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Nokia has been making “touch enabled” dumbphones for a while now, but they’ve never actually made dumbphones that have nothing but a touch screen. Enter the 305, 306, and 311, which were discovered by Jay Montano from My Nokia Blog. Starting with the 305 and 306 (pictured above), they’re the exact same device, except that…
Microsoft is set to release a software update either this month or next month to Windows Phone devices currently on the market. Known as Tango, the update adds things like being able to MMS multiple images, forward your calls, turn your device into a hotspot, and there are probably countless under the hood tweaks that…
Last year NVIDIA purchased a company called that specialized in cellular modems called Icera. Why? So they could sell their smartphone chips with built-in connectivity. That combination of CPU, GPU, and 3G/4G is what made Qualcomm as successful as they are today. But back to NVIDIA, they’ve been telling everyone that they’ll have a Tegra…
This is a very important year for Intel. After nearly half a decade of teasing technology publications with promises of x86 based smartphones, 2012 is when said devices will actually hit the market. Take the Xolo 900 for example. It’s already on sale in India, according to benchmarks it decisively kicks everything in the ass,…
When Sprint decided to label WiMAX technology as “4G”, it wasn’t that long until the other operators followed suite and slapped the 4G moniker on their respective networks. Sascha Segan from PC Mag recently had a chance to speak to Chris Pearson, the President of 4G Americas, and he asked him just what the hell…
Samsung has just announced a new Windows Phone called the Omnia M. It has a 1 GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, 4 inch Super AMOLED display, 7.2 Mbps 3G connectivity, and a decently sized 1,500 mAh battery. What makes it strange though is that it has 384 MB of RAM. That’s not enough to run…
Prepaid is increasingly becoming popular in the United States. With all this economic uncertainty, people are looking to take control of their phone bill, and what better way to do that than to not lock yourself into a two year contract? TracFone is America’s largest prepaid operator, with over 20 million customers using their various…
Nokia’s 808 PureView is a technological achievement that not everyone, this writer included, understands at first glance. Companies can’t just say they’ve made a smartphone with a 41 megapixel camera and not expect people to call bullshit. Here’s how it works in a nutshell: You take a picture with the 808 PureView and the sensor…
Samsung’s Galaxy S II was the first smartphone to ship with support for Mobile High-definition Link, better known as MHL. It’s essentially a technology that enables the microUSB port on a mobile phone to also output video via HDMI. When you connect an MHL compatible phone to an MHL compatible TV, the TV will also…
Last month we filed a report that said Baidu was going to release a new smartphone running their in-house operating system. The rumors said it would cost roughly $160 and have a 3.5 inch screen. According to Reuters, Baidu will indeed release a handset. They quote Wang Jing, Baidu’s Vice President of Engineering and Head…