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Lenovo S920 and S820 Leaked
Lenovo is prepping two new Jelly Bean handsets for the Asian market, the S920 and S820, judging by some leaked images from MyDrivers.com. The devices appear to share a similar slim, rounded edge design with a rear-facing camera. Spec-wise, both have MediaTek’s quad-core Cortex-A7 SoC, include dual-SIM support and run Android 4.2.1. It’s not clear what resolution Lenovo has in store [...]
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PlayJam GameStick brings Android Gaming to your TV (video)
PlayJam is going beyond its smart TV consoles with their new GameStick, a TV-based system that fits into a shell not much bigger than a typical flash drive. It’s actually tiny enough that the finished version should stow inside its own Bluetooth gamepad and draw power from the HDMI port. The Jelly Bean system’s dual-core Amlogic processor isn’t as powerful as a Tegra 3, but [...]
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HTC Droid DNA Review
The HTC Droid DNA
HTC has seen some difficult times lately, as it has seen it’s place in the smartphone market steadily shrink amid gains by competitors Apple and Samsung. As late as Q3 2011 it was the leading smartphone manufacturer in the United States. The company needs a shot in the arm and believes that the Droid DNA smartphone is the medicine. The question is, will it turn out to be the [...]
Acer launching six new smartphones in 2013
Acer is planning to strengthen their smartphone presence by releasing six new models in 2013. Five of the models will be based on Google’s Android operating system and one on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 platform. The company’s high-end models will be equipped with Qualcomm’s (QCOM) dual-core CPUs while the entry-level models will feature chipsets from MediaTek.
Acer will [...]
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AT&T intros Pantech Flex (video)
AT&T’s latest Pantech Flex is being dubbed as the first smartphone to let users choose between traditional Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a toned down Android layout. “Easy Experience” mode takes out Android’s multiple home screens full of apps, and replaces it with a single screen with large and prominent shortcut buttons that contain only the user’s favorite apps.
The [...]
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Withings WiFi Bathroom Scale- Gen 2
Withings has just announced a new updated set of wireless bathroom scales, which includes Position Control technology that provides you directions such as stand up straight and suck your belly in while it’s sending your details to the internet. All you need is a smartphone or tablet that can use its new Health Companion App. which came out earlier this month. It arrives in Europe at [...]
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GoNote 10-inch ICS Touchscreen Netbook
Ergo Electronics just announced their GoNote, the UK’s first touchscreen Android hybrid netbook. Marketed as a student laptop, this inexpensive netbook features a full-size keyboard and trackpad, and also brings touchscreen functionality. Ergo has also launched a new ICS tablet called the GoTab Epic V.
The new GoNote netbook features a 10-inch, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution, LED-backlit [...]
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Tencent-TCL Ice Screen 26-inch Android-based Smart TV (video)
Chinese Tencent and TCL Multimedia have just announced Ice Screen, a jointly developed 26-inch smart TV with a 1,366 x 768 display that allows users to browse the web, access videos, music and games through QQ services. The Android-powered television houses a dual-core Cortex A9 1GHz processor, a Mali 400 GPU, 4GB of RAM and support for a memory card of up to 32GB in size.
An IR remote [...]
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HTC Cuts Prices, Dumps Beats Audio
After HTC’s launch of their One series and their subsequent mediocre sales numbers, the company is planning to significantly reduce the prices of its Android and Windows Phone devices. The plan will affect models already on the market as well as future products. HTC will also no longer integrate Beats Audio technology into the majority of its handsets. Once a top-of-the-list [...]
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The Next Galaxy Nexus
Following the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus, Samsung seems to be working on a new Nexus smartphone. The device will carry the model number GT-I9260, which places it above the original Galaxy Nexus (GT-I9250) and below the new Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) in Samsung’s lineup. The new Nexus device will have the same 4.65-inch display as the Galaxy Nexus, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, an upgraded [...]
Nikon Android Coolpix S800c outted
Images of Nikon’s upcoming Android-powered camera, the Coolpix S800c, hit the Web this week. The images were published by Nikon Rumors, and they don’t feature any additional information, however, they do confirm earlier reports that the camera will be equipped with a 3.5-inch OLED display and run Android2.3 Gingerbread.
Along with a 25-250mm zoom lens on the backside, the Coolpix S800c [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Duos Official (video)
The Galaxy S Duos looks to be Samsung’s latest flagship handset. As the name suggests, it has space for two SIM cards. The phone will be able to keep both SIMs running concurrently, with the ability to chat on Carrier A while fielding incoming calls on Carrier B. Hardware-wise, it will sport a 1GHz processor, 1,500mAh battery, 4GB of built-in storage and a five-megapixel camera [...]
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Wallet-Size ChargeCard USB Cable for iPhone (video)
The ChargeCard is a USB cable for iPhone that’s wafer thin like a credit card so you can slip it into a wallet. Benefit? You’ve got it whenever you need it.
Measuring 0.1 inches or 2.54mm thick, it’s about three times as thick as an everyday credit card. The 3.25 x 2 inch card is made from ABS plastic, and the fold out USB part is made from flexible thermoplastic elastomer [...]
Sony Xperia S Goes Dark… Silver
Sony’s just announced a new color for its Xperia S, “Dark Silver”. It actually looks more grey than silver, but in any event, the above photo really shows off the Xperia S in this dazzling new hue.
There are no changes to anything but the plastic here, so you’ll still be getting the same Ice Cream Sandwich device with an impressive display. No word on when Sony [...]
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Launches (video)
Samsung is officially announcing its S-Pen slate, the Galaxy Note 10.1. The TouchWiz Android tablet is set to hit retail shelves tomorrow, August 16th, and will come in 16GB and 32GB WiFi-only configurations priced at $499 and $549, respectively.
For that price, you’re getting an ICS tab outfitted with a 10-inch 1,280 x 800 TFT LCD display, quad-core Exynos 4 CPU clocked at 1.4GHz, [...]
PlayStation Mobile Deets (video)
Sony’s decided to out details on PlayStation Mobile, it’s upcoming cross-platform gaming service. It will connect to your own PSN ID, linking into its software store, which will provide a plethora of portable experiences. Sony’s also announced that ASUS and Wikipad hardware will join the line-up. We can already recognize a handful of Xperia phones alongside the Tablet S [...]
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Barnes & Noble Cuts Nook Prices
In light of Google’s announcement of a $200 Google Nexus 7 tablet, Barnes & Noble has just slashed prices on all three of its Android-based, seven-inch Nook Tablets. The 16 and 8GB models have been respectively reduced to $199 (from $249) and $179 (from $199), while the Nook Color is priced $20 cheaper at $149. Will these price tags be good enough to go against the Kindle Fire? [...]
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Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q
Above contains a press shot of T-Mobile’s upcoming Samsung’s SGH-T699, or more specifically it’s official name, the Galaxy S Blaze Q. It’s a QWERTY slider for T-Mobile that we’ve seen before, and due out August 15th.
The phone will house a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in storage. Additionally, it will have 1080p [...]
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HTC One X gets Android 4.0.4
HTC is issuing an update to version 4.0.4, launching today, which will allow users to map menu functionality to the lower right ‘recent app’ key, while it will also give camera enhancement like white balance and continuous autofocus improvements. Expect a handful of stability improvements as well as a dedicated tab switcher for the built-in browser, particularly if you haven’t [...]
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iPad Mini in Production (video)
We all know that the iPhone 5 is on its way in a couple of months. Now, rumors suggest that the latest addition of the iPhone will be accompanied by the unveiling of the iPad Mini as well.
Recent rumors suggest that an iPad Mini screen is already in production, leading some people to believe that this follows the speculation of a fall release.
Check out the video courtesy of CNET…
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Nikon Preparing Android-Powered Camera
Nikon apparently is gearing up to debut its first Android powered compact camera, reportedly called the Coolpix S800 or S800c. According to reports, the camera will be equipped with a 3.5-inch OLED display and will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The device will also supposedly feature a 25-250mm zoom lens, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi, and it will have access to the Google Play store. While [...]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 7.0 with Ice Cream Sandwich (video)
Samsung has upgraded its newest 10.1-inch and 7-inch tablets with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The problem is that the upgrade has only been made available to users in the United Kingdom so far It’s been reported that the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and 10.1 owners in the United States might possibly have a little bit more of a wait on their hands, and expect ICS upgrades for [...]
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NVIDIA and Nyko announce PlayPad Pro and PlayPad game controllers
Nyko and NVIDIA are partnering together tooffer a new line of Android gaming controllers to support Tegra 3 optimized games.
“To embrace the enormous growth of mobile and tablet gaming, our new controllers will provide physical and familiar controls to tablet gamers for a console-like experience,” said Chris Arbogast, director of marketing for Nyko Technologies. “Tablet games [...]
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Canadian Samsung Galaxy S III Nixes Quad-Core
The Canadian version of the Samsung Galaxy S III will do without the quad-core Exynos processor found in the European version and instead feature a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor. The Canadian handset, like the Japanese model, will also receive a RAM boost from 1GB to 2GB. It has already been confirmed that the Galaxy S III would be equipped with a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor on U.S. [...]
GameFly GameStore to Launch this Fall
GameFly just announced that it plans to begin publishing mobile games for Apple’s iOS platform and Google’s Android operating system. Additionally, the video game rental service plans to further expand into mobile by launching its own Android app store to take on the Google Play store.
”GameFly is dedicated to giving consumers the best user experience possible, and to be their [...]
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Done Deal- Motorola Mobility is officially part of Google
The deal is finally done. Motorola Mobility is officially part of the Google empire. After over a year in the make, Google was able to acquire Motorola Mobility for the price of $40 per share, or about $12.5 billion. Motorola Mobility will continue to operate as a separate business entity and as a licensee of Android, but Google still says the purchase will allow it to really catapult its [...]
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Samsung Galaxy S III on TV
Samsung just released a European television commercial for its upcoming flagship Galaxy S III smartphone. Rather than full specs and a feature sets, the 60-second TV advertisement highlights the handset’s connection to humans and nature.
The Galaxy S III “understands you, shares what’s in your heart, keeps track of loved ones, recognizes who you are, follows your every move, [...]
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Next Angry Birds – ‘Amazing Alex’
Rovio earlier this week confirmed that it bought the IP for the game Casey’s Contraptions. The company’s founder and CEO Mikael Hed revealed to Finnish TV channel Yle on Friday that the game will have an educational element and revolve around Alex, a curious young boy who loves to build things.
“The quality pressure is high. We want to maintain the high standard Angry Birds fans [...]
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Verizon HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE Coming
HTC and Verizon just unveiled their newest DROID-branded smartphone, the DROID Incredible 4G LTE. It will launch in a few weeks, and the newest addition to the Incredible family features a 4-inch qHD Super LCD display, a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor, an 8-megapixel camera, Beats Audio and Sense 4 atop Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
No details regarding pricing were made [...]
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Samsung Galaxy S III unveiled
The Samsung Galaxy S III has finally been announced, and based on the specs, it jives with everything that was being rumored for the past few months. It will include a blistering 1.4GHz quad-core processor, a 4.7-inch HD display, an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD recording, 1GB of RAM and of course, 4G LTE. It’s all housed into a slim case that is just 8.6 millimeters thick.
Samsung [...]
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