Author Archive
New Coolpix Would Run on Android
Images of the next Android Nikon camera running on have appeared. According to rumors, it appears that there will be two different versions of the camera at the time of its release. According to the photos, it would be offered in two different Coolpix models. One with a 12x optical zoom, while the other...
LG Optimus Vu Will be Launched Worldwide from September
LG has announced that its Android smartphone, the Optimus Vu, is available only in South Korea and Japan. It will be released worldwide from next September. Unlike the Vu introduced in Korea and Japan, the international version will have a quad-core processor Nvidia Tegra 3. For other functions, there is no change: Android 4.0...
Kyocera Rise Comes to Sprint for 16 Euros
Kyocera has announced that its Android 4.0 smartphone, the Rise, will be pitching for the Sprint network at a price equivalent to about 16 euros or renewal of a monthly contract. Kyocera is positioning the terminal as an entry-level option for those who first buy a smartphone, as well as for parents looking to buy...
Swedish User Receives ICS Update on His Samsung i9103 Galaxy
The Samsung Galaxy i9103 was released in 2011 under two names: Galaxy R and Galaxy Z. At that time, it was running Android 2.3, but now, it looks like it’s getting the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. A user of the Galaxy i9103 in Sweden recently sent his phone for service, and when it...
The Fujitsu Stylistic M532
Fujitsu has just launched in the U.S. market a new military grade tablet. Under the name of Fujitsu Stylistic M532, it aims to be used in the corporate world. This robust unit is not only available for purchase at a price of 440 euros, and there are also plans to lease about 15...
Sprint Offers $100 Reward to Customers Who Buy Online
If you are considering purchasing a new Smartphone from Sprint, you may want to hurry and do so before August 26. From now until that day, Sprint will offer a $100 American Express card to reward customers who buy a smart phone online. Unfortunately, the iPhone is not part of the agreement, but...
Vodafone Smart II Gets New Design
Harrods is selling a version of the Vodafone Smart II which comes with a redesigned rear deck by a member of Tate Collective, a collection of young aspiring artists. This limited edition consists of only 1,000 phones and was designed by 19-year-old Gaby Sahhar. This is now available for customers who want this version....
HTC One X Gets Ice Cream Sandwich Update
A few days earlier than expected, HTC has begun the release operations of the expected update to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich for the One X . The new software version is the v.2.17.401.2 and introduces several improvements: the main signal a more fluid and powerful Web browser; the improvement of some features...
Sony LT29i Hayabusa Would Be Called Xperia TX
Expected to be officially announced on August 29, the Sony LT29i Hayabusa could be called Xperia TX, when it finally comes out in the market. That’s what XperiaBlog says, citing “a reliable source”. Unfortunately, it is not clear on as to what the main differences between the Xperia TX and Xperia T (code-named Mint)...
Android Has 68% of the Smartphones in the Market
The numbers come from research by IDC (a company specializing in market research), who calculated the market share of various mobile OS last year. Android is still the undisputed master of the market, marking a record market share of 68.1% and 106.5% increase in one year. Even iOS grows, although a slower main...
Lenovo IdeaPad A1107, an Android 4.0 tablet for 160 euros
The new Lenovo IdeaPad A1107 Android tablet is now available at Best Buy at a price equivalent to about 160 euros. Executed in the Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, the IdeaPad A1107 is powered by a Texas Instruments 3622 (Cortex A8) to 1.0 GHz and sports a display LED capacitive touchscreen...
LG Optimus 4X HD vs HTC One X: A Comparison
We have already dubbed 2012 as the year of the quad-core smartphone: different manufacturers, in fact, have decided to opt for this solution as regards the range top of the range of devices. HTC and LG have decided to focus on the NVIDIA Tegra processor 3 , characterized by a 4-core CPU (plus a...