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Finally we got the opportunity to actually touch the Padfone; you know that “smartphone turned tablet” device, which according to Asus will eliminate the need to sync data with yet another device (tablet). Asus is one of today’s best hardware makers; their tablets and computers (especially ultrabooks) are top notch, boasting pretty much the same…
New member of the Transformer tablet series is touted as “stylish and affordable,” and is as such catered toward mass market, perhaps first-time tablet buyers who can’t imagine using virtual on-screen keyboards. It’s a solidly built device, but we can’t help noticing it feels cheaper than the Transformer Prime, sporting more plastic than metal. As…
NAVIGON had few important announcements ready for the Mobile World Congress, with its iOS and Android apps getting important updates. The iPhone version of the application will introduce the Google Street View feature later this Spring, providing users with a street-level image of their destination before starting a route. As for the Android app, it…
ALK Technologies announced that later this spring their CoPilot GPS app will be available as a free download for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. And we’re not talking about some basic app here — rather, the free CoPilot app will provide offline maps, millions of points of interest preinstalled, route planning with multi-stop trip optimizer,…
In case you haven’t noticed from the tons of content we’ve been publishing recently, Mobile World Congress is taking place this week in Barcelona and our team is on the ground there to supply you with all of the news, hands-on with newly announced devices, and much more. If you want some great first-hand coverage…
Popular media discovery app Shazam is about to get even better, at least for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones, which will get the NFC-based Android Beam capability. As a result, Shazamers will be able to hold their devices back-to-back with that of their friends to share their favorite music, merchant offers and television tags.…
We thought last year’s Google booth was a sight to behold but the Android maker has upped its game for Mobile World Congress. While the layout is similar to last year, Google is promoting a host of new servies, apps and partners. Also, it has by far the most fun booth at the show. If…
After we spotted the Galaxy Note 10.1, we just had to play with this new tablet at Mobile World Congress 2012. We’ve always been fans of the Tab series, so we’re curious to see how it will let the Note 10.1 to stand out. The Galaxy Note 10.1 has the similar slim form factor and…
Returning from Asus’ conference, I can’t say I’m not impressed. Quite the contrary, the Taiwanese company managed to do it again, introducing new top-notch products. During the presentation, Asus’ CEO Jonney Shih talked about “Transformation,” design thinking, cloud computing and where it sees its company fitting into the major trends. We’ve learned that Eee Pad Transformer…
Qualcomm is going to introduce a new Snapdragon platform this year called S4. We’ve already seen a handful of devices announced that’ll take advantage of it, most notably the HTC One X for AT&T and the the HTC One S for the global market. According to some early benchmarks done on a development board, the…