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It was back in March 2012 when we saw the first Caterpillar-branded Android smartphone. Now another one popped up and it’s obviously a successor to the original Cat B10. Marked as Cat B15, it’s a rugged device that comes with the usual IP67 rating, meaning it can “handle” dust and water. In addition, this tough…
Alcatel and ZTE won’t be the only companies making a Firefox-based phone for so long. From a press release talking about co-operation between Sony Mobile and Telefónica, we learn that the Japanese company will join the trend and release its own device that runs Firefox mobile OS. The official word goes like this: the two…
Skyfire Web Browser 5.0 is now available for download through Google Play store. The version of the popular browser adds extensions, allowing users to easily access some of the popular services while going though web pages (and without leaving Skyfire). There are almost 20 mobile browser extensions to choose from, all of which can be…
It’s not just phones LG is unveiling at Mobile World Congress. They also found time to announce a neat accessory – WCP-300, which is touted to be the world’s smallest wireless charger. Despite that, its charging area is 1.7 times wider than that of LG’s previous generation wireless charger. Pretty impressive when you think about…
Israel-based Accel Telecom launched VOYAGER, touting it as the “first standalone Connected Car Smartphone device” that can be easily installed in any car and operates using an existing phone number via a twin-SIM. VOYAGER is made to provide drivers with a safer and superior Connected Car experience, combining Android with an HSUPA Qualcomm module to…
Facebook is teaming-up with 18 mobile operators in 14 countries to provide its users with free or discounted data access to Facebook messaging. The benefits will be available to folks running Messenger for Android, Messenger for iOS or Facebook for Every Phone, which is now optimized for chat. Carriers committed to special pricing for Facebook…
You may’ve noticed how today’s touchscreens can be imprecise. The technology is still not perfect but it’s getting there steadily with companies like Synaptics constantly pushing the barrier forward. Their newly launched ClearPad 3400 is a high-performance capacitive touchscreen solution specially tailored for premium smartphones (and phablets) with displays of up to six inches. Here’s…
Yandex is launching a new version of its Yandex.Shell app (formerly SPB Shell), which is one of the world’s most popular UI solutions for customizing Android-based smartphones. In fact, since the announcement in February 2012, the application has been downloaded more than one million times. As you probably already know, Yandex.Shell gives any Android phone…
Opera Software announced the launch of its fully-owned subsidiary Opera Mediaworks, which will provide advertising, content distribution and monetization services to the global mobile marketplace. The new company was launched from Opera Software’s existing businesses and it already services more than 80,000 mobile sites and mobile applications. Put into numbers, that’s over 50 Billion ad…
Acer Iconia B1, the company’s low-end 7-inch tablet which was announced at this year’s CES, got a slightly beefed-up version in Barcelona, one that doubles the built-in storage to 16GB. Other than that, we’re talking about the same device that wants to find its audience among first-time tablet buyers on a budget. Again, the Iconia…