Now playing: Watch this: GeeksPhone Blackphone keeps your calls and data off the… 1:12 A few more details about the supersecure Blackphone surfaced on Monday, most notably that Nvidia’s 2GHz quad-coreTegra 4i chipset will power the privacy-focused handset. The processor, which is based on ARM’s Cortex-A9 r4 CPU, contains 60 GPU cores, and an integrated …
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Now playing: Watch this: Send an SOS to the world on Galaxy S5 1:40 There are those features on your phone that you’ll probably never use, and then the ones you’ll never want to use. Such is the case with Safety Assistance, an emergency tool that will alert up to four predetermined contacts when you sound the alarm. Samsung Galaxy …
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Now playing: Watch this: Keep secret Galaxy S5 photos under lock and key 2:09 There’s more than one reason why you’d want to sock away certain photos, videos, and other files on your phone. It’s OK, I’m not here to judge, just to tell you how to hide said documents from view on your Galaxy S5 . It’s pretty simple, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Customize the Galaxy S5 like a pro 2:53 There are plenty of ways to personalize an Android phone — through downloading third-party apps or even more drastically, downloading ROMs — but the Samsung Galaxy S5 gives you a handful of built-in options that don’t require you to install a thing. You may remember some of these …
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Now playing: Watch this: Cortana takes on Google Now, Siri 4:19 The iPhone has Siri. Android has Google Now. And Windows Phone now has Cortana. Not everyone likes speaking commands into their phone, but for those who do, Microsoft’s new Cortana voice assistant for Windows Phone 8.1 is exactly the viable competitor to Apple’s Siri and Google Now that the …
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You don’t actually have to be a developer to get this version of the Galaxy S5. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung’s Galaxy S5 will come in at least one other flavor, the developer edition that has an unlocked bootloader. Related stories Samsung Galaxy S5, fully reviewed Galaxy S5, HTC One M8, iPhone 5S camera shootout GS5 specs vs. HTC One M8, iPhone …
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Samsung’s marquee smartphone has even more software tricks than ever. Josh Miller/CNET Meet the Samsung Galaxy S5 Hands-on with the Galaxy S5 Galaxy S5 FAQ: Everything you need to know GS5 camera is so far, so good Unlock the GS5 with a finger swipe Galaxy S5 has the pulse on your pulse Comparing the GS5 to the iPhone 5S, LG …
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The HTC One M8 (L) and Samsung Galaxy S5 are retail rivals. Josh Miller/CNET The HTC One M8 , HTC’s successor to its well-received One, has stepped confidentially into the light of day with top-notch specs, a return of the lush metal body, and a new rose gold shade. All about the HTC One M8 Fully reviewed: HTC One M8 …
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The Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8, and iPhone 5S battle it out. Josh Miller/CNET Related stories HTC One M8, fully reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy S5 tops the charts Why the HTC One M8 gives Samsung a run for its money There’s no question that the visually-refined HTC One M8 is one fancy piece of hand candy. Luckily, its prowess isn’t …
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 bumps up the Galaxy S4 on almost every front and includes a fingerprint scanner. Josh Miller/CNET Unless you were dead-set on a metal chassis and futuristic features, then Samsung’s Galaxy S5 is an excellent successor to the Galaxy S4 in the evolving Galaxy S line. We’ve taken a close look at phone’s new fingerprint scanner and …
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