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We’ve already told you that Pantech is preparing to launch a new product soon, and voila – the Vega Secret Up has been unveiled in Korea without a single word being said about its (potential) global release. Compared to the Pantech Secret Note, this is smaller device with a still big, 5.6-inch display. It also…
Looks like HTC won’t stop experimenting with red color anytime soon. After the red HTC One, the Taiwanese company is gearing towards launching the same-colored HTC One Max. Such device will soon be offered by Taiwanese mobile operator FarEasTone Telecommunications, which will also sell red variants of the HTC Desire 601, Butterfly and Desire Q.…
Quechua, which is an outdoor clothing and equipment company, has teamed-up with Archos to launch its very first smartphone. The device rocks a 5-inch screen and IP54-certified rugged design that makes it resistant to shock, mud, water, sand, cold and snow. Inside, the Quechua phone hides Qualcomm’s 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel camera…
Looks like Nike is preparing to re-enter the smart watch space now that everyone and their mama are talking about wearable computing. According to DigiTimes, the largest sports equipment maker will unveil a new smart watch during the first half of next year. Citing sources in Taiwan’s supply chain, DigiTimes claims that Nike’s watch is…
LG proudly announced that it will be the first company to incorporate the AllJoyn open source software framework into its Smart TVs, allowing users to seamlessly connect their mobile devices to the big screen. Developed by Qualcomm Innovation Center, AllJoyn creates a common language that connects the “Internet of Things” across different platforms, enabling devices…
Smart glasses don’t come in cheap. We’ve heard that Google Glass-es cost around $1,500, and while we wait for the price to go down, Vuzix has started taking orders for its M100 smart watch. The mentioned product is now available for pre-order for no less than $999.99. This obviously is far from a mass-market price…
If this was the year of Samsung “Mini” phones, next year we’ll be talking about their “Lite” series. We’ve already told you about Galaxy Grand Lite, but that’s just part of the story. Another model joining the “Lite line-up” will be the Galaxy Note 3 Lite. According to SamMobile, this device will offer a similarly-sized…
Even though we still don’t have a single Samsung smartphone with a 16-megapixel camera (Galaxy S4 Zoom is more of a camera than phone), the Korean company has already started working on a 20MP sensor. According to ET News, most Samsung high-end phones released next year will sport 16-megapixel camera modules; except for the Galaxy…
The smart wearable device shipments, including smart watches and glasses, will approach 130 million by 2018, according to Juniper Research. The figure, which is 10 times more than this year, will be reached thanks to heightened consumer awareness on wearable technology and a better visibility of product adoption. The research firm contends that the market…
The first Sailfish OS-based smartphone has started selling in Helsinki, and the company is bullish on the prospects of its platform. According to the Jolla’s chairman and co-founder Antti Saarnio, we may see millions of devices shipping this year. “This is a product where our company can introduce our idealistic views on how we believe…