Panasonic is in talks with HTC and TSMC to sell its smartphone biz
According to Japanese Sankei Shimbun paper, Panasonic is in talks with Taiwanese HTC and TSMC to sell its mobile phone biz. Now, that is one wild rumor. Not so much Panasonic’s exit from smartphones – plans for which have been known and discussed for months. But who the potential buyers are. At first look neither [...]
DoCoMo announces LG Optimus G Pro, Huawei Ascend D2, Sony Xperia Z and other Android Jelly Bean phones
Last night, when reporting about the arrival of LG’s Optimus G in more than 5 markets, I assumed that LG won’t announce the Optimus G Pro too soon. I was wrong. The G Pro has been officially presented today in Japan, where NTT DoCoMo has included in its Spring line-up. The Optimus G Pro (model [...]
Panasonic Eluga Power will only arrive in the UK in late June or early July
The launch of the Panasonic Eluga Power Android smartphone has been delayed. It will only arrive in the UK in late June or early July. Initially, it was supposed to start shipping in April, but that obviously didn’t happen. And today well known UK-based retailer Clove has received word from the Japanese company about the [...]
Panasonic Eluga launched in the UK
Panasonic’s first smartphone made for Europe, the Eluga, has been released today in the UK – almost one week earlier than previously expected. Expansys is currently the only British retailer that’s offering the Panasonic Eluga. Customers can buy the handset for £364.99 (€445), SIM-free. Expansys says it can deliver the device in less than 5 [...]
Panasonic Eluga released in Germany, should be launched on April 24 in the UK
Officially announced in February, and showcased at MWC 2012 alongside the Eluga Power shortly after that, the Panasonic Eluga Android smartphone is now available in Europe. However, for now customers can find it in only one European country, and that is Germany. While Amazon.de asks €419,85 for the Eluga, you can buy it for less [...]
LTE-focused mobile CPU joint-venture set up by Samsung, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic, and NTT DoCoMo axed
Back in December, Samsung joined quite a few Japanese companies in declaring that they’re working to create a processor joint-venture that would be focused on designing LTE-capable chipsets for mobile devices. Alongside Samsung, Fujitsu, NEC, Panasonic, and NTT Docomo (Japan’s largest carrier) were supposed to invest in this new company. NTT Docomo set up a [...]
Nokia Lumia 900 and Panasonic Eluga Power with Android 4.0 ICS available for pre-order in the UK
Customers over in the UK can now pre-order two new smartphones: a Windows Phone one (the Nokia Lumia 900), and an Android one (the Panasonic Eluga Power). Officially announced for Europe earlier this week at MWC 2012 (alongside the Lumia 610), the Lumia 900 is Nokia’s current Windows Phone flagship device. Despite this, its specs [...]
Panasonic Eluga and Eluga Power hands-on videos and photos at MWC 2012
The Panasonic Eluga smartphone has been teased by the Japanese company for about two months now. It finally received that name earlier this month, and now it looks set to take the world by storm (or at least Europe). We got hold of the Eluga at Panasonic’s booth at Mobile World Congress and a photo [...]
