Nokia Siemens Networks today announced a new technology for HSPA+ networks that will allow devices to connect to two separate cells at one time. Nokia Siemens says that Multiflow can be used when a device is at the edge of one cell to connect to the neighboring cell simultaneously. The name "Multiflow" was chosen because data flows in two different ...
ZTE and Nvidia today announced the Mimosa X, a new Android smartphone that includes both an Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and an Nvidia Icera modem chipset with support for 21Mbps HSPA+. Nvidia purchased Icera in mid-2011 and the Mimosa is the first device to contain an Nvidia modem, CPU, and GPU. The Mimosa X boasts dual-core processors and will ship with ...
The long-awaited version 2.0 update for the BlackBerry PlayBook OS will finally be released on 21 February according to reports. The news comes from n4bb.com sources who confirmed the release date for the PlayBook 2.0 OS. When the BlackBerry PlayBook was launched last April there were a number of short-comings with the tablet which RIM promised ...
HTC could be about to enter the music streaming fray at MWC 2012 with a branded Spotify-competitor created as part of its partnership with Beats Audio. Rumour has it that HTC is working closely with music industry mogul and Beats' head honcho Jimmy Iovine to create the streaming service after talks with existing companies, including Spotify, failed ...
The Sony Xperia S is now available for pre-order in the UK on monthly contracts from O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone. Website BuyMobilePhones has listed Sony's first solo handset on a range of contracts available for customers to pre-order. You can pick up a free Xperia S handset on contract for as little as £21.50 per month (with O2) which ...
The Motorola DROID 4 is the latest QWERTY keyboard-equipped Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless, but is it the greatest? It features 4G LTE data and a fantastic keyboard, but falls short on the display front. Learn more in Michael's full review.
The Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T is a unique device that sits right in between a smartphone and a tablet in the mobile device ecosystem. Though it is sold as a phone, the Note's massive 5.3-inch display makes it feel like a tablet when you hold it.
Samsung has yet to reveal any products other than the Galaxy Note that use its S Pen input device, but that may change at Mobile World Congress later this month. We may see a 10.1-inch version of the Galaxy Note unveiled, it seems. Outed by Samsung's own official website, the Galaxy Note 10.1 is listed as making an appearance at a Samsung event for developers ...
The European Commission has approved Google's proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. "This is an important milestone in the approval process and it moves us closer to closing the deal," said Google in a statement. "We are now just waiting for decisions from a few other jurisdictions before we can close this transaction. As we outlined ...
Today the U.S. Justice Department approved Google's proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. However, the regulatory body said it would not hesitate to take action if it feels standard essential patents are not licensed fairly. Earlier today, the European Commission also approved the deal. It still has to clear hurdles in several other ...
Motorola today announced an approximate schedule for planned upgrades to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for its devices. In the U.S., Motorola said that the Atrix 2, Atrix 4G, Photon 4G, and Xyboards 8.2/10.1 will receive Ice Cream Sandwich some time in the third quarter of 2012. Motorola is still in the "planning and evaluation phase" with respect ...
The DROID is dead, long live the DROID. The Motorola DROID 4, that is. This time around, Motorola's keyboard-toting Android smartphone features a 4-inch qHD resolution display, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, dual HD-capable cameras, and support for Verizon's blazing fast LTE data network. It also offers users the best keyboard available on a horizontal ...