More Info Galaxy Note 8.0 preview Galaxy Note 8.0 specifications Note 8.0 spotted early at MWC The doors to this year's Mobile World Congress have just barely been opened, but you might say the show is already won. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, it's Samsung doing the winning. For those who were far too busy enjoying their Saturday … [Read more...]
Samsung’s comically large Galaxy Note 8.0 smartphone: purely a brand play, if nothing else
March 3, 2013 by
Insert Coin: Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner does as its name implies
January 15, 2013 by
In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line. The fine folks over at Lomography are at it again, but this time, they're out for something more than just quirky. In fact, this may be useful for … [Read more...]
UK pricing begins to filter out for Motorola’s Intel-powered RAZR i smartphone
September 27, 2012 by
Soon after it's unveiling, the Intel-based RAZR i showed up in Clove's listings with a SIM-free price of £342, and now it looks as if a few more outlets are pushing pricing details to the world. Expected to storm the UK in October, the phone should ship to Virgin Media customers for around £23 per month on its Premiere Tariff, while … [Read more...]
iPhoneTrip SIM rental review: the best way to keep your smartphone connected while abroad
September 18, 2012 by
In the seemingly unending quest to remain connected while traveling abroad, we recently decided to try yet another option when departing the US for a lengthy amount of time: iPhoneTrip. In a way, it sounds like the perfect solution. A single rental SIM, mailed to your address anywhere in the world, that you don't even have to return when you're … [Read more...]
US Cellular ships first LTE smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S Aviator
April 9, 2012 by
Welp, that didn't take long. Just weeks after US Cellular's first LTE device hit the shops (yeah, the Galaxy Tab 10.1), in flies the carrier's first 4G LTE smartphone. It's the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator -- otherwise known as the Droid Charge -- taking the crown, shipping today with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus touchpanel, front-facing camera, … [Read more...]
Intel’s first Medfield smartphone is Lenovo’s K800, coming first to China Unicom in Q2 with Android 4.0
February 7, 2012 by
Intel's been promising a smartphone of its own for about as long as men have been walking the ground of Earth, but it looks as if its May 2011 claims of "early next year" are finally getting close to being "accurate." Here at the company's CES 2012 keynote, the Medfield-based Lenovo K800 was revealed as the first Intel-powered smartphone (boasting … [Read more...]
Gartner’s Q3 2011 smartphone figures: Samsung on top globally, Android tops 50 percent share
December 8, 2011 by
Yahtzee! Now that Canalys, IDC and Strategy Analytics have had their turn, it's Gartner's go to serve up its summary of the smartphone world as seen in Q3 2011. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the headlines aren't changing much, with Samsung becoming the number one smartphone manufacturer worldwide with sales reaching 24 million, and Android's quarterly … [Read more...]
Mystery BlackBerry smartphone pops up at FCC, teases us with REA71UW model number
November 14, 2011 by
REA71UW. Mean anything to you? Us either. What we do know, however, is that this is indeed a RIM-made BlackBerry smartphone, and so far as we can tell, it'll ship with BlackBerry 7 OS onboard. It's also clear that this guy's rocking the requisite bands for use on AT&T's 3G network (850 / 1900), but outside of that, most everything else remains … [Read more...]
Canalys: HTC nips Apple, Samsung to become top smartphone vendor in US for Q3 2011
October 31, 2011 by
Boo! No, that's not your doorbell ringing again, that's HTC popping out of nowhere in order to toss a Nah-nah-nah-boo-boo in the direction of Samsung and Apple. Just days after Strategy Analytics published a global smartphone shipment report for Q3 2011, Canalys -- another formidable name in the sector -- has pushed out a report of its own. Not … [Read more...]
Fusion Garage’s Grid 4 smartphone sails through the FCC, Grid OS details flow from user manual
October 8, 2011 by
Go on, Fusion Garage -- get down with your bad self. While we'd previously heard that the outfit's $ 399 Grid 4 smartphone wouldn't hit shelves until "closer to Q4," a surprise stop by the FCC this morning makes us cautiously optimistic that it'll happen -- at least in the US -- sooner rather than later. For those who've forgotten, this guy's … [Read more...]
