Rumors on Microsoft Surface Phone Resurface
Microsoft
Supply chain is a frequent source of leaks and earlier rumors are reconfirmed with reports that Microsoft has been quietly developing the Surface Phone and it is expected to arrive on the market before Q3 2013. Microsoft’s close partnership with Nokia may not pan out as intended as early Lumia smartphones failed to gain traction in the highly competitive industry …
Qualcomm Announces Three New Snapdragon Processors for Smartphones
New Smartphone
Qualcomm recently unveiled two new quad-core Snapdragon S4 platforms, MSM8225Q and MSM8625Q, which will be used for upcoming smartphone. The company revealed that these processors are direct successors to previous dual-core models: MSM8225 and MSM8625. These chips are highly optimized to allow phone makers upgrade their old Snapdragon S1 phone models to much more advanced dual- and quad-core S4 processors, …
Lumigon T2 Review
Android
Lumigon T2 is a smartphone, dominated by stainless steel and glass material. Sporting a minimalist design, the phone should appeal to style-conscious crowd. In case you’re curious, the Lumigon T2 is placed squarely in mid-range category with its 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 single-core processor, 3.8” display, Corning Gorilla Glass, and 8Mp of rear-facing camera. The camera can record 1080p videos …
Nokia’s Wireless Charging Explained
New Smartphone
We’ve heard and discussed wireless charging for a few years now and there were only limited implementations. But now, the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 support this new practical feature, making your smartphone much easier to charge than ever before. All users have to do is to place their handsets onto Nokia Wireless Charging Pillow, Nokia Wireless Charging Plate, …
iOS 6 Seems to Be Lest Satisfactory for Loyal iPhone Customers
Apple
According to recent survey, it appears that the new iOS 6 doesn’t do Apple any favor in user satisfaction category. The survey gathered data from 16,000 iPhone users in the United States and it appears, they are more satisfied with the iOS 5. While the drop is small, this is still noteworthy as new Apple’s releases are often wildly accepted. …
Nokia Lumia 920 Review
New Smartphone
The Lumia 920 is Nokia’s first attempt in gaining equality with other Android smartphone manufacturers. The new phone is equipped with a modern, powerful dual-core processor, HD screen and a new operating system worthy of a competition in today’s buzzing mobile market. After all, these are what the competitors in the mobile ecosystem have been offering to the consumers for …
ZTE Releases Two Budget Smartphones to the US Market
New Smartphone
Some phone makers are getting quite busy over the past few days. ZTE is one of them and the Chinese manufacturer is debuting a couple of cheap Android thrills to the US market. The ZTE Warp Sequent is arriving to the Boost Mobile and it’s a direct improvement to the earlier ZTE Warp. The phone still has the same 4.3” …
Benchmark Result Further Solidifies The Existence of Samsung Galaxy S4
Android
Samsung is deliberately trying to spoil Apple’s fun and rumors are circulating that the phone will make its debut in MWC 2013 early next year. Although Samsung has officially denied these speculations in a press statement, it’s a common practice for phone makers to quietly feed rumors into the market. The result of Rightware benchmarking tool shows a brand new …
RIM’s Outage May Hint A Serious Internal Issue
BlackBerry
Although RIM (Research In Motion) has quickly restored its services to millions of users after a 3-hour outage in Africa and Europe, the disruption clearly echoes a bigger failure. These things don’t bode well for the struggling phone makers, especially when the company is working hard with their turnaround plans. It is clear that something hasn’t put right, RIM may …