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It’s been awhile since we’ve taken a look between different types of Android and quite a bit has changed. We’ve seen the rise of Android 4.4 KitKat on the Google side of things that brings a bunch of technical changes and some visual ones too. As well, manufacturers such as Samsung, HTC, and Sony have been busy optimizing their own customized ROMs to the newest versions of Android. Today, we’ll take a look at stock Android and compare it to Samsung’s Touchwiz.
Ultimate Android UI comparison: 6 major systems compared
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While the 8.4-inch display diagonal of the Tab Pro may seem a little exotic at first, compared to many other super-portable 7- or expansive 10-inch tablets on the market, it does have some advantages. The 16:10 aspect ratio makes it possible to significantly improve the viewing possibilities without sacrificing mobility. The high resolution screen of the Galaxy Tab 8.4 Pro is, on paper, the perfect competitor for the Apple iPad Mini Retina. Here’s our test.
Best Android tablets of 2015
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Recently, a study came out showing that Pandora Internet Radio was one of the most popular apps used in the USA in 2013 and it keeps on getting more popular, despite a few legal hiccups. Though the app is commended for its many great features, there are still some users that often run into a problem or two, one of which are problems streaming music with the Pandora app for Android. Here is how you can fix it.
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Calling and other phone features can be accessed using a Kindle Fire from Amazon. textPlus, the world’s leading Wi-Fi carrier is now offering downloadable mobile plans that come as an alternative to expensive mobile contracts, is now offering calling to the Kindle Fire.
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Yesterday we took an in-depth look at the camera and its features on the HTC One (M8), and today we were able to demonstrate the many features on the UltraPixel duo camera in our hands-on video, such as 3D effects, UFocus, filters and more.
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One of the highlights of the HTC One M8 is the duo camera. We’ve written a lot about the two camera lenses found on the back side as well as its functions, but whether it can prove itself to be more than just a marketing stunt is the question that interests us here. Today we tested to see how well the post-processing works, what other things the HTC One camera can do, what is only a gimmick and what we think is actually of some use.
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You may have heard that ability to write to the SD card. You may have even been suffering from this problem without even knowing it wasn’t related to your device. Basically, Google is limiting app access on the SD card to their own little sandboxed folder, meaning that one app can no longer write to another app’s folder.
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Have you ever pressed send too quickly, inserted the wrong contact or made a funny and even embarrassing auto-correct mistake in an SMS? Well, you can easily unsend this SMS to avoid any awkward situations. Here is how.
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With the NSA and other news of spying circling the internet, it’s making more of us give security and the protection of our personal data a second and deeper thought. It’s with this matter in the forefront that Silent Circle came up with an innovative and clever plan to counter this rising concern: the Blackphone, one of the most interesting smartphones presented at the MWC this year. We were able to do a short hands-on review and shoot a short video of the high-security smartphone.
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If you’re lucky enough to own more than one Android device you’ve probably already confronted this dilemma: how to manage multiple devices on a Google account. Basically you have a couple of options, you can either use the same account on both devices, meaning that your Google content will be mirrored on both devices, or you can create an alternative account for the secondary device and manage your connections manually. Here’s how to do both.