Before I got a nexus 7, I never really realized the power of swipe. When it comes to one handed typing I have never really typed this fast. This is a review of all keyboards related to swipe based inputs. The Google keyboard: Although they were Late to the game, I have to say probably … Continue reading
Category Archives: Android
My experience with the Galaxy Nexus
Its been a while, dual core devices have come and gone, quad cores have come and gone, even octa-core devices don’t surprise us consumers anymore. But in all this advancement, the one thing us users appreciate the most, is the user experience. At the end of the day the best feeling is the one I … Continue reading
The Nexus Portfolio: The Nexus 4, 7 and 10 – Average User Perspective
Google, and specifically Android, has come a long way since their debut into the smartphone world. A lot has changed, and now the purest, most unadulterated version of Android has found its way into an assortment of devices (also manufactured in association with google), spanning the most common consumer-preferred form factors (4.7″ for the smart … Continue reading
The iOS/Android Dilemma (Post Jelly bean)
When the iPhone (was) king of the hill (and that was a while ago), there were two things responsible for its dominance: Ecosystem, and User Experience. There was nothing like it before. Steve Jobs did a phenomenal job of bringing the level of cohesion between hardware and software, and for that, he has to be … Continue reading
HTC One: How I feel about it.
The HTC One. Ugh…I’ve been meaning to cover this device much earlier than now, but due to certain issues, I decided to hold off. When this device was unveiled, there were mixed emotions: some geeks saw it as a force to reckon with, and some were just confused. So what were my gripes? Well, for … Continue reading
Sony plans to address their TFT smartphone display shortcomings with “Triluminos”!
So if you’ve all been checking out the Sony Xperia smartphone reviews, you will notice one common complaint: The display is gorgeous…BUT the viewing angles SUCK!!! Take for example the Sony Xperia Z and ZL; Sony’s current high end flagships: great phones, poor display angles. The reason is that Sony, despite being one of the … Continue reading
Oppo Find 5 Video Review
So its been a while and the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4 have come and gotten old, but one device has been on my mind for quite a while. Most people know OPPO for its DVD players. But these guys are out for binary blood with their Android devices as of late. Ever … Continue reading
Intel: The mobile SoC underdog. What’s up their sleeves?
The cool thing about the mobile platform is that the almost all the SoC (system on a chip) contenders have a specific architecture they like to stick to. ARM technologies designs for power efficient Mobile smartphone processors has paved the way for many smartphone SoC manufacturers to come up with some very compelling offerings. As … Continue reading
Sony to bring out some HTC One/Galaxy S4/Galaxy Note 3 competitors
Right at this moment in smartphone time and space, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 SoC chipset is the de-facto standard for flagship devices. We cannot really compare the Sony Xperia Z to the HTC One or the Samsung Galaxy S4 as both of these devices use the next generation Snapdragon 600 chipsets whereas the Xperia Z … Continue reading
[Video] Xperia Z Getting Bashed: Yes its a tough slab of goodness!!!
I’ve been looking for drop tests of the Sony Xperia Z ever since the device got announced. Finally!! I’ve been extra curious because the Xperia Z doesn’t use Gorilla Glass on either side of the device. The glass is unnamed, which, in my opinion, is a bad marketing move, since one of the main concerns … Continue reading