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by Anton D. Nagy | August 15, 2012 3:09 AMRead OnSamsung is preparing an Unpacked event in Berlin on August 29 and it is believed to be a Note unveiling of some sort (either the Galaxy Note II, the Galaxy Note 10.1, both or something else). However, the event might also hold some surprises in terms of software announcements. According to the recent rumors, the Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S III might be announced on the 29th. We had several rumors for the Galaxy S III's official Android 4.1 refresh and some placed the update in the August-September timeframe while others further down the road. We looked at the unofficial Jelly Bean ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | August 10, 2012 1:21 AMRead OnWe know that Sony is preparing a special press event prior to the IFA in Berlin and, while we're expecting a couple of Xperia phones, the manufacturer has been rumored to release its first Xperia branded tablet, as a follow-up to the Tablet S. We've already seen initial leaks and now it looks like we're looking at alleged press renders. The wedged design, found on the Tablet S, seems to be gone even though the side render shows that there is a slight impression of a tapered build. There are also a couple of bits accompanying the images; the Xperia tablet will reportedly be powered by ...
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by Joe Levi | August 8, 2012 8:02 AMRead OnSome holes, like this one in Yellowstone National Park, are beautiful. But take a look at your phone or tablet. How many holes does it have in it? None of them are "pretty". Let's face it, they're eyesores. Holes seem like they are necessary components, but they do make your phone look ugly. Additionally, they're extra components which just add on to the cost of an already pricey piece of electronics. Let's count them, shall we? Chances are you've got a headphone jack, a microUSB port, and maybe even an MHL/HDMI port. Why? Why do we have so many holes in our devices? Aren't there other ...
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by Stephen Schenck | August 7, 2012 5:20 PMRead OnEarlier this summer, we learned about an in-development Android from Sony that was going by the codename Mint, model LT30p. It sounded like a nice mid-to-upper-tier handset, and rumors suggested it might make its official debut at the IFA late this month. Since then, we've heard suggestions that the phone will ultimately arrive as the Xperia T. Now, with just a few weeks to go until then expo, we get another look at the phone's hardware, and things seem to be shaping up nicely. The imagery that accompanied previous LT30p leaks gave us some really close-up views of the handset, but if you ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | August 4, 2012 8:13 AMRead OnA 1.7GHz quad-core Android made by HTC surfaced in form of a rumor back mid last month and more recently there is talk about a certain HTC One X+ allegedly coming to T-Mobile with the same processor speed. The image above represents benchmark results on NenaMark for a certain HTC PM63100. Except for the details in the result, there's nothing to go by but these specs listed here might hint towards the One X refresh already rumored. We're looking at a 1.7GHz Tegra 3 SoC, Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and an HD display with 1280x720 resolution. These all scream high-end (and even flagship, ...
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by Stephen Schenck | August 2, 2012 11:11 AMRead OnAugust is shaping up to have the potential to be an interesting month for Samsung, with expectations that it will announce any of several highly anticipated Androids. We've mentioned before how the company is planning another of its Unpacked events for immediately before this year's IFA in Berlin gets started at the tail-end of the month. With invitations to the event now going out, can we spot any clues here as to just what Samsung might be planning to unveil? Earlier, we had heard that the Galaxy Note 2 might be on the agenda for Unpacked, but then news of another Samsung event, this one ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | August 2, 2012 2:43 AMRead OnThe Sony Xperia SL will be the successor to the Xperia S launched at this year's MWC in Barcelona and, as we've heard last month, it will bring new color options to the table as well as bumped up processor specifications. We're expecting Sony to unveil the Xperia SL (among others) at their pre-IFA press event in Berlin at the end of this month. In the image above you can allegedly see the new color options (or some of them). The phone is also rumored to pack a faster processor, replacing the 1.5GHz Snapdragon on the Xperia S with a new, faster, 1.7GHz Snapdragon (S3). However, there is no ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | July 25, 2012 8:28 AMRead OnExactly which of the Sony phones recently rumored will be announced in Berlin with the occasion of the IFA is yet unknown. However, Sony is sending out invitations to a pre-IFA event with a Press Conference and a booth unveiling. Invitations might not be sent out to everyone but anyone with a valid press accreditation for IFA can join the event. It will happen on August 29 at from 16:15 to 17:00 local time (which translates to 10:15a to 11a EDT). The Xperia SL is our best guess and is most likely to be unveiled with a possible CPU bump over the Xperia S announced at this year's MWC. The ...
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