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It looks like ASUS is working on another 7-inch tablet, the one that will use the Intel ATOM CPU rather than ARM-based one. Model number ME371MG has been caught at Picasa and we’re really not sure what to make of it. Is it another Nexus tablet? Or one of ASUS’ MemoPad or Transformer devices? I…
Polaroid wants to (re)join the smart camera party, currently dominated by Samsung and their Galaxy Camera device. The company’s forthcoming IM1836 model looks like a much better solution as it not only has a bigger sensor (18.1 megapixels) but also mirrorless interchangeable lens. The image above was leaked in Russia and from what we can…
While not everyone is convinced RIM has what it takes to stay relevant in the mobile game, the Canadian company keeps pushing its agenda forward. To that end they’ve secured Vodafone UK as one of its customers and it will start selling BlackBerry 10 devices from the day one. It’s unclear which BlackBerry phones the…
The rumors didn’t lie; Facebook just unveiled its Snapchat competitor, Poke. I use the word competitor loosely, of course — it’s pretty much a total rip-off. “With the Poke app, you can poke or send a message, photo, or video to Facebook friends to share what you’re up to in a lightweight way. You can…
We have great news for those of you US Cellular customers rocking a Samsung Galaxy S III, as your long-awaited Jelly Bean Android 4.1.1 update is now available for download. The large regional carrier also provides the S III’s latest firmware, which is available for download here. The new update include the following Samsung features: Camera…
There’s been more than a little speculation lately about Apple’s iPhone 5 sales and the possibility that it may not be doing as well in the market as everyone expected. Especially with the recent price drop of the iPhone 5 at Walmart, which is about as rare as a precious gem, it looked like the…
Within less than a month and half, RIM will announce first BlackBerry 10 devices, some of which will look like the duo pictured above. This is apparently the Z10, one of the forthcoming BlackBerry devices, that will be available in both black and white. But that’s not all as we hear that more phones will…
Acer is working on a new low-cost Android tablet which as far as we can tell will cost some $150 or less. The still unannounced Iconia B1 has been caught at the FCC and from its listing at the Commission’s website we learn that it will support cellular connectivity (at least the version FCC got…
MetroPCS added another low-cost Android smartphone to its offering – the LTE-enabled ZTE Avid 4G. Available for $149 plus taxes but sans any strings attached, the device packs a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, mentioned LTE connectivity, 4-inch WVGA screen, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, VGA front-facing one, while Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is running the show. In…
Just when we’ve told you about the Galaxy Young Duos, we’ve heard about another device that will be unveiled at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We don’t know much about the Galaxy Frame, except that it will be a low-to-mid range smartphone with specs that are comparable to the Galaxy Ace or Galaxy…