Acer CloudMobile spotted ahead of Mobile World Congress
Acer hadn't even announced the CloudMobile when it won an iF Product Design Award. And good news it did, as it prompted the company to tell us all about the phone early, ahead of its official outing at Mobile World Congress.
The CloudMobile syncs with your PC and stores your movies, music and photos in the cloud, so you can enjoy them on your phone whether you're at home or on the go. You can also check out your documents from the cloud, and print wirelessly using Acer Print. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 leaks, has better screen and processor
Mobile World Congress is just a couple of weeks away now, and another handset has leaked ahead of show.
The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 is the follow-up to the Galaxy Mini, and is another budget Android phone, GSMArena reports. So what's new? Well there's a slightly larger screen (3.3-inches, up from 3.14-inches), and a better processor. And while it won't come with the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android, it will have Gingerbread on board. Continue reading...
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Apple sues Motorola over Qualcomm licensing deal
Apple has gone to court again, this time with Motorola. It's claiming Moto's patent infringement cases against Apple in Germany breach Motorola's licensing agreement with chip-maker Qualcomm, Reuters reports.
This is starting to feel a bit like a game of chess. Continue reading...
Pink Samsung Galaxy Note en route, looking rosy
A pink version of the Samsung Galaxy Note could be coming soon, delighting anyone who loves both massive phones and the Financial Times.
Word of the rose-tinted goliath comes via GSMArena, which claims it's been sent an image of the pink Note by an industry insider, showing the cheery-lookin' blower alongside the sombre black and white versions. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update on 1 March?
Take this with a fistful of salt, but the Samsung Galaxy S2 will be getting updated to Ice Cream Sandwich on 1 March, if one industry speculator is to be believed.
Frequent tweeter on the subject of all things tech Eldar Murtazin took to the micro-blogging service to say, "Android 4 aka ICS for SGS2 will be officially available from March 1." Continue reading...
ICS updates slowed by complex hardware, says Motorola exec
Frustrated the latest version of Android is taking an age to come to your phone? Don't blame Google, or even the manufacturer for putting its own UI on top of the Android operating system. No, the complexity of modern hardware is to blame. According to a Motorola executive, that is.
Christy Wyatt, senior vice president and general manager of Motorola's Enterprise Business Unit, told PC Mag: "When Google does a release of the software... they do a version of the software for whatever phone they just shipped. The rest of the ecosystem doesn't see it until you see it. Continue reading...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N cleared as Apple loses case
Things have swung Samsung's way again in its ongoing court battle with Apple. A German court has ruled Samsung's redesigned Galaxy Tab doesn't infringe any of Apple's patents, meaning the tablet is cleared for sale, Reuters reports.
The ruling affirms a preliminary assessment, and states there are "clear differences" between the redesigned tablet (known as the Galaxy Tab 10.1N) and the iPad 2.
Apple accused Samsung of "slavishly copying" its iPhone and iPad, and sued the Korean company in countries all over the world, succeeding in imposing a ban in Germany. (Though that was overturned, then subsequently upheld. Come on, keep up.) The Tab was also banned in Australia.
Samsung redesigned the Galaxy Tab in November, giving it a new metal band around the edge that bleeds into the front of the device. And it seems that's done the trick, with Apple's patent claims rejected in a preliminary hearing. And now this. Continue reading...
Phones 4u JUMP contract lets you hop phones, at a price
Phones 4u wants mobile users to take a running JUMP. Nothing to do with scaring you to death with zombie children -- or the eponymous 1992 hit single by Kris Kross. Oh no. The mobile retailer is launching a new contract called JUMP -- for people who just can't bear to wait a whole year (or more) to get their hands on the latest and greatest phones.
The 'Just Upgrade My Phone' contract -- see what they did there? -- lets mobile users upgrade to "a selection of the latest smart phones on the market" as often as every six months. Think of it as the Doodle Jump of mobile tariffs, allowing you to hop from shiny new handset to shiny new handset, leaving a trail of yesterday's models in your wake like a mobile Casanova. Continue reading...
iPad 2S a possibility as source casts doubt on iPad 3
Just a day after we heard the iPad 3 will touch down in the first week of March comes word of what we can expect. The new iPad will look the same as the iPad 2, according to a source quoted by the New York Times, who cast doubt on whether it will be called the iPad 3 after all. iPad 2S, perhaps?
The next-gen slate will have seriously beefed up specs, however. The screen, for example, will be "truly amazing", according to a leak-happy Apple employee. Could that be the much-rumoured retina display we've heard a lot about? We think it could. Continue reading...
iPad 3 and HTC Ville leak, Samsung decides in Phone Week 
Gather round, phone fans -- it's that time of the week you've all been waiting for. Amie Parker-Williams is here to tell you everything you need to know about the week in the world of mobile telecommunication devices, through the medium of video.
First up is the iPad 3 -- not strictly a phone, we know, but we've seen images purportedly showing its diagnostic info suggesting that Apple's next tablet will sport a quad-core A6 processor -- a chip we're also hoping to see in the iPhone 5.
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HTC Sensations get Ice Cream Sandwich in March, Desire next
HTC has revealed Ice Cream Sandwich is landing in a matter of weeks. A fistful of HTC Sensations will get the latest version of Android in the next six weeks, with the likes of the HTC Desire HD updating some time this year.
HTC named the phones getting some ICS love on its Facebook page. The HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE will update to Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, before the end of March. Continue reading...
Why apps could make Windows Phone the dominant mobile OS
Windows Phone hasn't made much of an impact since its launch in 2010. For all the praise from reviewers, it's still trailing miserably behind Android and iOS. But with Windows Phone 8 just around the corner, I reckon its fortunes are about to change.
Calling Microsoft an underdog feels about as ridiculous as calling Jupiter a mere asteroid, but that's exactly what Windows Phone is. Next to the goliaths of Apple's iOS and Google's Android operating systems, WP is a drop in the ocean and appeared on just over 1 per cent of smart phones at the end of 2011. Continue reading...
Why I want phones in cameras, not the other way around
They say the best camera is the one you have with you -- which is why the camera is such a popular feature on phones. But as compact camera sales struggle, it's worth pointing out that a smart phone can never replace a camera. Instead, cameras should replace phones.
Why would you carry around a separate camera when your phone takes photos too? Why pay for a separate camera that locks up your pictures on a memory card when you could just share them to Facebook at the touch of a button? Because it's the right tool for the job, that's why. Continue reading...
iPad 3 launch in first week of March, says report
The iPad 3 will launch at the beginning of March, AllThingsD is reporting.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, the publication tips the first week of next month for iPad redux -- and reckons the iPad 3 could go on sale as soon as one week later, as the iPad 2 did. Continue reading...
Nokia 803 tipped to be last Symbian standing
All rise for the last in a very long line of Symbian phones: the Nokia 803. The Finnish phone fabricators look set to push the venerable OS out to sea with a mighty bang.
The 803 will be the final phone coming out of Finland loaded with Nokia's erstwhile favourite operating system, Symbian, if sources whispering to BGR are to be believed. These days the cupboards in Espoo are brim-full of Windows Phones like the Lumia 800. Continue reading...
iPad 3 casing snaps hint at better battery, improved camera
Photos of what is reportedly the back casing of the iPad 3 have appeared, hinting at an improved battery and superior snapper in Apple's next tablet.
The images first arrived via the Repair Labs blog, which says it can confirm hardware changes in the third iPad via industry insiders in China. The pictures above compare the back of the iPad 2 to that of the next iPad. Continue reading...
HTC Ville looks city slick in new leaked photos
The HTC Ville has popped up in a set of new photos, following a recent video leak that saw the new smart phone's specs and design exposed.
These snaps come via a site called ePrice, but we'd bet our buttons these are snaps of the same device that's visible in the earlier leak video (which we've embedded below) -- the desk in the background looks the same, as does the lip of the keyboard that's sat just above the Ville. Continue reading...
Keith Harris & Orville in nuts GiffGaff unlock a chicken rap
I wish I could get out of my phone contract but I can't. Yes you can -- that's the message from budget phone network GiffGaff, which has recruited Keith Harris and Orville to free you from lengthy phone contracts -- and help some chickens at the same time.
There is absolutely nothing about this that makes any sense, but some days are like that. Click play on the video after the jump to see Keith and Orville busting rhymes and busting out of chicken chokey. Continue reading...
Chrome for Android's five coolest features
Google has finally marched its Chrome browser on to Android. Don't get too excited yet, as it's Ice Cream Sandwich-only for now. It's also a beta release. But if you're lucky enough to have ICS, the Chrome app can be downloaded from the Android Market -- which bodes well for keeping abreast of future updates.
We've poked and prodded Chrome for Android -- and rounded up five of its coolest features, so read on for the full lowdown. Continue reading...
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Motorola Motoluxe motors to the UK in late February
The Motorola Motoluxe will be moseying on over to the UK later this month, giving those hunting for a mid-range smart phone reason to look interested.
Meanwhile Amazon will be flogging it SIM-free from 22 March, priced at £250. Continue reading...
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