Wouldn't it be nice if we can do away with messy power cables to connect and charge our devices? Well, Korean electronics maker, LG, has recently unveiled their new advanced wireless charger, WCD-800, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 that provides users with great convenience and flexibility.
High end movie cameras always record in higher resolution than stated, but starting today, similar technology is becoming available in the smartphone market: Meet the Nokia 808 PureView.
In some ways Qualcomm appears to be behind some of its competitors, especially with the delay of its first quad core processors, but its new MSM8960 SoC has proven that more cores aren't always the way forward, despite the market hype. Now the company has announced a "pro" version of the MSM8960, simply called the MSM8960 Pro.
The ARM SoC market space for the mobile market is getting crowded, but it doesn't seem to stop Broadcom getting into the game with several new models optimized for Android 4.0. The company has announced the BCM28155, BCM28145 and BCM21654G at the MWC, all based on ARM's Cortex-A9 core.
Besides announcing a couple of partners beyond Lenovo and Motorola that are willing to take on themselves to build smartphones using Intel's Z2460 Atom SoC, Intel also gave us a quick glimpse into the future as to what the company has planned for this market space for next year. With a handful of partners, Intel might just manage to carve itself a niche in the smartphone market after all.
Even though NVIDIA is at rage on the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain - all of the industry players are heavily working on next-generation of devices which threatens to turn the current generation obsolete.
At the Mobile World Congress 2012, Microsoft has announced the beta version of Skype for Windows Phone; new hardware support; and new developer opportunities with the launch of the Windows Phone marketplace in 23 more markets, including China, Thailand and Vietnam for Asia.
The ASUS Padfone, first announced and displayed at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011, is the unconventional marriage of an Android smartphone and tablet. We take an exclusive first look at the latest iteration of the design which should hit retail stores in April...
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Many companies vie to be the first to come up with a breakthrough product, be it the largest, slimmest or equipped with the latest feature etc. At Mobile World Congress 2012 this week, Huawei has just announced their MediaPad 10 FHD, which claims to be the world's first 10-inch tablet with quad-core processor.
LG is unveiling its biggest collection of smartphones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona this week, which includes the Optimus Vu: with 5-inch True HD IPS display; Optimus 4X HD with quad-core processor; and Optimus 3D Max that offers immersive 3D viewing experience.
Sony Mobile Communications has unveiled their new next generation smartphones at this week's Mobile World Congress, which comes in the form of Xperia U and Xperia P. Both smartphones are equipped with 1GHz dual-core processors and features Sony's Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine.
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, HTC has announced its new One series smartphones which claim to offer premium mobile experience to users. The phones include the quad-core One X, One S and One V.
We're pretty sure that Samsung's first foray into pico projector phones – the i7410 that was announced two years ago – was anything but a success, but if you don't succeed, try again. Samsung has as such announced the Galaxy Beam at the MWC which features a lot more potent hardware and this time around we're talking about an Android handset as well.
Chinese Huawei is apparently none too fond of sourcing outside chips for its smartphones, as the company has announced that its latest handset – the Ascend D quad – sports a Huawei made quad core ARM based SoC. That makes Huawei – as far as we know – the second handset maker that also makes its own processors, the other being Samsung.
It's easy to forget that ViewSonic makes phones, as well as displays and tablets, but in time for the MWC the company has unveiled three new models. We're not sure if ViewSonic is trying to get in legal trouble with Apple or not though, as the new models are called the ViewPhone 4s, 4e and 5e.
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