Samsung plans to unveil 8″ Galaxy Note tablet at MWC, but is there a market for it?
Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has blurred the line between smartphone and tablet. The original Galaxy Note featured a massive (at the time) 5.3″ display complete with flagship Galaxy S II internal components and S-Pen functionality, a stylus plus digitizer combo that made the Note a productivity machine. Samsung’s Note II bumped the screen size up…
Techgress recommends: Temple Run 2 for iOS launching tonight
Studies have repeatedly shown that a significant portion of smartphone owners use their devices to indulge in some form of casual gaming. While the Angry Birds franchise has been the runaway favorite consumers have turned to (and, which has made app maker Rovio boatloads of money), another fan favorite to date Temple Run, which as…
At CES, two types of smartwatch battle for Middle Wrist
Pebble In a press room at the end of a large hallway, CEO Eric Migicovsky speaks to an enthusiastic crowd of journalists, each hoping to get a detailed look at what Migicovsky has to offer. Migicovsky is the CEO of Pebble, a customizable e-paper smartwatch that seeks to revolutionize the wearable device industry. Pebble has…
CES highlights 5 smartphone trends for 2013
The larger smartphone makers have largely ignored CES for the past few years. Instead of unveiling their latest flagship devices at the consumer technology industry’s largest trade show, Samsung, HTC, RIM and others have opted to either wait for Mobile World Congress in February or hold their own press events over the course of the…
Video: Hands on with the ZTE Grand S LTE
A few days ago, we stopped by ZTE’s booth at the 2013 International CES to check out the Grand S LTE, a 5″ full 1080p device from China’s ZTE. The Grand S LTE is expected to be released in China in February 2013, with various locations expected to see the device later in the first…
Pebble officially announces the Pebble smartwatch, shipping to Kickstarter backers from January 23rd
This morning, Kickstarter phenom Pebble officially introduced the final build of the Pebble smartwatch, the digital watch that connects via Bluetooth to your Android or iOS smartphone to display notifications of email, social media updates, text messages, and a slew of other smartphone features. At $150, the Pebble smartwatch is one of the more affordable smartwatch, while at the same…
Video: Hands on with Sony Xperia Z
Sony used its press conference at the 2013 International CES to unveil the Sony Xperia Z, it’s new flagship Android phone with 5″ full HD 1080p display. The Xperia Z was a beautiful device to look at, and is everything we’ve come to hope for in an Xperia superphone. This is the phone James Bond…
Hands on with the Huawei Ascend D2
Huawei went big at CES 2013. The company unveiled the Huawei Ascend Mate, the 6.1″ smartphone/tablet hybrid set to take on the Galaxy Note, and the Huawei Ascend D2. The Ascend D2 is the smartphone with the mass market appeal, with its 5″ FHD Super Retina 1080p display with an eye-popping 443 pip. With the…
Hands on with the Huawei Ascend Mate
Arguably one of the stars of the mobile show at the 2013 International CES, the 6.1″ Huawei Ascend Mate phone/tablet hybrid device is the largest smartphone ever released. We stopped by Huawei’s booth yesterday afternoon, and have a hands-on video with Huawei’s superphone, which is set to launch later this quarter around the world. Full…
CES Day Two: The Must Reads
We’ve had a long, grueling day on the first day of the show floor being open at the 2013 International CES. We’ve seen Panasonic CEO Kazuhiro Tsuga give an overview of the innovations the company has brought to various industries, listened to CEA president Gary Shapiro talk about ninjas (like, a crapton of ninjas), and…