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Hyundai has quietly (we haven’t caught a press release) released a new 7-inch tablet which seems capable enough to compete with Nexus 7. The Hyundai T7 has a 1280×800 IPS LCD screen, Samsung’s Exynos 4412 1.4GHz quad-core chipset, 1GB of RAM, 2-megapixel rear camera, front-facing one (for making video calls), 8GB of built-in storage, microHDMI…
Not that we didn’t know it’s coming; we just expected it to be announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 is now officially official, and as you would imagine it keeps its rugged look and feel. The device is dust and sand resistant, and can be submerged in water to…
As part of its commitment to keep developers happy, Sony released an early alpha build of Jelly Bean update for the Xperia T. As you would imagine, this is only made to be used by serious developers who have a spare device to play with. If you agree to flash your Xperia T, Sony (or…
The first Ubuntu smartphone will be introduced in early 2014. However, you shouldn’t expect it to have all of the bells and whistles a modern mobile platform has. For one thing, it won’t have an app store, the feature that will have to wait for some other version. Speaking to Engadget, Canonical’s product manager Richard…
Research In Motion announced that it will run an ad during the upcoming Super Bowl XLVII. During the Super Bowl, BlackBerry will be integrated into a number of pre- and post-game on-site, digital and social activities. In addition, the company will also be organizing a series of activities to educate the people about its new…
Verizon is apparently planning to start offering a flagship Nokia device later this year. Codenamed Nokia Laser, the device will have similar specifications to Nokia’s current Lumia 920, TheVerge is reporting. The report goes on suggesting that Microsoft plans to help the Big Red carrier market such a product and offer it alongside other high-end…
We did hear rumors that Intel will bring Lexington Atom-based smartphones to Africa. We just didn’t know that will happen so fast… The Yolo smartphone is announced for Kenya and it’s officially the first such device using Intel chips for the continent. Based on Intel’s reference design from CES, it’s an entry-level device that comes…
It’s been a while since we talked about KDDI’s Infobar phones. The last model we’ve seen was running Android and featuring UI that made it look like it’s a Windows Phone device. The Infobar A02 has a similar, though updated, user interface and the Naoto Fukasawa’s recognizable design that screams sexiness… presuming you liked the…
ASUS released a small update for the Padfone 2, packing several improvements and bug fixes. Here’s what firmware version 10.4.9.6 brings: Improved Padfone 2 and Padfone 2 Station performance and stability Improved 3G/Wi-Fi connection and stability Improved Garmin navigation system performance Updated Camera app with included optimizations for the camera’s HDR and Automatic White Balance…
Samsung has did it again, releasing a better version of some phone in its domestic market. That was the case with the Galaxy S III which was selling in South Korea with both quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM, while the rest of the world could pick between a quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM,…