BlackBerry signed a new partnership with Foxconn back in December that saw the former hand over design and manufacture of BlackBerry devices for emerging markets to the latter. Today, at a smaller press event, it unveiled the first product to emerge from this partnership, the BlackBerry Z3. Codenamed Jakarta during development, it is headed to Indonesia and is customized with […]
MWC 2014
MWC 2014: Qualcomm announces 64-bit LTE Snapdragon 610 and 615 processors
Huawei was not the only company to make a processor announcement at Mobile World Congress with their MT6732 64-bit LTE SoC. Qualcomm today announced two additions to its Snapdragon 600 line: The quad-core Snapdragon 610 and the octa-core Snapdragon 615. Both are 64-bit processors with integrated LTE modems. Both the Snapdragon 610 and Snapdragon 615 will use ARM Cortex-A53 cores […]
MWC 2014: ZTE launches ZTE Grand Memo II LTE
Mobile World Congress is well underway and device announcements are coming in fast and furious. Among them was the ZTE Grand Memo II LTE, the successor to last year’s Grand Memo LTE. Looking at it straight on, the ZTE Grand Memo II is mostly display. Its 6-inch display takes up an impressive 80% of the front face. At 7.2 millimeters, […]
MWC 2014: Samsung unveils Samsung Gear Fit
Rumours that there would be three Gear devices unveiled at Mobile World Congress have turned out to be true. Along with the new Galaxy Gear and Galaxy Gear Neo smartwatches and its new Galaxy S5 flagship smartphone, Samsung today unveiled the Samsung Gear Fit, a fitness-focused wearable. “Samsung understands that the next generation of wearable mobile solutions must directly reflect […]
MWC 2014: Samsung unveils Samsung Galaxy S5
After months of rumours, today was the day that Samsung finally unveiled the latest smartphone to take on the title of Galaxy S flagship. As expected, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5. With 200 million Samsung Galaxy S devices sold to date, it is no surprise that the Samsung Galaxy S5 is an evolution over its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S4. […]
MWC 2014: HTC announces mid-range HTC Desire 816 and Desire 610
HTC will not unveil its latest flagship smartphone until a dedicated event on March 25 but it did announce two new mid-range devices today at Mobile World Congress. The first, the HTC Desire 816, is none other than the oft-rumoured HTC Desire 8. The second is the HTC Desire 610, a lower-spec model. The two devices are part of HTC’s […]
MWC 2014: Sony unveils Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet
Along with its new Xperia Z2 and Xperia M2 smartphones, Sony Mobile today unveiled its latest tablet, the Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet. Only 6.4 millimeters thick, it is billed as “the world’s slimmest and lightest waterproof tablet with Sony’s best ever entertainment experience.” Much as the Xperia Z2 smartphone, the Xperia Z2 Tablet is an evolutionary step over its predecessor, […]
MWC 2014: Sony unveils Sony Xperia Z2 and Xperia M2 smartphones
Sony today unveiled two new smartphones at Mobile World Congress. The Sony Xperia Z2 is billed as “Sony’s best ever premium waterproof smartphone” while the Xperia M2 is a new mid-range handset that bills itself as the “slimmest 4G smartphone.” Compared to its predecessor, the Xperia Z1, the Sony Xperia Z2 is slightly larger with its 5.2-inch display and faster […]