One of the big shifts in smartphones this year has been towards dual-core processors, with quad-core chipsets beginning to emerge on the horizon. But does dual core actual mean twice as fast? The Sensation XL and XE showing BrowserMark benchmark results. (Credit: CBSi) We’ve been testing both the HTC Sensation XE and XL this week, …
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Microsoft’s Windows Phone mobile OS has nearly everything it needs to become a dominant third player in the world’s smartphone space. It’s fast and feature rich, it has a thriving app store with strong developer interest. But there’s one crucial aspect missing from this equation: new handsets. (Credit: CBSi) We’ve said it a number of times over recent weeks: 2011 …
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After reading the Macquarie University’s report on Aussie telco satisfaction, we were surprised to discover that up to a quarter of Australians think switching telcos is either difficult or expensive. The truth is that switching telcos is dead simple. (Credit: CBSi) Porting a number With a decade of mobile phone use behind us, our mobile phone numbers are one of …
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commentary If you scour the world’s tech news today, you’ll find dozens of pundits posing this same question, but phrasing it in a slightly different way. Most are asking whether Nokia can “save” Windows Phone, and vice versa, but the way we see it, Windows Phone doesn’t need to be saved; it just needs a jump-start. (Credit: Nokia) The launch …
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It looks like Google is making plans to expand its Android menu. The Web giant has chosen the codename “Key Lime Pie” to follow the “Jelly Bean” version of its operating system, a source tells The Verge. However, there was no indication of when the new OS will appear or what its version number will be. The Key Lime Pie …
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CES may dominate the technology calendar in the United States, but for wireless at least, Mobile World Congress is the trade show that matters. No event is more important, and as the calendar turns to February, you can bet that the entire industry will flock to Barcelona, Spain, to outflank and outshine the competition. Scenes from Mobile World Congress (photos) …
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Much of the new technology announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week had been predicted by pundits or leaked through innumerable sources in the weeks leading up to the show, but two genuine surprises came from Nokia and HTC, and both involved imaging technology. Nokia really stunned with its 41-megapixel image sensor in the upcoming PureView 808, and …
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commentary It’s been a tough time for Sony of late — it lost US$2.1 billion between October and December last year, and is on course to be US$2.9 billion in the red for the year ending March 2012. That makes painful reading for someone, like myself, who grew up in a world where Sony was one of the pre-eminent names in …
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File this under the unique but perhaps not entirely necessary, mobile accessories drawer. In addition to the shiny new smartphones that it introduced last week at Mobile World Congress, LG also showed off a wireless charger that encourages you to use your device while it’s receiving juice. Related stories MWC 2022: How to Watch the Samsung Galaxy Book Reveal CES …
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Mobile World Congress isn’t just about introducing new cell phones. No, the world’s largest wireless show in Barcelona, Spain, also is about showing off the latest mobile technologies that may or may not change your life. Take, for example, NFC or near field communications. Not only did many of the new devices unveiled at the show come NFC-capable, but also …
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Bluetooth, once trumpeted as the ultimate convenience, quickly proved a headache with plenty of pairing problems and inexplicable connection snafus. Bluetooth 4.0, the newest version of the technology, is about to change all that. The bad Bluetooth rep I personally use Bluetooth daily, and love it. My trusty LG BHS-700s works like a charm. For others, however, living with this …
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When it comes to the MyTouch series of Android smartphones, T-Mobile has developed a wandering eye. After exclusively dating HTC for a number of years, the carrier briefly flirted a bit with LG for the current models. And now according to new details passed to Pocketnow, T-Mobile is looking to Huawei for the next round of MyTouch handsets. The details …
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The Samsung Galaxy S3 will be launched next month, according to our sister site ZDNet Korea. So best start saving now. Our Korean is a little rusty, but the site says it’s been talking with Cheil Worldwide, an ad agency owned by the Samsung Group, confirming that the S3 will launch in April, with the UK playing host to an …
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As one of Dropbox‘s primary competitors, it’s no surprise that SugarSync is pushing hard to step it’s game up. Announced yesterday, the popular file-syncing service in the cloud has upgraded its Android app with a few sharing and file-management enhancements that are certainly worth a look. First, users can now share files or even entire folders through Facebook and Twitter. …
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Not sold yet on the magic of mobile payments? Sprint’s recently posted YouTube video hopes to sway you to the light. This comes hot on the heels of Google saying it plans to bring Google Wallet to 10 phones this spring, one of which is Sprint’s own Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Though Sprint’s version of the Galaxy Nexus isn’t scheduled to …
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