For most of the time, much of the buzz in the smartphone industry is about Apple and its iOS devices. Understandably, the company hates it when they are being forgotten even only for awhile. This has happened in recent days, as the official release of Samsung Galaxy S4 makes everyone drooling over for it. One thing that makes Apple really …
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Microsoft has made it quite clear that users of Windows Phone 8 devices will get full upgrade supports. At this moment, potential customers are often deterred by the apparent deliberate obsolescence. Fortunately, a senior employee told us recently that the there will be a clear upgrade path for Windows Phone 8 users. At this moment, most Windows Phone 7 users …
Earlier, some believe that the Asus Fonepad is just an uninspired hoax; but the tablet could actually be real. Numerous sources seem to be confirming its existence as well as its rather peculiar branding. Granted, some of these sources may not have perfect record in providing new rumors, but more than occasionally, they get their facts straight. Unfortunately, this latest …
An innovative Japanese firm, Willcom, recently unveiled the availability of the lightest and smallest phone in the market. Called the Phone Strap 2, it is only as light as 32 grams and relatively tiny at 32 x 70 x 10.7 mm. Also, Willcom manages to trim the phone’s weight down by one gram. There are also a number of software-based …
Most tablet and smartphone users know how hard it is to keep their display squeaky clean. Wiping it with across your shirt doesn’t always solve the problem. A newly released robot model, called the AutoMee-S, could be just what users are looking for. Like the well-known Roomba vacuum, it can automatically clean the front side of your smartphone. With the …
After a long wait, finally we get the alleged benchmark result of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and this time, it comes from the GlBenchmark online database. Obviously, it’s not a good idea to take this too seriously due to some considerations. Codenamed Samsung SHV-E300S, this could be a Galaxy S4 model intended only for South Korean consumers. It is quite …
Nikkei reported recently that BlackBerry decided that they couldn’t justify the projected cost of translating the entire BlackBerry 10 OS into Japanese. This result in a complete pull out of the country and BB10 devices won’t be available for Japanese buyers. The all-touch BlackBerry Z10 has been available in Canada and the United Kingdom. BlackBerry only has a 0.3 percent market share …
Some phone manufacturers introduced their unique camera technology, such as Nokia PureView and Sony Exmor RS. Obviously, innovation in this area won’t be stopping and Toshiba has recently introduced its new smartphone camera solution. The company unveiled the upcoming availability of an 8Mp smartphone sensor with integrated NCR (color noise reduction) circuitry. The 1.12 micrometers image sensor is also equipped …
The 2013 edition of Samsung La Fleur smartphones collection appear very recently. Models in this collection are based on the Galaxy S3, Galaxy Ace Duos, Galaxy S Duos, Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy S3 Mini. The company has yet to provide official statement in terms of international release, but it appears that Russia will be the first to receive them. …
LG releases a software update for the LG Viper 4G LTE, but it isn’t the time for the big celebration yet. Unfortunately, this isn’t the Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) update many have been waiting for. Instead, it should be considered only as a maintenance update, which delivers improvement on the LTE connectivity performance. With the update, the phone can discover …