While the Galaxy Tab 2.0 is getting Jelly Bean update, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi owners are still waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich. The good news is that the wait is almost over with users in Malaysia reporting receiving new software version. However, this is still not widely available and while you can manually cram…
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Samsung GALAXY Camera coming to Canada on December 7th
After the US, Samsung is bringing its GALAXY Camera to Canada, where interested users will be able to grab one on December 7th. As you probably know from our previous writing, we’re talking about an Android-powered digital camera which runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean while boasting 16M BSI CMOS sensor with 21x super long zoom…
This quarter Samsung will sell more than 60 million smartphones for the first time
We all know Samsung is killing it, selling more phones than any other company out there. In fact, the Korean giant is now the world’s largest smartphone maker, moving more of its Galaxy devices than Apple (and other handset makers). But they seem to be just warming up with this quarter set to be their…
Canada: HTC One X+ will sell for $129.99 on a three-year term, $650 on off-contract
For some reason (HTC’s supply chain problems?), the HTC One X+ is still not available in Canada. The powerful smartphone has the “coming soon” status since October 31st and now we think the launch is imminent. Thanks to MobileSyrup ninjas, we also know how much the handset will cost once released. According to them [ninjas],…
ABI Research: NFC to come out of the trial phase next year as 285 million devices are shipped
In its latest report, ABI Research is predicting that nearly 2 billion NFC-enabled devices will ship in 2017. The lion’s share of NFC enablement will continue to be focused in the handset (smartphone) market, although other consumer electronic (CE) devices will also be included for simple pairing of devices, exchange of data and online authentication…
Deals of the Day : Nov 23rd – Black Friday Edition
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and you all know exactly what that means. Black Friday is a day that you’ll either join in on full force or avoid completely, but here are some deals that you can take advantage of without having to wait hours in a line. From smartphones to tablets, laptops, and more…
HTC Deluxe DLX official photos are here!
We know that HTC will soon launch the European version of the Droid DNA, which is also selling in Japan as J Butterfly. Before the Taiwanese company officially unveils the powerful smartphone, we have few press shots to share, compliments to GSMarena. As you’re about to see, the upcoming smartphone will be available in few…
Vivo X1 launched in China as the world’s thinnest smartphone
Oppo Finder is no longer the world’s thinnest smartphone with Vivo X1 taking that crown. The newly launched device is just 6.55mm thick and has specs that include a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 4.7-inch qHD (540×960 pixels) IPS screen, 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing one, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, and 16GB…
Samsung details Premium Suite update for Galaxy Note 10.1
We’ve already told you that Samsung has started rolling out the Jelly Bean update for its Galaxy Note 10.1 in some parts of the world. The new version of Android will further be enhanced with the company’s own Premium Suite which adds few neat features to the mix, including the much-craved-for Multi Window support that…
Archos Arnova FamilyPad with 13.3-inch screen will be available next month for 274.99 GBP
Archos’ Arnova-branded FamilyPad has been officially announced (PDF press release is here) and it’s one huge tablet sporting a massive 13.3-inch screen. However, it’s also under-specced with that screen showing mediocre resolution (for a such a big tablet) of 1280×800 pixels. Moreover, it has a rather slow single-core processor clocked at 1GHz and we don’t…









