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InfoSonics unveiled verykool s470 aka “Black Pearl,” touting it as its “most powerful smartphone to date.” Specs wise, we’re talking about a device that is kind of, sort of comparable to Moto X, except that it uses a different chip and has a worse camera. The s470 comes with a 1.2GHz quad-core processor (most likely…
Nokia and many folks from all around the word don’t like the word “phablet,” which was invented to describe devices which are too big to be called phones and too small to be called tablets. Samsung pioneered this market with its Galaxy Note, and now Nokia is gearing towards launching its first such device, Lumia…
Vodafone keeps pushing its own-brand tablets. The latest in line, Vodafone Smart Tab 10 III, has been unveiled in Romania and it’s made by Lenovo. Specs wise, this thing packs a 10.1-inch IPS screen with 1280×800 pixels resolution, MediaTek’s 8389 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear and VGA front cameras,…
Chinese cloners have did it again. This time their target is the HTC One Mini, which fake version is now available in the world’s most populous country for less than $100. Naturally that price can’t get you hardware that’s comparable to the original HTC One Mini. The simply called MINI ONE has just 512MB of…
ZTE Supreme is the latest affordable smartphone in Virgin Mobile USA’s line-up. Available for $299.99 sans any strings attached, it packs quite a bang for the buck, including a big 5-inch IPS 720p HD screen, 13-megapixel camera on the back and 1.5GHz dual-core processor. There’s also a 2,500mAh battery that is good for up to…
Verizon will soon start rolling out Android 4.2 update for the last year’s DROID DNA. A fairly ugly page at the carrier’s website details all the changes and we want to save you from losing your sight by looking at it. Aside from the Android version boost, users will also get HTC’s Sense 5 that…
A few days ago Google announced new Chromebook laptops as well as new companies that will participate in the program – Toshiba and ASUS. And while we like the fact that more OEMs are joining Google’s scheme we can’t help but wonder when will the “perfect Chromebook” be released. What I’m looking for is something…
Nokia’s handset business may be bought by Microsoft but that doesn’t mean we won’t see any new Nokia-branded devices released this year. The Finnish company will most likely launch few devices that were already in the pipeline before it was acquired by the Redmond giant. One such device could be dual SIM version of the…
We’ve been telling you that Samsung is preparing to update its Exynos 5 Octa chip and allow all of its 8 cores (4 Cortex-A15 plus 4 Cortex-A7) to work at once when needed. Well, Meizu will also be affected by this update as its new MX3 flagship uses the same chip. Even better news is…
Looks like Samsung will not only make a version of the Galaxy S4 with Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon 800 chip, but the Galaxy S4 Active will also get that treatment. In fact, it is suggested that such upgraded version of this phone may be launched in South Korea next month, with users being able to get…