Windows Phone 8 for smartphones, Windows RT for tablets and Windows 8 for PCs are all based on the same kernel. Therefore, it’s not surprising if they share similar characteristics including, amusingly, a notification to insert the installation CD. The request is triggered after a failed flashing attempt occurs, which results in boot up failure. Windows Phone 8 simply advises …
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It is no longer considered legal for smartphone users in the United States to unlock their carrier-subsidized smartphones. Although the practice technically violates the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), this unfavorable turn of events would easily disappoint many smartphone users. Granted, there are far fewer consumers who would unlock their devices than those who faithfully comply to their 2-year contract …
The Nexus 10 was first showcased at Google I/O conference in 2012. While, it’s more than a decent device, many users have complained about less capable internals and weak performance. However, new rumors point out that there will be a refresh to the device with new model running quad-core chip and octo-core GPU. Obviously, there will be no or little …
A recently leaked image is allegedly showing is HTC’s next flagship, the M7 with its Sense 5.0 UI. It seems to feature a better-designed weather widget and widgets that resemble Live Tile used by Windows Phone devices. The image also shows front facing camera on the top right, volume rocker on the right and HTC’s logo on the back. It’s …
It seems only like yesterday we first heard about the Galaxy Note brand and now, Samsung is already planning to release two new more models, the Galaxy Note III and Galaxy Note 8.0. According to sources, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 will have features similar to the Galaxy Note 10.1, but with smaller form factor. It’s also possible that the …
Long back, Microsoft has promised an update for older Windows 7.x devices with the new Windows Phone 7.8 OS. The enhanced version is supposedly to deliver some features of Windows Phone 7.8. Older Windows Phone 7.x devices can’t be upgraded directly to Windows Phone 8 due to some technical limitations. A few months have passed and there’s no word when …
Since January 10th, users of Windows Phone smartphone can no longer access the mobile services of YouTube website. The http://m.youtube.com is originally designed for feature phones and it’s based on HTML5 technology, which is useful for devices with no Adobe Flash support. But, many WP users also prefer to use the service directly from web browser. Now, Google seems to …
Latest display technologies have been cooking at Samsung’s labs for awhile now. At CES 2013, Samsung’s officials talked up latest display technologies, specifically the YOUM. The improved form of mobile display would deliver better contrast and color, while achieving super-thin form factor. A device prototype using the display is shown and it allows users to see content from the sides. …
Apple will soon refresh its iPad lineup with a new tablet model this year and this could be the iPad Mini 2. There’s also an indication that it will arrive to the market this March, along with the iPad 5. While the iPad Mini 2 will maintains the form factor of the current iPad Mini model, the iPad 5 could …
In recent years, Lenovo has been focusing only on one mobile platform; Android and the company introduced no less than six new Android smartphones at CES 2013. There’s the IdeaPhone K900 along with five other more affordable models. According to recent reports, there’s a fair chance that the company will spice up its mobile devices portfolio by releasing a new …