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6 hot smartphones debuting at Mobile World Congress 2012

6 hot smartphones debuting at Mobile World Congress 2012

by ben patterson | Feb 27, 2012 | news, phones

Meet the latest crop of supercharged smartphones, including handsets with cutting-edge “quad-core” processors, built-in projectors, ultra-crisp photo sensors, and even an Android phone that turns into a tablet. All the phones featured below are making...
Samsung’s massive 5.3-inch Galaxy Note smartphone; how big is too big?

Samsung’s massive 5.3-inch Galaxy Note smartphone; how big is too big?

by ben patterson | Sep 1, 2011 | news, phones

And I thought phones with four-inch screens were big. Check out the Samsung Galaxy Note, a new, Android-powered superphone with an eye-popping 5.3-inch display, nearly two inches larger than the iPhone’s puny 3.5-inch screen. Unveiled Thursday at the IFA...
HDTV shopping? Bring a “decoder” for those cryptic model numbers (quick tip)

HDTV shopping? Bring a “decoder” for those cryptic model numbers (quick tip)

by ben patterson | Jul 14, 2011 | home video, how-tos

So you’re browsing the aisles at your local big-box retailer, shopping for a big, beautiful HDTV, and you’re stumped. On the left, you’ve got the 60-inch Samsung UN60D6500, while on the right sits the UN60C6500—same size, same basic look....
Rumor control: Is the iPad 3 coming this year?

Rumor control: Is the iPad 3 coming this year?

by ben patterson | Jun 15, 2011 | rumorville, tablets

Now, hold on just a minute … didn’t we just get the iPad 2 just a few months ago? Well, yes, but that hasn’t stopped rumormongers from whispering that the iPad 3—complete with a sharper “retina” display—could arrive as early as this fall....
Hands-on with the Samsung Infuse 4G: Huge, light, thin, gorgeous

Hands-on with the Samsung Infuse 4G: Huge, light, thin, gorgeous

by ben patterson | May 20, 2011 | phones, reviews

After a few hours with the massive, yet thin and light Infuse 4G—a new Samsung-made Android phone for AT&T—my own, personal iPhone 4 began to look positively puny … and even a tad jealous. Available from AT&T for $199 with a two-year contract, the Infuse...

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