LG has unveiled the a new quad-core Android handset called the Optimus 4X HD ahead of MWC 2012.The announcement of the new handset comes barely a day after the company announced the Optimus 3D Max handset which comes loaded with NFC tech and a 4.3-inch glasses-free 3D display.A considerably larger phone, the Optimus 4X HD has a jumbo 4.7-inch True HD IPS LCD (1280 x 720) screen up front. Tweet Vote on HN ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 hits 20m sales
We might be all aflutter at the prospect of the Samsung Galaxy S3 but there’s life in the Galaxy S2 yet as Samsung announces that it has sold 20 million of the handsets.Having been on the market since April 2011, that’s a very impressive 2 million devices exchanged for cash every month.Want to hear that fact again in a slightly different way? The Galaxy S2 hit 10 million sales in September 2011, which means Samsung has shifted 10 million more in the five intervening months, equating to 2 million a month again. You can’t fault the working.To put it into Samsung-based ...
ZTE to unveil 8 handsets at MWC 2012
ZTE has confirmed that it will be bringing a total of eight new handsets to MWC 2012 in Barcelona covering both Android and Windows Phone.We’ve already seen ZTE launch its first Windows Phone, the Tania, earlier this year and the Chinese manufacturer has its sights firmly set on becoming a top three handset provider by 2015.He Shiyou, Executive Vice President and Head of the Terminals Division at ZTE said: “The new devices from ZTE will demonstrate how ZTE is without doubt among an elite group of handset providers as next generation telecommunications networks roll out ...
Microsoft Alleges Motorola Violating FRAND Practices In New Suit
Microsoft has filed a lawsuit with the European Commission against Motorola, claiming that the company is not offering licenses to standard essential patents at fair and reasonable rates. Microsoft is specifically calling out the licensing fees Motorola wants for 50 patents related to H.264 mobile video playback, which Microsoft claims are 1,000 times higher than the patent fees Microsoft pays to other vendors for similar licenses. Microsoft wants the EU to investigate Motorola’s patent licensing practices for standard essential patents. Apple filed a similar lawsuit against Motorola ...
LG Takes Another Shot with the Optimus 3D MAX
LG today announced the Optimus 3D MAX, an apparent update to last-year’s Optimus 3D. The 3D MAX features 2D and 3D image/video capture and playback with twin 5-megapixel main cameras and a 3D display. LG says it can convert Maps and other items into 3D for a more immersive experience. It also has a VGA user-facing camera for video chats. Other features include a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.3-inch QVGA display with Gorilla Glass 2, 8GB of storage and 1GB of RAM, support for HSPA+ at 21Mbps, and support for NFC and the new LG Tag+ system. It can connect to 3D monitors via an MHL port ...
Ericsson Claims to Triple HSPA Upload Speeds
Ericsson today announced that it has devised a way to triple the upload speeds across HSPA networks by making some alterations to how base stations handle such traffic. Ericsson said that a new set of software algorithms allows it to surpress the interference that WCDMA/HSPA base stations have to deal with on the uplink. Using the interference suppression technique in combination with configuring base stations with four antennas allows it to triple uplink speeds from 4Mbps to 12Mbps for a given 5MHz carrier. Ericsson says that this technique will not require network operators to invest in ...
LG Reveals Optimus 4X HD with Tegra 3
LG today announced the Optimus 4X HD, the first phone with the Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor. The phone sports Android 4.0, a 8.9mm-thick body, and a 4.7-inch true HD IPS LCD, like the Nitro, but slightly larger. The Tegra 3 chip in the Optimus 4X clocks in at 1.5 GHz and includes a fifth processor that handles simple, low-power tasks such as phone calls, music playback, and email notification, enabling the main four cores to power down when the screen is off or locked, conserving battery life. Few other details were announced, although the phone will be on display at the MWC event ...
U.S Cellular Lands Samsung Galaxy S II
U.S. Cellular today announced the availability of the Samsung Galaxy S II for $229.99 after $100 mail-in rebate. The S II includes a 4.52-inch display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 8-megapixel camera, and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia Teases High-End Phone, But Lumia 610 Tipped, Too
Nokia has released a teaser video on YouTube that hints it will announce a smartphone with a high-end camera in the coming days. The video includes the tagline “Get Ready to Capture a Pure View” and shows a montage of images. At the same time, Reuters today reports that Nokia is prepared to also announce an inexpensive Windows Phone smartphone at its press conference scheduled for February 27. Reuters’ sources say that the Lumia 610 will run Windows Phone, but can be sold at low pirce points. Reuters also notes that Nokia will announce a global variant of the Lumia 900, ...
Sony Xperia U snapped ahead of MWC launch
New pictures of the purported Sony Xperia U handset have emerged ahead of a potential launch at Mobile World Congress next week.The diminutive device is shown next to the recently-unveiled Xperia S and will reportedly arrive toting a 3.5-inch WVGA display and a scaled-back 1GHz processor.According to the snaps, the Android handset, known in some circles as the Kumquat or the ST25i, brings the same aesthetic qualities to the table, although the Sony Ericsson branding is still present.The attractive, squarer design, curved back, protruding chin and the transparent strip of capacitive buttons ...