I don’t normally post music videos but this one has a gadget angle – And I am a huge fan of the band. Sony Mobile Communications and Sony/RED distributed music artist Metric have released a music video for the title track from Metric’s latest album Synthetica. The video was shot entirely using the Sony Xperia ion, Sony’s first LTE smartphone. […]
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Apple adds Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note to patent lawsuit
On the heels of its US$1 billion patent infringement victory over Samsung, Apple has amended a second and separate lawsuit to add more devices, including the Galaxy S III smartphone, Galaxy Note 10.1, and Galaxy Note, to a list of products that allegedly infringe some of its patents. In the updated document, Apple accuses Samsung of continuing to “flood the […]
Motorola to unveil smartphone with edge-to-edge display on September 5th?
Motorola and Verizon are likely to introduce a new smartphone (or perhaps more than one) at their upcoming event on September 5th. Bloomberg has learned that this handset could come with an edge-to-edge display. Unlike most devices, it would have either very thin bezels or none at all with the screen effectively taking up the entire front of the device. […]
Samsung to launch Galaxy S3 Mini, Galaxy S2 Plus, and Galaxy Premier this fall
Samsung appears to have a few more Galaxy smartphones waiting in the wings for the remainder of the year. Samsung’s flagship device will remain the Galaxy S III and these new handsets, the Galaxy S3 Mini, Galaxy S2 Plus, and Galaxy Premier, will target the mid-range pricing tier. The Galaxy S3 Mini is as the name implies a smaller, lower-specification […]
Video: Samsung overview of the GALAXY Note II
Samsung today posted a hands-on video of the GALAXY Note II which it announced yesterday. The nearly 14 minute long overview focuses on the new features that work with the enhanced S Pen. For example, you’ll get a good sense of how Air View, Popup Play, and Screen Recorder work. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will launch in October in […]
ASUS to launch new smartphones in 2013
ASUS has been quiet on the smartphone front (aside from the Padfone and upcoming Padfone 2) for a while but that is set to change in 2013. Company president Jerry Shen yesterday announced plans for ASUS to launch new smartphones in Q2 2013. Both Android and Windows Phone 8 are being considered and it remains to be seen if it […]
Is this the new Amazon Kindle Fire?
An image obtained by The Verge purportedly shows the second generation Kindle Fire tablet. It reveals little although the image does appear to confirm the presence of a front-facing camera and an updated keyboard interface. The shape is also different from that of the original. A second image, which it was asked not to publish, apparently shows a more streamlined […]
IFA 2012: HTC announces HTC Desire X
Unlike some other manufacturers, HTC is keeping relatively quiet at IFA 2012. It today announced a single new smartphone, the HTC Desire X (which we knew before as the HTC Proto). Despite not being part of the HTC One family, it bears a number of characteristics seen in those devices, including a camera supporting HDR capture and the ability to […]