HTC

HTC has produced some brilliant handsets over the last couple of years and even through all their device releases, they are still struggling immensely to re create their brand and become a major player again in the Smartphone market which is being dominated by Samsung and Apple. HTC released the Butterfly S awhile back now but it has yet to hit any carriers in North America. This device screams with performance, beauty and quality. HTC packed in some great specifications and currently the second largest battery on the market. HTC should have brought this device in along side the ever popular One which would give the Samsung Galaxy S4 some very healthy competition. If HTC keeps going on with this trend of releases and carrier exclusives, they will keep slipping farther back as Sony and LG continue to deliver amazing handsets to a broader market(Sony Xperia Z Ultra and from LG, the LG G2). Here are the specifications of the Butterfly S in all its glory. 

HTC Butterfly S Specifications -

- 5.0 inches display screen (1080 x 1920 pixels)
- Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (HTC Sense UI v5)
- Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
- Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300
- Android OS 4.2, have the plan to update with 4.3
- 4 MP (Ultra pixel camera) full feature
- 2.1 MP of scondary camera
- 16 GB internal memory 

- 2 GB of RAM
- MicroSD up to 64 GB
- Li-Po 3200 mAh battery

Moto X Review - Do you believe?

 

Has Motorola created a near perfect experience in the Moto X? Have they quieted the doubters? It looks to be so. With every new review that lands on Internet land, people are leaving with a good impression to say the least. Motorola has implemented some of the greatest most intuitive software features to date in Hands free voice control and a notification screen that works for you, not the other way around. In the spec realm of things, on paper, it looks to be mid range comparable with IPhone and other devices but real world use is showing us otherwise. Motorola excels in battery technology and antenna hardware, both of which run supreme on the Moto X. Motorola has put a great package together and with Motomaker, their custom phone builder website, options abound in the multitudes.

http://www.technobuffalo.com/reviews/moto-x-review/

TechnoBuffalo has put up a great review also embedded with a video review by Jon Rettinger.  Have a look and let me know what you think.

LG G2 @Negri Electronics

http://negrielectronics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=LG+G2&price_from=535&price_to=690

LG G2 Features

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sprMilcPj8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The Above link is from launch day of the LG G2 and what 5 major components were focused on in the creation of this flagship device manufactured by LG Mobile Electronics Corporation. Some initial pricing coming out of the UK indicates the starting price of the 16GB variant to come in at $600 which is over $100 dollars cheaper than the Galaxy S4 which is the most popular Android handset on the market. LG has positioned themselves in a very good position to sell a feature rich, power packed and beautiful device at a very competitive price.

LG has developed now 4 very compelling and awesome handsets and has something catered to everyone looking into their next smartphone purchase.
Optimus G, Nexus4, Optimus G Pro and the Lg G2. 

Play Store Available

Just a short few minutes ago, the. New Nexus 7 has become available in the Google Play store for Canadian purchase. Both the 16gb and 32gb variants are up. Other local stores like Future Shop and Best Buy also carry the 16gb version but few have the 32GB. 

Android is better

One of the best Android/IOS related articles I have ever read. Its spot on accurate. Take sometime to read this as it puts a whole new perspective on Android and its ecosystem.

http://paulstamatiou.com/android-is-better

Open table & Facebook

http://www.appy-geek.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=3&articleid=11924231

Sony Xperia Z Ultra- indepth look.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra, a behemoth smartphone with a tablet like look and feel has been released to a small market and a handful of end users and some reviews are starting to come to light on the web. Official worldwide release is slated for mid September. Below are links and web pages in regards to Z Ultra and everything there is to know about it.


http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/phones/xperia-z-ultra/


http://asia.cnet.com/product/sony-xperia-z-ultra-46729377.htm


http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/mobile-phone/3455049/sony-xperia-z-ultra-hands-on-review/


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ltXlKog9bo


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rqr9ZNsN0kc


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jtiSLo9rgNc


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3rCfdWJ-5KU


This should give you a clear understanding of all the goodness of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra.

Close to Perfect.

2013 Nexus 7 has thus far been praised as being the pound for pound best tablet in the Android market. Many will go as far to say it is the best tablet, period. I for one, rest with the latter statement.  Take the time to go and check out the new Nexus 7 2013 in your local store and you will see why the masses are praising this tablet.  From the gorgeous Full HD 1080p panel, amazing battery life, quad core chip set backed by 2gb of Ram all resting in a beautiful shell cover by Gorilla Glass 3, its a site to behold.  Offering the latest from Google in Android Jelly Bean 4.3, buttery smooth and lag free operation, makes this tablet a pleasure and joy to use.

With  all the features and pure Android goodness, there is but one thing I do not know why it was left out. This tablet lacks an IR blaster. It may not sound like a big deal but there are other tablets that do have this feature and the Galaxy Note 10.1 is one of them. All of this years flagship smartphones do carry them and have been received well by consumers. In short, an IR blaster would add another dimension to an already fantastic product in which is designed as a media consumption device. To have control over Audio and Video with your house simplifies having so many other remotes to do the job of what one device can do. It would make home automation even better and convenience those who want to shy away from owning another universal remote. HTC One and Samsung S4 owners love this simple yet effective feature included in their devices. That being said, the form factor and portability of the Nexus 7 make it a versatile product, a take anywhere device that could do it all. Maybe 2014 Nexus 7 will bring this hardware to the market making a great tablet even better.  Would this be a feature you would want in a tablet?

S Pen Stylus

With all the recent announcements of large display smart phones, very few offer any kind of input via stylus or pen. Samsung with its Note lineup has created a product that can be as versatile as any device out there.  Samsung's move into the phablet market with the original Note created a lot of buzz, both positive and negative. Nay sayers are mocking its large size, saying it is and was just simply to large of a device to be usable as a daily driver device. Samsung in listed the company Wacom who is world renowned for its digitizer input technologies, to help in the creation of the S pen. With great success, The original Note was born. It was a device on its own. A class of itself. It truly signified the beginning of something special. To see visit www.Samsung.com 

The Galaxy Note offered something that had once upon a time been successful only to slowly fade away with Palm and their products. With 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity also found in Wacom tablets, the S pen became an instant success for image editing to drawing to simply quick and efficient note taking and writing. In one word, to summarize the ability of the S Pen, " Versatile" would best describe it. Samsung has continued to develop it along with developers to increase productivity and overall usefulness.

With soon to be released devices like the Xperia Z Ultra and HTC One Maxx codenamed T6, the Galaxy Note Series still moves along with its S input and with the Note 3 due to be announced in early September, it looks as though Samsung will continue to dominate the market. Sony has introduced a methid using a pen or pencil input, as long as the tip is greater than 1 mm, it will receive input onto the screen. This works quite well via demonstration but lacks any true depth to what it could be. Sony has a good start with this feature but it lacks the core greatness of what can be achieved and what Samsung has been able to do.

Many people are eagerly anticipating the Note 3 and by the looks of it, it will sell millions more and forge Samsung forward and keep them in the #1 spot for a while to come.