Blackberry Playbook Will Be Available in LTE, HSPA+ Versions Later This Year
Research in Motion announced this morning at Mobile World Congress that the Blackberry Playbook, its new tablet already scheduled for arrival in March or April, will now be available in four different versions by the second half of 2011. Two had been previously announced: a WiFi-only flavor, and one offered on Sprint’s WiMax network. As [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hands-on video at #MWC11
At yesterday’s Samsung event, the Galaxy S II was featured the most, but Samsung had a “one more thing” moment and decided to make the previously leaked Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 official as well. Although not much time was dedicated to introducing it, at least not compared to the Galaxy S II, the 10.1 Tab [...]
Motorola Adds New Enhancements to MotoBlur
So far MWC hasn’t proved to be as hot a venue for Motorola as CES was last month, but we’d like to give them a break considering all the stuff they came out with then. Besides, at least Motorola is still coming out with plenty of news to stay in the headlines this week. In [...]
Motorola Xoom Europe Launch Confirmed, 3G and WiFi Versions Shipping Q2
While Motorola stole the show at CES last month with its announcement of the Xoom tablet running Honeycomb, the company mentioned it would be available in February in the US, but no specifics were given about anywhere else. Finally at MWC, Motorola has officially announced that the Xoom, both the 3G AND WiFi version, will [...]
ZTE Showcases New Android Handsets at MWC 2011: Amigo, Skate
ZTE just wrapped up its press conference here at MWC 2011 and introduced us to 2 new Android handsets, the side-slider Amigo and the slate-style Skate. The Blade was also featured. The ZTE Skate is a 4.3-inch Android 2.3 Gingerbread handset that runs on a 800 MHz CPU with Adrena 200 GPU, 5 MP camera [...]
LG to Demo VoLTE and Video Calling Over LTE at MWC
There was news last week that the very first VoLTE (Voice over LTE) call had been made by Verizon Wireless, and now it’s already prepped and ready for public demonstration. LG has announced plans to demo off both VoLTE and Video Calling over LTE using its very first 4G smartphone, the LG Revolution. We’re going [...]
LG Optimus Pad Becomes Reality, Specs Detailed at MWC
Though the LG Optimus Pad debuted at CES 2011 in the form of the T-Mobile G-Slate tablet, it was only shown for a brief moment and very little was known about it. Now we have the Optimus Pad officially outed at MWC 2011, with plenty of official pictures, a press release and information abounding to [...]
LG Optimus 3D Specs Rolling in at MWC 2011
We are learning more information regarding the Optimus 3D, which has been leaked and known for quite some time. At least now, however, we are beginning to learn all the specifics. As we get some more hands-on time we will update you with what we find out. For now we have an official press release, [...]
Qualcomm Introduces Lineup of New 28nm Snapdragon Chips
We’re expecting great news coming out of each of the major chipset manufacturers at MWC 2011, and Qualcomm has pulled the trigger first with its news that a brand new lineup of next-gen Snapdragon chipsets are on their way using a new 28nm “Krait” micro-architecture, and will mark the first time we’ve seen a mobile [...]
Qualcomm Announces Quad-Core Snapdragon CPU Aimed for Tablets, Available in 2012
Qualcomm has been a busy bee already here at MWC 2011, and we’re ready to give the full run-down of what they’re so excited about. First off, Qualcomm has announced a new line of Snapdragon CPU chipsets based on a 28nm micro-architecture codenamed “Krait”. The flagship chipset in this lineup will be the quad-core APQ8064, [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Officialized at MWC. Available in March 2011, on Verizon Early Spring
We’ve heard about the Playstation Phone, also officially known as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, for months now. We all got creeped out by the Super Bowl commercial. We’ve seen the leaked photos and specs, and after all this time, Sony Ericsson is now officially talking it up on stage at the press conference at [...]
Sony Ericsson Announces Xperia Neo and Pro at MWC 2011
Sony Ericsson is on stage right now doing its live presentation of the latest Xperia devices at MWC 2011. We’ve seen the Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro announced so far, and though we’re anticipating another much more hyped-up Xperia to be announced soon, we still want to give these two devices some good face-to-face time. [...]
Samsung Makes Galaxy S II Truly Official at MWC
Is it the Samsung Galaxy S 2, or the Galaxy S II? However you want to say or type it, the new flagship device for Samsung that has been one of the worst-kept secrets ever is now officially official, and there’s a fancy press release to go along with it. I have to say that [...]
LG Officially Unveils MWC 2011 Lineup: Optimus 3D and Optimus Pad Featured
File this one under “not a shocker whatsoever”. LG has put together a press release detailing its premier device lineup for MWC 2011, with the LG Optimus 3D and Optimus Pad being the two flagship devices and the Optimus 2X and Black following behind them. We all knew the 3D and Pad were coming to [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and Galaxy S 2 Pictures Emerge in the Flesh, in Time for MWC
Earlier we reported on official pictures of the Samsung Galaxy S 2 leaking out in addition to more details on the 10.1″ Galaxy Tab 2 ahead of Sunday’s much-anticipated Samsung press conference. Now we are pleased to report that we have received even more images of both devices, in the flesh, being held by actual [...]