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Lucian Armasu
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Lucian is passionate about writing about different technologies, talking about their potential, and predicting tech trends. Visit his technology news website at TechDomino.com.

OmniROM Aims to Replace CyanogenMod as the "Open ROM" for All Devices
By Lucian Armasu · October 14, 2013
Google to Make Tablet Apps More Visible in the Play Store on…
Google has never really pushed Android tablet apps in a very pro-active way. When they…
By Lucian Armasu · October 11, 2013
New Nexus 5 and KitKat Screenshots Show UI Improvements and Larger Icons
The latest rumors say that Nexus 5 and KitKat will be announced in just a…
By Lucian Armasu · October 11, 2013
Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S5 to Be Unveiled at CES 2014 in January?
According to a new report, the Galaxy S4 isn't selling so well anymore. There were…
By Lucian Armasu · October 10, 2013
Sony Xperia Z1 f SO-02; A Smaller Xperia Z1 Is Coming This…
Sony has unveiled its flagship for the rest of this year at least, the Xperia…
By Lucian Armasu · October 10, 2013
Archos Officially Announces the GamePad 2 with Quad Core 1.6 Ghz Processor,…
There seems to be a bigger push lately from all sorts of OEM's from start-ups…
By Lucian Armasu · October 9, 2013
HP Chromebook 11 Showing Up on HP's Website
[caption id="attachment_287864" align="aligncenter" width="610"] HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook[/caption] HP has just released a new Chromebook…
By Lucian Armasu · October 7, 2013
Watch Out OEM's: AnTuTu Has a Fix for All of Your Benchmark…
As expected, the guys behind AnTuTu, didn't take it well that companies are cheating on…
By Lucian Armasu · October 7, 2013
Samsung Galaxy J with 20.7 MP Camera Surfaces
Samsung seems to be working on a new high-end smartphone, called Galaxy J, that's rumored…
By Lucian Armasu · October 7, 2013
USPTO Grants "Galaxy Round" Trademark – Could Be a Flexible Display Samsung…
It's not long now until the flexible displays smartphones start showing up on the market.…
By Lucian Armasu · October 7, 2013
Samsung to Release "Gear Glass" in April-May 2014?
Eldar Murtazin has released some rumors, some turning out to be true, while others being…
By Lucian Armasu · October 7, 2013
Lenovo Yoga Tablets Running Android Appear in Europe
Lenovo hasn't been a big player in the Android market, but it may start pushing…
By Lucian Armasu · October 7, 2013
The Upcoming Acer C720 Chromebook Will Have Touchscreen as an Option
According to a Google+ post and 9to5google, one of the upcoming Acer C720 models will come…
By Lucian Armasu · October 7, 2013
Romain Guy, Android Graphics and Performance Engineer, Is Quitting Android (Stays at…
Romain guy, the graphics and performance engineer at Android, says that he's quitting Android to…
By Lucian Armasu · October 5, 2013
Moto Maker Is Finally Coming to Verizon on November 11th
Moto Maker, Motorola's competitive advantage against other smartphones in the market, is finally arriving on…
By Lucian Armasu · October 5, 2013
Google Wants to Buy Parts of Blackberry or Potentially the Whole Company
Reuters is reporting that Google is one of the companies interested in buying Blackberry or…
By Lucian Armasu · October 5, 2013
Galaxy S4 and Note 3 Won't Get the Patch that Enables the…
It's no secret that Samsung has had some issues with its big.Little processors. Either the two…
By Lucian Armasu · October 4, 2013
Archos Announces 3 New Platinum Tablets
Archos has just released details about 3 new Platinum tablets from its Elements series. They…
By Lucian Armasu · October 4, 2013
Samsung to Use Quad and Octa-Core Mediatek Chips in 2014
Here's a bit of a surprising news. Apparently Mediatek will start providing quad-core and octa-core chips…
By Lucian Armasu · October 3, 2013
LG F340 with Snapdragon 800 and 720p Display Could Be LG's Curved…
There are some rumors that the LG G Flex, which is supposed to have a…
By Lucian Armasu · October 3, 2013
The Galaxy Note 3 Region Lock Is Real and It's Also Coming…
  Recently we discovered that Samsung is locking its Galaxy Note 3 to certain regions,…
By Lucian Armasu · October 3, 2013
Galaxy Note 3 Teardown Shows $232 Bill of Materials
The bill of materials always seems to surprise people for being so low compared to…
By Lucian Armasu · October 3, 2013
Asus Nexus 10 Could Be Based on the New Transformer Pad Infinity
Google has already had more than enough partnerships with Samsung (Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus…
By Lucian Armasu · October 3, 2013
Google Never Expected the Chromebook Pixel To Sell Well
Caesar Sengupta, vice president of product management for Chromebooks, told Business Insider that, unsurprisingly, the Chromebook Pixel…
By Lucian Armasu · October 3, 2013
Qualcomm Says Apple's New 64-bit A7 Chip Is a "Marketing Gimmick"
Qualcomm execs don't seem afraid to speak their minds, whenever they either think their competition's…
By Lucian Armasu · October 2, 2013
Vertu Announces Its Second Android Smartphone; Still Ludicruously Expensive
Vertu has always been a very "premium" brand, and by that I mean a luxurious…
By Lucian Armasu · October 2, 2013
Hulu Plus Is Coming to the Chromecast Today
The Chromecast is one of the best value and easiest to use products that Google…
By Lucian Armasu · October 2, 2013
Asus Is Testing the Tablet Market with Multiple Models
Asus has been doing pretty sell by making and selling the Nexus 7 for Google,…
By Lucian Armasu · October 1, 2013
Exynos-Based and Snapdragon 800-Based Galaxy Note 3 Models Get Compared in Benchmarks,…
Usually is a more "international" version of Samsung's flagships, that uses their own Exynos processor,…
By Lucian Armasu · October 1, 2013
ABI Research: Wearable Wireless Devices to Exceed $6 billion in Revenue in…
If there's one thing research companies love to do, is to try and predict markets,…
By Lucian Armasu · October 1, 2013
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 – 2014 Edition to Be Available on October…
The Galaxy Note 10.1 - 2014 Edition is Samsung next-generation Note 10.1 tablet, that comes…
By Lucian Armasu · September 26, 2013
Hangouts Glitch Sending Messages to the Wrong Recipients
Google's Hangouts transition from Gtalk hasn't been perfectly smooth so far, starting with the fact…
By Lucian Armasu · September 26, 2013
World's First Tegra 4 Android Smartphone, the ZTE Geek, Is Now Official
The ZTE Geek has had a troublesome start. It initially started out as an Intel…
By Lucian Armasu · September 26, 2013
Samsung Creates New App Store for Enterprise Users
It's no secret that Samsung has been focusing more and more on enterprise customers lately.…
By Lucian Armasu · September 25, 2013
Jeff Bezos: Amazon Is Just Getting Started in Tablets. Is a Mirasol-Based…
Amazon has just unveiled its Kindle Fire HDX tablets, along with the significant price drop…
By Lucian Armasu · September 25, 2013
T-Mobile to Sell Alcatel One Touch Fierce and One Touch Evolve Budget…
[caption id="attachment_285019" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Alcatel One Touch Fierce[/caption] T-mobile has just announced that it's adding…
By Lucian Armasu · September 25, 2013
Amazon's Kindle Fire HD Is the Best Sub-$150 Tablet
If you don't care as much about having access to the Play Store, or you…
By Lucian Armasu · September 25, 2013
Samsung Rumored to Be Working on a More Premium "Galaxy F" Flagship
Since Samsung started putting the "Galaxy S" name on just about any phone from mid-end…
By Lucian Armasu · September 25, 2013
Samsung and LG Agree to End Patent Battle over Display Technologies
Samsung and LG have long copied or even outright stolen technologies from each other, and…
By Lucian Armasu · September 24, 2013
Archos GamePad 2 to Come with Quad-Core 1.6 Ghz CPU HD Display…
The first Archos GamePad made quite a few waves, because it seemed like a decent…
By Lucian Armasu · September 24, 2013
You Can Now Pre-order the Galaxy S3 Mini from AT&T
No, you're not reading it wrong. It's Galaxy S3 Mini, not Galaxy S4 Mini, that's…
By Lucian Armasu · September 24, 2013
Samsung Preparing ISOCELL Image Sensor for Better Low-Light Performance
Samsung's smartphone cameras in smartphones have always been some of the best in the market.…
By Lucian Armasu · September 24, 2013
Verizon's DroidLanding Hints at Upcoming Verizon Motorola Droid Tablet
Motorola hasn't had much success with tablets so far. In fact, the very first "real"…
By Lucian Armasu · September 24, 2013
AH Tech Talk: Asus and Acer Might Merge Soon. How Would That…
Asus and Acer are in many ways just like Samsung and LG. They are both…
By Lucian Armasu · September 23, 2013
Google Starts to Ban Most Plugins in Chrome
Google has just announced that starting with January 2014, they'll ban all plugins that still…
By Lucian Armasu · September 23, 2013
Rumors Say Sony Xperia Z2 Is Launching in April
The all-new Xperia Z1 may be launching just now, but it seems Sony is already…
By Lucian Armasu · September 23, 2013
Moto X Camera Sees Significant Improvements in Latest Software Update
Motorola has never really been known for having great cameras, and it's the same story…
By Lucian Armasu · September 23, 2013
AH Tech Talk: How the Mighty Fall – Blackberry Announces $1 Billion…
Blackberry has just laid-off 4,500 people, and have announced a loss of $1 billion for…
By Lucian Armasu · September 22, 2013
As We Await the Android 4.4 Launch, HTC Is Preparing the Android…
We're 3 weeks away from the impending launch of the Android 4.4 KitKat version, and…
By Lucian Armasu · September 22, 2013
Asus CEO Confirms They're Working on MeMOFone HD5 and Padfone Mini
Asus CEO Jerry Shen has confirmed that the upcoming new devices called MeMOFone HD5 and Padfone Mini.…
By Lucian Armasu · September 21, 2013
Samsung Asks: Why Do So Many People Wait In Line for iPhones
Samsung has been trying to beat Apple at its own game for a long time…
By Lucian Armasu · September 21, 2013
Quantum Dots Could Be the Future for Our Mobile Displays
We've heard the hype about quantum dots LCD displays years ago, but back then they…
By Lucian Armasu · September 20, 2013