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The newly announced Acer Iconia Tab A1-810 is now available in Europe with users living in major countries like France and Germany being able to but one for 189 EUR. That money gets you a 16GB Wi-Fi-only model that also comes with MediaTek’s MT8125 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 7.9-inch 1024×768 IPS display, 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA…
Samsung is preparing to open a new Research & Development centre in the land of Nokia on June 13th. In an email sent to AndroidBeat, Dr. Yong-Suk Moon, President of Samsung R&D Institute UK, said that the centre will focus on “advanced technologies,” without going into further details. With Nokia laying off people left and…
HP’s newly announced SlateBook x2 is heading to Europe where interested users will be able to grab it in late July for no less than 449 EUR (about $580). That money gets you a Wi-Fi-only model as well as a keyboard dock with its own battery. If you missed the SlateBook x2 announcement, you should…
If you’re a fan of big phones aka phablets, you may be glad to know that a little known company from China called Actwell is looking to yet again redefine what a big smartphone means. The Huawei Ascend Mate has a 6.1-inch screen, Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 – 6.3-inch one and the forthcoming Actwell i6000…
Lucky FCC employees get to play with all the latest gadgets before the rest of us get the chance to do so. The latest toy they got to test is the LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 that has AT&T written all over it. Yup, this model will sing along 850 and 1900 MHz frequencies when…
Looks like Meizu will enter the phablet market with its upcoming MX3 smartphone. This hint comes from the phone’s printed circuit board, which was leaked on Meizu forums few days ago. After “careful forensic research,” experts at the forum concluded that the MX3 will have a 5.5-inch or bigger display since the mentioned circuit board…
France Telecom will complete a long running process and become solely known as Orange from the end of next month, with its shares on the stock market reflecting the change (to ticker symbol ORA). The Orange brand is now used by all of the Group’s commercial operations, including fixed and mobile telephony, TV and internet,…
In its latest study, Juniper Research is looking at the smart vehicle market, which according to them, will become the new frontier for app developers over the next five years. The research firm predicts that the market for in-car apps will be worth over $1.2 billion by 2017 due to advancements in automotive connectivity standards…
Samsung confirmed the hardware specs for the long rumored Galaxy S4 Mini. The Android handset will ship with a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, a 1.7GHz dual core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera, and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+ or 3G…
Apple is planing on launching a new tablet bigger in size than the iPad, according to the latest rumors. Korean news site ETNews reports that the new tablet, dubbed the iPad Maxi, will have a massive 12.9 inch display, supposedly to compete against the growing popularity for Ultrabooks and convertible PCs. The device could also…