ZTE has joined the super-sized smartphone club with today’s announcement of the 5.7-inch Grand Memo at MWC 2013 in Barcelona, Spain. The Grand Memo seems to be the first Android handset powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, at least the first to be officially announced. A rundown of the specs, beyond the...
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Along with the PadFone Infinity, Asus also announced the Fonepad. It’s basically a mid-sized tablet with cellular capabilities for making voice calls. Asus is trying to sell it as an all-in-one that could substitute the need for carrying multiple devices, but we think it’s more suitable for those who rarely make phone calls and want a...
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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 has confirmed plans to announce its 2013 flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, on March 14th in New York City. That’s actually just one day earlier than the rumored date we reported a few weeks ago. “We introduced the Galaxy S III in London last year and this time we changed the...
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Huawei revealed the Ascend P2 Android smartphone at MWC 2013 in Barcelona. The China-based handset-maker is marketing the P2 as the “world’s fastest smartphone” due to its 1.5GHz quad-core processor and 4G LTE Cat 4 connectivity for download speeds of up to 150 Mbps. “Ascend P2 is the perfect combination of elegance and power,...
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Sprint has revealed release details for the Kyocera Torque, an ultra-rugged Android smartphone which was announced late last month. The water-proof, dirt-proof, drop-proof handset will hit the Now Network on March 8 for $99.99 after $50 mail-in-rebate via reward card. To help promote the device, Sprint has enlisted the help of extreme adventurer Bear...
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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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HTC and LG may have already announced their upcoming flagship models, the HTC One and LG Optimus G Pro, respectively, but now Asus is ready to begin teasing its plans for MWC 2013. In the YouTube video above, titled “Ultimate Craftsmanship. Today.”, Asus teases an alien invasion scene straight out of a science fiction...
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HTC announced a hot, new Android smartphone, called the HTC One, in New York and London yesterday, February 19. The Taiwan-based company chose not to live stream the press conference at the time, but now’s your chance to watch a replay video of the whole announcement, featuring HTC CEO Peter Chou and the all...
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The HTC One, known previously as the M7, is expected to be announced at a media event on February 19 before ultimately being released on Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and maybe T-Mobile. We’ve already heard numerous rumors about its specs, launch details and even saw some photos of the device in the wild… or so...
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Google aired a new ad during the Grammys tonight which highly promoted Google Now and the Nexus 4 Android smartphone. The commercial does a fantastic job at informing consumers across the globe that the Nexus 4 can give you “just the right information at just the right time” with Google Now. A rival to...
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Tom Waldner and David de Léon, Sony’s Head of Creative Product Design and Interaction Director, respectively, took some time out to explain the principles behind the OmniBalance Design of the Xperia Z Android smartphone. You can view their excerpts in full, as well as our recent hands-on demo video from CES, below. Tom Waldner...
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Samsung Display will begin mass producing its 5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED panel later in February, according to the Korea-based DDaily news site. Specifically, the source claims mass production of the new FHD screen will start at the end of the month with shipments reaching Samsung Electronics early next month. That certainly lines up...
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HTC’s upcoming flagship Android smartphone, currently codenamed the M7, is apparently a hybrid of circuits and a beating heart, at least that’s what the “come alive” teaser image above shows. Could this be the beginning of a new HTC ad campaign to market their new device as more human than droid, or maybe it’s...
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The Big Pitch is here! Samsung just posted its 2-minute Super Bowl XLVII TV advertisement on YouTube, which can be viewed above, prior to the big game between the Ravens vs 49ers; or maybe I should say before the “Big Plate” featuring the San Francisco “50-Minus-1-ers” v.s. the Baltimore “Black Birds.” Like the much shorter teaser,...
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