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Panasonic has seemingly lost interest for the mainstream smartphone market. Instead, at Mobile World Congress they’ve unveiled a pair of rugged devices made for special use cases. The new Toughpad FZ-E1 and Toughpad FZ-X1 look similar, but there’s one important difference between the two. While the former (FZ-E1) runs Windows Embedded 8 Handheld platform, the…
Folks looking for an extra piece of mind may like the Blackphone, a device that brings Android security to a whole new level. Product of Geeksphone and Silent Circle, it runs a custom version of Google’s mobile OS called PrivatOS and ships with pre-installed apps to enable private calls, texting, video chats, file exchange up…
BlackBerry unveiled a pair of new smartphones at Mobile World Congress. The first of the two, Z3 (aka Jakarta), is the result of BlackBerry’s co-operation with Foxconn. This unit has a z10-like all-touchscreen form factor and is heading to Indonesia, where interested users will be able to buy it starting from April for some $200.…
Pico projector technology has grown by leaps and bounds, and could very well find their way into more mobile devices in the near future. Texas Instruments has released its new Pico chipset at MWC 2014, and its the smallest, most efficient Pico chipset to date. Known as the 0.3″ HD Tilt & Roll Pixel DLP…
As expected, Samsung unveiled its 2014 flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S5 at MWC 2014 in Barcelona today. The Galaxy S5 is an impressive device, taking the design of the Galaxy S4 to a whole new level. The GS5 is water and dust resistant, rocks a 5.1 inch 1920 x 1080 display and includes a…
Intel has revealed the details of two new 64-bit processors, which are aimed at tablets and smartphones. The company unveiled the Intel Atom Processor Z3480, known as Merrifield, and the Intel Z3580 known as Moorefield. The Z3580 is a quad-core processor clocked at 2,3GHZ, and is optimized for Android devices. The Z3480 includes a PowerVR…
Oh boy oh boy oh boy! We’ve all been waiting patiently for Samsung to unveil the next device in its Galaxy S lineup, the Galaxy S5. Sammy is holding a press event in Barcelona today, where we are very sure they will unveil their flagship smartphone for 2014, the Galaxy S5. We may even see…
TCL, which is the owner of the Alcatel brand, has great plans for the future. During Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company has demoed its smartbook concept to Engadget. The 11-inch MacBook Air-like laptop has no brains of its own; it rather relies on the hardware of a smartphone to effectively transform it into…
Aside from the Android-powered Nokia X range, the Finnish company also unveiled two low-cost feature phones – Nokia 220 and Nokia Asha 230. The first of the two is said to be Nokia’s most affordable Internet-connected phone ever, selling for €29 before taxes and subsidies. It has a 2.4-inch QVGA (240×320) screen, 2-megapixel camera, FM…
Asus isn’t announcing anything exciting at Mobile World Congress; all we have are two new Fonepad models – one with 4G LTE connectivity support, and another that can take two SIM cards. Aside from rocking a 4G radio, the Fonepad 7 LTE (model number ME372CL) remains the same under the hood. Its specs include a…