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HTC One X Review

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HTC was without a doubt one of the brands that I thought would lead the Android revolution.  In many ways, it was one of the early pioneers, but for the past year, HTC has been nearly invisible.  Several poor designs, poor time to market, and before you knew it HTC was eclipsed.  Samsung in particular has been very dominant of late.  Creative designs, solid...
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Nokia Lumia 900

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The Nokia brandname has taken a big fall and its still trying to find its way back.  It’s tethered its return with the still unproven Windows Mobile platform – so it’s very much a big unknown at the moment.  In the 90s and early 2000s, there wasn’t really any other phone but Nokia.  I can’t even remember the countless number of Nokia handsets I...
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Samsung Galaxy Note review

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Large screens are now the norm for mobile phones with the advent of smartphones. But how big is too big? Having gone from the now meager 3.7” iPhone to the Galaxy S II’s 4.3” screen was already a solid improvement. That 0.5” difference is actually a sizeable amount of screen real estate. When Samsung announced the Galaxy note with a whopping 5.3”, I was...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 review

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I’ve not been a fan of Samsung phones. Although it often is a leader in technology, I have tried a number of handsets before and it has always disappointed or been wrought with issues (battery life, ugly interface, slow processing, etc.). But the Samsung Galaxy S2 looked extremely impressive. There are two main things that sold me: 1) the 4.3” AMOLED screen and 2)...
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