tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68588909409939557172024-02-02T02:09:24.214-08:00Gadget RevueAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-61928088438937844332017-08-28T11:30:00.000-07:002017-09-01T07:18:52.190-07:00Postpaid vs Prepaid Phone Plans – Which is right for me?The smartphone is arguably the most
essential mobile device around. You simply have to have one in todays
world. But having a smartphone is not enough. You also need to signup
with a carrier in order for your phone to work properly. Otherwise,
you won't get a signal and you can't use your new smartphone.
In order for the phone company to
provide you with the right service, they will ask you Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-72143600727875233352017-07-20T11:00:00.000-07:002017-09-01T07:19:21.333-07:00Android vs iOS App Stores Compared – Number of available apps make a differenceMost people probably know that the two dominant operating systems for smartphones are Google's Android and Apple's iOS to a lesser extent. While there are a number of other operating systems around, such as Microsoft's Windows Phone, none of them have any significant market share. When it comes to smartphones, it is fair to say the Android and iOS are the only game in town.
Developers of Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-8742190933121024832014-12-18T15:00:00.000-08:002014-12-18T15:00:03.041-08:00SpareOne Plus Emergency Phone Review – A Cellphone For When Disaster StrikesA phone is essential is you wish to stay in contact with everyone else. If you're unable to communicate, you're pretty much on your own and should not expect assistance from other people. That's a problem in an emergency situation when something happens and you need help.
For instance, you could have a blown tire and you need to make a phone call. You reach out for your regular smartphone, but Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-35640996081500686332014-12-17T16:00:00.000-08:002014-12-17T16:00:04.117-08:00Huawei Honor 6 or Glory 6 Reviewed – Pros and ConsThe Honor line of smartphones, which is also known as the Glory line in certain parts of the world, are meant to be Huawei's response to a new crop of competitors cropping up. These competitors have managed to make inroads and gain marketshare against more established manufacturers, including Huawei.
In order to compete, Huawei has adopted many of the same tactics that these companies are using Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-18451952031126657632014-12-09T17:00:00.000-08:002014-12-18T14:27:47.062-08:00Huawei Ascend Mate7 Comparison Review – Good or Bad?The Ascend Mate7 is the latest addition to the Mate-series of big-screen phablet smartphones from Huawei. The two previous models, the Ascend Mate and Mate2, offered great value for a phablet with a good combination of features at a very competitive price.
However, the third iteration does away with this and goes in another direction. It now offers some cutting-edge features that very few Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-32500871372432846542014-12-08T05:00:00.000-08:002014-12-08T05:08:25.239-08:00How to Get The Most Out of Your Smartphone – Top Must-Have AccessoriesIf there is one mobile device that people can't do without, it would have to be the smartphone. Your phone is the medium through which you stay in contact with the rest of the world. Without it, you're options become severely limited in terms of what you can do or what you know is going on.
Imagine an emergency situation and not being able to make a phone call. Or being somewhere and not being Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-50212942059462289972014-12-03T13:00:00.000-08:002017-09-18T08:40:13.964-07:00Review of HTC One Max – Pros and Cons
The HTC One Max is the bigger brother
of the HTC One, a high-end smartphone for those people who want the
latest and greatest that's available. Due to its large screen, the
One Max is regarded as a phablet or a cross between a smartphone and
a tablet.
Although the most prominent feature may
be the 5.9 inch LCD touchscreen, the phone is not just a bigger
version of the HTC One. The HTC One MaxAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-24677614126400613912014-12-02T17:00:00.002-08:002014-12-20T02:55:26.548-08:00Huawei Ascend Y550 Review – Pros and ConsHuawei has updated the Y5xx series of entry-level or budget smartphones with the introduction of the Ascend Y550. This model replaces the Ascend Y530, which in turn was a replacement for the Ascend Y511. So how does the new Huawei Y550 stack up against other phones? Continue reading this article to find out.
What's new in the Huawei Ascend Y550?
The Ascend Y550 is, like all other phone modelsAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-53824648076744712482014-11-14T10:00:00.000-08:002017-11-13T11:00:12.746-08:00Huawei Ascend Y300 Smartphone Review – Pros and Cons
Huawei's Y-series are budget
smartphones primarily intended to be affordable. However, while
budget smartphones are within reach of more people, they also tend to
be have more drawbacks and less refined than the average smartphone.
This is understandable from the
manufacturer's standpoint. When you need to lower costs, you have to
cut back on types of materials used in smartphones, features
Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-51002074824192517202014-10-17T15:00:00.000-07:002017-09-19T11:38:50.338-07:00Sony Xperia Z Ultra Reviewed – Pros and Cons
The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is an example
of a phablet, a cross between a smartphone and a tablet. A phablet
can do all the things that smartphones can do, but come with a screen
that is so much larger than what you're used to seeing in
smartphones.
The size of the phablet's screen
approaches that of tablets and because of that, a phablet can
function almost as a tablet. However, such a large Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-42680624672448009532014-10-11T13:00:00.000-07:002017-09-21T11:40:01.499-07:00BlackBerry 9720 Reviewed – Good or Bad
RIMM's BlackBerry used to dominate the
world of smartphones, especially in the corporate sector. They are
different from smartphones using Android in that they exist within
their own ecosphere, similar to Apple's iOS, with which they have had
considerable success in the past.
However, in recent years RIMM's market
share has really shrunk and doubts have arisen concerning future
prospects of Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-91867829340163600052014-10-08T14:00:00.000-07:002017-09-21T09:44:25.593-07:00ZTE Grand S Reviewed – Good or Bad
High-end smartphones are attractive for
the fact that they offer features that other smartphones do not have.
They are faster, have better screens and cameras and so on. However,
they also tend to be much more expensive, which is the primary reason
why many people cannot own the phone they want.
Alternatively, someone with a limited
budget can buy a high-end smartphone by selecting one of theAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-82204826820153641522014-09-30T14:00:00.000-07:002017-09-19T11:19:02.736-07:00Review of Sony Xperia Z and Z1 Smartphones – Good or Bad
The Xperia Z is Sony's current
top-of-the-line flagship smartphone. If you're looking for a high-end
phone with lots of bells and whistles from Sony, then the Xperia Z is
what you're looking for. You may also want to consider the Xperia Z1,
which is an updated version of the Xperia Z.
Both phones come packed with features
with the Z1 offering a few improvements in certain areas such as
Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-16543759057298997602014-09-13T09:00:00.000-07:002017-11-13T09:12:12.065-08:00Motorola Moto X Review – Good or Bad
The Moto X is the first major
smartphone from Motorola since it was acquired by Google. Motorola
used to be one of the major brands among mobile phones, but has
drastically fallen off in recent years. Its market share is a
fraction of what it used to be and the company is in need of a
turnaround.
The Moto X is the first step towards
regaining Motorola's past glory. Apparently, a lot of Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-56055116087212395402014-09-09T13:00:00.000-07:002017-09-18T08:40:56.914-07:00HTC One Mini Review – Pros and Cons
One of the more popular phones is the
HTC One. While desirable to many, the phone was also out of reach for
a substantial portion of the public. To address this problem, HTC
introduced a scaled down version that is more affordable to people.
This version is known as the HTC One Mini.
The HTC One Mini retains the general
design of the HTC One, but has reduced specifications in order to
reduce Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-2612812883484856822014-09-05T16:00:00.000-07:002017-09-01T07:19:49.035-07:00How to Extend Cellphone Battery Life – Accessories & TipsOne of the biggest or most frequent problem that cellphone users will encounter is battery life that is just too short. There are actually many ways to tackle this problem. For instance, you could get a new phone with hardware components designed to maximize battery life. Another way would be to configure your phone using settings that will use the least amount of power.
A third option availableAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-63704330780648319642014-09-04T17:00:00.000-07:002017-09-01T07:22:14.187-07:00How to Make Your Smartphone Run Longer – Software Configuration & SettingsSmartphones are used often because they can perform so many tasks. The problem is that heavy use of a smartphone will drain your battery life. A low battery indicator is something you want to avoid because it means that you will soon be unable to use your smartphone.
While in the long run it may be necessary to get a new smartphone with longer battery life, it may be possible to extend your Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-38806855777344492522014-09-03T13:00:00.000-07:002017-09-01T07:18:10.159-07:00How to Make Your Smartphone Battery Last Longer – Hardware ChoicesSmartphones are getting better all the time and have improved in almost every area imaginable from when they were first introduced. They can do more things and can do them better with each new generation of smartphones. However, the one area where you can argue that smartphones have not improved much is battery life.
This is important, because no smartphone can run without battery power. No Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-40494527478560381052014-08-30T10:00:00.000-07:002017-09-15T09:19:21.537-07:00Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Review – Good or BadSmartphones usually come with a camera, which is often one of the more
popular functions used by people. However, the camera of most
smartphones is unable to match the photo quality of most digital
cameras. There is often a significant gap, which makes replacing your
digital camera with your smartphone unfeasible.
The Samsung
Galaxy S4 Zoom seeks to change all of that. It is really a hybridAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-58239519386663105532014-08-13T06:00:00.000-07:002014-08-13T06:00:00.979-07:00Huawei Ascend Y330 Review – Pros and ConsHuawei has added another member to the Y-series of entry-level budget smartphones. This time it's the third member of the Y3xx series, the Ascend Y330 which replaces the preceding Y320 and the even older Y300. Both the Ascend Y320 and the Y300 in particular were popular for their good combination of features at a low price.
Notable differences worth mentioning between the Y330 and Y320 include:
Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-22320038732457931182014-07-30T10:00:00.000-07:002014-12-02T16:17:02.678-08:00Review of Huawei Ascend P7 – Is it Good or BadIn 2013, Huawei released the Ascend P6. With this smartphone, Huawei aimed to increase its brand awareness, something where it lagged behind in comparison to better known brands, such as Samsung, Sony and so on.
The P-series of smartphones, under which the Ascend P6 resides, were designed by Huawei primarily for people to whom the looks of a smartphone is most important. The priority is for a Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-30490025353327782702014-06-24T12:00:00.000-07:002014-06-24T12:01:15.199-07:00Oppo Find 7 QHD / FHD Phablet Review – Pros and ConsAs smartphones have become more popular and an indispensable device that people cannot do without, more and more manufacturers have entered the smartphone market. Not all of these companies have prior experience when it comes to mobile phones.
Some are even completely new companies with brands that have been founded for the sole purpose of trying to get established and gain marketshare in the Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-68319756754968409192014-06-19T16:00:00.000-07:002014-06-19T16:00:03.996-07:00Review of Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G – Is it Good or BadAs smartphones have become more prevalent among the public, so too has the shift by people towards phones with much bigger screens that before. The result is that phone manufacturer have started to release more and more smartphones with big screens.
As part of this trend, Huawei released the first in a new line of smartphones in 2013, the Ascend Mate. This new series would consist of a type of Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-76837284089172439752014-06-12T09:00:00.000-07:002014-06-13T10:13:02.521-07:00Comparison Review of Huawei Ascend G6 4G – Is it Good or BadIn 2013, Huawei introduced the Ascend P6. This phone was designed to have an attractive exterior and, at the time, was the thinnest smartphone available at around 6.18 mm. It was recognized for its good looks, which included a metal body, as the Ascend P6 won several awards in this category.
While the price of the Ascend P6 was on the low side for its class, it was still a high-end phone and Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6858890940993955717.post-12279375147770932842014-05-26T13:00:00.000-07:002014-12-17T15:35:53.059-08:00Review of Huawei Honor 3C 4G Smartphone – Pros and ConsIn 2013, Huawei released the Honor 3, a smartphone that was both water and dust-resistant. The Honor 3 has now been joined by two new smartphones, the Honor 3C and Honor 3X. The Honor smartphones are designed to offer high performance at low cost.
While their names may suggest that the 3C and 3X are variations of the original Honor 3, that is not the case. Both lack the water and dust-resistant Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01247760487304821468noreply@blogger.com0