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Alcatel and ZTE won’t be the only companies making a Firefox-based phone for so long. From a press release talking about co-operation between Sony Mobile and Telefónica, we learn that the Japanese company will join the trend and release its own device that runs Firefox mobile OS. The official word goes like this: the two…
It’s not just phones LG is unveiling at Mobile World Congress. They also found time to announce a neat accessory – WCP-300, which is touted to be the world’s smallest wireless charger. Despite that, its charging area is 1.7 times wider than that of LG’s previous generation wireless charger. Pretty impressive when you think about…
Sony Mobile is bullish on its prospects in the smartphone market, promising a “breakthrough” year as it seeks to get back in the game. That was the message delivered by the company’s senior execs at a press conference during Mobile World Congress. While there, we also had a chance to learn more about the road…
Israel-based Accel Telecom launched VOYAGER, touting it as the “first standalone Connected Car Smartphone device” that can be easily installed in any car and operates using an existing phone number via a twin-SIM. VOYAGER is made to provide drivers with a safer and superior Connected Car experience, combining Android with an HSUPA Qualcomm module to…
Alcatel has released a new entry-level smartphone that will be running the new Firefox OS, the Alcatel One Touch Fire, and we’ve finally gotten our hands on it. At 3.5 inches, the Fire seems a little small in the age of bigger screens and phablet type devices. Proving the old adage of size doesn’t matter,…
Despite its cost and unusual configuration, Asus is all in with its Padfone convertible phone-tablet device. The original model was introduced last year at MWC and this years model, the Padfone Infinity, bumps up the tablet to LTE, an HD display and Android 4.2. The phone part of the Padfone Infinity is a powerhouse with…
We may not be seeing any devices with the new NVIDIA Tegra 4 that will launch anytime soon at Mobile World Congress this year, but the company recently highlighted some of the exciting new features that both the Tegra 4 family and the Phoenix reference design will bring to the market. The NVIDIA Tegra 4i…
We’re a bit surprised it took this long for a company to make a 7 inch tablet that it wants you to make calls with. Asus announced such a device, the FonePad, and after seeing the spec list of this hybrid device, you just might be fine putting it up to your face for a…
LG is providing us with a glimpse of a new technology that will bring wireless transmission of content from smartphones to Ultra HD TV’s in real time. The technology can take 1080p video and transmit it to a TV. LG’s Wireless Ultra High Definition Transmission technology will be debuted at MWC in Barcelona earlier today, and is…
Synaptic had a few new things to announce at Mobile World Congress 2013 today, with “touch” obviously being the focus. Synaptics’ announcements include the ClearPad 3400 and Single-Layer On-Cell multitouch solution. The ClearPad 3400 is a new capacitive multitouch panel for high-end smartphones, allowing for great precision and accuracy. The ClearPad 3400 still retains such accuracy…