For years, consumers have been a little worried about smartphones with sealed battery. The HTC One is one of them, but fret not as it is proven that the flagship can stay operational for a long time with a single charge. The HTC One boasts a 2,300mAh battery under its back cover and it manages to deliver about 8 hours …
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Smartphones
In the mobile industry, so many wonderful things happen in China. The world’s most populous country is a fertile ground for any smartphone maker. With excellent accessibility to manufacturing centers, phone makers in China are able to deliver high-end devices at very low price tags. As an example, a newly unveiled 5” 1080p smartphone is available for only $144 and …
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 …
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 …