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Well that was faster than expected. Panasonic Eluga, the Japanese company’s first Android smartphone for the European market, is already available in the UK, with Expansys already taking orders for both black and silver models. Each model is available for 364.99 GBP, which translates into some 445 EUR or $589. That may sound kinda steep,…
Late last year, in October to be precise, Samsung started selling a 5.3 inch smartphone called the Galaxy Note. I’ll be the first to admit, I laughed at that thing until my sides hurt, but recently I’ve had a change of heart. Someone I know got one and he was kind enough to lend me…
For as long as we can remember, there have been rumors circulating around the internets that Apple was going to build a low cost iPhone for cost sensitive consumers. Later we found out that Apple’s strategy to reach more users was to simply keep on selling the older models, but at a significant discount. Take…
Ever heard of Baidu? They’re the Chinese version of Google. Like Google, they started out with a search engine, but these days they offer a whole swath of cloud services such as email and even social networking. Back in September 2011, the company announced Baidu Yi OS, which can best be described as Android, except…
Since Windows Phone first started shipping back in Q4 2010, there have been two software updates: NoDo, which added copy and paste and CDMA support; and Mango, which added multitasking, a newer version of Internet Explorer, and a whole bunch of UI tweaks. Now there’s a third update scheduled to go out this month called…
Apple’s engineers custom designed the A4, A5, and A5X chips that are found inside their products. Samsung puts their own Exynos chips inside their smartphones and tablets. Back in February of this year, Huawei announced that they’re going to fit a custom chip inside their flagship Android device, the Ascend D1 Quad. This begs the…
While we’re more than aware that Samsung is set to announce the upcoming Galaxy S III on May 3rd, a new teaser site has popped up that shows a countdown that ends tomorrow. Sammy set the stage for the new site in a simple tweet, “Destination: tgeltaayehxnx”. The anagram spells out The Next Galaxy, and…
As gaming in the mobile space becomes more popular, a need for a more graphically rich experience is on order. We’ve seen what the NVIDIA Tegra 3 can do but this quad-core processor with a 12 core GPU is just the beginning. At HTC Frequencies in Seattle, General Manager Mike Rayfield graced us with his presence…
If you’ve been looking to grab yourself an affordable Android smartphone and live in the MetroPCS coverage area, you may want to consider the newly unveiled LG Optimus M+. The successor to the Optimus M, which is the carrier’s version of the Optimus One model, comes with a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, 800MHz…
Verizon Wireless launched a successor to the Samsung Gusto feature phone simply called Gusto 2. The clamshell shaped device sports a “smooth and compact design” with large contoured keypad, making it ideal for seniors (or at least I think so). Moreover, it packs a 1.3-megapixel camera, 2-inch main display, GPS (with VZ Navigator support), Fake…