How has HTC’s latest flagship fared after two months in the hands of an AC editor? It’s been just over two months since I first got my hands on the HTC One — first, a pre-production demo unit, then a final European retail model. For most of that time, HTC’s impressive 2013 flagship has been my daily driver… Continue reading
The Optimus G Pro is the greatest device LG has created, but does it have what it takes to stand its ground against the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 and Note 2 on AT&T’s shelves? Has there ever been a more exciting time to be an Android fan? While iPhone and Windows Phone users have been… Continue reading
We compare image quality on the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 rear cameras Though they’re direct competitors, the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 are two very different smartphones. That’s especially evident when you look at the way they handle photography. The Galaxy S4 packs a 13-megapixel … Continue reading
Two years after the debacle of webOS, HP’s jumping back into tablets with the Android-powered Slate 7. Priced at just $169.99, just how good can it be? A titan of Silicon Valley, HP has seen more than its fair share… Continue reading
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 brings features a-plenty and the beauty that is the S Pen to the small tablet form factor. But is the $399 price too much to justify? The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung’s latest small form-factor tablet, and it checks in with a $399 price point. That’s important, and we’ll be referring back … Continue reading
Samsung’s full-screen multi-tasking feature returns on the Galaxy S4. Here’s where to find it and how to use. A favorite feature of the Galaxy Note 2, Samsung’s ‘Multi-window’ multitasking capability is included out of the box on the Galaxy S4. It’s probably one of the coolest software tricks Samsung … Continue reading
There has been no shortage of discussion on this very subject. If you’ve been to the forums in the past month (if you haven’t, shame on you) then you’ve surely come across at least one thread with the question “Should I get the Galaxy S4 or the HTC One?” … Continue reading
Is it just reference hardware for Facebook Home, or a true candidate for your next smartphone purchase? There are few things in the mobile industry that have been constant over the last few years, but one that has is the rumor of a mythical “Facebook Phone.” The idea of a phone that could only interact with… Continue reading
Overview You’d think Samsung’s gameplan for this year would be pretty simple after shifting over 50 million Galaxy S3s. Make last year’s stonkingly successful phone slightly bigger and slightly better, sell bucketloads, then kick back and blow raspberries at the competition until 2014 rolls around. At first glance it looks as though that’s exactly what Samsung’s done: the … Continue reading
Exciting things are afoot, folks. I’m mostly going off the grid this week, insofar as the usual work week is concerned, but that’s not to say there’s nothing going on. So here’s to a fun, fast and fruitful week in New York City, with some of the smartest people I know. And now, a few … Continue reading
