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With manufacturers like Samsung releasing a plentiful bounty of smartphones and phablets in different screen sizes, Motorola is planning on finding just the right balance of screen size and functionality. Motorola is developing a “Goldilocks phone” which will be easily operated with one hand, and as close to stock Android as possible. The theory here…
According to a report from CNET, those customers who are in the market for a iPhone 5S may get their choice of screen sizes when the device is released. The iPhone 5S is expected to be released in July of this year, and may come in two or three different screen sizes. The actual screen…
An awesome infographic comes to us today thanks to Martin Missfeldt, which shows us what’s under the hood (err, plastic casing) of Google’s mysterious Google Glass. The infographic reveals a revolutionary design, which utilizes a mini-projector to display images on the prism display. The device achieves its augmented reality layer by projecting data and images…
Samsung took the wraps off another Galaxy device this morning, the Samsung Galaxy Win. The company has yet to officially launch its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, but that’s clearly not stopping it from pumping out another one. Judging by specs, the Samsung Galaxy Win is a mid-range handset. It has a 4.7-inch display with…
According to a study released today by Gartner, the tablet market is set to conquer PC sales by 2015, with worldwide mobile device sales expected to reach 2.4 billion units this year. With the proliferation of cheaper and more powerful tablets being released to the market over the last couple of years, the sales of…
Samsung is not relenting in expanding their Galaxy line by officially announcing two previously rumored entry-level devices, the Samsung Galaxy Neo and the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Star. Both models will be operating on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and will use Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface. As far as specs go, the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo will…
AT&T has clarified its pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S4. The carrier originally gave it a flat-out $249 price tag without a storage capacity attached or any other models/prices. It turns out that the original price is for the 32GB model. AT&T’s pricing for the Galaxy S4 will officially be $199.99 for the 16GB model…
Forty years ago today, Motorola engineer Martin Cooper placed the first handheld mobile phone call using cellular hardware installed in downtown New York City. He called fellow engineer and rival Joel Engel of Bell Labs, who was also working on cellular network technology. According to Cooper, Engel was speechless at first and then courteous to…
The idea of an Android-powered notebook is a peculiar one, but Google may be releasing one later this year. According to DigiTimes, we can expect such a product in the 3rd quarter of the year. With Sundar Pichai now sitting at the Android throne, we can’t say we’re surprised about the possibility about a product…
Rumor has it Sony is planning to unveil at some point in 2013 two new Xperia Android smartphones that mix in another one of Sony’s famous brand names. There’s the possibility of an Xperia device with a Cyber-shot branded camera built in as well as another Xperia smartphone with a Walkman music player. The Sony…