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Nokia announced a new member of its low-cost family of devices – Nokia 109. This cheap feature phone is designed to “connect the next billion and beyond to the Internet” packing the Opera Mini-like Nokia Xpress Browser, which reduces the data consumption of web pages by up to 90% to deliver inexpensive web experience. In…
OmniVision Technologies introduced the OV5645, a system-on-chip (SOC), 5-megapixel CameraChip sensor which targets the low-to-mid end of the mobile phone market. As the successor to OmniVision’s OV5640, the new OV5645 has retained only a MIPI port, “eliminating both the bandwidth-limited DVP interface and the costly embedded JPEG compressor.” As a result, the updated sensor saves…
As if October 29th wasn’t going to be a busy day already, T-Mobile recently announced its very own press event the very same day that both Google and Microsoft will take (separate) stages and unveil new products. T-Mobile’s event could go in either direction, as we could either see a new Windows Phone 8 or…
GSMA shared new details about the forthcoming 2013 GSMA Mobile World Congress which will be held 25-28 February 2013 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona. The organization announced that the CEOs of NTT DOCOMO and Vodafone will be delivering keynote addresses in the Mobile World Congress conference programme, as well as new exhibiting companies, sponsors,…
LG’s latest flagship entry is causing a stir the company has never been able to create until now, and it looks like you’ll be able to get your hands on the device in a few short weeks. AT&T will be releasing the Optimus G on November 2nd for $199 on a new two-year contract. For…
Ericsson announced a new contents for Android developers. Dubbed Ericsson Application Awards 2013, it will expose the winners to Ericsson’s telecom clients, while also allowing participants to win some cash from the Swedish giant. Open to students and small/medium companies, the idea of the contest is to promote innovations in the Networked Society and help…
While we’ve already pegged it for the 24th from a leaked document, T-Mobile and Samsung have officially announced the Galaxy Note II. The phablet device, which I’ve personally heard many people say that it’s the handset they are waiting for, will be coming to Magenta shelves sometimes this fall. As we’ve highlighted in our hands…
Cricket will soon add a new Android smartphone to its portfolio – ZTE Engage. The soon-to-be-launched device will be available for $249.99 at Cricket stores, dealers and mycricket.com beginning Tuesday, October 2, 2012. We’re talking about a low-to-mid range Android phone that comes with a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen, 1.4GHz single-core Qualcomm MSM8655T Scorpion processor, 8-megapixel…
Qualcomm announced two new Snapdragon S4 mobile processors: the MSM8225Q and MSM8625Q, offering OEMs both dual-core and quad-core CPUs and performance for new generation of entry-level smartphones. In addition, the company also unveiled the Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930, a single platform that supports all China operators with UMTS, CDMA and TD-SCDMA, as well as LTE-TDD.…
To better reflect the “enabling role of mobile in developing markets,” GSMA decided to rename the GSMA Development Fund to GSMA Mobile for Development. Alongside the new name, GSMA also announced that Dr. Nasser Marafih, CEO of Qtel Group, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the new fund. Since its creation, the GSMA…