Micromax Releases the Canvas A110
Android
Micromax has released a smartphone with dual-SIM capability, the Superfone Canvas 2 A110, which is a direct improvement over the Canvas A100. Both use 5” 854 x 480 IPS capacitive display, Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and even the same starting price. Obviously, the components used under the hood are remarkably better. For starters, the new phone is powered by …
Windows Phone Marketplace Now Has More Than 125,000 Apps
Smartphone News
Since its releases, Windows Phone OS continues to limp along behind Android and iOS. But with the release of Windows Phone 8, it really starts to catch up. It is reported recently that Windows Phone Marketplace now has more than 125,000 apps published in its catalogue. Obviously, this is still a drop in the bucket as Apple’s iTunes Store has …
Corning Gorilla Glass is Already Used on More than 1 Billion Devices
New Smartphone
Many of us can vividly remember getting our first smartphone and the thought of carrying expensive, sophisticated piece of hardware everywhere was a bit hard to deal with. Many first-time smartphone users babied their treasured new toys and some even bought heavy duty protective case. Like any parent, we eventually realize that our smartphones are tougher and more independent that …
GooPhone Releases an iPad Mini Clone
Apple
Many of us are not familiar with GooPhones yet and they come from a company with the same name that “brilliantly” clones Apple’s designs. The company releases its products before the Apple and GooPhone tries to sue the giant manufacturer every time it releases a new product. Very recently, Goophone announced a new tablet that’s called GooPad mini. As always, …
Samsung and LG May Begin to Release 1080p Smartphones Next Year
HTC
Sources from Korea told us that Samsung and LG will deliver high-end smartphones with 1080p display, before second half of 2013. With the J Butterfly, HTC has convincingly beaten everyone and while the phablets 5” 1080p display is impressive, it appears that LG and Samsung aren’t in a hurry. Even with its large display, the HTC J Butterfly still manages …
ZTE Chorus Review
Smartphones
ZTE Chorus is an entry-level smartphone, which is characterized by the Muve Music service, which allow users to download albums and songs. Although a bit thick at 15mm, the Chorus still feels adequately lightweight. It is really unfortunate that the 3.2” display still uses resistive technology and WQVGA resolution. This means, users need to press harder on the display, instead …
Qualcomm’s Project RAY Offer Enhanced Usability for Visually-Impaired Users
Qualcomm Snapdragon
Qualcomm is expanding the usability of smartphone to visually-impaired consumers. There are nearly 300 million of visually-impaired individuals, which represent a relatively untapped market. Today, smartphones designed for visually-impaired people typically have large buttons, special barcode scanners, color readers, audiobook readers and visual commands. Qualcomm’s Project RAY offers better integration between common smartphone technologies and enhanced eye-free interaction. User can …
Acer Liquid Express Review
Acer
Acer Liquid Express is noteworthy for being the company’s first NFC smartphone. Specs-wise, the phone is essentially an entry-level device with a 3.5” display, 800MHz single-core processor, 5Mp rear-facing camera and Gingerbread (Android 2.3). While the rest of the industry quickly jumped aboard the NFC bandwagon moments after the official release of the Nexus S, Acer chose to delay. But …
Android 4.2 Will Feature Tighter Security Standard
Android
Google is regularly stepping up its security features with new Android versions and as we dig deeper into the Alpha version of the Android 4.2, we can easily understand how the company is prioritizing on security capabilities. Although not all features in Alpha version will make into the final build, we can still be sure than Android is getting safer …