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Aside from the Grand Memo phablet, ZTE will also unveil a Firefox OS-based smartphone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The short announcement they’ve sent to the press mentions two hashtags to follow on Twitter – #ZTEGrandMemo and #ZTEMozilla. So what could the latter stand for? That’s right – it will be the Chinese company’s…
It looks like the floors of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month are going to be a little bare this year. HTC has already announced it would not have a press conference at MWC, and now, according to Pocket-Lint, it looks as if Samsung is following suit. Samsung will have a show-floor presence at the show,…
Opera Software will unveil a new browser during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company which makes the world’s most popular mobile web browser, Opera Mini, will launch a WebKit-based product with revamped UI that is described as cleaner and easier to use, relying heavily on gestures and big, easy-to-grasp icons. The forthcoming Opera Ice…
Previously we’ve told you that Huawei will likely unveil the Ascend P2 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We’ve also told you that the Chinese company will likely make it the world’s thinnest smartphone. And now we have the first glimpse of the specs sheet, courtesy of ChinaSmartphoneReview (via HDBlog). Apparently, the Ascend P2 sports…
Ford is already known as one of the pioneers in the smart car technology thanks to its partnership with Microsoft over SYNC. Like that’s not enough, they are turning attention to the growing trend in hardware hacking by transforming vehicles into an “experimental development environment.” To that end, the company is launching the OpenXC research…
It’s been an interesting CES this year, as the mobile space was surprisingly lacking with the handfuls of device that are usually announced. While we saw a few Windows Phone 8 handsets pop up from both Samsung and Huawei, an odd amount of tablet/phone hybrid devices, annoyingly aka phablets, were announced. While we wouldn’t go…
Looks like Huawei can’t bear that some other smartphone wears the “world’s thinnest smartphone” badge and plans to do something to de-throne the newly announced Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra. According to Engadget, the Chinese company is preparing to unveil a successor to the Ascend P1 S next month, most likely from the floor of…
ST-Ericsson is joining the “quad-core revolution” with its brand new NovaThor L8580 system-on-chip. However, it’s important to note that this product won’t find its place at the very top of the market. Rather, it will be used by mid-to-top end handset makers which just want the “quad-core” label slammed on their product boxes. The reason…
Archos made its presence known at CES today by unveiling its new line of affordable, powerful tablets. Named the Titanium line, Archos is releasing 4 new tablets that offer similar features to some pricier offerings out there. The Titanium line of tablets will come in four varying sizes: 7″, 8″,9.7″ and 10.1″. The naming scheme…
A nice demo is always good to woo potential customers, and that’s exactly what we saw from Liquipel during CES this year. Making smartphones water-safe is a trend we’re beginning to see from many manufacturers today, but if you’re current device doesn’t ship with such a nano coating, then Liquipel might be the perfect solution for you! This year…