ZTE today announced two LTE phones intended for the US, including one for AT&T, and one for unspecified CDMA networks: * PF200: An Android 4.0 phone sporting a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core processor, 4.3-inch qHD display, 8-megapixel camera, and HD front camera. It also contains 1 GB of RAM, 4 GB of internal storage, NFC, DLNA, and HDMI TV output via MHL. On the network side, it supports LTE 700 (band 17, which is unique to AT&T) as well as LTE 850/1700/1900, WCDMA 850/1900/2100, and quad-band GSM. * N91: Another Android 4.0 LTE phone, this time with CDMA EVDO in ...
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Samsung Galaxy Beam
Samsung’s latest Galaxy smartphone comes with a pico projector. We go hands on with this tiny home-theater-in-a-phone. Tweet Vote on HN ...
HTC One V Coming to Metro, Virgin, U.S. Cellular
An HTC spokesperson today confirmed that Metro PCS, U.S. Cellular, and Virgin Mobile will all offer the HTC One V. The phone runs Android 4.0 with Sense 4, and features a dual-core processor, 3.7-inch display, and 5-megapixel camera. Tweet Vote on HN ...
ZTE’s LTE Phones
ZTE may have announced eight new smartphones, but only two are headed to the U.S., the PF200 and the N91. Here are our initial hands-on thoughts. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Hands On with the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G
Samsung is showing off – for the first time in public – the speedy Galaxy S Blaze 4G for T-Mobile. The phone pairs a blazing fast processor with blazing fast data, in an affordable little package. Read on for our first impressions. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Samsung and Toyota to Connect Smartphones to Dashboards
Samsung and Toyota today announced a new partnership with the goal of integrating smartphones into the in-vehicle infotainment systems of Toyota’s cars and trucks. The system will use MirrorLink to make the connection. The cars will use a user interface created by Toyota that is safer to operate when driving a vehicle than the user interface of the smartphone. The system will let drivers access music, location services, hands-free calling, voice interaction, and text-to-speech features of the smartphone through the dashboard. The two companies expect this service to reach ...
Samsung Brings Android to Rugby Line
Samsung today announced the Rugby Smart for AT&T. Like previous Rugby phones, this model is rugged, including being waterproof for up to 30 minutes under three feet of water. While previous Rugby models were feature phones, the Rugby Smart runs Android 2.3 and sports a 3.7-inch Super AMOLED display. Other features include HSPA+ data, 5-megapixel camera, front camera, and memory card slot. A 1650 mAh battery provides up to eight hours of talk time. The Rugby Smart goes on sale with AT&T on March 4 for $100 with two-year contract and data ...
Samsung Outs Quad-Core Exynos Processors
Samsung today announced a new version of its Exynos processor with four application cores. The new chips use a 32nm processes that leads to an approximate 26% improvement in computing power while also delivering a 50% improvement in battery life. The processors can be clocked up to 1.5GHz. More details will be provided by Samsung in the coming days. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia expected to reveal inexpensive Lumia 610 smartphone at MWC next week
Reuters is reporting that Nokia plans to announce the Lumia 610 next week in Barcelona. The Lumia 610 is reportedly a cheaper version of its Windows Phone-based Lumia smartphones that will be targeted at a wider market. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia Pureview 808 set for MWC reveal
Nokia’s MWC 2012 antics have been cranked up another notch after it released a teaser video for the forthcoming show.The video depicts a pure white landscape, with the ending slogan of “Get ready to capture a pure view” at the end, with 27 February being listed as a date to keep in your diary.Given that’s when Nokia is holding its press conference on that day and we’ve heard many-a-mention of a mystery handset called the Nokia Pureview 808, it’s not much of a leap to ...