The Ascend Mate phablet took most of the spotlight, literally, with its massive 6.1-inch display, at Huawei’s booth at CES 2013, but the company based out of China also unveiled another flagship Android smartphone worthy of coverage – the Ascend D2. In our demo video above, you’ll learn all about the Ascend D2′s features,...
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Huawei made a big splash at CES 2013 with three impressive smartphones: the Ascend Mate, Ascend D2 and Ascend W1. The former are Android smartphones while the latter is a Windows Phone 8 equiped handset. In the video demo above, we go hands on with the Ascend Mate, which is a 6.1-inch screened Android...
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At CES 2013 in Las Vegas, Sony unveiled the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL Android smartphones, each of which are set to release globally in Q1 2013. The pair of handsets are very similar in terms of core features, but there are some slight differences as well. One thing is for sure, the Sony...
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UPDATE: NVIDIA Grid, Tegra 4 and Project Shield demo videos added. The show floor at CES 2013 doesn’t open until January 8 (we’ll be there to cover everything mobile), but the event festivities have already started! You can watch NVIDIA’s CES special event live stream in the embedded video above. The webcast will likely...
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Archos announced the TV Connect today with intentions to demo the new product at CES 2013 during the second week of January. According to Archos, the TV Connect with TV Touch remote turns any HDTV into an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean-powered Smart TV. The TV Connect enables users to access apps and play games from...
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UPDATE: Corning Gorilla Glass 3 strength test demo video from CES 2013! Today, Corning announced Gorilla Glass 3 and their plans to showcase the new glass technology for smartphones and tablets next week at the International CES 2013 in Las Vegas. The third generation of Gorilla Glass is said to be three times more...
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LG released a generic teaser video for its upcoming CES 2013 press conference, scheduled for January 7th at 8AM PT. The South Korean electronics company is expected to highly promote its new line of smart appliances and TVs, but one rumor suggests there may be a new Android smartphone announcement as well. According to...
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Huawei will unveil the Ascend Mate, Ascend D2 and W1 just one week from today at CES 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A new leak reveals some of the press images the company will be using to promote the Android phablet, flagship Android smartphone and colorful Windows Phone soon. Check out each device’s respective...
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UPDATE: Xperia Z vs ZL video added! Press images for the upcoming Sony Xperia Z (C660X, Yuga) and Xperia ZL (C650X, Odin) smartphones have emerged this New Year’s day. Both Android-powered handsets are expected to be showcased by Sony Mobile at CES 2013 in Las Vegas next week and we’ll be there to cover...
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UPDATE: Winners have been selected and contacted by email! Congratulations to: S. Baranco, L. Imutan, S. Rener, Asa, A. Baroudi, D. Hansen, G. Ries, and R. Jeffries. Thanks to everyone who participated and stay tuned to our YouTube channel and smartkeitai.com for more giveaways. We, at SmartKeitai, want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas,...
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The latest leak out of China reveals that the ZTE Grand S and Z753 are one and the same. A press image of the Android smartphone also emerged, showing off its 5-inch display with 1080p resolution and 440 pixel density in all its glory. The large, high-res screen instantly puts the device in the...
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The $200 Google Nexus 7 tablet by Asus has been a huge success in the second half of 2012, as evident by its ongoing “sold out” status on the Google Play Store this holiday season. Well, it seems Asus will be following up with a pair of Nexus 7-like tablets of its own, sans...
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Polaroid CEO Scott Hardy has virtually confirmed a recent rumor that the company will announce a new, Android-operated compact digital camera at the International CES early next year. Yesterday, Hardy acknowledged via email that there will be “an Android powered, interchangeable lens camera introduced by Polaroid at CES 2013.” The previously leaked specs for...
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Details of Nvidia’s next generation mobile processor, Tegra 4 (codenamed Wayne), have leaked via a slide on a Chinese website. The upcoming chipset, which will debut early next year, possibly at MWC 2013 in February, is reportedly 6x more powerful than Tegra 3 and 20x more beastly than Tegra 2, as the fourth generation...
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The Sony Yuga Android smartphone emerged in a set of in-the-wild photos in November and now it’s back with a couple more images from a new source. Like the Verizon HTC Droid DNA and KDDI HTC J Butterfly, the Yuga is rumored to feature a 5-inch 1080p Full HD screen (possibly WhiteMagic display by...
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