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Huawei is the first to kick off Mobile World Congress with the announcement of the Ascend P2. The P2 will take the place of the Ascend P1, which was announced as “the world’s thinnest smartphone” last year at CES 2012. The P2 is a strong mid-range handset with a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and 1GB of…
Samsung is taking on the iPad mini with the newest addition to its Galaxy line of tablets. The Galaxy 8.0 lands squarely in the mid-size tablet category with a feature set that makes it both portable and powerful. Similar to other Samsung tablets, the Galaxy 8.0 includes the S-Pen stylus and the productivity features that…
It was back in November of last year when we’ve first told you that Chinese will get a dual-mode version of the Samsung Galaxy S III. Well now it’s here, allowing folks who get one to use it both locally (on China Telecom’s network) and while roaming around the world (using a GSM-based network). Aside…
Not sure why it took so long for LG to bring its last year’s flagship device to Europe but the good thing is that it’s finally here. Actually, it’s still now available in a store near you, but it should be there soon, starting with Sweden and then followed by other European markets, including France,…
Orange keeps adding new devices to its own-brand range. Just before Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona, they’ve announced three new smartphones, all running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: Orange Nivo, Orange Lumo and Orange San Remo. The press release doesn’t have all the details, so we’ll tell you what we know: Orange Nivo –…
The rugged Kyocera Torque Android smartphone will be available from Sprint on March 8th, the carrier announced. Available for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate via reward card, the LTE-enabled device is made for folks living an active lifestyle or those who don’t want to worry when it’s accidentally dropped on concrete, in water and so…
One of the neat features HTC will offer for the upcoming HTC One owners is the ability to sync with data found in the iPhone backup files. These files are generated by iTunes and include photos, videos, text messages and calendar entries. While most of us sync calendars with some cloud-based service (most Android users…
I really don’t want to make this long. I could go off on a long rant, I’m sure, writing thousands of words why I think we as a society should at least take a look at what we’re about to get ourselves in to. I’ll spare you all that. I just think Google Glass, if…
Get ready to mark your calendars. Google announced Friday afternoon that it would accept registrations for Google I/O 2013 starting on March 13. Get your browsers ready and your click finger warmed up early that morning as registration starts at 7:00 AM PDT. Ticket prices will be $900 for general attendees and $300 for academic…
According to the Verge, Google will be making its Google Glass wearable tech available for sale to the public at the end of 2013. The price tag is a bit hefty, coming in at a little under $1500. Google has stated that it intends to have a “fully-polished” version of Glass available, and that the…