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Huawei may use the forthcoming CES to yet again re-affirm its commitment towards Windows Phone. According to FoneArena, the Chinese company may unveil the Ascend W3 in Vegas, the device that would supersede the earlier W1 and W2 models. The story goes on suggesting this will be a mid-range device with a 720p HD screen.…
Sprint is apparently looking to reintroduce the Nextel brand and use it for targeting enterprise customers, TechCrunch is reporting. The Now Network closed its Nextel iDEN subsidiary in summer 2013, pretty much killing that [iDEN] technology along the way. The situation today is different, and Sprint wants to use Nextel to push 4G LTE services…
DreamWorks wants to enter the tablet space. To that end, the company has partnered with Fuhu, make of the Nabi line of tablets, to produce an Android tablet for kids. The forthcoming Dreamtab will come with an 8-inch screen and a price tag of “under $300,” according to the New York Times. In addition, and…
In addition to mobile devices where it’s still fighting an onslaught of ARM-based chip makers, Intel is also looking at the smart wearables space for growth. Last year, the chip making giant unveiled Quark X1000, a range of small chips aimed at this sector, and this year – they’ll be taking one step further. In…
We’ve seen these sort of things in sci-fi movies and promo videos, and now Samsung managed to score a patent for such device. I’m talking about foldable tablets here, devices that work both as phones and tablets. And it’s not something like Padfone, but much more sophisticated. Patent US D696,693 S shows a visual rendering…
Samsung apparently wants to make its smaller Galaxy S smartphone more appealing. The Korean company is working on a special version of the device called GALAXY S4 Mini Value Edition. Marked as GT-I8200, it will likely have similar, if not the same, specs with the only difference being in the preloaded software. Or so we…
Remember the Typo Keyboard Cover for iPhone? BlackBerry doesn’t like the fact that these guys didn’t pay a dime to use such keyboard design, which is apparently an intellectual property of the Canadian company. So they’re suing them, claiming that Typo Products is infringing on their patents covering keyboards. “This is a blatant infringement against…
In a press release talking about its co-operation with G-Tech Optoelectronics Corp. (GTOC) to establish a “vertically integrated operation in Taiwan,” Corning announced the “manufacturing readiness” of a novel 3D glass-forming technology to shape Corning Gorilla Glass. The glass experts are targeting commercialization of finished 3D-shaped Gorilla Glass parts in 2014. Corning’s 3D-forming technology can…
Epson America announced the Epson LabelWorks LW-600P, a label printer for smartphones and tablets that gives users the ability to “make an endless variety of both practical and creative labels for the home or workplace.” One of the smallest and lightest devices in its category, the LW-600P connects to mobile devices via Bluetooth, while also…
MediaTek has crossed a long road from a little know Taiwanese chip maker to the force worth reckoning with. The company has been steadily growing its market share, eating a significant part of Qualcomm’s lunch along the way and even pushing some vendors like Texas Instruments out of market. During this year’s CES, MediaTek will…