We told ya’ LG Revolution will be the first Verizon Wireless phone to support voice and super-fast LTE data simultaneously. LG is demoing the device at the Mobile World Congress, showing it handling both Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Video call over LTE. In other words, if you’re a Revolution-ownin’ Verizon customer, you will be…
LG Optimus 3D to launch with YouTube application for 3D video sharing
LG kicked off Mobile World Congress with a bevy of products including the 3D-capable Optimus 3D handset. The Optimus 3D includes a 1GHz OMAP4 dual-core processor, 4.3-inch WVGA display, HDMI out, DLNA, and a dual-lens camera capable of recording 3D video. The Android smartphone is optimized for 3D playback as well as recording and features…
appMobi’s MobiUs web browser blurs the line between native and web apps
appMobi unveiled MobiUs, which is said to be the first-of-its-kind mobile web browser technology that allows developers to create Web applications that meet and even exceed the functionality possible with native apps. That’s right, using nothing but an HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, developers will be able to access phone functions such as accelerometer, camera, contacts,…
Marvell’s Kinoma is an open software platform made to unify apps
Marvell announced Kinoma, a software platform that’s touted to “dramatically transform the way consumers interact with the devices that fuel their digital lives.” Through its recent acquisition of mobile media software company Kinoma, Marvell now offers an experience and solution that is fully integrated from silicon to applications, creating new opportunities for OEMs and manufacturers…
LG unveils the Optimus Pad, an 8.9-inch, 3D-capable Honeycomb tablet
LG announced the Optimus Pad at Mobile World Congress today. The Optimus Pad is an 8.9-inch tablet with a 3D camera, the world’s first tablet to feature this 3D technology. Besides it 3D functionality, the camera on the Optimus Pad also supports full 1080P HD recording. Powered by a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, the…
Live: LG at Mobile World Congress – Optimus 3D, Optimus Pad and more
Hi friends, we’re coming to you live from Barcelona for LG’s press conference from Mobile World Congress. We already know that it will be showing off the Optimus 3D and the Optimus Pad but we’re sure hoping for a few surprises. Nonetheless, these devices should represent a new wave in mobile computing. The glasses-free Optimus…
Qualcomm unveils new Snapdragon family built on industry-first 28nm ‘Krait’ process
Qualcomm has been known for making the high-powered Snapdragon processors for smartphones, and today the company is unveiling to the world their latest family of Snapdragon chipsets built using the new 28nm “Krait” micro architecture – the mobile industry’s first encounter with the 28nm process. The new family of Snapdragon will be capable of running…
Qualcomm intros quad-core SnapDragon for tablets
If you thought the dual-core Tegra 2 inside tablets like the Motorola Xoom was impressive, you should know that Qualcomm just announced a quad-core SnapDragon processor for tablets that can reach up to 2.5 GHz per core. The quad-core SnapDragon APQ8064 chip is aimed at supporting larger screens and resolutions, as well as dealing with…
Hands-On: Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY – PlayStation-certified smartphone
The long–rumored PlayStation phone has been officially announced and I had a pleasure to “meet” it for few brief moments. I’m not an avid gamer but I can tell this thing rocks. I never liked on-screen controls as they took precious screen estate often hiding bits of the game. Heck even if you they are…
Hands-On: Sony Ericsson Xperia pro – neo with a QWERTY keyboard
You could simply think of the newly announced Sony Ericsson Xperia pro as the neo with a keyboard. The specs are identical and the only difference between the two (aside from the keyboard) is found in the optimized for landscape view UI. According to Sony Ericsson, we should expect some kind of a “smart UI”…