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Hands On with the White AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SkyRocket

December 9, 2011 By Johan van Mierlo 1 Comment

I was lucky enough to have some quality time with Samsung's new flagship on the AT&T LTE/4G network. The Samsung Galaxy S II SkyRocket. This Galaxy S II besides being white has a bigger screen (4.3 ") compared to the earlier released Galaxy S II phone on the AT&T network. The added applications like the Samsung media hub will take full advantage of the LTE/4G network.Like I said before the only differences I can see between the regular Galaxy S II and the SkyRocket version is in … [Read more...]

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Hands on Video with the HTC Vivid 4G LTE from AT&T

November 8, 2011 By Johan van Mierlo 2 Comments

The HTC Vivid 4G LTE phone is the latest LTE phone that launched this week on the AT&T network together with the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket. When you hold the HTC Vivid in your hand the first impression will be...wow this is a nice heavy and solid unit. But if you ever had the light weighted Samsung Galaxy S or S II series as your device you might think a little differently.The HTC Vivid is a very powerful device and some great specifications. The Dual Core processor gives you a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Google Android, Phones Tagged With: 4G, Android, AT&T, Google, HTC, LTE, vivid

How to Filter your Facebook News Feeds on your iPhone, IPad, Android and Windows Phone Facebook App

October 15, 2011 By Johan van Mierlo 1 Comment

Facebook always had the option on your desktop to filter your news feed to just read the updates of people you had put into a custom list. However in a couple of the last updates on Facebook, Facebook has been automatically creating some lists for you as well. My main complaint on the Mobile Facebook apps was that you couldn't filter your news feed to these list on the Mobile device applications. It is possible but it is not that obvious and requires a little trick. In this article I explain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apple iPhone, Google Android, Other Phones, Phones, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7 Tagged With: Android, apple, Facebook, Google, ipad, iphone, Windows Phone

How to Set Up your Google Gmail account as a Corporate Exchange Account on your Mobile Device

July 22, 2011 By Johan van Mierlo Leave a Comment

Many people have either a Gmail account or a Google Mail account for their own domain. However, the quick Gmail set-up on some phones only brings in your emails from your Gmail or Google mail account and not your contacts and calendar items. This article will show you that it is possible to sync your Gmail- Google mail, contacts and calendar items onto your device using the Corporate Exchange protocol. The advantage of using this protocol on an Android device is that you are able to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apple iPhone, Google Android, Other Phones, Phones, Windows Phone, Windows Phone 7 Tagged With: corporate, Exchange, Gmail, Google, Sync

Verizon Samsung Droid Charge Reviewed – Unboxing

May 11, 2011 By Johan van Mierlo Leave a Comment

Verizon's second 4G LTE phone to be launched is the Samsung Droid Charge. After the launch of the HTC ThunderBolt Verizon is having some small issues with the stability of the LTE network. This might be the reason why the official launch date of the Samsung Droid Charge has been moved from April 28th to "Coming Soon".With an 8 megapixel camera and a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera in combination with the Super Amoled Plus Display and a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor this Samsung promises to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Google Android, Phones Tagged With: 4G, Android, charge, droid, Google, LTE, Samsung, verizon

LG Optimus 2X review: world’s first dual-core Android-phone

April 15, 2011 By Jeroen Oosterhof Leave a Comment

The LG Optimus 2X is the world's first dual-core Android-phone using the NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset, a mobile processor with both a dual-core ARM Cortex a9 CPU and a NVIDIA GeForce class GPU. LG claims the Optimus 2X is the fastest Android-phone on the market today and it will be the benchmark for other Android-phones to be released in the near future. In this review we'll take a closer look at this new Android super-phone. Is it really the best your money can buy? Specifications Let's start with … [Read more...]

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HTC unveils HTC Sensation

April 12, 2011 By Mark Briggeman Leave a Comment

Today in London, HTC renews the definition of mobile entertainment by announcing the HTC Sensation. This pocket-sized entertainment center is the first device to feature HTC Watch, giving you on-the-go access to an entire library of the latest premium movies and TV shows. View purchased content on up to five HTC devices or on the HTC Sensation's qHD 4.3-inch widescreen super LCD display with the highest resolution ever used on a HTC device: 540x960 pixels ! The touch screen surface is … [Read more...]

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HTC ThunderBolt Extended Battery is Needed

March 24, 2011 By Johan van Mierlo Leave a Comment

I did review the Verizon HTC Thunderbolt last week. During this week I have been using this first LTE device from Verizon and did notice a quick power consumption on this device. There are many other reports from users and reviewers having the same problem.LTE is not widely available yet, but the huge power consumption seems to be affecting users in the non-LTE covered area as well as in the LTE covered area. The HTC ThunderBolt has no settings for turning off the LTE signal on the device to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Google Android, Phones Tagged With: 4G, battery, Extended, HTC, LTE, Thunderlbolt, verizon