Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Moto X-mas Eve

Tonight is the night of July 31st. Any other night to most but, to those in the "tech-know", it's Moto X Eve.
Although tomorrow is the big day many have looked forward to, there's plenty of time for the rumor mill to grind out a few more.
We here at ReTechX will be covering tomorrow's announcement of one of the most anticipated (and leaked) smartphones of the year.

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Samsung Making 'Fudge'?

A couple stories involving Samsung and their latest flagship smartphones have come out over the last couple of days. One reported that an AT&T sales employee had ruined his new Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. The other, reported by Anandtech, pertaining to the Samsung Galaxy S4 and it's performance benchmarks.

Loose Flaps Sink Smartphones
According to the article by IntoMobile, an AT&T sales associate ruined his new Galaxy S4 Active, after trying to demonstrate it's most-touted selling feature. The associate, trained by AT&T and Samsung in demonstrating the waterproof construction and recently-added Aqua Mode, for shooting video and still-photos underwater, claims that his phone was rendered "useless" after a recent demonstration. Although water had not triggered the sensor tabs inside the battery compartment, apparently sub-par manufacturing standards, on the rubber seal for the USB port, allowed water to enter the case and short circuit the internal electronics. The worst part is that Samsung's warranty doesn't cover exposure to moisture. Rethinking that S4 Active? Check out the original article below.

Samsung's Performance Enhancing... Code
In a recent revelation by Anandtech, it was revealed that perhaps Samsung had been artificially boosting the performance of it's Exynos 5 Octa-based Galaxy S4.
Anandtech claims there is a " hard-coded white list for certain benchmarking apps that allows them — and only them — to take advantage of the full power of its [S4] chipset".
Samsung denies the "boosting" allegations but, in a weird way.

To see their full explanation, follow the link below.
So, what do you think of all these reports regarding Samsung? Leave a comment or drop us an email with your thoughts.

http://m.intomobile.com/2013/07/29/att-employee-claims-galaxy-s4-active-isnt-waterproof-advertised/

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7187/looking-at-cpugpu-benchmark-optimizations-galaxy-s-4

Friday, July 26, 2013

POLL: Favorite Tech

     So, here we go with our first poll.

     What is your favorite tech that you own? Your smartphone? Tablet? Roku?
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$30 Off New Nexus 7

     Staples has a deal for you!

     If you're in the market for the beautiful, new Nexus 7. Some reviewers have compared the new tablet to the Apple iPad Mini, with one exception...there is, technically, no competition since Apple has not updated the iPad Mini with as stunning a disply as the new Nexus 7!
     Although the prices have gone up for the new 7" slate-$229 for the 16gb, $269 for the 32gb and $349 for the 32gb LTE-many feel that the Nexus 7 is still THE best bet, especially with the new, pixel-rich screen.

     If you do happen to be in the market for this new "slab of awesomeness", follow the link below and you'll receive $30 off from Staples.

SOURCE: http://www.droid-life.com/2013/07/26/get-30-off-the-new-nexus-7-through-staples-with-this-coupon-code/#more-115571

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T-Mobile "Jump"s at AT&T

     T-Mobile has announced recent changes to their 'Jump' early upgrade program, as a premptive strike against AT&T's 'NEXT' early upgrade program.

     T-Mobile announced that it will offer it's entire phone arsenal in conjunction with the 'Uncarriers' new 'Jump' early upgrade program at no upfront cost starting today.

     In a telephone interview with Mike Sievert, T-Mobile's Chief Marketing Officer said that the decision to drop upfront costs are in a response to AT&T chosing to also offering zero-down options on it's 'Next' program.

To read the full details available, follow the link below.

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SOURCE: http://www.allthingsd.com/20130726/t-mobile-promotion-offers-entire-lineup-of-phones-for-no-upfront-payment/