The hot-new Sony Xperia Z is the only water-proof high-end smartphone available in the West, and as far as we know, that will remain the case for the time being. To emphasize this very-important feature of Sony’s super-phone, one of T-Mobile’s stores in Prague, the Czech Republic prepared quite a show for its visitors, featuring…
Archives for March 2013
US Cellular’s Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note II getting updates to software build MB1
US Cellular’s Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II will soon get OTA updates to the MB1 build, which brings Android 4.1.2 to the SGS3, and some other enhancements to the Note II. Aside from the OS version bump, the Galaxy S III will also get a fix for audio when playing streaming media,…
Neo N003 with 5-inch full HD screen coming to China with a price tag of just $145
Roughly a month ago we’ve told you that Neo is working on a powerful smartphone that will be offered for less than $200. We now have new details to add to the story, and they [details] are pretty amazing. You see, the upcoming Neo N003 will be the world’s cheapest quad-core smartphone with a 5-inch…
Samsung Galaxy S4 to come with a Green PHOLED material AMOLED display and floating touch support a la Air View
We know that the soon-to-be-launched Samsung Galaxy S4 will have a number of “smart” technologies, including Smart Scroll, Smart Pause, Smart Stay and Smart Rotation. But that’s not all with SamMobile adding new information to the rumor pile. You see, for its next flagship, the Korean company prepared a new kind of AMOLED screen, one…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Plus LTE (GT-P8220) caught at the Bluetooth SIG
We expected to see the new generation of Galaxy Tab tablets unveiled at last month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. As you know, that didn’t happen and the only mobile device Samsung announced at the show was Galaxy Note 8.0. Alas, the new Galaxy Tab 3 series is coming sooner or later, with an LTE-enabled…
UK Hot Deal: Sony Xperia Z with 1GB of data, unlimited calls & texts available for 29 GBP with a two-year 27 GBP/month plan
The hot new Sony Xperia Z, which is the best available smartphone you can buy these days, is now available with an incredible offer from Mobiles.co.uk. Both black and white models could be yours for just 29 GBP as long as you commit on a two-year O2 contract with a 27 GBP per month plan.…
Samsung ATIV Tab won’t be available for long in Europe
Looks like Europeans will soon join Americans in their inability to get the Samsung ATIV Tab, the Korean company’s Windows RT based tablet. Samsung has said to German media outlets that ATIV Tab will soon stop selling in the country as well as some other European countries due to low interest shown by the retailers.…
EMBRACE+ is a smart notification bracelet currently raising funds at Kickstarter
If smart watches are too much for you, perhaps a smart bracelet will fit your lifestyle. One such project is currently raising funds and awareness at Kickstarter, the popular crowd-sourcing community. Rather than boasting a display, the EMRBACE+ will vibrate and blink to inform you about incoming calls, messages and other notifications that need your…
Android to account for 58% of all smartphone app downloads this year, iOS rules the tablet apps market with 75% share
According to a new study by ABI Research, the annual volume of smartphone app downloads will reach 56 billion this year, with Android platform grabbing more than half (58%) of the market. Rest of the cake is split between Apple’s iOS, Microsoft’s Windows Phone and BlackBerry, accounting for 33%, 4% and 3%, respectively. When it…
Mobile power users rule the day
A company called SessionM prepared two infographic to show us mobile user behavior and trends. Their focus is on the most active mobile user group that is also known as power users. The research looks to answer questions like where they are from, what days they are most likely to use apps, how much they…









