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HTC One Review: The Beauty Is a Beast

To say that the HTC One is a critical release for the Taiwanese corporation is an understatement. HTC has been going through a rough spot for quite a while now, with major losses in revenues and market share. Now, with the release of the HTC One, which was announced back in February of this year, [...]

May 7, 2013CommentsRead More

Sony Xperia Z Review

2013 is still at its beginning and the smartphone war is at its peak, every major company is competing in releasing their flagship device in a timely manner in order to claim the Android throne, and Sony has been one of the first companies to make such an announcement with their Sony Xperia Z, which [...]

March 24, 2013CommentsRead More

An Introduction to Near Field Communication (NFC)

I am sure that by now you have all heard about the term Near Field Communication (NFC) when reading or listening to the overall specifications of a mobile phone.Some may even have an understanding of its technical nature but have no idea how it can be used in our daily lives or even add any [...]

March 4, 2013CommentsRead More

HTC Announces its New Flagship Device, The HTC One

Finally, after weeks of taunting (through a countdown on its official site) and speculations (through several leaks on many websites), HTC announces its new flagship device for 2013, the HTC One. We all know that HTC had a rough 2012, with fierce competition from the such of Apple and Samsung when it comes to the Smartphones’ [...]

February 20, 2013CommentsRead More

Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 Coming Soon

Corning will be using the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show to reveal its latest fiber optic technology for device-to-device connectivity. But that’s not all; it will also (supposedly) unveil the latest iteration of its Gorilla Glass. Gorilla Glass 3 is supposed to be three times tougher than the previous generation. Reminder: Gorilla Glass 2 is currently [...]

January 4, 2013CommentsRead More

Nexus 4 Review

I have been a Nexus user for quite some time now; having owned both the Samsung Nexus S and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, I could not describe my excitement when Google announced the LG Nexus 4 on October 29th of this year. Getting the Nexus 4 was a hassle, with a scarce and limited supply [...]

December 19, 2012CommentsRead More

Smartphones: Which One Do You Prefer? [Poll]

Christmas is getting near and it has been a very busy year in the smartphone world; fierce competition, amazing spec sheets and most importantly, a wide variety of choices. Receiving a Smartphone has been one of the most popular gifts lately, and we at Tech-Ticker would love to know what is your Smartphone of choice [...]

December 16, 2012CommentsRead More

Dell Bids Smartphone Business Farewell

Dell took the tough decision to put an end to its smartphone business, globally. Tough simply because parting ways with a market that is expected to reach around $150 billion in 2014 is definitely not an easy thing to do, and most investors may not understand it . Dell already stopped selling smartphone in the US earlier this [...]

December 14, 2012CommentsRead More

Some Tech-Related Lebanese Consumer Trends

The whole world is moving towards digitization, and Lebanon is not an exception to that, even though domestic infrastructure impediments remain numerous and quite heavy. Mobile telephony has pushed average monthly household spending on communication to USD 125. This figures encompasses home and mobile voice and Internet bills. As we previously detailed, Internet penetration in [...]

November 30, 2012CommentsRead More