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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
If you don’t like how stock Android looks, try ViciousMIUI. It's hugely popular in China, and though I find MIUI a little too much like iOS for my taste, its popularity both abroad and here in the United States is undeniable.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Generally I prefer a ROM that’s as close to vanilla Android as I can get, so plain old Codename Android was an obvious choice. It's the first ROM that I tested.
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Monday, October 3, 2011
In October 2010, Microsoft rolled out an all-new mobile operating system called Windows Phone 7. At the time of review, we loved its refreshing, slick user interface, but were disappointed with the omission of some important features.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Honeycomb is a whole different beast from the Android we've come to know. While previous versions of Google's mobile operating system were built for smartphones, Honeycomb (also known as Android 3.0) is the first to be designed specifically for tablet-size devices. And seeing it in action, it certainly shows.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Although BlackBerry 6 OS isn't a complete overhaul to the RIM Mobile operating system, it adds some much needed improvements and overall refinement.
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Ubuntu Netbook Edition is precisely what it sounds like: a version of the Ubuntu Linux operating system modified for use with netbook laptops.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Love your Android phone, but wish your home screen was a bit easier to navigate? Try the Spark home screen app from HipLogic. Spark is an at-a-glance home screen skin that brings RSS feeds and social network feeds directly to your home screen so that you don't have to dig around menus and open separate apps.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
The most intriguing feature of Android 2.3 is its support for NFC (near-field communication) chips. And the first phone to ship with Gingerbread, the Samsung-built Nexus S, contains that invisible NFC chip. Essentially, NFC chips can turn your phone into a sort of credit card. Ideally, when you wave your phone in front of a retailer's sensor, your purchase will immediately be placed on your account.
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Despite an anemic starting library and some questionably placed, game-stopping buttons, the first generation of Windows Phone 7 devices boast some quality exclusives, not to mention Xbox Live integration. It's too early to tell, but given time and a few tweaks, Microsoft's mobile device may prove worthwhile competition to Apple's iPhone.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
If you're an iPhone user, you'll find the just released iOS 4.2 a solid, mildly useful new system update. There's nothing earth-shaking here, and nothing as significant as the multitasking features and folders that iOS 4.2 adds to the iPad.
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