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A company called NUU Limited launched interesting accessories for the iPhone 4/4S. Its NUU ClickMate Series presents a system of interchangeable accessories that offer a “unique spin on the standard iPhone case” and how iPhone accessories are used. Everything starts with the ClickMate Foundation Case, which provides a stable locking mechanism that secures all other…
Philips unveiled a new version of its GoGear Connect media player. Powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread, GoGear Connect 3.5 comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, 720p HD video support, Philips’ FullSound and Surround for Movies technologies. In other words, it’s an Android smartphone without cellular radio, so you’ll be able to use most apps from the Android…
When it comes to the mobile game, Toshiba was all about tablets at this year’s CES. As a matter of fact, they showed some models which are still not officially announced (and we’ll deal with them in a separate post). And while I doubt their Thrive and Excite tablets sell in volumes — no matter…
The CES 2012 was a Samsung event with the Korean company launching more mobile products than any of its competitors. Among the cool devices we’ve seen officially announced, we highlight: Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus T-Mobile’s Galaxy S Blaze 4G Verizon’s Galaxy Tab 7.7 AT&T’s Galaxy Note and Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD MetroPCS’ Galaxy Attain 4G…
Sony is back in the mobile phone game having acquired Ericsson’s part of the joint venture. At the CES, we’ve seen two new Sony smartphones for the Japanese market – Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD, as well as two models for the western hemisphere, Xperia ion and Xperia S, first of which will join…
The new LG phones announced at the CES include Connect 4G for MetroPCS, Spectrum for Verizon Wireless and Viper for Sprint. But that’s just one piece of the puzzle. The Korean company also used the big event to unveil its first Google TV product as well as some other (non-Android based) smart TVs with Internet…
Motorola (actually Verizon Wireless) announced just two devices at the CES – DROID RAZR MAXX and DROID 4, as well as a deal with Intel to make Atom-based devices. Their booth obviously reflected this, showing the new gadgets to the world. But wait – there’s more with the company also allowing folks to play with…
Like it or not, Microsoft’s Windows Phone is on the rise. They have a deal with Nokia to thank for the traction and all the publicity their mobile platform is getting. Speaking of it, Nokia announced Lumia 900 at the big event in Vegas, while CEOs of both companies agreed there’s money to be made…
These are easy days for Qualcomm. The company has a deal with Microsoft under which every Windows Phone shipped comes with a Snapdragon processor. Moreover, Qualcomm’s CPUs are integrated in quite a few Android smartphones, most notably those requiring some special settings like LTE and 1700MHz HSPA (T-Mobile USA). But that’s not enough with Qualcomm…
Intel is trying really hard to enter the mobile game. At the CES in Las Vegas, the chip maker demonstrated its Atom-based reference smartphone and announced deals with Motorola and Lenovo. The Chinese company could easily help Intel quickly get traction in the world’s most populous country, eventually reaching millions of units shipped within a…