Wow, that was fast. Only two days after Samsung’s official announcement of the Galaxy S5, China’s GooPhone managed to clone it. The end-result is actually pretty decent, though you should refrain from buying it at any cost. We can’t support this form of blatant IP infringements and you shouldn’t either. Anyway, the newly unveiled GooPhone…
Moto G is the company’s most successful smartphone ever
You may think Moto X is Motorola’s best-selling phone ever; think again – that title goes to Moto G. Yup, this low-cost Android smartphone is apparently selling like crazy, with the handset maker saying it’s their highest-selling smartphone ever. Motorola still manages to keep some of the profits, hinting us how cost-effective their operations became…
GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2014 Winners announced: HTC, Nokia, LG and Apple – all go home with awards
The GSMA has announced the winners of the 19th annual Global Mobile Awards. Many of the best-known brands are on the list, except for Samsung. Last year, the Korean giant went home with the “Smartphone of the Year” award for the Galaxy S3, but this time round – that title went to HTC One. The…
Galaxy S5 Evolution: From the original device to Galaxy S5
And yet again, we’re out with our Evolution chart, looking back at all Galaxy S models from the original device to the brand new Galaxy S5. As that’s usually the case, with every Galaxy S model, the Korean giant introduces new technologies. The Galaxy S5 is no exception and it’s the first Sammy-made smartphone to…
Ubuntu-based Meizu MX3, BQ phone prototype caught at MWC
Good folks of GizChina managed to catch two Ubuntu-based smartphones in Barcelona. First, there’s the Meizu MX3 which we knew will be one of the first devices to get Canonical’s mobile platform. Things are seemingly progressing in the right direction with the first Ubuntu-powered Meizu phone hitting the market by the end of year. But…
Alcatel PIXI 7 is an ultra-low-cost tablet that will sell for just 79 Euro ($110)
We’ve seen a number of dirt-cheap tablets in our time. Alas, most of those came from little known Chinese companies; while Alcatel is now owned by China’s TCL, it’s not exactly an unknown company. After announcing three new phones and an LTE-enabled low-end tablet, they’re out with another tablet targeting the very low-end of the…
BBM Protected is mobile messaging service for regulated industries
It’s hard to compete with WhatsApp in consumer messaging market, but BlackBerry should be able to easily beat it in the enterprise space. To that end, the company unveiled BBM Protected — the first solution offered in the new eBBM Suite — to bring secure and reliable real-time mobile messaging to regulated industries. The service…
Panasonic unveils two rugged smartphones: Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1
Panasonic has seemingly lost interest for the mainstream smartphone market. Instead, at Mobile World Congress they’ve unveiled a pair of rugged devices made for special use cases. The new Toughpad FZ-E1 and Toughpad FZ-X1 look similar, but there’s one important difference between the two. While the former (FZ-E1) runs Windows Embedded 8 Handheld platform, the…
Super-secure Blackphone now available for pre-order for $629
Folks looking for an extra piece of mind may like the Blackphone, a device that brings Android security to a whole new level. Product of Geeksphone and Silent Circle, it runs a custom version of Google’s mobile OS called PrivatOS and ships with pre-installed apps to enable private calls, texting, video chats, file exchange up…
BlackBerry Z3, Q20 unveiled in Barcelona alongside BES 12
BlackBerry unveiled a pair of new smartphones at Mobile World Congress. The first of the two, Z3 (aka Jakarta), is the result of BlackBerry’s co-operation with Foxconn. This unit has a z10-like all-touchscreen form factor and is heading to Indonesia, where interested users will be able to buy it starting from April for some $200.…








