealed a new mid-range smartphone to its Xperia line up of devices. The new Sony M2 Aqua is the first waterproof smartphone that has an IP68 rating making it the most water resistant smartphone currently available on the market.IP68 is the highest IP a gadget can receive. Devices like the Galaxy S5 have…
We all remember Lego, right? The colourful blocks which you could swap and re-use eternally, well Phonebloks is similar, its a smartphone which is made of detachable blocks, every block represents a single component such as Battery, Camera, Bluetooth, CPU, storage, Wifi, processor, audiojack and they all get put on a single motherboard or "base"…
Android and iOS are the undisputed kings of the mobile phone market, commanding large leads in market share over their next closest competitors. Windows Phone has been growing, but is still lagging both in app selection and in number of active users, making the third place position still ripe for disruption. A surprising player is…
Ever wanted to have a holographic smartphone? Well you can now have one. A few years ago we were only using flip phones, now we are using touch screen smartphones which you can unlock with your fingerprint and now Holographic smartphones. Earlier today Takee revealed the very first holographic smartphone called Takee 1Similar to how…
New data from Flurry shows that between 2013 and 2014 there has been a huge shift in the way the average US consumer uses its smartphone, as mobile devices start to become more popular, the average American has spend 9.5% more time on its smartphone then it did last year (2 hours and 42 minutes per day). Since…
Rumor: Gizmodo claims that LG could be the manufacturer that will make the upcoming Nexus 6 device. LG has previously made several Nexus branded devices among them are the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 device and it seems like Google is satisfied with the product as a third one might be manufactured by the South Korean based…
CyanogenMod is a firmaware distribution available for Android, the firmware is designed to increase performance, reliability and adds new features such as mirroring your Android device to the Apple TV. Cyanogen Inc is currently working on its very own smartphone sources have confirmed to Phandroid the new smartphone is rumored to feature the 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapragon 8974AC processor.As…