Today, in Barcelona, Spain, Asus announced the PadFone Infinity at Mobile World Congress 2013. The PadFone Infinity isn’t just an Android smartphone, it’s a package which also includes a tablet shell that allows the phone to dock into it as the central brain of the device. It’s a concept we’ve seen before from the...
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Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 Android tablet at MWC 2013 today. As expected, the mid-sized device, which fits nicely between the larger Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and smaller Galaxy Note II smartphone, houses an 8-inch WXGA (1280×800, 189 ppi) display, Exynos 1.6GHz A9 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of...
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We knew they were coming, so it’s not too surprising that LG announced the Optimus F7 and Optimus F5 Android smartphones today. The pair of Jelly Bean-equipped devices will debut with a strong focus on 4G LTE connectivity at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, Spain on February 25th. The higher-end F7 sports a...
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After jumping the gun with the Optimus G and Optimus L series II of Android smartphones ahead of MWC 2013, LG is now teasing two more device announcements for February 25th. The teaser above doesn’t reveal much, but notice the capitalized letters in the keywords that appeared in the video: the styLe, the Freedom,...
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There has been an abundance of rumors and leaks centered around the incoming HTC M7 smartphone over the past month or so. While most analysts and enthusiasts expected the 4.7-inch 1080p screened Android device to be unveiled on February 25 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, a new rumor has emerged suggesting we should...
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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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Google put out a series of videos on YouTube highlighting the events that took place at the Android booth at Mobile World Congress 2012. You can view them in order below. Day 1: Interviews with developers Day 2: Music, books and movies Day 3: A deeper look at Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Day...
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If you missed Google’s Mobile World Congress 2012 keynote earlier this week, you can now view the hour-long video on YouTube. Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman at Google, hosts the event and Hugo Barra, Product Management Director of Android, gives us a nice demo of Chrome Beta for Android. Check it out below.
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Of all tasty treats to put out for the press at Mobile World Congress 2012, Google decided to nonchalantly serve up a big bowl of Jelly Beans at a private meeting area near their Android booth. Of course, this is not an accident or a coincidence, as the code-name Jelly Bean has been rumored...
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HTC has announced its flagship Android smartphone for 2012, the HTC One X. The device features a powerful Tegra 3 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 4.7-inch 1280×720 HD Super LCD display, 32GB of internal storage, 1GB of RAM, NFC, an 8 megapixel camera with f/2.0 lens and 1080p video capture, Beats Audio Technology, and it runs...
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Along with the Xperia P, Sony has also announced the Xperia U Android smartphone. The compact handset features a 3.5-inch FWVGA Reality display, ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 1GHz dual-core processor, 5 megapixel camera with 720p video capture, 4GB of internal storage, 512MB RAM, 1320mAh battery and Android 2.3 Gingerbread (upgrade to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich...
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Sony has announced the Xperia Nyphon as the Xperia P at Mobile World Congress 2012. The Xperia P features a 4-inch WhiteMagic display, ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 1GHz dual-core processor, an 8 megapixel camera, 16Gb of internal storage, 1GB of RAM, 1305mAh battery, NFC, HDMI-out, brushed aluminum body, and it seems to be running Android...
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Samsung apparently refuses to accept failure, as they’ve just announced a redesigned Galaxy Beam smartphone. The newer model features a 1GHz dual-core processor (up from single-core 800MHz), 4-inch WVGA display (up from 3.7″), 5 megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, 8GB of internal storage, 2000mAh battery, 12.5mm profile, and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The...
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Samsung owned the Android tablet market last year with the Galaxy Tab 10.1, so it’s strange to see the competitive company start off Mobile World Congress by essentially announcing the same device in a different shell. After revealing the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) the other week, Samsung is now unveiling its big brother, the...
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HTC will officially unveil the One X, One S and One V Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2012 early next week, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get an early glimpse. As you can see in the pictures below, the Tegra 3-powered One X and mid-tier One S have leaked out in a...
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