One new exciting features of Jelly Bean (Android 4.2) is the Daydream, which is essentially a built-in screensaver. The Daydream is activated when the device is docked or connected to a charger. It turns out that Google has hidden a rather interesting Easter Egg within the Daydream. Google regularly hides version art in each Android version release since Gingerbread. Users …
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Intel has confirmed its intention to release a next generation SoC for mobile device in 2013. The earlier Intel Medfield processor was only able to scratch the paint of ARM’s might and the company still fails to grab sizable market share. ARM is currently controlling 90 percent of the mobile industry and despite relatively a new arrival; the Intel Atom …
It is easy to think of the Kyocera Milano as another messaging-oriented handset. Despite the presence of some attractive touches, the phone is decidedly a bulky and dull affair. One huge disappointment is the poor display, not only it is unbearably small at 3-inch, the QVGA resolution makes texts look choppy and graphics look fuzzy. Although we should appreciate Kyocera’s …
US Jury from Delaware federal court has recently found that Apple infringed three patents belonged to the MobileMedia Ideas. These patents are related to camera phone technology and have been implemented on the iPhone. MobileMedia Ideas acquired them from Sony Corp. and Nokia in 2010. Sony and Nokia haven’t released official statements regarding to this issue. The trial only defined …
Today’s, smartphone market is getting more competitive with device manufacturers pulling out all tricks in an attempt to outdo the competition. Many manufacturers choose to keep prices low and features set reasonable, while others are moving to specific market niches. Women are frequent niche targets in the phone industry and recently Samsung has released the Galaxy S3 Mini in Titan …
Word has it that we will be getting a refresh of the once popular Samsung Galaxy S2. The Plus version of the phone may eventually arrive on Q1 2013. Running Android 4.1 out of the box and sporting a rather limited 8GB of onboard storage, the Galaxy S2 Plus would be available in Dark Blue and Chic White. With a …
More than two years ago, it was reported that some Android devices were unable to resolve hostnames on a local domain. Google kept quiet for quite a while and all of a sudden, a Google employee confirmed recently that the bug will be fixed in the upcoming Android version. The bug has been identified as Issue 8030 and it is …
Microsoft and its new mobile platform, Windows Phone 8, have been in the news for quite a while. The company has also released an intermediary version, the Windows 7.8, which is intended to deliver some features of Windows Phone 8 to older Mango devices. Like its usual practice in the desktop environment, Microsoft is already busy working on the next …
For many of us, quad-core smartphones are already overkill and consumers would sing the same tune next year. A major Chinese phone maker, ZTE is planning to release its upcoming beast, the ZTE Apache. The phone would be powered by 8-core Cortex A15 processor. MediaTek, a popular chip manufacturer, has been hard at work to release an octa-core chip, which …
RIM (Research in Motion) will officially release its next mobile platform, the BlackBerry 10 in January 30. The new OS version and forthcoming BB10 devices are already hotly discussed on mainstream media and blogosphere. Some people still hope that the company would experience a turnaround of some sort and reassert its position in the mobile market. Despite its largely diminished …