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SpareOne, the maker of the emergency mobile phone running on a AA battery, has announced its latest version of the handset called the SpareOnePlus. The newer version supposedly brings a much more premium look and feel. Alan Cymberknoh, SpareOne Project Director says the “SpareOnePlus is packed with extra safety features and communicates with users even…
We knew they were coming and today, Huawei introduced two new high-end handsets that’ll boost the company’s smartphone lineup. The pair includes the durable yet stylish Ascend D2 and the whopping 6.1-inch Ascend Mate. First up is the Ascend D2, which takes the place of the original Ascend D. The D2 features a 1.5GHZ quad-core processor,…
MADFINGER Games released additional details of Dead Trigger 2 today, the sequel to the popular and award-winning mobile game, Dead Trigger. It was first previewed with a live demo at NVIDIA’s press conference yesterday at CES 2013 as a game optimized to take advantage of the new Tegra 4 processor. Without getting very deep with…
LG unveiled today at CES 2013 a new productivity feature for the Optimus Vu II called Panorama Note. It enables users to create wide 3:1 ratio notes and sketches right on the gigantic 5-inch display of the Optimus Vu II. A phablet (phone/tablet hybrid) at heart, the device is perfect for this type of feature…
Vizio announced two new tablets for the international market and two new smartphones that’ll land in China in the coming months. All four mobile devices will be powered by a recent version of Android 4.x. They were detailed by The Verge, which got some hands-on time with each device. First up is a 10-inch offering…
US camera maker Canon added four new camcorders to it popular Vixia line of video cameras. Besides some sweet specs like 53X zoom and a 3.28-megapixel full HD CMOS image sensor, the camcorders also support Canon’s new CameraAccess app that lets users control the camercorder’s video stream using their Android or iOS smartphone. The CameraAccess…
The FCC gave us a sneak peek at the Qube, and now Asus has made the Google TV device official. It’s the first Google TV from the Taiwanese manufacturer and one of the first Google TVs to debut at CES 2013. The Qube offers an Asus-developed UI that features on interactive, on-screen cube. Because of…
Pantech is kicking off the New Year with an affordable, feature-packed phone that’ll land this month on AT&T. The new Pantech Discover sports a 4.8-inch display with 720P resolution and a 12.6-megapixel camera. It’ll retail for $50 with a two-year contract when it debuts on January 11. Besides its impressive display and camera features, the…
Alcatel used CES 2013 to unveil a series of Android tablets that’ll land in the US. The two device lineups feature a nice mix of mid-range specs and affordable pricing. Like most of the tablets introduced at CES, the One Touch Tab and Evo 7 family will compete with the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire…
Acer went after the affordable Kindle Fire and Nexus 7 tablet by introducing its own low-cost tablet today at CES. The Iconia B1 has entry-level specs and will be sold globally with a price tag as low as $99 in select markets. The B1 is a decidedly low-end offering that includes a 7-inch display with a 1024×600…