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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Announced at CES 2012 as the Excite X10, Toshiba has decided to rename the tablet to Excite 10 LE and will release it to select U.S. retailers starting March 6 for $530 and $600 for the 16GB and 32GB models, respectively. Toshiba calls the Excite 10 LE the “world’s thinnest and lightest 10-inch tablet,”...
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Nvidia is showing off the next batch of high-end games for Tegra 3 4-PLUS-1 quad-core devices at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona this week. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, Golden Arrow THD, Dark Kingdom THD, Eden to GREEEEN THD and Hamilton’s Great Adventure THD are the titles being showcased. For those who...
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After revealing the quad-core powered Ascend D Quad smartphone yesterday, Huawei unveiled the quad-core MediaPad 10 FHD Android tablet at Mobile World Congress 2012 today. The MediaPad 10 FHD delivers on features with a 1.5GHz K3 quad-core processor, 10-inch FHD (1920X1200) IPS display, 2GB of RAM (!), Dolby surround sound technology, an 8 megapixel...
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Panasonic announced the oddly named Eluga Android smartphone prior to Mobile World Congress 2012, but today they’ve announced its big brother. The Eluga Power runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and rocks a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz dual-core processor, massive 5-inch 1280×720 display, 8GB of internal storage, an 8 megapixel rear camera with 1080p...
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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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While ZTE announced a variety of new Android smartphones, just one Windows Phone was added to their portfolio at MWC 2012. Unfortunately, the ZTE Orbit is an entry-level model, like the Nokia Lumia 610, so the focus is mainly on affordability. The Orbit features a 4-inch WVGA display, 1GHz single-core Qualcomm processor, 512MB of...
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The ZTE Era Android smartphone was introduced at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona today as the company’s new high-end flagship model. It’s being billed as one of the thinnest quad-core powered handset on the market, and at 7.8mm thick, we’d say that’s pretty accurate. The ZTE Era packs an Nvidia Tegra 3 4-plus-1...
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Asus announced the PadFone long ago, but now it appears to be nearly finalized and ready for release. As you probably recall, the PadFone has the unique ability to transform into a three-in-one combination of a smartphone, tablet and notebook when accessorized with the PadFone Station and PadFone Station Dock. First, let’s start with...
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ASUS just announced the previously rumored TF300T tablet as the Transformer Pad 300. At its core, it’s basically a cheaper Transformer Prime (TF201), but thicker with a downgraded screen and plastic backing to avoid the WiFi/GPS issues that have reportedly plagued its aluminum-guarded predecessor. The tablet features an Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core 1.2GHz processor,...
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Nokia has added a new, low-end Windows Phone to the Lumia family of devices. The Nokia Lumia 610 features a 3.7-inch WVGA LCD display, 800MHz single-core processor, 256MB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, 5 megapixel auto focus camera with flash and 720p video capture, and it runs Windows Phone 7.5. It also comes...
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Huawei announced a quad-core smartphone of their own today. The ambitious manufacturer is calling the Ascend D Quad the “world’s fastest smartphone.” The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered handset features Huawei’s K3V2 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 4.5-inch 1280×720 HD display with 330 pixel density, an 8 megapixel backside illuminated rear camera with 1080p video capture,...
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HTC’s entry-level Android smartphone for 2012 has been announced as the One V. It may not have the Tegra 3 quad-core power of the One X, the massive 4.7-inch HD display of the One XL, or the thinness of the One S, but it does sport the iconic “chin” that adorns several past HTC...
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Joining the HTC One X and One XL is the mid-level One S, previously known as the Ville. The HTC One S sports a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD display, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, an 8 megapixel rear camera with ImageSense, 1.3MP front-facing camera, Beats Audio technology, and a...
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