Test your Visual Skills in the HTC One Photo Challenge

by Adam Johnson on May 10th 2012, 11:46am
tagged camera, HTC, HTC One, photo

HTC is very proud of the shooter on their latest phones the HTC One S and HTC One X. And they should be. There’s been a lot of buzz around the quality of this camera. HTC has taken the opportunity to set up a challenge, should you choose to accept it. All that is required is for you to head over to the HTC Blog and start the challenge. You’ll be choosing which photo was taken with the HTC One X and which was taken with a professional digital camera. Personally I did not do all that well. I won’t reveal my score, but I could probably think of a few decent excuses why my score was bad. All joking aside, give it a shot yourself and let us know how you did.

source: htcblog

Instagram Founder Says Android App is Coming “Really Soon”

by Stacy Bruce on Mar 11th 2012, 5:53pm
tagged app, application, instagram, photo, SXSW

SXSW brought team Android a bit of reassuring news today as one of the Instagram founders said he hopes ”to have it out to people really soon.” While on stage giving a speech, co-founder Kevin Systrom snagged a Galaxy Nexus out of his pocket and wouldn’t you know it, was running a private beta of the illusive Android Instagram app. Not only was we rocking a bitchin’ Android phone, Systrom also claimed that “it’s one of the most amazing Android apps you’ll ever see,” and said, “in some ways, it’s better than our iPhone app.” (woot-woot!) Our pals over at The Verge even report that during a Q&A, Systrom also said that the Android app was super fast, looks great on Android’s large screened devices, and has built in social media sharing that can reach just about every social outlet available. Well I wish they would share that private beta app with me because I am ready to see what all the hype is about. How about you guys? Are you ready for Instagram to hit Google Play? It looks like we may be getting ever so close now.

source: The Verge

Real Life White DROID RAZR Photos Appear

by Stacy Bruce on Dec 14th 2011, 8:40pm
tagged Droid Razr, images, leak, photo, pictures, Verizon, white

Some of you may have already forgotten about the other Verizon phone that is scheduled to launch tomorrow (no the world doesn’t revolve around the GNex), the alabaster DROID RAZR. In case you were debating between the two, our friends over at Droid Life have gotten a hold of some real life white RAZR photos and the thing looks pretty damn sexy if you ask me. I know we have already seen official press shots of the phone, but we have yet to see any good multi-angle photos as of yet.

Since the phone is sitting in Verizon stores as we speak, you know some decent images were just waiting to be circulated. So without further adieu…. I ask you to join us after the break for the rest of the photos. » Read the rest

Verizon Starts to Receive DROID XYBoard Demo Units, Launch Date Still Unconfirmed

by Stacy Bruce on Dec 8th 2011, 8:52pm
tagged demo, droid, leak, motorola, photo, picture, tablet, Verizon, Xyboard

With all the hubbub surrounding the Galaxy Nexus it can be easy to forget about the other great devices getting ready to drop. Take the Motorola DROID XYBoards for example. Although officially announced by Verizon, they are unofficially rumored to launch this Monday, Dec. 12, and haven’t received as much hype as they would have had the GNex not been clouding their release.

Like the Nexus, the XYBoard tablets are starting to arrive and demo units might actually start showing up on Verizon displays soon. So if it’s the latest Verizon 4G slate you’re after, maybe try calling your local Verizon store and ask kindly if they have one of the demo units for you to check out. As far as launch goes, with all the shenanigans we have been seeing from Verizon lately it’s really hard to say. If we get any more news on their release you can bet you will be the first to know.

[via Droid Life]

[Leak] Motorola Dinara 13 megapixel test photo surfaces

by Robert Nazarian on Sep 13th 2011, 1:50pm
tagged 13MP, camera, Dinara, droid, Droid HD, motorola, photo, test photo

Back in July we first heard about the Motorola Dinara which is rumored to have a 720p screen and a 13MP camera. Last month we saw the Dinara or the DROID HD posing with the Bionic. We are still not certain if the Dinara is the same phone as the DROID HD or something different.

Late last month we saw a test photo from the Dinara, but it was only at 9MP (4000 x 2248). The 13MP specs continued to stick, but we wanted proof. We just received proof as another photo surfaced, but this time at 4128 x 3096 or 12.8MP. Sure the photo is blurry, but it isn’t about the quality right now, it is more about the pixels.

This is great news, but lets face it, Motorola’s cameras haven’t been the greatest. 13 megapixels is wonderful, but lets hope they finally figure out that quality is more important.

[via pocketnow]

Lookout Technical Team Talks About Android Trojan, Mobile Security, App Genome Project

by Dustin Karnes on Jan 14th 2011, 1:17pm
tagged Android, anti, antimalware, antispyware, antivirus, app, backup, call, contact, contacts, geinimi, Gemini, history, log, lookout, malware, mobile, photo, photos, security, spyware, trojan, virus

By now, I’m sure most of you have heard of Lookout Mobile Security. They’re a company that provides security application for mobile devices, like Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile. Now, I’m a huge fan of Lookout. In fact, as we speak, I’m backing my pictures up to their servers from my HTC Evo. But we wanted to get in a little closer with the Lookout team, find out about their product and the challenges they face. So, we scheduled a sit-down with Lookout Chief Technical Officer Kevin Mahaffey and Principal Security Engineer Tim Wyatt, and had a chat.

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The Best Android Camera apps – Shoot like a Pro!

by Jesse Bauer on Oct 2nd 2010, 11:51am
tagged Android, andropan, app, camera, crop, cropping, effects, market, panoramic, photo, photoshop, vignette

Original photo by Doug Schwartz

So, as you can see, Batboy isn’t having the night he intended on. And although we’ve probably all been there before, we’re always happy to have a killer Android camera app to capture a cape crusader’s failure!

Let’s have a look at some of the apps we should always have ready to snap a few “candid” moments.

Reduce Photo Size for Android

by Tyler Cunningham on Sep 13th 2010, 4:17pm
tagged crop images, image modification, photo, Reduce Photo Size

Have you been looking for an application for cropping and resizing photos on your Android device? Well, look no further, because Reduce Photo Size for Android does just that.

You have the option to either take a new photo right from the application, or grab an existing image. The interface is pretty self explanatory, simply select the size you want to reduce to, and push “done”. Nothing too elaborate here, but nevertheless, this is a handy little tool for quickly resizing images for email or text.

Rate and download: Reduce Photo Size