Samsung started making 2GB low-power mobile memory last year, but as the 1GB-equipped phone you likely have in your hand shows, the chips weren’t built on a wide-enough scale to get much use. The Korean company is hoping to fix that now that it’s mass-producing 20-nanometer, 4-gigabit LPDDR2 RAM. Going to a smaller process than [...]
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Samsung mass-produces 4-gigabit LPDDR2 memory, aims to make 2GB a common sight in smartphones
Posted: 17th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Chips, Engadget, Galaxy, Korean Company, Low Memory, Mainstream Product, Mobile Memory, Nbsp, Ntt Docomo, Power Memory, Ram, Samsung, Samsung Memory, Samsung Mobile, Smartphone, Smartphones, Trend
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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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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, [...]
Panasonic gifts NTT DoCoMo with Eluga V, Eluga Power smartphones and Eluga Live tablet
Posted: 16th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Android, Brink, Dual Core, Edge Design, Engadget, Japanese Carrier, July 6th, Mitts, Mwc, New Entries, Ntt Docomo, Original P, Panasonic Japan, Panasonic Phone, Shelves, Slew, Smartphones, Source Link, Stereo Speakers, Translation Software
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Among the slew of new Android 4.0 devices unveiled by Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo today were a trio from Panasonic, including the Eluga Power phone we’d seen before and a few new entries in the Eluga V phone and Eluga Live tablet. We’ve already gotten our mitts all over the Eluga Power’s 5-inch screen and [...]
NTT DoCoMo launching 19 new devices this summer, brings Galaxy S III to Japan
Posted: 16th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Arrows, Core Devices, Deluge, Device Announcements, Engadget, Galaxy, Heavy Hitters, Hodgepodge, Lte, Megapixels, Ntt Docomo, Raku Raku, Smartphone, Smartphones, Smorgasbord, Source Link, Superstars, Tegra, Wifi Hotspot, Xperia
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If you aren’t already accustomed to Japan’s regular deluge of device announcements, brace yourself: NTT DoCoMo just stepped forward with 17 new phones, as well as a mobile WiFi hotspot and a tablet. Throw a stone at the pile of hardware, and you’re likely to strike something running Ice Cream Sandwich — with the exception [...]
Panasonic preps samples of next-gen ReRAM devices, NAND preps for early retirement
Posted: 15th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Battery Life, Benchmarks, Dj, Early Retirement, Engadget, Fire Alarms, Free Samples, Galaxy, Horizon, Japanese Money, Mass Production, Memory, Microcontroller, Nbsp, Panasonic, Panny, Preps, Smartphones, Tvs
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The Galaxy S III may rock an impressive battery life, but if Panasonic has its way, even greater benchmarks could be on the horizon. The company is ready to start making samples of a new ReRAM microcontroller, and — like Sharp and Elpida — it could start mass production as soon as next year. Here’s [...]
KDDI reveals its Spring 2012 colection: Android smartphones are still hot
Posted: 15th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Alternate Universe, Au Kddi, Closer Look, Engadget, Exmor, Htc, Kddi, Keitai, Megapixel Camera, Mobile Carriers, Mobile Payment, Nfc, Progresso, Retail Version, Seg Tv, Smartphones, Spring Ball, Tegra, Time Of The Season, Universe Models
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It’s that time of the season again, as Japan’s mobile carriers unveil more alternate-universe models that we’ll probably never see elsewhere. Leading the pack is the final version of Fujitsu’s long-time-coming quad-core Android phone, arriving as the Arrows Z ISW13F. With NVIDIA’s Tegra 3, WiMAX connectivity, 16GB of built-in storage and a 4.6-inch 1280 x [...]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says mobile apps the top focus, we say it’s about time
Posted: 12th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Apps, Burg, Ceo Mark, Facebook, Focus, Gadget, Investors, Ipo, Mark Zuckerberg, Money, Nbsp, Promises, Reuters, Running, San Francisco Bay, Shareholders, Smartphones, Web Ads, Zuck
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Facebook has been making a lot of promises during a tour to drum up interest in its ever-nearing IPO, but the one gadget-heads have been wanting to hear the most, a commitment to its mobile apps, has been elusive — until now. Everyone’s favorite hooded CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is telling investors in his home ‘burg [...]
LG Optimus Elite on pre-order at Virgin Mobile; carrier’s first NFC phone
Posted: 11th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Carrier, Elite, Engadget, Fri, Google, Handset, Mail, Mobile Email, Mobile Payments, Mobile Phone, Mp, Nbsp, Nfc, Rear Camera, Shipping, Smartphones, Sprint, Virgin Mobile, Wallet
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Sprint may already count the LG Optimus Elite among its roster of smartphones, but today that handset is finding a second home at Virgin Mobile. The $150 Gingerbread-powered device is now up for pre-order, and Virgin says it will start shipping on May 15th. Though the 3.5-inch HVGA display, 800MHz CPU and 5-MP rear camera [...]
iPhone was Japan’s best-selling smartphone in 2011, Android more than comfy as well
Posted: 10th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Android, Apple, Cellphone, Comfy, Engadget, Fujitsu, Google, Iphone, Japan, Kddi, Labels, Land Of The Rising Sun, Million Sales, Mmri, Mobile Os, Nbsp, Sharp, Smartphone, Smartphones, Wildcard
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It’s deemed likely that Apple had the top-selling cellphone in Japan this past fall, but how did it do in all of 2011? Quite well, if you go by MMRI’s estimates. The iPhone had 30 percent (almost 7.3 million) of the Land of the Rising Sun’s 24.2 million sales among individual smartphone labels, or nearly [...]