As the smartphones that we all know and love get thinner, the components inside the device must get thinner too. Super thin smartphones like the Droid Razr for instance can benefit from things like even thinner camera sensors.
AT&T to launch HTC Titan on November 20th for $199.99
November 9, 2011 Updated at 7:35 pm
AT&T announced on Wednesday that it will launch the HTC Titan Windows Phone on November 20th for $199.99 on contract. The carrier touted the Titan as “the largest screen in our smartphone portfolio” alongside launch details in a post on its Facebook page . HTC’s Titan features Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone operating system, Mango, along with a massive 4.7-inch display, a 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor and a gorgeous unibody aluminum design.
Sony buys out Ericsson for $1.5B, as it tries to become more like Apple
October 27, 2011 Updated at 2:04 pm
Sony is moving forward with its long-rumored plans to buy out Ericsson from its joint mobile venture, in a bid to wrangle control of its future smartphones. The deal, worth some 1.05 billion euros (or $1.5 billion), is a significant move for Sony.
Sony wants to buy out Ericsson, take control of its mobile future
October 7, 2011 Updated at 8:01 pm
Sony Ericsson, the decade-long joint venture between electronics giant Sony and the Swedish telecom company Ericsson, may soon be no more. Sony is reportedly in talks to buy out Ericsson’s share in the venture, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Reuters .
Oh, You Thought 1 GHZ, Dual-Core CPUs Were Fast? Meet Texas Instruments’ OMAP 5: 2 Ghz, Quad-Core
February 7, 2011 Updated at 7:39 pm
Whenever the Flux Capacitor is actually invented, this thing will probably power it 1 Ghz CPUs were all the rage in high-end smartphones throughout 2010 — and right now, the trend is to stick an extra core on that 1 Ghz CPU and call it a day. Nvidia bumped things up a big ol’ notch a few days ago when they unveiled the Tegra3, a 1.5 Ghz mobile processor with not one, not two, but four cores.
Sony Ericsson mystery handset leaks out, provides juicy rumor material
December 27, 2010 Updated at 5:51 am
Verizon Makes the Droid 2 Available to the Public
August 11, 2010 Updated at 7:35 am
It was a much awaited release. Following the successful Motorola Droid phone, finally here comes its successor – the Motorola DROID 2. And Verizon has just made it available for pre-order today under its various mobile data packages. But perhaps what makes the Droid 2 a much awaited Android device is the fact that it [...]
RIM Unveils the BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G
August 9, 2010 Updated at 8:11 am
So right after announcing its latest BlackBerry handset, the Torch 9800 last week, RIM is also releasing another sort of new smartphone. Dubbed, BlackBerry Curve 3G, this new BlackBerry device seems like an updated version of BlackBerry Curve 8520. But then obviously, this one is different because of its 3G capability. Plus of course a [...]
RIM Announces the New BlackBerry Torch 9800
August 3, 2010 Updated at 3:14 pm
Alright BlackBerry fans, finally RIM officially unveils its latest and perhaps greatest BlackBerry phone yet – the touchscreen and slider phone BlackBerry 9800. Featuring the latest BlackBerry 6 OS, BlackBerry 9800 boasts of a new touchscreen experience with easy-to-use keyboard and rich webkit browser. It also supports AT&T and also offers location features. Could RIM [...]
Environment-Friendly Samsung Intensity II Arrives on Verizon
July 29, 2010 Updated at 2:02 pm
Want a mobile phone that will not make you feel guilty about damaging the environment knowing the fact that mobile phone manufacturing and using a mobile phone actually hurts the environment? You have to check out the new Samsung Intensity II mobile phone which will be available from Verizon Wireless in the coming weeks. Partly [...]