Motorola has agreed to make a range of handsets in 2012 powered by the new Intel Medfield chips, in what could be the processor manufacturer’s last chance to get into the mobile market. Read more
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Several new HTC quad-core phones are set to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress next month – that’s if word from JPMorgan Chase analyst Alvin Kwok is to be believed. But the big news is that none of the ‘several’ handsets that’ll come out of the expo will boast Qualcomm processors. Read more
UPDATE: For better or worse, Qualcomm says all the insects are real.
Never heard of Qualcomm? You may be surprised, but you’ve probably used a smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip in: they’ve been powering the finest Android and Windows Phones for years. However, you won’t be as surprised to know that as to witness this latest promotional video for Snapdragon, where several poor insects are worked on a treadmill, then, um, fired out of a cannon.
4.7-inches. That’s right, as if 4.5-inches wasn’t enough, the upcoming HTC Runnymede, as first discovered by PocketNow, will sport an enormous display which blurs the line between smartphone and tablet. Correct us if we’re wrong, but didn’t Dell have a five-inch tablet not too long ago? Here’s the full rundown on the HTC Runnymede.
The Xiamoi Phone brings together the infamous MIUI ROM and the latest 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm. With a price point that nearly every Android fan can agree with, Xiamoi phone has just set the benchmark for Android super phones. Let’s get down to brass tax.
Under the hood is a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor to compliment the 4-inch FWVGA (480×854 pixel) resolution capacitive touchscreen. At just 11.9 mm thick and 149 grams, you’ll be surprised to find a massive 1930mAh battery on the rear. There’s also an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash, a 266MHz Adreno220 GPU with 1GB of RAM and 4GB of ROM. Not to be outdone by blockbuster specs, the Xiamoi phone ships with an unlocked bootloader and Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread (MIUI ROM).
Yesterday news broke that HTC had invested $300 million to become the majority shareholder in Beats Audio. The fruits of this 51 percent stake may bear a smartphone sooner than expected. The rumored HTC super phone, the HTC Vigor, will reportedly become the first handset to sport the Beats by Dr. Dre moniker.
The HTC Vigor is a beast of a handset. Rumors point to a 720p HD display (1280×720 pixels), 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and a Qualcomm Adreno GPU. Clearly the Vigor represents the gold standard in smartphone flagships. With Beats Audio on-board, HTC might have an answer for Samsung’s high-end Android dominance in 2012.
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They may not be household names – yet – but these Chinese companies have been behind some of the biggest selling phones of recent memory. And now they’re getting more of a foothold in the UK, pretty soon you really won’t be able to avoid them.
So what’s the secret to their success? What can we expect them to do next? And how are they shaping our mobile landscape? Read on to find out all about the companies you can’t afford not to know.
The deep-rooted history of Windows smartphones being powered by Qualcomm chips looks to be weakening. Carlo Bozotti, CEO of STMicroelectronics, confirmed to Forbes magazine that Nokia will be using the dual-core ST-Ericsson U8500 chips to power “some of its Windows Phones”. With strict hardware guidelines from Microsoft, previously requiring Qualcomm internals, has the Redmond camp loosened its reigns?