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LG Spectrum and BlackBerry Curve 9370 now available from Verizon Wireless

By: |Jan 19th, 2012 at 06:05PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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The BlackBerry Curve 9370 and the LG Spectrum are now available from Verizon Wireless. The LG Spectrum was unveiled during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. It runs Android Gingerbread, has a sharp 4.5-inch True HD IPS display, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, an 8-megapixel camera capable of recording 1080p video and support for Verizon’s 4G LTE network. The Spectrum is priced at $199.99 with a new two-year Verizon contract. Also joining Verizon’s smartphone lineup on Thursday is...

iPad 3 double-resolution images found in latest iBooks app

By: |Jan 19th, 2012 at 04:24PM
Filed Under: Tablets
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Still wondering whether Apple will indeed launch a new iPad in the near future with an HD Retina Display? Well, thanks to a tipster, we were able to locate double-resolution iPad images in the latest iBooks app for the iPad. Apple’s next-generation iPad 3 is rumored to feature a high-definition 1,536 x 2,048-pixel display along with a quad-core Apple A6 processor, 4G LTE support and twice the battery life of the iPad 2.UPDATE: Looks like images like these have been in the iBooks app for quite some time...

Apple reportedly began iPad 3 production this month [updated]

By: |Jan 13th, 2012 at 04:16PM
Filed Under: Rumors, Tablets
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Apple has reportedly already started production of its next-generation iPad 3 tablet. Bloomberg broke the news on Twitter on Friday afternoon, though it did not immediately provide any further details. The iPad 3 is expected to feature a slightly thicker case, twice the battery life of the current iPad 2 model, and a 1,536 x 2,048-pixel HD display. The most recent rumors have suggested that Apple will release the new tablet in March.UPDATE: Bloomberg flushed out its preliminary report, claiming that the iPa...

CES

Toshiba CES 2012 booth tour

By: |Jan 11th, 2012 at 08:30PM
Filed Under: CES
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Toshiba had a ton of products on display this year at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. The booth was chocked full of stunning new technology and we were blown away by several of the 3D products on display. Toshiba had its new line of Qosmio laptops with glasses-free 3D screens, glasses-free 3D TVs that were more impressive than the models we saw last year, and its Thrive and Excite X10 tablets were on display as well. We even had a chance to play a 3D game on a huge HDTV that was hooked up to a Qosmio la...

CES

Sony CES 2012 booth tour

By: |Jan 11th, 2012 at 04:37PM
Filed Under: CES
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Sony had a big presence at the Consumer Electronics Show this year but we were expecting a more impressive showing from the technology giant. The company had a handful of exciting prototypes on hand including its vision of the tablet of the future, but we were expecting more in the way of innovation where TVs are concerned, especially when companies like Samsung and LG really pushing into new territory this year. Sony did unveil next-generation Google TV-equipped HDTVs with motion control and voice recognitio...

Image of unannounced Sony Ericsson ‘Nozomi’ Android phone leaks along with early details

By: |Dec 8th, 2011 at 01:15AM
Filed Under: Mobile
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An image of an unannounced Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson code-named “Nozomi” has been published on a Chinese forum along with limited preliminary details. The smartphone reportedly features a 720p HD display and a dual-core processor, but additional specs remain a mystery. From the image, it looks like the phone features a display sized above 4 inches, and we can also see a unique lighting feature near the bottom of the device. The Nozomi is currently being tested by a carrier in Hong Kong...

AT&T to launch LG Nitro HD 4G LTE phone on December 4th for $250

By: |Nov 28th, 2011 at 01:10PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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AT&T announced on Monday that it will offer the LG Nitro HD, a 4G LTE Android phone, on December 4th for $250. The Nitro HD is equipped with a 4.5-inch “True HD” IH-IPS display with a 1280 x 720-pixel resolution, an 8-megapixel camera capable of recording HD video, 4GB of on-board storage, a 16GB microSD card and a dual-core 1.5GHz processor. AT&T says the phone’s 500 nit display should allow for true-to-life color rendering and easy viewing even in direct sunlight. The LG Nitro HD w...

iPhone 4S video compared side-by-side with Canon 5D Mark II [video]

By: |Oct 17th, 2011 at 06:39PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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Robino Films has posted a video which compares 1080p HD video samples captured by both the iPhone 4S and the Canon 5D Mark II side-by-side. The videographer said the iPhone 4S and Canon EOS-5D Mark II were set so that the frame rate, picture style, exposure and shutter speed were “as close as possible.” The Canon 5D Mark II was equipped with a 50mm lens, ISO was set to 160 ~ 640, shutter speed was set to 1/60th, auto-white balance was activated and the camera was set to record at 30 frames per sec...

Review

Apple iPhone 4S review

By: |Oct 17th, 2011 at 10:39AM
Filed Under: Mobile, Review
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The iPhone 4S is Apple’s top of the line smartphone, but is it just a small upgrade over the iPhone 4 or something entirely different? It looks the same, but does it act the same? New in the iPhone 4S is Siri, Apple’s virtual personal assistant, along with an upgraded camera, twice the speed as far as processing and downloads are concerned, and a redesigned antenna system that also supports global roaming for Verizon and Sprint users. Are these new features enough to upgrade your iPhone 4, though?...

LG unveils Optimus LTE with 4.5-inch HD display

By: |Oct 5th, 2011 at 01:30AM
Filed Under: Mobile
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LG officially announced the Optimus LTE on Tuesday. The phone will make its debut in South Korea and offers a large 4.5-inch display with a “True HD IPS Display” that has an incredibly sharp 1280 x 720-pixel resolution. It is also loaded with 20GB of storage, a dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel camera, a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for video chat and a 1,830 mAh battery. The Optimus LTE runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and is available in black. “Our goal ...

Samsung unveils dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 Exynos processor

By: |Sep 30th, 2011 at 12:15AM
Filed Under: Hardware, Mobile
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Samsung announced is Exynos 4212 processor on Thursday, a new dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 chip. Samsung said the 4212 offers a 25% increase in processing power, 50% higher 3D performance and “double the logic density and a 30% lower power-level over the previous process generation” chip, which currently powers most of its Galaxy S II smartphones. The Eynos 4212 will be used in both tablets and smartphones; currently, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 8.9 run dual-core Tegra 2 chips from N...

Samsung announces GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY S II HD LTE and Omnia W smartphones

By: |Sep 26th, 2011 at 07:55AM
Filed Under: Mobile
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Samsung on Monday unveiled three new smartphones in South Korea, the GALAXY S II LTE and GALAXY S II HD LTE Android phones, and the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango-powered Omnia W. The GALAXY S II HD LTE is Samsung’s first GALAXY-branded smartphone to feature a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD display, with a pixel count coming in at 1280 x 720 equal to 316 ppi. It also features a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 16GB of memory, an 8-megapixel camera with support for 1080p HD video capture, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and, as ...

Motorola DROID HD specs, images surface

By: |Aug 17th, 2011 at 04:40PM
Filed Under: Mobile, Rumors
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Images and preliminary specifications for the upcoming Motorola DROID HD have reportedly been revealed. Engadget received photos and details from an anonymous source, and the DROID HD certainly looks and sounds like a future blockbuster. Spec highlights include the Gingerbread OS, a massive 4.5-inch display likely equipped with either qHD or even 1280 x 720-pixel resolution, an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording capability, a front-facing camera for video chat and an HDMI-out port. The phone also a...

AT&T BlackBerry Torch 9810 landing August 21st for $49.99

By: |Aug 15th, 2011 at 02:20PM
Filed Under: Mobile
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Research In Motion announced via its official Twitter account on Monday that AT&T will launch the BlackBerry Torch 9810 on August 21st. We recently had hands-on time with the Torch 9810, which is nearly identical to the Torch handset that came before it, but appreciated the first-class keyboard and updated BlackBerry OS 7 operating system. The Torch 9810 is also equipped with support for AT&T’s HSPA+ network and has a 640 x 480-pixel display, 8GB of storage, a 5-megapixel camera capable of recor...