The BBC iPlayer for iPad app is very slick indeed, but the Beeb isn’t the only company looking to push things forwards when it comes to watching TV on your tablet or smart phone. Finnish firm Axel Technologies has announced that its Fuugo application will be available in Europe in the second quarter of this year. …
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LG Optimus 3D and Optimus Pad have more official specs confirmed
LG’s Optimus 3D smart phone and Optimus Pad tablet herald a big mobile 3D push for the company at Mobile World Congress over the next week. It’s been confirmed that both will make their debut at the show already, but today LG announced a few more details about the innards of its new flagship devices. The Optimus 3D is all …
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Bonnie Cha/CNET BARCELONA, Spain–Along with the Galaxy S II, Samsung introduced its second Android tablet today on the eve of Mobile World Congress 2011. Joining the 7-inch Galaxy Tab, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 features a larger 10.1-inch WXGA (1,280×800-pixel resolution) TFT touch screen, and runs the latest Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system. In addition, it’s …
Read More »This wasn’t the PSP phone I was looking for
Xperia Play: Don’t call it a PSP. Sony Ericsson I bought a PSP Go a year ago. Why? Because I believed the PSP could transform, become something more than it’s been. Perhaps, even, achieve the promise I first felt when I held the very first PSP in my hands back in 2005. It was a magical device back then. It …
Read More »Sony Ericsson finally unveils Xperia Play
Hands on with Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (photos) +3 more See all photos BARCELONA, Spain–After months of rumors, a slew of leaks, and one creepy commercial, Sony Ericsson’s worst-kept secret is now a reality. On Sunday, the day before Mobile World Congress officially opens, Sony Ericsson finally took the wraps off of the Xperia Play. Long billed as the “PlayStation …
Read More »Motorola Atrix 4G preorders open for business
Dying to get your hands on the highly rated Motorola Atrix 4G? No, AT&T isn’t doling out hidden-away handsets from a secret stash, but buyers with their hearts set on the dual-core, Android 2.2 Froyo device that powers a laptop-like accessory can start claiming their units prior to the March 6 sale date by preordering on AT&T’s site. Keep in …
Read More »Sony Ericsson looking to be No.1 Android maker (Q&A)
BARCELONA, Spain–Sony Ericsson wants to be the No. 1 Google Android handset maker in the world. And it needs a strong foothold in the U.S. market to make that goal a reality, said company CEO Bert Nordberg. Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson, a joint venture between Japanese consumer electronics maker Sony and Swedish telecommunications equipment maker …
Read More »Nokia CEO makes the case for Microsoft deal
BARCELONA, Spain–Nokia CEO Stephen Elop used the company’s Mobile World Congress press conference here to pitch Nokia’s new partnership with Microsoft. Nokia, which typically launches a bevy of products at Mobile World Congress every year, had no new products to announce. Instead, Elop took the stage here this evening to highlight the benefits of Nokia’s new strategy to make Microsoft’s …
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Samsung Galaxy S II Bonnie Cha/CNET BARCELONA, Spain–As promised, Samsung unveiled its next-generation Galaxy S smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2011 today. Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy S II, the handset improves on its predecessor in a number of ways. First, you’ve got the addition of a dual-core processor. We were originally told by the company that it was using Nvidia’s …
Read More »Adobe spells out Flash
Adobe may be leaving the flashy announcements to Nokia and Sony Ericsson this Mobile World Congress, but there are some plans pertaining to Flash that will impact a wide swatch of Android smartphones and tablets going forward. Adobe shared mostly statistics in a press event before the show, but bobbing in the sea of performance numbers (like: more than 20 …
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