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Firefox Mobile Sync – Pretty Cool

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Though I prefer old school way of doing things, checking out this little feature definitely made me smile- syncing Firefox bookmarks, cookies, and tabs to the online cloud and then linking an android phone via mobile Firefox to pull up the synced pages on the go. No longer will I have to worry about remembering what sites I was looking at nor worry about remembering passwords and whatnot. Woo!

How does a breakfast run turn into this…?

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So I went out to get some food this morning and ended up sniped by my parents to help them get a new netbook/laptop. Criteria was mostly size and weight, so we narrowed it down to a few Asus models, and ended up getting this guy:

Asus Eee-PC 1015PX + Crucial  2GB DDR3 stick of ram. Specs weren’t too bad for the $270 tag either: dual-core Intel Atom cpu, (after extra upgrade) 2GB ram, 8-9 hour battery, and weight under 3lbs.

Ram install was very quick and everything worked just fine.

And finally, to continue my Samsung Galaxy S2 cross-comparisons, these 2 are almost dead-even as far as specs go, but the price difference is pretty big (given for how much I got the Galaxy, of course).

Both have dual-core cpu’s, both can pump out about 1.6gHZ, both have 1GB ram (originally anyway), I think battery life would be about the same too; however, being MUCH smaller and lighter, sporting a very good camera, and not to mention almost $100 cheaper (for me), Galaxy S2 wins.

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 – Now Cheaper Than Ever!

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For the first time in 3 years, AT&T brings us a fully-functional, non-butchered flagship device and tags it with the standard $199.99. The crowd goes wild, the sales go through the roof, but something just isn’t the same… it needs to be butchered in some way or another. Samsung Skyrocket is released not even a month after Galaxy S2.

The new brother from retarded mother sports a less efficient CPU (even if rated at higher mHZ), fatter body, worse battery life. Why? To promote the non-existing LTE network aka the stuff of gods that goes beyond the throttled HSDPA+ (“4G”).

So what? Our superstar S2 becomes $50 cheaper, thus cheaper than the worse iPhone 4S and price-matched the new Skyrocket. $150 with a 2-year contract is a legal theft for device like S2, so go get yours before it gets discontinued!

Finally Here! Samsung Galaxy S2 (AT&T)

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So AT&T finally got a decent phone since Nokia E71x about 3 years ago. What’s more surprising, especially looking at how they butchered Galaxy S (Captivate), the S2 was left relatively untouched. The only hardware change from the international version was removal of the track-pad in favor of Back and Search optical keys on the bottom of the face of the handset. This will slightly disappoint those of you who like or need to have quick arrow-key capabilities, but considering other options AT&T offers, S2 is definitely an overall champion.

Specs can be found here, so I will focus on my impressions and some key features over older Android interfaces.

First and foremost, the dimensions of S2 are fantastic! It is lighter, thinner, and has a bigger screen than the new iPhone 4S (and naturally my chubby Nokia E6). S2 feels great in the hand- not too big, not too small. The textured battery cover helps keep a better grip on the device, but I would personally recommend a skinny silicone case of some sort just in case it slips through your fingers. The call clarity is excellent and both earpiece and external speakers are very loud. A whopping 2MP front facing camera is a welcome new addition that not that many phones prior to S2 had.

The screen is gorgeous and touch feedback is lightening-fast thanks to the dual-core Exynos chipset. All the menus, applications, and web work extremely smooth and quick. I’m yet to experience any lag on the S2. Flash support doesn’t disappoint either- I’ve been able to watch youtube videos right in the browser no problem, even ads on some sites play just fine. The phone can open your usual Office documents no problem and reading them is a pleasure on a big, bright screen. What was previously unavailable in stock roms is the folder widget that makes keeping main screen shortcuts organized instead of Apple-esque all over the place. A neat new zoom feature was added by touching the S2’s screen with 2 fingers and then tilting the whole phone backwards or forwards to zoom in on the current media displayed.

Main camera features macro mode for those close-ups and doesn’t disappoint. The main camera also sports wide angle resolutions for those “wide screen” photos many other phones cannot take. The pictures for this review minus iPhone S4 comparison were taken with the S2 camera, so you can see the quality for yourself. I haven’t played with HD video recording, but I hear it is great save not having auto-macro mode for quick close-up motions. This is probably a matter of a camera app update, so a matter of time rather than hardware inability.

All in all, this is a worthy iPhone killer and a proper multimedia + phone kinda device. As with all Android phones, the battery will last between a day and 2, which isn’t enough for me, but that’s why I trust my cellular communication to Nokia’s E series workhorses.