Recent content by katamari201

If I stick my phone to my TV via HDMI while pairing the phone with a bluetooth controller/gamepad, can I use the gamepad to move around the android UI on my couch? Like surf the internet and open apps and such.

What flaws are there? And could a new Nexus 7 really be much better? The screen is already IPS and pretty good resolution. I don't think a full HD IPS would make a big difference. A new quad-core qualcomm won't make it much snappier than it already is. Then you have to worry about it being made...

Oh god Technobuffalo STILL hasn't upgraded their terrible cameras. For a site that specializes on video heavy media, it's kind of a joke that xxx___ random super small site or lone enthusiastic has a higher quality camera. I mean really, that's the only reason people watch this stuff. What info...

The microUSB port on the bottom is MHL capable. You need to buy an MHL adapter with the HDMI out. Chances are slim to none they will include one in the box.

The silver one uses raw metal like the iPad or Macbook so you won't be scratching off any paint like the black one. Most of all it LOOKS like metal and FEELS like metal more than the black one will. I dunno how that white strip around the sides will fair though. I've owned a ton of black phones...

HTC reps say it's proprietary and are unwilling to divulge any info. Possible guesses include the white lines on the back hding the antenna, the two back plates on top and bottom being large antennas themselves and alternating like how the iPhone does, or the white band around the phones sides...

Inductive charging is just a convenience. It shouldn't make or break anything. It takes an extra second to plug a cable in, and it will charge much faster. Manufacturers are moving away from NOT including microSD card expansion. The Xperia Z has it on the side, and it's 7.9mm. The Lumia 720 has...

Updates are overrated. Only the diehard nerds obsessed with having the latest decimal point that they will then subsequently try to root and install a whole bunch of useless crap that will give them maybe 1 or 2 points more in benchmark scores while making their phone wildly unstable care about...

Officially in 2013 it is illegal to sim unlock a carrier branded phone that is subsidized. However, "legacy" devices are allowed to be unlocked to be given to others or sold in the second hand market. The term "legacy" seems to be loosely understood as when the two year contract is up. I...

No they will not be abandoned. They are still very much there. The same way the Galaxy S and S II are still there even though the S III has been out for a while. They will be lower priced and budget handsets. It's a very very stupid naming idea. The One X, One S, One V, etc. are part of the...

Yes I also predict that the camera will be a bust. Photos taken at the HTC event and HDR video, including the official two girls walking into sunlight video, are all terrible. Even without these samples, the idea of a 4MP image is preposterous. There's this magical thing called pinch-to-zoom...

My local At&t store has this podium set aside for the HTC One X. There are four phones, with all thte accessories strewn around them, and it is literally right in front of you when you walk through the door. It's the first thing anyone ever sees, guaranteed. And it was there for half a year...

Here's the problem. People are dumb and want to simplify a complex problem into a single line. It makes them feel empowered and overly sure of themselves, because black and white is so easy to distinguish and get behind. What we really need is an in-depth look at the tradeoffs between bigger...

How does the metal feel like? Is the black one rubber coated while the silver one is raw? Any current or past phones you can compare the metal feel to? Like the HTC Inspire or Amaze, which are heavily metal.

I'm very picky with my mobile handset displays. So far, the HTC One has the best mobile screen I've seen to date. It's like they incorporated the best traits of AMOLED with a top of the line IPS LCD. I could always tell a phone was using an IPS display since it would always have this white glow...