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BlackBerry Z10 Landing In AT&T Stores Starting March 22

Mar. 11 AT&T, BlackBerry, Featured no comments

AT&T BB Z10

BlackBerry fans it’s starting to become a reality that the BlackBerry Z10 will soon be here. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 12th AT&T customers will be able to place their pre-orders for the BlackBerry 10 handset. The BlackBerry Z10 we will be available in AT&T stores March 22nd.

“AT&T customers were the first to experience BlackBerry smartphones and services in the U.S. and we are thrilled to bring the next evolution, the BlackBerry Z10, to the nation’s fastest 4G LTE network,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices and Developer Services, AT&T Mobility. “Customers who have grown to love the tried and true BlackBerry experience will continue to enjoy the easy typing and the secure platform they expect with a fresh platform that lets them get more out of their smartphone with easy access to all their messages in BlackBerry Hub.”

The BlackBerry Z10 will cost $199.99 with a new qualify two-year agreement. If you want to pre-order you can follow this link to AT&T.

 

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Samsung Wants Everyone To Join Them On March 14th

Feb. 28 Android, Featured, Samsung Comments Off

Samsung Unpacked Image

Samsung is holding another one of their press events titled “Unpacked” on the 14th of March. To help gain interest in the event, this morning Samsung tweeted “Be ready 4 #TheNextGalaxy @TimesSquareNYC #UNPACKED” with an image attached.

The tweet wants Samsung fans to be at Time Square on March 14th at 7PM EST, where you can watch Samsung’s Unpacked event via a live stream.

If you don’t live down the street from Time Square don’t worry, you can also watch it in your pajamas on your couch. The stream will be available at www.youtube.com/SamsungMobile.

Start saving up your money for the Galaxy IV.

 

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ZTE Grand Memo Announced

Feb. 26 4G / LTE, Android, Featured Comments Off

ZTE Grand Memo

Mobile World Congress might as well be Android World Congress as another Android handset is gearing up to hit the market come the second quarter of 2013. ZTE has unveiled the Grand Memo, a 5.7-inch handset.

“The ZTE Grand Memo’s large, high definition screen makes it perfect for media and entertainment, but its uses reach far beyond that,” said Mr. He Shiyou, ZTE EVP and Head of the Mobile Devices Division. “With ZTE’s custom Mifavor UI, a powerful processor, and LTE connectivity, this device offers users a wide array of benefits that go well beyond the capabilities of the typical handset.”

ZTE Grand Memo Black

The ZTE Grand Memo will be using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with quad-core Krait CPUs.

“Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms are at the heart of over 770 announced smartphones and tablets, and we are thrilled to work with ZTE to bring the Grand Memo to consumers,” said Raj Talluri, senior vice president of product management at Qualcomm Technologies.

Specs:

  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • 5.7-inch HD display
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with quad-core Krait CPUs
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • 16 GB of internal storage
  • 13 megapixel intelligent AF camera with face recognition and panorama
  • 1 megapixel front-facing camera
  • 3200 mAh battery

As always there are no launch details or pricing on the Grand Memo, but check back as more details are released.

 

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Huawei And LG Firefox Handsets Spotted At MWC

Feb. 26 Featured, Leaks/ Rumors Comments Off

LG Firefox

Alcatel and ZTE have already announced their Firefox OS handsets and we know LG and Huawei are two of the other manufactures that are also working with Mozilla. While they haven’t made any official announcements images of the devices have surfaced.

CNET was able to get some images of what appears to be both Huawei and LG’s handsets on Firefox OS. Now it’s not official if those are the devices, but the tip is that the handsets are in a case full of Firefox phones.

Huawei Firefox

We will keep you up dated as more develops.

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Huawei Ascend P2 Makes It Debut In Barcelona

Feb. 26 4G / LTE, Android, Featured Comments Off

Ascend P2

Huawei a company known for their information and communications technology (ICT) solutions has been inching their way into the smartphone / tablet world. Huawei is in Barcelona, Spain to introduce the Huawei Ascend P2.

The Ascend P2 is another Android smartphone that will ready to launch globally in the second quarter of 2013.

“Ascend P2 is the perfect combination of elegance and power, and further proof that there’s no need to compromise when desiring a perfect smartphone. It is evidence of the outstanding smartphone experiences and great technology that we are committed to bringing to consumers globally,” said Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group.

Huawei feels they will have the world’s fastest 4G / LTE smartphone come launch and according to some of features this device has to offer it might be possible. The Ascend P2 has a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and is capable of having theoretical downloads speeds of up to 150 Mbps all running on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean).

Other features include a 4.7-inch LCD display, a 13 megapixel rear-facing camera with HDR, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and a 2420 mAh battery.

No price or release date have been giving at this time.

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Samsung Unveils Galaxy Note 8.0 An 8 inch Phablet, Just Because

Feb. 25 Android, Featured, Samsung, Tablets Comments Off

Galaxy Note 8.0

Samsung has introduced the newest member to the Galaxy line-up, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. The Galaxy Note 8.0 is an 8-inch tablet that can be used as a phone as well. Yes an 8″ phone. Imagine making a call on your iPad Mini of Kindle Fire HD.

The Galaxy Note 8.0 looks like a pretty good device. It offers all the same functionally as the Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note II, but with a new age of S Pen intelligence. Not to mention, it’s 8 inches. We are pretty sure this 8″ size, ability to be used as a phone and has a better screen than the iPad Mini was nothing more then marketing. Everyone wants to claim the best and brightest display and it appears for now, size does matter.

Galaxy Note 8.0 Pic 2

The Galaxy Note 8.0 is has a 8 inch WVGA display (1280 x 800 resolution 189 PPI), 1.6 GHz quad-core A9 processor, 2 GB or RAM, with your choice of 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage and will be running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The Note 8.0 will also have a 5 megapixel rear camera and 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera.

No prices or an official date have been given, but we can expect to see the Galaxy Note 8.0 in the 2Q of 2013 worldwide in EUR, KOR, NA, SEA, SWA, MEA, CHN, TW and LA.

 

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Mozilla’s Firefox OS Is On The Way, Devices By ZTE, LG, Alcatel And Huawei

Feb. 25 Featured 2 comments

Firefox OS

Mozilla has officially announced that their Firefox OS for mobile devices will be operating in 18 world markets and be the first Open Web Devices.

When Firefox OS takes off the first markets to get their hands on the Firefox OS devices will be Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Venezuela. This is just the first wave of markets to roll out; additional markets will be announced at a later date.

Mozilla is working with manufacturers who have already been busy at MWC (Mobile World Congress) like Alcatel, Huawei, LG and ZTE. All of the first Firefox OS devices will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset.

We already know of two handsets that have been announced to run Firefox OS. These include the ZTE Open and Alcatel One Touch Fire. Both devices are similar in specifications, but look completely different in appearance.

Specifications for both devices:

ZTE Open

ZTE Open-

  • Available in Orange or Blue
  • 3.5 inch display
  • Cortex A5 based Qualcomm processor
  • 600 MHz
  • 256 MB of RAM
  • 512 MB of internal storage
  • 3.2 megapixel camera

Alcatel OneTouch Fire

Alcatel One Touch Fire-

  • 3.5 inch display
  • 1 GHz processor
  • 256 MB of RAM
  • 512 MB of internal storage
  • 3.2 megapixel camera

Handsets for the U.S. running Firefox OS are expected to arrive in 2014. No prices on the handset announced have been given, but check back in for more details as we find out.

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Images Of The Nokia Lumia 520 And 720 Appear Before MWC

Feb. 22 Leaks, Nokia, Windows Phone Comments Off

Nokia Lumia 520

There have been rumors of the Nokia Lumia 520 and 720 for a while now. Today, just prior to Mobile World Congress, images of the two Window Phones have surfaced. No additional leaks as far as specifications or price yet.

Nokia Lumia 720

Look for an official announcement from Mobile World Congress this coming Monday, February 25th as well as a flood of other announcements.

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Scout For iPhone Adds Location Sharing

Feb. 21 Applications, Featured, GPS-Navigation, iPhone / iPad / iOS, Video Comments Off

Scout Logo

Scout for iPhone users, just keeps getting better as an update to the app has been released that allows users to share their location with family and friends and also send turn-by-turn navigation.

If you want to share your location you can with a tap on your iPhone screen. You can choose to share via text message, e-mail or Facebook.

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The best part about sharing your location with family or friends is that they don’t have to have the Scout app. The shared location has a link to Scout’s HTML5 browser-based turn by turn navigation. As long as the person you are sending the location data to has a smartphone with iOS, Android or Windows Phones they can fully interact

“We’re always on the go – whether it’s our morning drive to work, taking our kids on an adventure for the weekend, or going out with our friends,” said Dariusz Paczuski, general manager of Scout at Telenav. Being able to easily discover local bands and venues, share them with our friends, tell our friends that we’re on our way, and know when they’ll arrive, are great examples of how we’re focused on making Scout even more helpful and more personal for each of our users.”

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The update will also allow for you to share your ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) by sending out a text message through the app when you set your route. Scout even takes into account real-time traffic data.

TeleNav also updated their Scout.me homepage so that it is easier for users to search, save and share venues with family or friends. When saving favorites to your Scout.me account they will also save on your Scout app for you to access later.

If you don’t have Scout, check out the video below to see how it works and you can follow this link to the App Store to download the app and check it out yourself.

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Image Of Apple’s A7 Processor Leaked

Feb. 18 Apple, Featured, iPhone / iPad / iOS, Leaks, Leaks/ Rumors Comments Off

Apple A7 Processor

We know Apple is always working on multiple new devices. Right now, it is most likely the iPhone 5S if they follow their normal release cycle. With rumors running crazy about the next iPhone we are of course now seeing “leaked” images. Above is a leaked picture of what’s said to be the iPhone’s new A7 processor.

I the image you can see the motherboard of the next iPhone and it does seem similar to the current iPhone 5 in size. You can see that in the image below provided by iFixit.com.

iFixit iPhone 5 Motherboard

Rumored specifications on the iPhone 5S:

  • 4-inch display
  • A7 quad-core CPU (clocked at 1.2 GHz)
  • PowerVR SGX554MP4 CPU (same as iPad 4)
  • iOS 7
  • 2 GB of RAM

Just like any other rumor or leaked picture that surface; we’ll have to wait to see if the information stands correct. Until then you have what’s said to be Apple’s A7 processor to hold you over.

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HTC Counting Down The Days Until It’s “Alive Again”

Feb. 14 Android, HTC Comments Off

HTC Countdown 2

We know HTC has an event coming up on February 19, 2013 where we know that CEO, Peter Chou will share with us HTC’s new devices. Right now on HTC’s homepage they have a countdown with days, hours, minutes and seconds to when event starts.

There have been leaked images and specifications of the HTC One also known as the HTC M7 internally that is said to be the company’s device that will be showcased.

If the rumors are true the HTC One (M7) will have a 4.7 inch Full HD display, 1.7 GHz quad-core processor, 13 megapixel rear camera, 2.1 megapixel front-facing camera, 2 GB of RAM, 2300 mAh battery and HTC Sense 5.0.

LG has already unveiled some of their new devices in hopes of being first out the gate. Luckily we only have to wait 4 more days for HTC.

 

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Galaxy S IV To Be Unveiled March 15

Feb. 06 Android, Featured, Samsung Comments Off

GSIII

The Galaxy S IV is going to be announced March 15th with the device being available in Europe and Asia beginning in April. The U.S., Australia and Africa will be able to get their hands on the Galaxy device in the May / June time frame. We know March is around the corner, so the company is expected to send out invitations after Mobile World Congress that takes place later this month.

The Samsung Unpacked Event hasn’t be confirmed by Samsung themselves, but a trusted insider confirmed the date March 15th to SamMobile that there will be an announcement on the Galaxy S IV.

Rumored Specifications:

  • 4.99 inch Super AMOLED Full HD display
  • Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean (Out of box)
  • Exynos 5 Octa (8-core) CPU
  • Mali-T658 (8-core) GPU
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • 13 megapixel rear facing camera, 1080p Full HD video recording at 30FPS
  • 2 megapixel front-facing camera, 720p HD video recording

 

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