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T-Mobile used CES to announce its new prepaid Unlimited Nationwide 4G data plan. The plan offers unlimited data without any caps and will be available starting tomorrow, January 9th, for all no-contract customers. Branding itself as the “Uncarrier” for its customer-friendly plans, the new $70 per month Unlimited Nationwide 4G data plan will replace the…
Qualcomm’s CES 2013 Keynote was something spectacular. With its “born mobile” slogan, its Guillermo Del Toro trailer and even an appearance by Big Bird, it was a memorable event. It wasn’t all show, though, and a lot of technology was behind the scenes driving the presentation. According to Qualcomm Spark, the main screen for the presentation…
Panasonic officially kicked off CES 2013 with an impressive keynote that showcased the company’s home entertainment products. Though Panasonic has only dabbled in mobile devices, the company didn’t shy away from the sector in its latest CES presentation. Instead of going after the Nexus 7 market like everyone else, Panasonic went whole hog and unveiled…
El Pais interviewed Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and asked him about the possibility of the manufacturer releasing an Android phone. A loose translation of Elop’s response hinted that “anything is possible” and kicked off the rumor that Nokia could someday release an Android handset. This report about Nokia jumping to Android was debunked again by the Finnish…
After announcing two new Android phones on Monday, Huawei added yet another handset to its growing lineup of phones. This time Huawei is trying its hand with Windows Phone 8 and introduced the Ascend W1. The W1 includes the following specs: 4-inch IPS LCD 480 x 800 pixel display Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1.2 GHz…
Qualcomm used it CES 2013 keynote to introduce its new 800 series processors. This upcoming mobile chipset outperforms all processors from competitors says CEO Paul Jacobs. It’ll deliver significantly better performance across the board with a dramatic reduction in battery consumption. The new quad-core Snapdragon 800 will top out at 2.6GHz per core with a…
As expected, Sony used its CES 2013 press event to announce the flagship Xperia Z and its variant, the Xperia ZL handset. The pair offer a top-of-the line camera phone experience and dust and water resistance that’ll make any outdoor camera phone enthusiast nod in approval. The Xperia Z rocks a 5-inch 1080P display, a quad-core 1.5GHz…
We knew they were coming and today, Huawei introduced two new high-end handsets that’ll boost the company’s smartphone lineup. The pair includes the durable yet stylish Ascend D2 and the whopping 6.1-inch Ascend Mate. First up is the Ascend D2, which takes the place of the original Ascend D. The D2 features a 1.5GHZ quad-core processor,…
Asus introduced the Transformer AiO last year and used CES to confirm the Q1 2013 availability of the Windows 8 desktop-Android tablet hybrid. Pricing is not yet available. The Transformer AiO is an all-in-one PC that doubles as an Android 4.1 tablet. The 18.4-inch device is a full Windows 8 desktop powered by an Intel processor and NVIDIA…
Vizio announced two new tablets for the international market and two new smartphones that’ll land in China in the coming months. All four mobile devices will be powered by a recent version of Android 4.x. They were detailed by The Verge, which got some hands-on time with each device. First up is a 10-inch offering…