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A team of scientists wants to launch the Nexus One into space and even use the “original Google phone” to control the small satellite. If everything goes according to the plan, the petit Strand-1 satellite will carry the first Nexus 487 miles above the earth’s surface on the back of a rocket. According to the…
Samsung will likely launch the Galaxy Note 8.0 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We know it will be a premium tablet with a 7.9-inch screen that will compete with Apple’s iPad mini. And while we still don’t have all details — we’ll get ’em in the next two weeks — we know that the…
The soon to be launched M7 may be renamed to HTC One. So it’s not One X2 or One Z, just One. As such, it will be the Taiwanese company’s flagship device for this year and boy do we look forward to try it out. The information, in case you wonder, comes from EVleaks, which…
The forthcoming Sony Xperia Z will launch in Europe and Asia in late February / early March, and folks looking to buy one are already looking at early tests. The popular website ePrice managed to get a prototype unit and compare it with the HTC Butterfly. Unsurprisingly the two devices are very similar, both sporting…
A new, still unannounced HTC smartphone has been caught at China’s telecom equipment certification database. The HTC 603e is a mid-range device by today’s standards with its specs including a 1.15GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 1GB of RAM and a microSD memory card slot. In addition, there’s also a 5-megapixel rear camera that’s coupled…
Pinterest just updated its Android app with some modest improvements that should change the way users experience managing community boards. Version 1.3.1 lets folks see who is pinning with them. Features in version 1.3 include the following additions: Pin images from around the web Explore pins and boards you’re interested in Get inspiration from DIY,…
The next generation of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet will carry a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064) processor instead of NVIDIA’s next-gen Tegra 4. Michael McConnell, a Pacific Crest analyst, believes the search giant along with Asus will make the change because of tighter integration with modem technology and lower costs. This proclamation by McConnell isn’t so far-fetched,…
You’ve probably heard of NVIDIA’s Project Shield, which bridges the gap between PC and Mobile gaming, but the Shield wouldn’t be what it is without the NVIDIA Tegra 4, and the Tegra 4 wouldn’t be able to show off how powerful it is without some powerful games. The company just released a blog post demoing…
A startup from Berlin is giving us a new and more elegant way to share private messages with a new messaging app that combines features from other popular social networking services. The app, called Moped, is available for both Android and iOS and allows users to share pictures and messages privately to individuals and groups in…
We’ve been hearing a lot about the Samsung Galaxy S4 recently, and the rumored specs have been so far impressive, rumored to be featuring a 4.99″ full HD AMOLED display, an S Pen and an 8-core Exynos 5 chip. It seems as though Samsung will be adding a new way for users to interact with…