Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. As the name suggests, it sports a massive 6.3-inch HD display with PLS technology (PLS stands for Plane to Line Switching, a display panel that claims to rival IPS). It uses an 8 megapixel rear shooter, a 2 megapixel front, and will run Android 4.1.2 or 4.2.2 with Nature UX. Powering the device is a a dual core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz, 1.5GB of RAM and 3200mAh battery. Internal storage size still unknown.

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 GT-I9200 specs:

• 6.3-inch PLS HD display
• 1.7GHz dual core processor
• 1.5GB RAM
• 8 megapixel rear camera
• 2 megapixel front-facing camera
• WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth 4.0
• A-GPS
• 3200 mAh battery
• Android Jellybean
• 167.6 x 88 x 7.9mm
• Black & White

The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 will come in two variants – one with LTE (GT-I9205 LTE) and one without (GT-I9200 3G).

Continue Reading →

Smart scroll joins the list of Smart screen features – just like the rest it will use the front-facing camera to track your gaze. It will start scrolling automatically when it detects that you’re looking at the screen.

By the looks of it, it won’t track your eyes but your whole head – that is it will scroll vertically while you’re looking at the screen and tilting your heard vertically will adjust the scroll speed. There are options for acceleration and visual feedback.

The Galaxy S IV will have these features, but these screenshots are from the Android 4.2.1 update for the Samsung Galaxy S III.

Smart screen functions:

Smart stay – it disables the screen timeout if the S4 detects that you’re looking at the screen.

Smart rotation – the S4 adjusts the screen’s rotation to your angle of sight. Really handy when you’re in bed reading eBooks.

Smart pause – the S4 pauses whatever video you’re playing when it detects your head moving away from the screen. Saves you the trouble of having to pause the video manually.

Smart scroll – The S4′s screen will start to scroll automatically if the device detects that you’re looking at the screen.




The Samsung Galaxy S IV is due for official announcement on March 14.

Continue Reading →

Nokia Lumia 920 flagship phone has officially arrived in the Philippines is now being sold at a surprising retail price of just under Php27k.

The phone has been announced and released last holiday season and has only been available for purchase in the Philippines through other shops and sources since then, but not through Nokia’s official store.

Nokia Lumia 920 specs:

• 4.5-inch IPS LCD PureMotion HD+ display (768 x 1280, 332ppi)
• 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon Krait CPU
• Adreno 225 GPU
• 1GB RAM
• 32GB internal memory
• 8.7MP PureView camera
• with 1080p HD video (low-light, image stabilization)
• 1.3MP front-facing camera, 720p
• Windows Phone 8
• 2,000mAh, non-removable
• Wireless Charging
• 130.3 x 70.8 x 10.7mm (dimensions)
• 185g (weight)

Nokia Philippines didn’t indicate how many were shipped, but they’re saying the stocks are limited. It will be available in white, black, red and yellow and has a price tag around Php26,990.

Continue Reading →

Mobile World Congress 2013 awards. The awards are given to the best devices, apps, and technologies as selected by the GSM Association.

While the full list of winners is rather large and a bit obscure, we've done the hard work for you and summarized all the top apps and devices from this years' competition.

The Best Feature or Entry Level Phone goes to the Nokia Asha 305, which offers a compelling dual-SIM package at an extremely attractive price.

The Best Smartphone goes to the Samsung Galaxy S III, which is no real surprise as the device has been selling like crazy since its release.

Best Mobile Tablet goes to Google and Asus for their Nexus 7, which is still selling strong after being released last November.


As far as apps go, Facebook won Best Mobile App for Consumers, Evernote won as Best Enterprise App, while the Best Overall App selection went to the Waze navigation app.

Finally, Samsung picked up three awards for Device Manufacturer of the Year, Best Mobile Infrastructure, and Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology.

You can check out the full list of winners here.

Continue Reading →

Instagram, the ultra-popular photo-sharing service announced that it has reached 100 million active users per month.

The nine-digit number of active users has been reached two and a half years after Instagram came into being. Ten million of those users were added over the last month – a fact which bodes well for the future prospects of the Facebook’s billion dollar acquisition.

Click source link for to read the thoughts Instagram’s co-founder Kevin Systrom and some interesting stories from the company’s road to success.

source

Continue Reading →

Nokia's event at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is now over and the highlight is the announcement of the Lumia 720 and 520. Both devices pack a dual-core 1 GHz Snapdragon processor (Krait to be precise), run on Windows Phone 8 and share Nokia's many software advancements like Drive, Maps, software lenses, etc.

Nokia Lumia 720

The Lumia 720 sports a 4.3" ClearBlack display of WVGA (800 x 480) resolution with super sensitive touch, which works with gloves, nails, etc. The dual-core processor is coupled with 512 MB of RAM. There's NFC, the battery capacity is 2000 mAh, the phone is 9 mm thick and weighs 128g.

There are 8 gigs on on-board storage and there's a microSD card slot with up to 64 GB support. There's also the option to have wireless charging.

The camera on the back is a 6.7MP one with a bright f/1.9 aperture and Carl Zeiss optics.

The device comes in a plastic body - in a variety of colors and exchangeable panels - red, yellow, cyan, magenta, etc. The device will launch in Asia (TD-SCDMA version for China) and in select European countries this quarter for a price of $330 (Php13,200). Since it lacks LTE, is will most likely skip the US market.

Nokia Lumia 520

The Lumia 520 is the meeker of the two smartphones. It also packs a dual-core 1 GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM but the display is a 4" WVGA IPS LCD with super sensitive touch. The camera on the back is 5 MP, which does 720p video capture.

The Lumia 520 weighs 124g and is 9.9 mm thick.

The Lumia 520 will hit the shelves this Q2, too, for $183 (Php7,320) starting with China. Later on it will hit the rest of Asia, Europe and T-Mobile in the US.

source

Continue Reading →

Nokia is bringing its phones downmarket with the 105 entry level phone, trying to reach those 2.7 billion still without a cell phone.

The Nokia 105 features "a bright color screen with clear menus and essentials like FM radio; multiple alarm clocks; speaking clock; a dust and splash-proof, pillowed key pad; and a flashlight. Its durability and up to 35-day battery life also make it ideal for people seeking a back-up device."

Nokia 105 will be available in black and cyan for a recommended price of  $20 (Php800). It is planned to start rolling out in Q1 2013 and is expected to be gradually expanded to in China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Russia, Vietnam and other markets in Africa, Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Continue Reading →

The Nokia 301 was just unveiled at MWC and it is an exciting budget phone - one of very few that actually feature a relatively good, ‘smart’ camera and 3.5G HSPA connectivity.

The Nokia 301 is based on the Nokia Series 40 platform and features a 2.4-inch display with a traditional alphanumeric keypad.

The Nokia 301 features a 3.2-megapixel camera allowing for a ton of editing and sharing options, including panorama for wide-angle and group shots. It also has a five-image burst shot mode, and voice-guided self-portrait mode.

Good news is you can stream YouTube videos on the Nokia 301 and apps like Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp are also on board.

The Nokia 301 will be priced at around $85 (Php3,400), and will arrive in both single and dual-SIM models. Battery life is great on the single-SIM one with talk time of “up to” 20 hours.

Of course, it will be colorful - arriving in cyan, yellow, magenta, black and white. The 301 will land in Q2 2013 with initial availability in over 120 countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Middle East and Latin America.

Continue Reading →

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 got officially announced. The compact Android Jelly Bean slate will be available worldwide in Q2 this year in Wi-Fi only, 3G and 4G LTE versions. Telephony support will also be available. Pricing is yet to be revealed.

When available, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 will sit between the Galaxy Note 10.1 and the Galaxy Note II in the company's Android range. The slate's design follows the same language as the rest of the current Note range.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 specs:

• Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
• Exynos chipset with a 1.6GHz A9 quad-core CPU
• 2GB of RAM
• 16 or 32GB built-in memory, microSD card slot for further expansion
• 8" WXGA resolution @ 1280 x 800 pixels (189ppi)
• 5MP main camera and a 1.3MP front

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 comes with an S Pen which packs Wacom tech.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 features the company's latest TouchWiz UI. There is a host of software tricks up the tablet's sleeve which include Smart Stay, Direct Call, a host of S Pen-centric apps, and the usual set of Samsung Hubs. A Smart Remote is also on board. It utilizes the slate's IR port, located on its right side.

source

Continue Reading →

Cherry Mobile finally revealed the affordable quad-core tablet, Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt. It’s almost the same Ainol Venus but they called it the Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt.

There's only slight difference between Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt and Ainol Venus in specs were 1.0GHz quad-core against 1.5GHz and the internal storage is just 8GB versus 16GB of Ainol. Other specs is just the same.

cherry mobile ainol venus

cherry mobile fusion bolt

Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt specs:

• 7-inch IPS LCD 720p HD display @ 1280×800 pixels
• Actions Semiconductor ATM7029 ARM Cortex A9 1.0GHz quad-core
• 1GB DDR3 RAM
• 8GB internal storage
• up to 32GB via microSD
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
• 2MP rear camera
• 0.3MP front-facing camera
• Li-Ion 4,000mAh battery
• Android 4.1 Jellybean
• 186.2mm x 126.9mm x 10.8mm (dimensions)
• 320 grams (weight)

This tablet is only Php3,999 compared to Php6,500 of Ainol Venus!

Release and availability is on March 2013.

Continue Reading →