Archive for the ‘Smartphones’ Category

Is this an image of the LG Optimus 3D 2?

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

What you see before you is either the deranged rantings of a lunatic, or the second generation of LG's Optimus 3D, erm, 3D smartphone. Currently codenamed "CX2," the handset's packing a new NOVA autostereoscopic display for better brightness, an unnamed 1.2GHz dual-core TI CPU and an NFC module. What isn't changing is the dual five-megapixel ...

Unlocked HTC EVO 3D now just 249 GBP from ASDA

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Let’s say you live in the UK and want the HTC EVO 3D – you can check out that cool deal with a two-year carrier contract we talked about 10 days ago. Or you may want an unlocked device, sans any commitments toward mobile operators? Good news – now you can get ...

Samsung Galaxy S II HD tipped for UK launch

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Samsung is apparently bringing the Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD to the UK, as the Galaxy S II HD, a version of its best-selling dual-core smartphone packing a 720p HD capable Super AMOLED HD display. Although not yet officially confirmed by Samsung itself, the non-LTE smartphone briefly cropped up with UK retailer MobiCity where ...

Moneto NFC microSD to bring contactless features to any Android phone

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

DeviceFidelity and Spring Card Systems have teamed up on a NFC-capable microSD card that will hopefully forgo the need of buying specific mobile handsets for the privilege of contactless payments. The card, which has been in development for a few years, houses an NFC radio and antenna that deals with payments through ...

Sony Xperia S official

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

CES 2012: See-thru There have been plenty of rumours as to what Sony Ericsson, or, more accurately, Sony Mobile Communications, would or would not launch at CES in Las Vegas at the start of 2012, and now it is official. The much rumoured Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD is actually to be called the Sony ...

Samsung Galaxy M offers up Super AMOLED for less

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Samsung's 2011 Galaxy S II still tantalizingly out of your wallet's reach? Well, you might be tempted by the latest addition to the Galaxy family that's just gone official in Korea. While the shell appears nigh-on indistinguishable from the previously announced Galaxy R, there are some notable spec differences. The M totes ...

Samsung Galaxy S II gets new ICS ROM, offers Kies to the kingdom (video)

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

New year, new you ROMs. Yep, the Galaxy S II is getting even more attention, with a duo of Ice Cream Sandwich versions landing on that capacious 4.3-inch screen. They consist of an early Android 4.0.1 build made on December 20th and version 4.0.3 crafted just ten days later. The interesting part is that, ...

HTC Desire running Ice Cream Sandwich (video)

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Great news HTC Desire owners – it looks like you’ll soon be able to enjoy the all the goodness of the latest version of Android on your aging handset. Developers have been working on an Ice Cream Sandwich port for the phone and it looks like they’ve had a breakthrough ...

Google Majel voice recognition for Android to start war of words with Siri

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Could be with us by end of year Reports have come in from AndroidandMe that Google is planning a new natural language system called Majel, and that this Android voice recognition software could be with us by the end of 2011 and bring Siri-like features to Android mobiles. Named from the Federation computer in ...

Video: Nokia Lumia 800 Dark Knight Rises Edition shown off in London, only 40 will be made

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

The next movie in the Batman series, The Dark Knight Rises, is set to be 2012′s ultimate summer blockbuster. When a movie of that caliber comes out, you know brands will do anything to associate themselves with something bound to receive such an ungodly amount of attention. One such brand is ...

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