Category: MOBILE PHONE
Goophone X1 is a Quad Core Android 4.2 Phone Priced at 82 Euros
It appears you can get an Android 4.2 smartphone nowadays even if you pay less than 100 euros. Meanwhile, there are several high end smartphones with big names that have failed to get the above mentioned Android release.
Luckily the Goophone X1 is a quad core handset with Android 4.2 that only costs 82 euros. Of course, with a name that has “goo” in it, I can’t see this device making it out of Asia ever.…
BBM for iOS and Android will only work on smartphones at launch
BlackBerry stunned the world, plus brought truth to years of rumours, when they announced their popular messaging service BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) would be coming to iOS and Android this Summer. The app will be free and is “subject to approval by Google Play and the Apple App Store.”
During his keynote presentation, Thorsten Heins, BlackBerry CEO, stated that “at launch we’ll support iPhones running iOS 6 or higher and Android devices running Ice Cream Sandwich or higher.”
This statement led to some questions about tablets.…
Hot, hot, hot: HTC One production doubling to meet demand
Though being so popular it’s impossible to keep up with the demand would normally be viewed as a good problem to have, it’s causing a bit of a burden for HTC.
There’s so much interest in the company’s new flagship phone, the HTC One, the Taiwanese manufacturer can’t quite keep its supply chains up and running.
The HTC One had a delayed launch to allow for more of the smartphones to be pushed off the assembly lines, which cost the phone maker quite a bit of money, and led to a release closer to the rival Samsung Galaxy S4.…
North America makes up 57% of worldwide LTE connections
The growth of LTE connections has quickened in the past year, increasing nearly 50% from the end of 2012 to the beginning of 2013. North America makes up the majority of these 100 million connections, making up 57% of worldwide LTE market share.
Thanks to mature networks from AT&T and Verizon, as well as Rogers, Bell and TELUS, North America’s LTE growth is quickening, especially as it expands to lower-cost devices.…
HTC One production doubling to meet demand
Though being so popular it’s impossible to keep up with the demand would normally be seen as a good problem to have, that’s not the case for HTC.
There’s so much interest in the company’s new flagship phone, the HTC One, the Taiwanese manufacturer can’t quite keep the supply chains up and running.
The HTC One had a delayed launch to allow for more of the smartphones to be pushed off the assembly lines, which cost HTC quite a bit of money, and led to a release closer to the rival Samsung Galaxy S4.…
Rogers and MTS both expand LTE coverage
LTE coverage in Canada has grown just a bit more. Rogers and Manitoba regional carrier MTS have announced their LTE now reaches more customers.
If you’re a Rogers customer then you’ll notice their LTE Max branded network – which uses dual frequency 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz bands – is now live in various parts of Canada:
- Muskoka, Ont.
- Sault Ste. Marie, Ont
- Brooks, Cochrane and Canmore, Alta.…
Nokia EOS and Lumia 920 may have a few things in common
Nokia’s next flagship Windows Phone 8 handset was widely expected for this week’s London event, but the rumored EOS instead wound up being spotted elsewhere by an eager fan.
WMPoweruser reported Friday that a reader claims to have spent some face time with a Nokia EOS prototype, and was able to provide a fairly detailed description of the device as he/she saw it.
While the EOS was expected to introduce a metallic, waterproof chassis and quad-core processor earlier this year, the latest report claims it may be much closer to the current Lumia 920.…
eBay for iOS gets major redesign and lots of new features
eBay redesigned its iOS app with a new look and some nice new features. The app looks much slicker now, with smooth new animations and a more intuitive design.
The company added a shopping cart to the app, so you can potentially check out multiple items at once, though the service is limited to the US and UK right now. Similarly limited to the US is a new feature to upload your drivers license for registration verification.…
Rumored Nokia EOS exterior may resemble Lumia 920
Nokia’s next flagship Windows Phone 8 handset was widely expected for this week’s London event, but the rumored EOS instead wound up being spotted elsewhere by an eager fan.
WMPoweruser reported Friday that a reader known only as "NM" claims to have spent some face time with a Nokia EOS, believed to be the company’s followup to the Lumia line of Windows Phone 8 handsets.
While the EOS was expected to introduce a metallic, waterproof chassis and quad-core processor earlier this year, the latest report claims it may be much closer to the current Lumia 920.…
Top 10 sport result apps for Android
In 1973, there was a whole episode of Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads dedicated to not finding out the football score before seeing the TV highlights.
These days there really is no hiding place from a big result, but there’s also no need to wait for the TV highlights either, with an ever increasing range of apps offering live coverage of all your favourite sports.
If you don’t want to know who tops our leaderboard, we suggest you look away now…
We’ll be updating this list in the near future – do you think Sky Sports Score Centre should have made the cut?…
