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As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, it’s the start of a very special time of year: the holidays. Families reunite from across the globe for feasting and of course present sharing. You also get things like the first snow of the year, baby’s first Christmas, or the countdown on New Year’s. There’s no better way to remember the holidays than a handy camcorder, and of course alaTest has all of the helpful details in case you’re considering buying one. Read the rest of this entry »

With the holidays just around the corner, it’s always helpful to know what goodies people are most interested in, and what better way to find out than a new rendition of alaTest Trends? Here are some of last month’s most popular items, sure to be hot topics this holiday season. Read the rest of this entry »

At a joint event in Hong Kong hosted by Samsung and Google, the Galaxy Nexus was just announced. On the heels of the iPhone 4S announcement, the Galaxy Nexus has some big shoes to fill, but just like the 4S announcement, the Galaxy Nexus was met with mixed reviews. Read the rest of this entry »

The numbers are in and it’s time for another round of top product trends on alaTest. It was a really close race this time, with a lot of great products making top listing, so instead of the usual top 5, we’re going for a top 10! Read the rest of this entry »

Back in 2007 when the original iPhone was released, its 3.5-inch display was considered fairly monstrous for a phone. At the time, most smartphone displays were well under 3 inches, and only a few spanned the entire face of the phone, the rest opting for a BlackBerry half screen/half button approach. But larger screens caught on, and today the 3.5-inch display of the iPhone seems relatively small, compared to 4.3 and even 5-inch phones. Read the rest of this entry »

After about 3 months of availability in Europe and Asia, our current top-rated cell phone known as the Galaxy S II has finally seen an official announcement for a release in the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s tempting to think that Apple launched the very first tablet with its creation of the original iPad, but the truth is that tablets had been around for year prior. Before the first iPad, though, tablets had a very specific purpose, generally intended for industrial environments. Apple changed this by removing many features while enhancing those that would appeal to the general public – features like video playback and casual gaming. Since then, many have been going in Apple’s direction, and today, we’ve put together a list of the best tablets on the market. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re in the market for your first smartphone, or even upgrading from an old one, you’ll notice that there are a lot of choices on the market these days. Rather than blindly choosing your next smartphone based on a 3 minute test run at your carrier’s store, let alaTest help you decide which platform best suits your needs – Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 7, or BlackBerry. Read the rest of this entry »