2013 will be another exciting and revolutionary year for technology – just like every year since electricity was invented. Technological advancements are exciting, but they can also make it difficult to commit to a new smartphone. If you plan on buying an Android smartphone in 2013, then you’ll want to spend hours researching the perfect phone. But we’ve made your search process a little easier by highlighting some of the most important Android components to pay attention to over the…
2013 will be another exciting year for the world of Android. With Android firmly on top in market share around the world, one final challenge stands in Android’s way: beating the iPhone in U.S. market share. Fortunately, there are multiple smartphones in the Droid army ready to do battle against iOS. Here are ten promising Android smartphones that will debut in 2013 and attempt to dethrone Apple from its perch atop the U.S. consumer electronics markets: 5) HTC M7 The HTC M7 will be one…
Touchscreens are all the rage these days. You won’t find too many people who will argue against touchscreens being the most important trend of the last few years, and that trend looks to continue in 2013 with a whole new range of smartphones and tablets eager to greet our fingers. But Intel, a company that uses the slogan “Sponsors of Tomorrow” thinks that voice recognition technology will soon dethrone touchscreens from their lofty perch. In an interview with CNET, Intel’s senior…
As you (hopefully) know, Android isn’t the only type of smartphone in the game today. Competitors include Windows Phone, Blackberry, and of course, the iPhone. But will any of these alternative smartphones offer a legitimate challenge to Android smartphones in 2013? To help answer that question, here are our top five most exciting non-Android smartphones to watch in 2013: 3) The BlackBerry 10 lineup, including the X10 and Z10 Remember BlackBerry? It’s okay if you don’t. The former…
Android is already off to a great start in 2013, and CES 2013 showed us a few reasons why Android is such a great operating system. But if rumors and trends are to be believed, 2013 will be an even better year for Android. Here are a few reasons why: 5) Screen size will plateau, but cases will continue to get smaller Today’s Android screens are basically as big as we could ever want them to be. We have massive screens like the Galaxy Note 2 and slightly smaller screens like the one on the…
Smartphones and water have never got along with one another. But that could change with the Sony Xperia Z, which recently showed off its waterproof capabilities at CES 2013. Sony’s Xperia Z spent several minutes happily humming away beneath the water in a fish bowl. The lower half of the device was completely submerged with only the top part peeking out above the water line. Is the Xperia Z completely submersible? Well, the Xperia Z is officially classified as water resistant, not…
There are few smartphone-related problems more irritating than a scratched phone screen. Phone screens can crack if you drop them from a short distance onto a hard surface, or they can get scratched when you put them in the same pocket as your keys. These are problems that Gorilla Glass has always sought to solve. Made by a company called Corning, Gorilla Glass protects our favorite electronics like never before. The latest version of Gorilla Glass, Gorilla Glass 3, will be found on…
Android seems to expand its presence on a near-daily basis. And the home appliance market is currently booming with Android-powered products. LG recently announced that several different refrigerators and a rice cooker would feature the Android operating system. Why would you buy an Android home appliance? You may be thinking to yourself, “Why would I ever need an Android rice cooker or an Android refrigerator?” And those are legitimate questions. Here are a few advantages that…
One of the biggest problems plaguing Windows 8 is its limited variety of apps. The Windows App Store pales in comparison to the app stores of its main competitors – the iTunes Store and the Google Play Store – and that has left many early Windows 8 adopters frustrated. But Lenovo seeks to solve that problem with an innovative solution. Lenovo has joined forces with a company called Bluestacks in order to allow Windows 8 users to seamlessly run Android apps over their computer. How does…
If you pay attention to tech blogs, then you may be under the impression that Android versus Apple is our generation’s World War. And yes, the One Click Root blog might be guilty of dramatizing the mobile OS battle, but isn’t Apple vs. Android a big enough struggle to warrant such coverage? Not according to most people. A recent study showed that the average consumer couldn’t care less when it comes to Apple versus Android. That’s right: for all the cursing, fist-shaking, and low…
