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- Refresh Roundup: week of February 20th, 2012
- HTC One Lineup Revealed: The One X, One S, And One V
- Fish are lazy, naive, easily led by robots (video)
- HTC reveals Media Link wireless HDMI adapter for One X and One S phones
- HTC updates Beats Audio, makes it work with any third-party app
- HTC’s Answer To iCloud: A New Deal With Dropbox
- Prokhorov's Yo-Auto pitches CNG-hybrid crossover 'Yo-Mobile' [w/video]
- ViewSonic's ViewPhone 4e hands-on (video)
- HTC One V unveiled: Sense 3.6 on ICS, Beats audio, 3.7-inch WVGA LCD
- HTC One X exclusive to AT&T in the US, brings LTE, Beats, ICS and Sense 4 to Ma...
- T-Mobile gets the HTC One S first in the US, coming this spring
- HTC unveils One S, arrives with dual-core power, engineered metal finish
- HTC unveils One series camera upgrade, gets dedicated chip, f/2.0 lens, 0.7-seco...
- HTC One X announced at MWC 2012
- HTC adds even more Dropbox support in Sense 4.0, storage upped to 25GB
- It’s Official: HTC Unites Smartphones Under “One” Brand
- HTC debuts One brand at MWC 2012, unifies Android device lineup
- Sony Xperia P hands-on
- Live from the HTC press conference at MWC 2012!
- Sony Xperia S now shipping, Ion to join the world tour come summer
- Sony Xperia U hands-on
- LG Optimus Vu hands-on at MWC 2012
- 13 uses for wine crates
- Facebook Accused Of Reading Users Text Messages
- Sony Officially Unveils The Xperia P And Xperia U At MWC
- Sony plans largest ad campaign in 'many years' to launch new Xperia smartphones
- Sony officially debuts Xperia U at MWC 2012
- Sony announces the Xperia P: Aluminum unibody, shipping Q2
- Apple Prepares To Pull Evi From App Store. Did It Slap-Down Siri?
- ViewSonic ViewPhone 4s hands-on (video)
| Refresh Roundup: week of February 20th, 2012 Posted: 26 Feb 2012 02:36 PM PST Refresh Roundup: week of February 20th, 2012  Refresh Roundup: week of February 20th, 2012 Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix.... |
| HTC One Lineup Revealed: The One X, One S, And One V Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:53 PM PST HTC One Lineup Revealed: The One X, One S, And One V  HTC One Lineup Revealed: The One X, One S, And One V The rumors were true, everyone. After months of anticipation and speculation, the device once known as the HTC Edge (or Endeavor) has been officially revealed here at MWC as the HTC One X. The One X (called a "multimedia livewire" in the press release) has an 8-megapixel camera, 4.7-inc LCD display, and 1080p video recorder.... |
| Fish are lazy, naive, easily led by robots (video) Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:53 PM PST Fish are lazy, naive, easily led by robots (video)  Fish are lazy, naive, easily led by robots (video) What does a fish look for in a leader? No doubt a nice fishy smell is important, and maybe a sense of direction too, but the overriding factor happens to be something much simpler, and indeed simple enough for a robot to mimic. Our old friend Maurizio Porfiri and a colleague from New York's Polytechnic Institute have shown that a fish-bot will quickly attract live followers if it has a nice,... |
| HTC reveals Media Link wireless HDMI adapter for One X and One S phones Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:53 PM PST HTC reveals Media Link wireless HDMI adapter for One X and One S phones  HTC reveals Media Link wireless HDMI adapter for One X and One S phones Looking to accessorize your fresh HTC look? Then how about the Media Link wireless dongle for starters? It'll mirror the display from your One X or One S on any HDMI-equipped TV. We're told it'll be as simple as plugging the adapter into a free HDMI input and then performing a three-finger swipe on your phone.... |
| HTC updates Beats Audio, makes it work with any third-party app Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:53 PM PST HTC updates Beats Audio, makes it work with any third-party app  HTC updates Beats Audio, makes it work with any third-party app Let's just say we were underwhelmed by the first iteration of HTC Beats on the Sensation XE. But now it looks like the technology has been revamped for the latest One handsets, so -- once we've tasted the pudding -- we might just have to revise that opinion. The new Beats is claimed to make music sound more "authentic," and whereas the previous version could only be activated inside HTC's stock... |
| HTC’s Answer To iCloud: A New Deal With Dropbox Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST HTC's Answer To iCloud: A New Deal With Dropbox  HTC's Answer To iCloud: A New Deal With Dropbox Slotted in the middle of HTC's Android phone announcements tonight in Barcelona, the CEO of HTC, Peter Chou, revealed a new development that is the handset maker's answer to Apple's iCloud: a deal with Dropbox, currently the name to watch in cloud storage. HTC says that those who buy an HTC One, the company's new flagship device, will get 25 gigabytes of storage free for two years – a big deal, considering... |
| Prokhorov's Yo-Auto pitches CNG-hybrid crossover 'Yo-Mobile' [w/video] Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST Prokhorov's Yo-Auto pitches CNG-hybrid crossover 'Yo-Mobile' [w/video]  Prokhorov's Yo-Auto pitches CNG-hybrid crossover 'Yo-Mobile' [w/video] Filed under: Hybrid, Natural Gas, Videos Yo-Auto, the hybrid-vehicle maker launched in part by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, is pitching a crossover hybrid that can run on both gasoline and compressed natural gas (CNG) and can get about 65 miles per gallon. The company, which is owned by Prokhorov's Onexim Group and Russia-based truckmaker Yarovit, is also investing in a second assembly line at its St.... |
| ViewSonic's ViewPhone 4e hands-on (video) Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST ViewSonic's ViewPhone 4e hands-on (video)  ViewSonic's ViewPhone 4e hands-on (video) The ViewSonic ViewPhone 4e -- the downmarket sibling of the ViewPhone 4s -- launched at MWC today and unlike the 4s, the 4e was essentially feature complete. This dual SIM set will ship with Android 2.3.x Gingerbread, a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 display, a 3-megapixel camera, and an FM radio.... |
| HTC One V unveiled: Sense 3.6 on ICS, Beats audio, 3.7-inch WVGA LCD Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST HTC One V unveiled: Sense 3.6 on ICS, Beats audio, 3.7-inch WVGA LCD  HTC One V unveiled: Sense 3.6 on ICS, Beats audio, 3.7-inch WVGA LCD It's not often that device codenames serve as a direct mission statement, but with the outing of the One V, neé Primo, first-timers are getting an entry level HTC-welcome. The Ice Cream Sandwich-laden handset, running a Sense 3.6 overlay, hearkens back to the design of the Legend, with a black-ish gray, aluminum unibody, hardware keys (three for back, home and apps) and prominent chin jutting out below its Gorilla Glass-coated, 3.7-inch... |
| HTC One X exclusive to AT&T in the US, brings LTE, Beats, ICS and Sense 4 to Ma... Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST HTC One X exclusive to AT&T in the US, brings LTE, Beats, ICS and Sense 4 to Ma Bell  HTC One X exclusive to AT&T in the US, brings LTE, Beats, ICS and Sense 4 to Ma Bell Just frothy thinking about HTC's recently unveiled superphone, the One X? Well, for those of you that call the US home, outside of importing HTC's latest, you're going to have only one network choice, and that's AT&T. Unlike the global Tegra 3 version announced today, Uncle Sam's variant swaps out that quad-core goodness for an LTE radio paired with a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 by Qualcomm.... |
| T-Mobile gets the HTC One S first in the US, coming this spring Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST T-Mobile gets the HTC One S first in the US, coming this spring  T-Mobile gets the HTC One S first in the US, coming this spring See HTC's new superstar handset the One S earlier during our MWC 2012 liveblog and want one for your very own? Well, we've got some good news for you T-Mobile aficionados, as the One S will be coming to the magenta-clad masses before anyone else. That means you'll be able to enjoy its super-slim profile, prodigious Snapdragon S4 computing power and ICS with Sense 4 on T-Mo's blazing HSPA+ 42Mbps network... |
| HTC unveils One S, arrives with dual-core power, engineered metal finish Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST HTC unveils One S, arrives with dual-core power, engineered metal finish  HTC unveils One S, arrives with dual-core power, engineered metal finish HTC's new phone appears to be its middle-weight offering, but it's still with a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED display and a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 inside set to do the heavy-lifting. Previously known to leak fans as the Ville, HTC's brought Ice Cream Sandwich to the fold, alongside the very latest version of its Sense UI -- 4.0 to match that Android version number.... |
| HTC unveils One series camera upgrade, gets dedicated chip, f/2.0 lens, 0.7-seco... Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST HTC unveils One series camera upgrade, gets dedicated chip, f/2.0 lens, 0.7-second capture  HTC unveils One series camera upgrade, gets dedicated chip, f/2.0 lens, 0.7-second capture We're not even at the devices yet, but HTC CEO Peter Chou is very excited about the camera sensor inside that mysterious phone. The modul packs a f/2.0 camera lens, while the company's been busy crafting its own image chip to complement it, called the HTC, er, ImageChip to help clarify low-lit pictures and ensure a capture speed of under a second -- 0.7 seconds from starting the camera app, in... |
| HTC One X announced at MWC 2012 Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST HTC One X announced at MWC 2012  HTC One X announced at MWC 2012 HTC's launched a new flagship handset for Mobile World Congress 2012, the HTC One X -- codenamed Endeavour. Dipping into design notes from The Nokia Lumia line, the One X is a unibody device machined from white polycarbonate that uses Gorilla Glass to protect its 4.7-inch 1280x720 non-pentile Super LCD 2 display.... |
| HTC adds even more Dropbox support in Sense 4.0, storage upped to 25GB Posted: 26 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST HTC adds even more Dropbox support in Sense 4.0, storage upped to 25GB  HTC adds even more Dropbox support in Sense 4.0, storage upped to 25GB More news coming out of HTC's camp in Barcelona. The firm shared promise rings with Dropbox a few months ago, offering 5GB total storage capacity on its Sense 3.5 devices, and now the two companies are ready to take the next step in their commitment with ICS-backed version 4.0. This time they're integrating the cloud service directly into its OS and are offering five times the storage (and arguably five times... |
| It’s Official: HTC Unites Smartphones Under “One” Brand Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:27 PM PST It's Official: HTC Unites Smartphones Under "One" Brand It's Official: HTC Unites Smartphones Under "One" Brand The rumor mill has been hard at work these past few months circulating information about HTC's latest line of smartphones, but now HTC CEO Peter Chou has announced that the company's new line of smartphones will indeed sport the "One" moniker. Chou hasn't yet jumped into details about specific phones yet, but expect that to come shortly. In the mean time, he has taken to talking up some of the new features seen... |
| HTC debuts One brand at MWC 2012, unifies Android device lineup Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:27 PM PST HTC debuts One brand at MWC 2012, unifies Android device lineup  HTC debuts One brand at MWC 2012, unifies Android device lineup Shearing clippers meet HTC's Android device portfolio. It appears UK head Phil Roberson wasn't just blowing the proverbial smoke this past January when he stated intentions to tighten up the manufacturer's portfolio with fewer releases focused on "amazing hardware" experiences. At today's MWC keynote the company announced an initiative that'll quite literally institute a One product line to rule them all ethos.... |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2012 12:27 PM PST Sony Xperia P hands-on  Sony Xperia P hands-on Without revealing the rhyme or reason behind its seemingly arbitrary Xperia naming convention, Sony's newly minted Mobile Communications arm unveiled its middle ground NXT series entry, the P, at this evening's MWC event. Occupying a space firmly between the S and U, this 4-inch handset boasts a company first -- that WhiteMagic display tech -- while incorporating the better known hardware elements of its older stablemate.... |
| Live from the HTC press conference at MWC 2012! Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:42 AM PST Live from the HTC press conference at MWC 2012!  Live from the HTC press conference at MWC 2012! Are you endeavoring to see the latest and greatest out of Taiwan? So are we, and we have a couple seats to watch Peter Chou excite us with some fancy new stuff on stage. That doesn't mean, however, that you won't be able to come along for the ride. Our liveblog of HTC's Mobile World Congress press conference is about to begin, so keep your eyes locked here!... |
| Sony Xperia S now shipping, Ion to join the world tour come summer Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:42 AM PST Sony Xperia S now shipping, Ion to join the world tour come summer  Sony Xperia S now shipping, Ion to join the world tour come summer Those of you that have been waiting to get your grubby paws on Sony's Xperia S are in luck, as Sony just confirmed during its keynote that it's started shipping globally, with the first units available at Sony's Barcelona store during MWC. Those with stellar memory will recall that's more concrete than its former Q1 suggestion.... |
| Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:42 AM PST Sony Xperia U hands-on  Sony Xperia U hands-on Sony certainly didn't pull out the big guns today at its Mobile World Congress 2012 keynote -- those showstoppers were for CES. Instead, the electronics giant decided to trot out two new, mid-to-low end additions to its NXT line of handsets, a portfolio that previously claimed the ion and S as its sole occupants.... |
| LG Optimus Vu hands-on at MWC 2012 Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:42 AM PST LG Optimus Vu hands-on at MWC 2012  LG Optimus Vu hands-on at MWC 2012 Yes it's the LG Optimus Vu, and we got a chance to play with it! The verdict? It's quite lovely. The design is simple but attractive, and the build quality / materials are impressive. There's no doubt this is a thin and wide device -- just like the Samsung Galaxy Note, two hands are the name of the game here.... |
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| Facebook Accused Of Reading Users Text Messages Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:58 AM PST Facebook Accused Of Reading Users Text Messages  Facebook Accused Of Reading Users Text Messages Ahead of Mobile World Congress and an appearance by Facebook to explain it's next moves in mobile, the social networking giant is coming under increasing strain over its use of users' personal information. Mobile startups and operators are both fretting over the issue this week, as smartphones and the apps that come with them increasingly eclipse the feature phones of old.... |
| Sony Officially Unveils The Xperia P And Xperia U At MWC Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:58 AM PST Sony Officially Unveils The Xperia P And Xperia U At MWC  Sony Officially Unveils The Xperia P And Xperia U At MWC While the ideal of skipping Sony's event to watch a beautiful Barcelona sunset was strangely appealing, we nevertheless come to you from Sony's press event where the recently divorced company has just (officially) revealed two new handsets, the Xperia P and the Xperia U. As new members of the Xperia NXT series of smartphones that began with the Xperia S, the P and U share more than a few aesthetic touches .... |
| Sony plans largest ad campaign in 'many years' to launch new Xperia smartphones Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:58 AM PST Sony plans largest ad campaign in 'many years' to launch new Xperia smartphones  Sony plans largest ad campaign in 'many years' to launch new Xperia smartphones Sony didn't just reveal some new smartphones at its Mobile World Congress press event today. It also took the opportunity to announce that it will launching what Sony Mobile CMO Steve Walker describes as "by far the largest brand advertising campaign that we have run for many years." He went on to say that Sony would be "significantly increasing" its marketing investment in 2012, but failed to get any more specific... |
| Sony officially debuts Xperia U at MWC 2012 Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:58 AM PST Sony officially debuts Xperia U at MWC 2012  Sony officially debuts Xperia U at MWC 2012 Frankly, Sony hasn't done much to stem the flow of Xperia U leaks pre-MWC, so we can't say we were all too surprised when the handset made its debut on stage today in Barcelona. The 3.5-inch phone offers up a Reality Display, a 1GHz dual-core processor and five megapixel camera.... |
| Sony announces the Xperia P: Aluminum unibody, shipping Q2 Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:58 AM PST Sony announces the Xperia P: Aluminum unibody, shipping Q2  Sony announces the Xperia P: Aluminum unibody, shipping Q2 Sony's press event is in full swing, and the first to arrive is the Xperia P. The phone follows on from the styling we saw on the Xperia S; but it looks likely to be the middle child, with a similar Sony-themed skin atop what appears to be Google's Gingerbread, still housing dual-core power under the hood.... |
| Apple Prepares To Pull Evi From App Store. Did It Slap-Down Siri? Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:14 AM PST Apple Prepares To Pull Evi From App Store. Did It Slap-Down Siri?  Apple Prepares To Pull Evi From App Store. Did It Slap-Down Siri? Last month we reported on the launch of Evi, a new iPhone (iTunes link) and Android app (link) which was very Siri-like in its capabilities. Maybe it was too good at acting like Siri? Yes, Evi can't do Siri's trick of adding things to your iPhone Calendar or hook into reminders.... |
| ViewSonic ViewPhone 4s hands-on (video) Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:14 AM PST ViewSonic ViewPhone 4s hands-on (video)  ViewSonic ViewPhone 4s hands-on (video) Viewsonic's ViewPhone 4s was on hand at Mobile World Congress and we couldn't help but stop and check out this surprisingly likeable handset. First off, the 326ppi 3.5-inch IPS display is beautiful, very beautiful. Other notables include dual SIM support, a 5-megapixel camera, a front-facing cam and 4 gigs of storage that can be augmented via an SD card.... |
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