Acer has unveiled 2 new smartphones Liquid Z2 and Liquid E1 for the European markets. The Liquid E1 was formally announced last month, now the company has announced it for the European markets. The Liquid Z2 has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It is powered by a single-core 1GHz processor and comes with optional dual SIM support. Continue reading “Acer unveils Liquid Z2 and Liquid E1 smartphones with Android 4.1”
Category: MWC 2013
Making a case for a better PureView experience on Windows Phone
The Nokia 808 PureView, a cameraphone with a 41 Megapixel sensor, was a major disruption in the field of Smartphone cameras. It is a well known fact that smartphones are rapidly replacing the mainstream and traditional “point and shoot” cameras. With the 808 PureView, Nokia set a high benchmark for imaging quality for a smartphone. However, it had shortcomings in software. Running on Symbian, it was not much loved by the time it released. While it had its own advantages, it was still not able to cater to current needs, leading to one of the main reasons why Nokia switched to Windows Phone. However, it is not unnatural to feel that the technology is bound to end up in other Nokia camera phones, recently fortified with the rumoured and upcoming Nokia EOS PureView, purportedly running on Windows Phone 8.
It’s been a long time coming, and it’s a given that Nokia’s sprucing up its efforts in the camera department again, after a controversial, but successful launch of the Nokia Lumia 920, a different PureView device. But is it also a given that the new Nokia PureView will be as good as the old one? Currently, we would say no, unless drastic changes happen. What drastic changes are we talking about? Read on past the break to find out.
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GSMA unveils the Mobile World Centre in Barcelona
GSMA awarded the prestigious “Mobile World Capital” title to the city of Barcelona in July 2011 and then started the idea of a Mobile World Centre which, according to the GSMA “offers a year-round, state-of-the-art exhibition showroom where citizens can learn about and experience first-hand how mobile is enhancing people’s lives.” Barcelona being the city that hosts the Mobile World Congress with much fanfare, kind of deserves the Mobile World Centre too, making the go to place for the Mobile World Centre.
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LG Optimus G Pro with 5.5-inch 1080p curved glass display announced
LG has finally unveiled the Optimus G Pro that comes with a 5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD curved glass display with a dynamic and streamlined glass border in the front panel that would offer 2.5 D effect. It also has a glass back with digital cube patterns, similar to the Optimus G. It also has minimal bezel on the sizes that would offer a better grip. The company released the Optimus G Pro for the Japanese market last month that has a 5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro with 5.5-inch 1080p curved glass display announced”
LG Optimus L Series II Smartphones Optimus L3 II, L5 II and L7 II announced
LG has officially announced the Optimus L Series II devices, the Optimus L3 II, the Optimus L5 II and the Optimus L7 II. LG unveiled the Optimus L3, L5 and the L7 at the MWC 2012 last year and sold more than 10 million L Series devices in the first 10 months. The new L Series II has new design elements such as Seamless Layout, Laser Cut Contour, Radiant Rear Design and Smart LED Lighting on the home button. Continue reading “LG Optimus L Series II Smartphones Optimus L3 II, L5 II and L7 II announced”
LG Optimus L3 II, Optimus L5 II and Optimus L7 II specs surface ahead of MWC
Images and specifications of the LG Optimus L7 II Dual surfaced last month, now details about the Optimus L3 II and the Optimus L5 II has surfaced online, ahead of MWC 2013. Both these devices are the successors of the Optimus L3 and the Optimus L5 that were unveiled at the MWC 2012, and the new devices have minor hardware upgrade. Continue reading “LG Optimus L3 II, Optimus L5 II and Optimus L7 II specs surface ahead of MWC”
LG sends out invites for MWC 2013 Media Preview
LG just confirmed its presence at Mobile World Congress 2013 which we did hear about at CES 2013. LG will be showing of its products for 2013 at the first day of the mega event just before the show begins.The invite has the number 4 on the top and we are not sure what LG is trying to convey through it.May be we could see 4 new mobile products from LG Mobile . LG has been teasing its upcoming products including a new F-series and there have been a lot of rumours about the Optimus G Pro and even a official announcement in Japan Continue reading “LG sends out invites for MWC 2013 Media Preview”
Asus 7-inch tablet with Intel Atom processor image, specs surface
There we several rumors about the Intel Atom-powered Asus tablet, now the first image and complete specifications of the tablets have surfaced on a Bulgarian website. The budget tablet has a code name of ME371MG, but it is rumored to be named as Fonepad. It would come with option to make phone calls, and have aluminium body. It would have a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display and run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). 1.2 GHz Intel Atom Z2420 processor would power the tablet and it would have a 3MP rear camera, 1.2MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus 7-inch tablet with Intel Atom processor image, specs surface”
LG teases new Smartphone line-up, hints at Optimus F-Series ?
LG Mobile has started teasing their upcoming smartphone line-up on their Facebook page. The image says new series will be unveiled, and the tag line says ‘See what surprise LG has in store for you this time, with an unexpected distinction’. This might be the F-Series phones that was revealed in their Q4 earnings at the end of last month. Continue reading “LG teases new Smartphone line-up, hints at Optimus F-Series ?”
GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2013 Nominees announced
The GSM Association has announced the nominees for the 18th annual Global Mobile Awards. 158 nominees have been shortlisted for the Global Mobile Awards 2013. 32 awards will be presented during the ceremony which would be take place on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 in Barcelona. Here are some of the nominees in the Global Mobile Awards 2013 in Mobile, Tablet and App categories. Continue reading “GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2013 Nominees announced”
Intel to show off new dual-core Atom-powered Android smartphones at MWC 2013
Intel has announced that they would showcase new Android smartphones powered by their latest dual-core Atom SoC at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 later this month. Intel unveiled the Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ dual-core platform with a 2 GHz processor, dual 533 MHz PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU at the CES 2013, along with the Atom Z2420 with a 1.2 GHz single-core processor with PowerVR SGX 540 GPU. Continue reading “Intel to show off new dual-core Atom-powered Android smartphones at MWC 2013”
Huawei Ascend P2 press image leaks ahead of MWC launch
Tired of 5 inch full HD 1080p smartphones? Well, Huawei’s got you covered with the just leaked Huawei Ascend P2, sporting a 4.5 inches full HD 1920×1080 screen with a whopping 489 PPI pixel density. It’s like Huawei announced the Ascend D2 and the Ascend Mate just hours ago. This leak comes from the well known and trusted tipster @evleaks at UnwiredView. So, we are kinda leaning on completely trusting this leak, with its glorious press image and all. Read on to find out more.
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NFC goes mainstream at the GSMA MWC 2013, Barcelona
Get ready Android and Windows Phone 8 users/attendees, the GSM association has sought to bring NFC into the mainstream at the Mobile World Congress 2013, Barcelona. And yes, Apple iPhone users will be left out of this huge initiative. There will be NFC posters, booths, experience centers and even NFC based registration at the Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile convention that is slated to happen between February 25 – 28 2013 this year.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 shows up in the wild
dday.it, an Italian site has managed to get their hands on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 ahead of the MWC. First specifications of the Note 8.0 (GT-N5100) surfaced last week, and the Samsung CEO confirmed the Galaxy Note 8.0 for MWC 2013, earlier this week. The device in these grainy hands on images resembles the image that surfaced couple of days back, but this has a hardware home button, capacitive touch buttons for menu and back on either sides, similar to the Galaxy S3. Even this has a ear piece at the top, but the Samsung logo is present blow the ear piece instead of bottom. It would also have S Pen support according to previous rumors. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 shows up in the wild”
Nokia Lumia PureView Windows Phone with 41MP camera rumored to debut at MWC 2013
When the first PureView device, the Nokia 808 PureView was announced it was rumored that the first Windows Phone running device with similar tech inside it won’t be announced anytime soon. Fast forward to 2013 and we have the first rumors of Nokia EOS which is said to be the codename for a Lumia device equipped with a sensor similar to the Nokia 808.
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