Archives for May 15th, 2014
A Quick Hands-On Review of Motorola’s $129 Moto E
Motorola has been on the budget device train for a little over a year now, and the Moto E proves that the company has found the perfect balance between performance and price. We just got our hands on our Moto E review unit, and while we haven’t had much time to mess around with it, ...
Xiaomi Announces MiPad, 7.9-Inch Android Tablet with NVIDIA’s K1 in Tow
Xiaomi released an iPad killer this morning, the MiPad. This is the fledgling Chinese company’s first foray into tablet territory, and they’re not messing around. The MiPad is the first tablet to take advantage of NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 processor, which packs a quad-core 2.2GHz Cortex A15 CPU and a GPU with 192 CUDA cores. Basically, ...
Xperia Z2 owners: Who has an off-centre rear camera?
A number of Xperia Z2 owners are reporting that their rear cameras are ever-so-slightly off centre. Most people who notice this, say that their camera is positioned more towards the top-left of the casing rather than bang centre. Indeed we have noticed this with our own resident Xperia Z2, although this placement does not affect ...
Xperia A2 hands-on photos
We’re still trying to understand the logic in launching a new handset in the form of the Xperia A2 (SO-04F), when it is effectively the same handset that Sony Japan launched nearly six months ago with the Xperia Z1 f (Xperia Z1 Compact), but sporting a new lick of paint. Anyway, if you want to ...
Sony Mobile’s big focus over the next year is to expand carrier relationships
Following Sony’s full-year results yesterday, company executives reiterated just how much an effort it is making to expand its reach with carriers. It was a point that came up again and again in the earnings call, and we’ve included a few choice quotes below. Everyone knows that Sony needs to do better in markets such ...
Supposed leaked roadmap says Xperia SP to get KitKat in June; Xperia C and L to get Android 4.3
One of the most frequently asked questions we get relate to the timing of firmware updates. There are still a handful of 2013 Sony Xperia models awaiting updates to more recent Android builds. This includes the Xperia C and Xperia L that are still on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, whilst Xperia SP owners are clamouring ...
This Dorky Looking Smartband Claims to Get You Laid
Watch out Samsung, a new crowdfunded smartband/activity tracker may soon give your SmartBand some competition. A French company by the name of IroNova is currently raising money on Indiegogo to produce a “universal fitness band” which is marketed as much more than just another activity tracker; it claims to steam up your sex life as ...
AT&T Will Roll Out VoLTE HD Voice Tech in Select Markets Beginning May 23rd
AT&T will be rolling out the company’s Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) network in the next week to select markets. That makes AT&T the first wireless carrier to roll out VoLTE service to its customers. We’ve been waiting for over a year for Verizon to launch their VoLTE service, but that isn’t happening anytime soon. HD ...
The HTC One mini 2 Arrives with Sense 6.0, 13MP Camera and BoomSound
The HTC One mini 2 is a reality, and it looks to be a powerhouse of a mid-range device. With a design similar in nature to that of the HTC One M8, the One mini 2 comes packing a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor running at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, 16GB internal storage with a microSD ...
Samsung Holding June 12th Press Event, And it’s All About Tablets
An event invite has just been released by Samsung, inviting journalists to an event in New York on June 12th at Madison Square Garden.The event will be livestreamed as well for those who cannot attend the event. Judging from the invite, Samsung’s got a line of tablets to showcase at the gala. The invite carriers the ...