HTC may be over the idea of including premium earbuds with its smartphones, but Motorola is stepping up to give it the ol’ college try with its Motosmart Mix XT550. The phone will sell in China for ¥1,699 and is targeted at “people who really care about music.” Along with the bundled set of headphones, [...]
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Motorola Motosmart Mix XT550 masks its middling specs with a set of nice headphones
Posted: 16th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Break, China, Curve, Discover, Earbuds, Email, Engadget, Handset, Headphones, Masks, Megapixel Camera, Micro Music, Motorola, Music Application, Music Playback, Nbsp, Qualcomm, Ram, Smartphones, Yen
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LG LS970 superphone rumored: Krait quad-core, 2GB RAM, LTE and 13MP camera
Posted: 11th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Engadget, Face, Fri, Gpu, Lte, Megapixel Camera, Model Number, Nbsp, Optimus, Photo, Quad, Qualcomm, Ram, Rival, Slab, Sony, Sprint, Superphone, Tallies
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Not to be outdone by its Korean rival, LG’s reportedly preparing a potent new phone with some of Qualcomm’s latest SoC hardware. According to BriefMobile‘s leak, it’ll pack an LTE-friendly MDM9615 alongside the Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM — something LG has already announced for its Optimus LTE2. A 2,1000 mAh battery will [...]
Huawei Ascend Y200 hands-on at CTIA 2012
Posted: 8th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Core Processor, Ctia Wireless, Engadget, European Venues, Fingerprints, Focus Camera, Glossy Plastic, Handset, Little Time, Nbsp, New Orleans, O Brien, Power Users, Qualcomm, Ui
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Huawei’s at CTIA Wireless 2012 in New Orleans, and we got to spend a little time with one the company’s newest devices geared toward the youth and first-time smartphone users: the Ascend Y200. Power users need not apply here, as the Gingerbread handset offers a not-so-tantalizing 3.5-inch HVGA display, 1,400mAh battery, 3.2MP fixed-focus camera and [...]
Qualcomm gets on the Band 41 bandwagon, pledges support for Clearwire’s upcoming LTE TDD network
Posted: 8th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 3gpp, Amp, Available Later This Year, Bandwagon, Chipsets, Clearwire, Email, Engadget, Lte, Mainstay, Multi Mode, Nbsp, Pledges, Qualcomm, Qually, Radio Frequency, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Waves
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Not exactly groundbreaking news here — Clearwire’s impending LTE TDD network is happening, regardless — but it’s always good to have the weight of a mainstay like Qualcomm behind you. Particularly when you’re pushing uphill, into the wind, against far more established 4G networks from AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Qually has announced that it’ll soon [...]
Sony Xperia Acro HD for NTT DoCoMo hands-on (video)
Posted: 8th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Acro, Aesthetics, Design Elements, Dual Core, Engadget, Exmor, Half Hour, Handset, Hd, Infrared Support, Japanese Carrier, Locals, Megapixel Camera, Mobile Payment, Ntt Docomo, Qualcomm, Tv Antenna, Tv Tuner, Video Sony, Xperia
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We just happened upon the Sony Xperia Acro HD for NTT DoCoMo, which is sold as the SO-03HD and recently launched with the Japanese carrier. As many of you are aware, the handset is a variant of the Xperia Ion, but with a few features for the locals such as a built-in TV tuner, mobile [...]
Sony Xperia Acro HD for NTT DoCoMo hands-on (video)
Posted: 8th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Acro, Aesthetics, Design Elements, Dual Core, Engadget, Exmor, Half Hour, Handset, Hd, Infrared Support, Japanese Carrier, Locals, Megapixel Camera, Mobile Payment, Ntt Docomo, Qualcomm, Tv Antenna, Tv Tuner, Video Sony, Xperia
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We just happened upon the Sony Xperia Acro HD for NTT DoCoMo, which is sold as the SO-03HD and recently launched with the Japanese carrier. As many of you are aware, the handset is a variant of the Xperia Ion, but with a few features for the locals such as a built-in TV tuner, mobile [...]
ZTE V96 hands-on at CTIA 2012
Posted: 8th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Aluminum, Connectivity, Ctia, Different Regions, Dual Core, Engadget, Fingerprints, Flavors, Fraternal Twin, Hspa, Lte, Mwc, O Brien, Pixel Density, Quad Band, Qualcomm, Reflections, Shooter, Tri Band, Two Versions
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One of ZTE’s latest tablets, the V96, was announced at Barcelona for MWC but never made any official appearances at the show. Fortunately we found the new device hiding in the manufacturer’s booth at CTIA 2012. The Ice Cream Sandwich device runs a Qualcomm 1.7GHz MSM8960 dual-core Krait processor with 1GB of RAM and sports [...]
Hands-on with Kyocera Hydro, a waterproof Android 4.0 smartphone (video)
Posted: 8th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 1ghz Cpu, 2gb Microsd Card, Accidents, Battery Life, Connectivity, Edr, Ev, Half Hour, Handset, Handsets, Image Quality, Ips, Kyocera Smartphone, Mainstays, Mil Spec, Milano, O Brien, Qualcomm, Res Image, Segment
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It’s been a while since we’ve seen a Kyocera smartphone for the US market, and if you’ll recall, its previous two attempts — the Milano and Echo — didn’t manage to sway many consumers. Today, the company is adding two new Android handsets to the deck: the Hydro and Rise. True to its name, the [...]
Hands-on with Kyocera Rise, an Android 4.0 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard (video)
Posted: 8th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 1ghz Cpu, 2gb Microsd Card, Alterations, Budget, Cdma Networks, Edr, Foothold, Gripe, Handset, Ips, Kyocera Smartphone, Misstep, Niche Audiences, O Brien, Qualcomm, Qwerty Keyboard, Rare Breed, Resistance, Sandwich, Wifi
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Kyocera is looking to regain a foothold in the US smartphone market, and curiously enough, it’s doing so by catering to niche audiences. First we saw the Hydro, a waterproof handset, and alongside it is the Rise, which features a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Both phones are built for CDMA networks, although Kyocera has yet to [...]
Samsung, Qualcomm start up Alliance for Wireless Power to take on Qi
Posted: 8th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Common Ground, Consortium, Ctia Wireless, Engadget, Freedom, Gadget, Gadgets, Headsets, Imagination, Nbsp, Partnership, Peiker Acustic, Powermat, Qualcomm, Repeaters, Samsung, Samsung Wireless, Sk Telecom, Smartphones, Wireless Email
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Wireless power has until now been closely associated with the Wireless Power Consortium’s Qi standard. There’s now a second proposed common ground in the Alliance for Wireless Power, or A4WP. Samsung and Qualcomm, along with some help from Powermat, SK Telecom, Ever Win Industries, Gill Industries and Peiker Acustic, are making an alternative that allows [...]