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HTC unveils its first Windows Phone 8 devices: the 8X and 8S

At a New York City event on Wednesday, HTC unveiled their first Windows Phone 8 devices. These two devices are mostly geared towards fashion-minded people with their bold colors and stylings. The HTC 8X is the flagship Windows Phone 8 device for HTC, and the HTC 8S is the more mid-range device. Do these devices stack up to the other Windows Phone 8 devices? Are these devices compelling enough to make people switch from Android or iOS? Find out the answers to these questions and more in our scoop on HTC's first Windows Phone 8 offerings. HTC 8X The HTC 8X is HTC's brand-new Windows Phone 8 flagship. It has many of the specs that you would find on an Android flagship with its 1.5GHZ dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 4.3 inch 1,280 x 720 Super LCD 2 display, NFC, 16GB of built-in memory, and a 1,800MAH battery. Windows Phone handsets are no longer inferior to the latest Android flagships, because these specs rival the HTC One X's specs and the specs of

Apple unveils the iPhone 5 and the fifth generation iPod Touch

After months of rumors, prototypes, and alleged parts the much speculated iPhone 5 has finally been released. The new fifth generation iPod Touch was also released alongside the new iPhone. Are these devices the true successors to their previous versions? Are these devices worth upgrading for? Find out the answers to these questions and more in our scoop on Apple's latest product unveiling. iPhone 5 The iPhone line has been one of the most successful product lines (if not the most successful) and is a name that is synonymous with everyone. When the iPhone 4 came out, everyone thought that its design was so perfect that Apple would probably never change it by a lot. These people were right as of the iPhone 4s's and iPhone 5's unveiling. This year's iPhone 5 has a design much like the 4 and 4s's with a glass front, a back that is mostly aluminium, and glass pieces at the top and bottom. This design is also a two tone design with a dark grey aluminium and black

Motorola updates the Razr family with the Droid Razr M, Razr HD, and Razr Maxx HD

The Razr name has always been a memorable name in the cell phone industry with the Razr and Krazr phones back in 2005, and with the Razr, Razr Maxx, and other derivatives in 2011. Motorola has added some devices to the Razr name with the debuting of the Droid Razr M, Droid Razr HD, and the Droid Razr Maxx HD. These devices are supposed to be updates to last year's Motorola Droid Razr and Razr Maxx. How do these devices stack up to today's competition? Are these devices even worth consideration? Find out here in our scoop on the new Razr family. Motorola Droid Razr M There is a little brother in every family and the Razr M is that little brother. Even though it is the little brother, it offers some very nice specs. The Razr M has a 4.3 inch 960 x 540 qHD Super AMOLED display that is basically the same display found on the Razr and Razr Maxx from last year. The colors do not seem right on it, the whites look noticeably yellow, and the text looks kind of jagged. The panel

Samsung announces EK-GC100 Galaxy Camera: Offers Jelly Bean and HSPA+ on a point and shoot

When Samsung announced the Galaxy Note II at IFA three days ago, it was not the only thing they unveiled. Samsung also unveiled their brand new Galaxy Camera. This is a brand new point and shoot camera that runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, has a 4.8 inch 1,280 x 720 HD display, and HSPA+ 3G and "4G" connectivity. Samsung is not the first company to release an Android camera because Nikon has already released their Coolpix S800c, but this looks like a much nicer camera. The Galaxy camera has a very nice spec list with its 4.8 inch 1,280 x 720 touch screen display, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, with the Touch Wiz skin, a 1.4GHZ quad-core processor, a 16 megapixel f/2.8-5.9 23-480mm lens, 21x zoom, a 1/2.33 inch BSI CMOS sensor, a pop-up LED flash, 3G/"4G" HSPA+ connectivity, a micro-SIM slot, a microSD card slot, WiFi connectivity, a 1,650 MAH battery, and it comes in black and white. This camera also has a very nice design with its many curves, comfortable looking hand gr