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Samsung Announces Galaxy Note 2

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Samsung officially announced the next generation of its popular oversized smartphone the Galaxy Note at an event held in Berlin, Germany. The Galaxy Note 2 is seen as an overall improvement over the niche-making Galaxy Note.

The Galaxy Note 2 now sports a slightly larger touchscreen  at 5.5 inches. The first gen Galaxy Note had a 5.3 inch touchscreen.  But even with the slightly larger screen, the Galaxy Note 2 has gotten thinner at 9.4mm and also taller. The reason is that the new screen has also gotten taller and wider with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The Super AMOLED screen has a resolution of 720p. [Read more…]

Originally posted on August 30, 2012 @ 10:36 pm

ZTE to Announce New “Advanced Gaming Smartphone” Next Week

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Smartphone users who are serious about gaming will have something to look forward to next week when ZTE releases a new smartphone that has gaming in its DNA.

ZTE made an announcement through Twitter that it is going to launch a new advanced gaming smartphone at a special event in London. The phrases “advanced gaming smartphone” came from ZTE itself so it’s going to really fire up the interest of smartphone gamers. [Read more…]

Originally posted on July 13, 2012 @ 8:02 pm

More than 50 percent of People Use Smartphones during Workouts

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A recent study conducted by Lab 42, a market research firm, revealed that 51 percent of the study respondents used a smartphone for various purposes while they were working out.

The Lab 42 study showed that among the various uses for a smartphone while working out, 91 percent used it as a music player while they are lifting weights or doing cardiovascular exercises. [Read more…]

Originally posted on May 9, 2012 @ 10:53 am

First Intel Powered Smartphone To Be Released in India

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The world’s first smartphone sporting an Intel processor has finally been released.

No, it wasn’t released in the US, Europe or Japan. That distinction belongs to the country of India. Lava International, a previously unknown manufacturer, has released a smartphone that uses Intel’s Medfield processor. The phone, the Xolo X900 is going to be sold only in India so there are very slim chances we’ll be able to get our hands on it – that is, unless you have contacts in India and the phone is unlocked. [Read more…]

Originally posted on April 19, 2012 @ 9:41 pm