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Motorola just unveiled their newest entry, the Moto G, and it’s looking to be a game changer. Although the smartphone will surely be slammed by first world smartphone owners as under-powered and undesirable, the affordably priced unit will finally bring the latest Google software and decent specs to many who otherwise could not afford it.…
Motorola unleashed the Moto X’s little sibling, the Moto G in Brazil today. The affordable smartphone is essentially a stripped down version of the Moto X, and will be receiving Android 4.4 KitKat by January. At the announcement speech this morning, Dennis Woodside, the CEO of Motorola Mobility let slip a juicy detail about the…
Motorola has finally unveiled the Moto G, a new handset that ships with a nice set of specifications at a very affordable price point. The Moto G ships with a 4.5 inch 720p HD display, 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, 1GB RAM, 5 megapixel camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, Gorilla Glass 3, waterproof nanocoating and…
Google has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat updates for Nexus 10, and both 2012 and 2013 models of the Nexus 7. Included with the new software are number of improvements such as better memory management, voice search, faster multitasking, easier home screen switching, low-power audio playback, as well as some features you would want…
The chances are Sprint will start selling the hot-new HTC One Max on November 15th. This information, however, doesn’t come from the Now Network but from Best Buy which lists HTC’s phablet with that date. It’s unclear when other carriers, namely AT&T and Verizon Wireless, will join the party but it’s likely this won’t be…
Apple’s “small screen strategy” has been working for the company for quite some time now but that doesn’t mean they are looking to completely avoid the phablet craze. According to a Bloomberg report (and brought to our attention by UnwiredView), the “Cupertino boys” (and girls) are setting the stage for a major iPhone redesign in…
The rumored HTC M8 will be available from all 4 major U.S. networks, including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint. According to EVleaks, the Taiwanese company will announce the new phone during the first quarter of next year with all of the biggest carriers on board. That said, we would expect to see the HTC…
Vodafone keeps launching its own-brand devices. Their latest device is Smart 4G, a low-cost LTE-enabled smartphone that was launched by the carrier’s Spanish division. Made by Chinese Coolpad, this phone is made for first-time 4G smartphone buyers who don’t want to spend a small fortune on their handset purchase. As such, the Smart 4G won’t…
Tizen Association launched its partner program with the idea to broaden support of the Tizen platform across a more diverse set of companies. And they already have a line-up of no less than 36 companies, including: 11 Bit Studios, ACCESS, appbackr, AppCarousel, ArtSpark Holdings, Celsys Inc., Citymaps, Crucial Tec, eBay, F@N Communications, Goo Technologies, HERE…
Samsung has ambitious plans for its (and Intel’s) Tizen platform. Not only does it want to make Tizen-based smartphones and tablets, but also to cram the operating system in a vehicle near you. And they’ve already working with Toyota and Jaguar/Land Rover for Tizen based In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI) system. According to Mark Skarpness, director of Systems…