Archives for January 5th, 2014
New Sony model numbers certified in China – L39u, M51w and XM50h
A few new Sony Xperia model numbers were certified in China via CCC a few days ago. This includes model number M51w, expected to be the Chinese Xperia Z1 mini and the L39u, another Xperia Z1 variant for the Chinese market possibly for China Unicom given the WCDMA band support. Another model number is XM50h, ...
Sony China offers new Xperia Care initiative to bolster ownership experience
China is not a market that any manufacturer can ignore and Sony knows that all too well. Sony China recently announced new initiatives to help with the overall Xperia ownership experience. The Xperia Care scheme has been launched and involves three main parts: 1) a pick-up warranty service, 2) extended & accidental warranties and 3) ...
Intel to unveil solutions for wearable devices at CES
In addition to mobile devices where it’s still fighting an onslaught of ARM-based chip makers, Intel is also looking at the smart wearables space for growth. Last year, the chip making giant unveiled Quark X1000, a range of small chips aimed at this sector, and this year – they’ll be taking one step further. In fact, ...
Samsung scores patent for a foldable tablet
We’ve seen these sort of things in sci-fi movies and promo videos, and now Samsung managed to score a patent for such device. I’m talking about foldable tablets here, devices that work both as phones and tablets. And it’s not something like Padfone, but much more sophisticated. Patent US D696,693 S shows a visual rendering of ...
Samsung GALAXY S4 Mini Value Edition coming soon
Samsung apparently wants to make its smaller Galaxy S smartphone more appealing. The Korean company is working on a special version of the device called Galaxy S4 Mini Value Edition. Marked as GT-I8200, it will likely have similar, if not the same, specs with the only difference being in the preloaded software. Or so we ...
BlackBerry suing the maker of Typo Keyboard Cover
Remember the Typo Keyboard Cover for iPhone? BlackBerry doesn’t like the fact that these guys didn’t pay a dime to use such keyboard design, which is apparently an intellectual property of the Canadian company. So they’re suing them, claiming that Typo Products is infringing on their patents covering keyboards. “This is a blatant infringement against BlackBerry’s ...
Corning readies 3D-shaped Gorilla Glass
In a press release talking about its co-operation with G-Tech Optoelectronics Corp. (GTOC) to establish a “vertically integrated operation in Taiwan,” Corning announced the “manufacturing readiness” of a novel 3D glass-forming technology to shape Corning Gorilla Glass. The glass experts are targeting commercialization of finished 3D-shaped Gorilla Glass parts in 2014. Corning’s 3D-forming technology can achieve ...
Epson unveils mobile label printer LabelWorks LW-600P
Epson America announced the Epson LabelWorks LW-600P, a label printer for smartphones and tablets that gives users the ability to “make an endless variety of both practical and creative labels for the home or workplace.” One of the smallest and lightest devices in its category, the LW-600P connects to mobile devices via Bluetooth, while also rocking ...
MediaTek to unveil LTE modem, Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE chip and world’s smallest chipset at CES
MediaTek has crossed a long road from a little know Taiwanese chip maker to the force worth reckoning with. The company has been steadily growing its market share, eating a significant part of Qualcomm’s lunch along the way and even pushing some vendors like Texas Instruments out of market. During this year’s CES, MediaTek will showcase ...