Posts Tagged ‘ smartphones ’

HTC to Replace ‘Quietly Brilliant’ with Louder Tagline, Significantly Increase Marketing Spending in 2013

March 25, 2013

HTC’s new Chief Marketing Officer, Benjamin Ho, has revealed plans to make significant changes in the way the Taiwanese company promotes its products. The “Quietly Brilliant” tagline, which HTC introduced years ago, will be retired in favor of a new, bolder slogan. “We have a lot of innovations but we haven’t been loud enough,”...
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Nvidia Tegra 4 Android ‘Super Phones’ from ZTE in Q2

February 21, 2013

ZTE will launch some of the first Android “super phones” powered by the new Nvidia Tegra 4 quad-core chipset in China before the end of Q2 2013. ZTE EVP and Head of the Terminal Division He Shiyou proudly proclaimed, “this is a clear demonstration of ZTE’s ability to quickly develop, and bring to market,...
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LG Officially Announces Optimus F5 and F7 Smartphones

February 21, 2013

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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PlayStation 4 Second Screens App Coming to Android, iOS

February 21, 2013

After announcing the PlayStation 4, Sony revealed that a second screen companion app will be released for Android and iOS devices. While the PS Vita dedicated handheld will get remote play functionality, gamers can also use their smartphones and tablets as second screens to do things like viewing maps while playing games, purchase games...
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LG Mobile World Congress 2013 Trailer (Video)

February 7, 2013

After teasing a surprise with “unexpected distinction,” LG Mobile continues to insist that a breakthrough will be made when it presents its new series of Android smartphones at MWC 2013 in Barcelona on February 25-28. In a new teaser video on YouTube, LG highlights the following keywords in relation to their plans: premium, speedy,...
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Qualcomm APQ8084 2.3GHz Quad-Core Processor with Adreno 420 GPU Details (Roadmap Leak)

January 30, 2013

If you were impressed with Qualcomm’s MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 processor from CES 2013, you will be blown away by the chipset-maker’s plans for 2014. Looking at the leaked specs for the unofficial Qualcomm APQ8084, it’s clear that it’s a significant upgrade over the current APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro with Adreno 320 GPU and upcoming...
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SmartKeitai’s CES 2013 Video Coverage in Review

January 27, 2013

In case you missed our CES 2013 coverage from earlier in the month, here’s a roundup of all our videos from the conference. We managed to film over 30 videos covering smartphones, tablets, gaming, smart devices, prototypes, fitness bands, various accessories and more. Check out the list with direct links below or head to...
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Goal Zero Switch 8 Solar Recharging Kit for Android Smartphones, iPhone and Windows Phone (Video)

January 27, 2013

The Goal Zero Switch 8 Solar Recharging Kit is for users who want a fail-safe reserve battery source in the event their smartphone runs out of juice from regular use or during a power outage. As described in the video above, the Kit includes the Switch 8 Recharger and Nomad Solar Panel. You can...
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Nectar Power System Charges Smartphones with Fuel Cartridges, Delivers 2 Weeks of Battery Life Per Pod (Video)

January 15, 2013

Lilliputian Systems’ Nectar Power system is a unique, portable battery charger that uses fuel cartridges to charge Android smartphones, Windows Phones, the iPhone & iPad, tablets, MP3 players, cameras and more. That translates to not having to charge phones or traditional lithium battery-based portable power packs through cables before getting enough juice to get...
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Android Tablet to Smartphone eCoupled Two-Way Wireless Charging Demo by Fulton Innovation (CES 2013 Video)

January 15, 2013

At Fulton Innovation’s booth at the 2013 CES, we received a tech demo of the new eCoupled two-way wireless charging solution between tablets and smartphones. Essentially, a tablet that’s being charged wirelessly can actually be used to wirelessly charge a Qi-enabled mobile phone. By placing the two devices back-to-back, the power transfers wirelessly between...
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NVIDIA Tegra 4 Android Gaming: Blood Sword Demo at CES 2013 (Video)

January 13, 2013

While at NVIDIA’s booth at the 2013 CES, we took a quick look at an upcoming TegraZone game, called Blood Sword THD: Sword of Ruin, played on a Tegra 4-powered Android developer tablet. NVIDIA claims Tegra 4 is the world’s fastest mobile processor. You may not be able to tell from this particular gameplay...
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Sony Xperia Z vs Xperia ZL Demo at CES 2013 (Video)

January 9, 2013

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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Watch NVIDIA CES 2013 Webcast Featuring Grid Cloud Gaming and Tegra 4 for Android! (Live Stream Video)

January 6, 2013

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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Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to Debut at CES 2013

January 3, 2013

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 Teases CES 2013 Press Conference for January 7, Optimus G2 Android Smartphone Announcement Imminent?

January 3, 2013

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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