Since its releases, Windows Phone OS continues to limp along behind Android and iOS. But with the release of Windows Phone 8, it really starts to catch up. It is reported recently that Windows Phone Marketplace now has more than 125,000 apps published in its catalogue. Obviously, this is still a drop in the bucket as Apple’s iTunes Store has …
Category: Smartphones
Smartphones
Many of us can vividly remember getting our first smartphone and the thought of carrying expensive, sophisticated piece of hardware everywhere was a bit hard to deal with. Many first-time smartphone users babied their treasured new toys and some even bought heavy duty protective case. Like any parent, we eventually realize that our smartphones are tougher and more independent that …
Many of us are not familiar with GooPhones yet and they come from a company with the same name that “brilliantly” clones Apple’s designs. The company releases its products before the Apple and GooPhone tries to sue the giant manufacturer every time it releases a new product. Very recently, Goophone announced a new tablet that’s called GooPad mini. As always, …
Sources from Korea told us that Samsung and LG will deliver high-end smartphones with 1080p display, before second half of 2013. With the J Butterfly, HTC has convincingly beaten everyone and while the phablets 5” 1080p display is impressive, it appears that LG and Samsung aren’t in a hurry. Even with its large display, the HTC J Butterfly still manages …
ZTE Chorus is an entry-level smartphone, which is characterized by the Muve Music service, which allow users to download albums and songs. Although a bit thick at 15mm, the Chorus still feels adequately lightweight. It is really unfortunate that the 3.2” display still uses resistive technology and WQVGA resolution. This means, users need to press harder on the display, instead …
Qualcomm is expanding the usability of smartphone to visually-impaired consumers. There are nearly 300 million of visually-impaired individuals, which represent a relatively untapped market. Today, smartphones designed for visually-impaired people typically have large buttons, special barcode scanners, color readers, audiobook readers and visual commands. Qualcomm’s Project RAY offers better integration between common smartphone technologies and enhanced eye-free interaction. User can …
Acer Liquid Express is noteworthy for being the company’s first NFC smartphone. Specs-wise, the phone is essentially an entry-level device with a 3.5” display, 800MHz single-core processor, 5Mp rear-facing camera and Gingerbread (Android 2.3). While the rest of the industry quickly jumped aboard the NFC bandwagon moments after the official release of the Nexus S, Acer chose to delay. But …
Google is regularly stepping up its security features with new Android versions and as we dig deeper into the Alpha version of the Android 4.2, we can easily understand how the company is prioritizing on security capabilities. Although not all features in Alpha version will make into the final build, we can still be sure than Android is getting safer …
Attendees of the BlackBerry Consumer Forums came away with some interesting information about the BlackBery 10. For starters, the keyboard will support simultaneous typing of three different languages. It learns how users type, so if you regularly press the edge of the “a” key, the keyboard layout will be adjusted accordingly to improve user experience. The stock web browser of …
Nokia released the Nokia 9000 Communicator back in 1996 and it was considered cutting edge with nice little keyboard, 4.5” monochrome non-touch display and 8Mb of RAM. By today’s standard, the Nokia 9000 looks clunky but it quietly revolutionized the entire mobile industry. Although laughable by today’s standard, the handset was actually the first smartphone ever and things have changed …