Eric Franklin

Will iPhone 4 leave some gamers in the dust?

We’ll hopefully see a high-resolution version of this at launch on the iPhone 4. Apple With the impressive specs on the just-announced iPhone 4, a gamer like myself can’t help but–excitedly!–imagine what the system will be capable of from a game graphics standpoint. This sort of iPhone game anticipation might sound familiar. But in case …

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Battle Royale: Five smartphone screens face off

How do the phones rank in terms of screen performance? Maybe there’s a hint in this photo… Eric Franklin/CNET With the recent release of DisplayMate Multimedia Edition for Mobile Displays, a battery of tests to measure the quality of portable screens–and apparently because I’m a glutton for punishment–I thought now would be the perfect time to bring five popular smartphones …

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