Is the Nokia N8's successor to be the last Symbian device ever?
Say ‘bye bye to Symbian’ is essentially the message coming from Nokia as it looks to bring about the end of its legacy platform sooner than many expected. Despite speaks of Symbian Carla and even Symbian Donna in the works for current and new devices alike, it now appears that the successor to the Nokia N8 might be the last new Symbian device we shall see from the Finns. Nokia had originally promised continued support for Symbian following their plans ...
Samsung and Corning embark on an OLED joint-venture
Yesterday Corning and Samsung announced that they would be teaming up to provide a product that plays to each of the companies strengths. Samsung, who alongside their mobile devices are famed for a pretty reputable display manufacturing arm, have joined forces with Corning, ideal known for their super scratch an shatter resistant Gorilla Glass, which features on a vast number of smartphones and tablets currently on the market. Corning stress testing some of their most impressive works The two names ...
Android in January: Gingerbread nears 60%, ICS gets 1%
The Google developers just published the updated charts, showing the version distribution of the platform in December. Gingebread keeps extending its lead at the top and now powers 58.6% of all droids – a 3.1 percent point increase compared to the previous month. Froyo comes in a comfortable second, despite slipping 2.6 percent points to share. At this point most of the phones that were meant to get Gingerbread updates have already gotten those, so the Froyo share will probably ...
Samsung Galaxy R vs. LG Optimus 2X: Affordable dual-cores
Introduction Yep, you read that right. Affordable and dual core would not normally belong in the same sentence. In 2011. And you do not need to press fast forward. Just sit back and enjoy. There’s a lot stewing in the industry’s pot and we think the place smells of quad core already. So, two inexpensive dual-core Android smartphones it is. The Samsung Galaxy R and the LG Optimus 2X have been duly and thoroughly reviewed but we thought a head-to-head ...
NEC MEDIAS ES N-05D is a Japan only handset with killer specs
We have yet another case of Android smartphone goodness, which is bound only for the Japanese market, folks. Meet the NEC MEDIAS ES N-05D – an ultra thin, waterproof Android handset, headed for NTT Docomo. The Android 2.3.6 Gingebread device features a Snapdragon S3 chipset with two Scorpion cores, clocked at 1.5GHz.
Sony Xperia S delayed in the UK until February
If you are a UK resident and on the lookout for Sony’s Xperia S flagship, this day is not your lucky day, that goes for the people who’ve pre-ordered the device from on-line retailer Play and were anticipating shipment starting today. Play has delayed the device, which was previously on track for a release on January 30 – today, and states the new expected date to be February 13, even though that is subject to change too.
Windows 8 now stable on ARM processors
Multiple sources have reported seeing impressive demos of Windows 8 running on high-profile devices from key manufacturers already and the word is developers are expected to receive a stable build of Windows 8 suitable for ARM architecture come February. “In October of last year, it [Windows 8 on ARM] scared the industry because it was unstable. But what we are seeing now is quite stable,” one industry insider told the team at CNET. “We have not heard this directly from ...
LG Optimus L3 E400 goes quietly up for pre-order in Sweden
In the quietest manner possible, LG’s latest Optimus L3 E400 budget smartphone has gone up for pre-order at a Swedish on-line retailer. The smartphone, despite lacking a big spec sheet, is bound to bring a serious dash of good looks to the market for lower end Android handsets. There is no information on the CPU or RAM of the device.
BlackBerry Bold 9790 review: Bold and the budget
Introduction Oh, look – it’s another BlackBerry Bold! But what is the catch? And where is the difference really? Sure it looks a bit smaller than the 9900 but it’s the same QWERTY / touchscreen combo. So far, so good. BlackBerry Bold 9790 official pictures Now, let’s play spot the difference.
Meet the GSMArena.com mobile version
Today is a special day because we launch our long-awaited mobile-tailored version of the GSMArena.com website. We’ve put a lot of effort in its design and we really hope you like it. Our main goal was to create a website that is simple to navigate through a mobile browser, while keeping as many of the features of the main site as possible. So no matter if you are browsing the site through your smartphone or your desktop computer – ...
