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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

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Posts by Stefan Constantinescu

Samsung Omnia M: Why does this new Windows Phone have 384 MB of RAM?

Samsung has just announced a new Windows Phone called the Omnia M. It has a 1 GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, 4 inch Super AMOLED display, 7.2 Mbps 3G connectivity, and a decently sized 1,500 mAh battery. What makes it strange though is that it has 384 MB of RAM. That’s not enough to run the full version of Windows Phone 7.5, but it’s also too much to run the low end version of Windows Phone 7.5. The Lumia 610 for example, Nokia’s “cheap” Windows Phone, has an 800 MHz … Read more

CES-2012-Samsung-Booth-Tour-01-650x366 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

TracFone, the makers of Straight Talk, have purchased Simple Mobile

Prepaid is increasingly becoming popular in the United States. With all this economic uncertainty, people are looking to take control of their phone bill, and what better way to do that than to not lock yourself into a two year contract? TracFone is America’s largest prepaid operator, with over 20 million customers using their various sub-brands. You’ve probably heard of Straight Talk, which offers “unlimited” everything for $45 per month. We say “unlimited” because after you consumer 2 GB of data you get a very angry phone call informing you … Read more

simplemobile 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

Nokia to bring the 808 PureView to America, no subsidies to be found though

Nokia’s 808 PureView is a technological achievement that not everyone, this writer included, understands at first glance. Companies can’t just say they’ve made a smartphone with a 41 megapixel camera and not expect people to call bullshit. Here’s how it works in a nutshell: You take a picture with the 808 PureView and the sensor captures 41 megapixels worth of data, then the dedicated image processing chip onboard will average out the values of a block of several pixels and spit out what it thinks is an accurate representation of … Read more

pureview 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

HDmobile: One port that does USB 2.0, USB 3.0, HDMI, and Display Port

Samsung’s Galaxy S II was the first smartphone to ship with support for Mobile High-definition Link, better known as MHL. It’s essentially a technology that enables the microUSB port on a mobile phone to also output video via HDMI. When you connect an MHL compatible phone to an MHL compatible TV, the TV will also be able to charge the phone, which is great if you spontaneously decide to have a Lord of the Rings marathon at your friend’s place. Today TranSwitch is introducing a new standard called HDmobile. It’s … Read more

cables 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

Official: Baidu to release a new smartphone next week running “Baidu Cloud”

Last month we filed a report that said Baidu was going to release a new smartphone running their in-house operating system. The rumors said it would cost roughly $160 and have a 3.5 inch screen. According to Reuters, Baidu will indeed release a handset. They quote Wang Jing, Baidu’s Vice President of Engineering and Head of Mobile as saying: “We have a few partnerships coming up and will announce it in a week.” Said device will run “Baidu Cloud” which is a newer version of the “Baidu Yi” operating system … Read more

baidu 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

Rovio, the Angry Birds company, to release a new game called Amazing Alex in 2 months

With over 1 billion downloads to date, it’s safe to say that Rovi’s creation, Angry Birds, is an amazing success story. But what comes after that? Is the company going to milk the Angry Birds franchise for all that it’s worth? According to ArcticStartup, the answer is no. Earlier this week Rovio purchased the two man team behind the game “Casey’s Contraptions“. Think of it like a Rube Goldberg simulator. Rovio’s Vice President of Franchise Development, Ville Heijari, says: “We are currently reworking the title to enhance it, and getting … Read more

rube 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

Leak: HTC Desire C: Think of it as a baby One X that’s a low end One V

HTC revealed three devices at Mobile World Congress in February. The flagship One X, which ships with a quad core processor in Europe and Asia, but a dual core processor in America; the midrange One S, which has an amazing body, but a PenTile display; and the budget One V, which is the 2012 version of the 2010 hit that was the HTC Legend. According to ITProPortal, there’s going to be a device that’s even cheaper than the One V called the Desire C. The design language is eerily similar … Read more

desirec 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

Deutsche Telekom wants T-Mobile USA to merge with MetroPCS

Deutsche Telekom, who owns T-Mobile USA, doesn’t want to do business in America anymore, but they can’t take their company behind the barn and but a bullet in its head. They tried to offload T-Mobile USA to AT&T, but the government stepped in and told them that they’re clinically insane. According to Bloomberg, Deutsche Telekom’s newest plan is to have T-Mobile USA merge with MetroPCS. What most people tend to forget is that T-Mobile USA uses GSM technology while MetroPCS uses CDMA technology, so merging those two networks would be … Read more

tmo 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

Samsung has begun pushing Android 4.0 to Galaxy Note owners

According to a tweet from Devin Balentina, who runs The Nokia Guide, Samsung has started pushing out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to owners of the Galaxy Note. The update weighs in at roughly 320 MB and says it has a new “S Note App” and “S Note Widget”. The South Korean handset vendor has already issued a video demoing what they’re going to include in their Note ICS update, so keep on the lookout to see if what they showed off actually ended up in the final build. We … Read more

868654-samsung-galaxy-note 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop: Consumers really don’t care which OS powers their handsets

Nokia announced their decision to bet the farm on Windows Phone roughly 15 months ago. They’ve had their Lumia devices out on the market since November 2011. We know they sold 2 million Windows Phones during the first three months of this year, and now we’re waiting until July to hear how many they sold in the current quarter. Why did Nokia decide to go with Windows Phone? How’s the company’s relationship with Microsoft? If you care about questions like that, then do yourself a favor and read “Nokia’s last … Read more

elopfinger 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu

Is Windows Phone 8 already dead on arrival?

Paul Thurrott is to Microsoft what John Gruber is to Apple. By that I mean he’s been championing the desktop software giant since the 1990s. He recently wrote a piece on The Supersite for Windows where he outlined how Windows Phone 8 might land straight on its face due to the following reasons: First, Windows Phone hasn’t penetrated the market. It has a market share of less than 2% and it’ll be a miracle if that number doubles by the end of this year. That figure makes developers hesitant to … Read more

ballmer 3 weeks ago

Stefan Constantinescu