Hold on a minute. I thought Samsung is using home-made CPUs for its smartphones. The original Samsung Galaxy S relies on Hummingbird, whereas its successor (Galaxy S2) takes its power from dual-core Orion processor, which is also made by the Korean giant. So what gives? Honestly – we’ve no idea. The device marked GT-I9103 is…
Nokia to push out cheap Windows Phone handsets quickly
Speaking during a meeting with Finnish business journalists, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said the handset maker would produce inexpensive Windows Phone handsets quickly. The ability to produce smartphones with a very low price point was reportedly on of the key factors in selecting Microsoft as a partner for the future of the Finnish company’s mobile…
Motorola Xoom units hit Verizon stores ahead of debut
Looks like it’s going to be a good weekend, as we’re hearing that Verizon is beginning to receive Motorola Xoom units already. Initially only dummy units were spotted, but it looks like the real deal is hitting some stores to make way for its official debut next week. The pictures show a Motorola Xoom dummy…
NYT: Apple is not working on an iPhone Nano
According to a report from the New York Times, Apple is not working on a smaller iPhone. This new is contract to a recent report from Bloomberg that suggest the Cupertino company is working on smaller and cheaper version of the popular smartphone. A source from the NYT claims the production of a smaller iPhone…
Sony Ericsson S1 9.4-inch Android tablet in works?
Sony Ericsson won’t be the only Android handset maker without a tablet for too long. According to Engadget sources, the Swedish-Japanese company is working on a Honeycomb tablet as we speak, and is set to unveil it at some point in September. We don’t know all the details, but we do know enough… or so…
Rumor debunk: Verizon LG Revolution always had Qualcomm processor
Even the best of us get things wrong every once in a while and that’s why you may have seen Engadget reporting that the upcoming Verizon LG Revolution dumped the NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset in favor of the Qualcomm 1 GHz SnapDragon MSM8655. Well, LG didn’t, as the Revolution always had the Qualcomm chip –…
Verizon Motorola Droid X2 image, specs leak
An image and some purported specs of the Motorola Droid X2 have hit the web but we’re already getting some cold water thrown on it. It looks like the Verizon Motorola Droid X2 will be more of an evolutionary update when it lands on Big Red in the second quarter. The Mobi Zone said the…
HTC Revolver for AT&T may bring Honeycomb to smartphones
A new leak suggests that the HTC Revolver will be a flagship Android device for AT&T and this will be bringing the the Android Honeycomb operating system to smartphones … even though we’ve heard that Honeycomb won’t come to smartphones. Confused yet? According to a leaked image over at Engadget, the HTC Revolver will be…
Apple testing several iPhone prototypes including a side slider, 4-inch model
Taiwanese website Apple.pro has been correct with its rumors in the past and it is now stating that Apple is testing three different iPhone prototypes. One model reportedly incudes a side-sliding keyboard, a feature that has been hinted at in the past, but has never come to fruition. Other prototype models include variants of the…
HTC to announce the ChaCha, Salsa, Flyer, Wildfire S and the Incredible S?
What do we have here? It looks like some, if not all, of the devices HTC will announce at Mobile World Congress today have been detailed ahead of HTC’s press event. As expected, the lineup includes two Facebook-centric handsets, a 7-inch tablet , an updated version of the Wildfire and a new handset that is supposedly…