[MWC12] Novero Solana is a laptop/tablet hybrid

Pubblicato il 23/02/2012 da Flavio

A Windows laptop that can turn into an Android tablet with just a flip.

Laptops with a rotating display that transform into a tablet are not a new kind of device and have been around for several years already, but the Novero Solana has something different that make it unique. In fact, when in laptop mode this is a regular Atom powered Windows 7 device, but when the display is flipped the device switch to Android within seconds without losing data connections, be it 3G, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
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[MWC12] Why isn’t Samsung launching new high-end devices?

Pubblicato il 23/02/2012 da Flavio

Fresh of the success with the Galaxy S II, the company prefers to wait to unveil its successors.

Last year Samsung has announced two important devices at the Mobile World Congress, the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. This year most people were expecting to see the Galaxy S III, but the company already said the new flagship won’t be at the booth, nor there will be any launch event in Barcelona. We don’t know the real reasons of this choice, but a speculation comes to mind.
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[MWC12] Asus teases a third component for its Padfone: a keyboard dock?

Pubblicato il 23/02/2012 da Flavio

The long awaited Padfone is finally ready to hit shelves, with a surprise.

We have been speaking about the Asus Padfone since last May’s Computex, and the device is finally arriving. Next Monday the company is going to host a press event in Barcelona, and to stimulate our curiosity a new teaser has just been released, showing that something un-announced will join the party. Will the third component be a Transformer-like keyboard dock? Have a look at the video and stay tuned for our live coverage of the event.
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[MWC12] Another LG announce prior to the MWC opening: LG Optimus 4X HD

Pubblicato il 23/02/2012 da Flavio

The first quad-core to be officially launched is an LG. Will it repeat the (in)success of the 2X?

In a rush of announces during the week preceding the Mobile World Congress, Korean manufacturer LG has announced yet another device, and this time it’s the first smartphone with a quad-core Tegra 3 CPU. The LG Optimus 4X HD is also the first LG device to be launched directly with Ice Cream Sandwich (really?), but there’s no word on its availability date.
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[MWC12] HTC is the most talked about brand on the week prior to the event

Pubblicato il 22/02/2012 da Flavio

Expectations of the upcoming HTC One Series drive Twitter talks.

The Mobile World Congress is just a few days away and the whole web, like us, is talking about what we might or might not see in the eight halls of the Fira de Barcelona. And according to anly.tk, a blog that makes Twitter analysis for events, the most talked brand in the past week is by far HTC, with a large margin over second-placed Samsung. Posts about the new HTC One line-up have been among the most shared on the popular social network.
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[MWC12] Photo of the Fujitsu Arrow, Tegra 3 ICS smartphone with 13.1Mpx camera

Pubblicato il 22/02/2012 da Flavio

The first press shots of the upcoming Fujitsu Android phone have leaked.

We knew that Fujitsu was among the Japanese manufacturers planning to return to the global market with a new series of Android handsets, and today we learned that the company is going to show at least one new smartphone at the Mobile World Congress. And if the specifications that have leaked will be confirmed, this is going to be among the most appealing devices of the upcoming event.
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[MWC12] NEC to bring three new ICS smartphones

Pubblicato il 22/02/2012 da Flavio

The Japanese manufacturer is planning a comeback into the global market.

NEC has been among the very first players in the global cell phones market, but in the last years their devices have been sold only within the Japanese market. Now we learn that the company is going to present three new Android smartphones at the forthcoming Mobile World Congress, and like Panasonic and Fujitsu, is going to launch them in the global market.
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[MWC12] LG launches its new 3D smartphone, in Korea only though [Updated]

Pubblicato il 22/02/2012 da Flavio

The Optimus 3D follow-up has been officially unveiled.

We’re just a few days from the Mobile World Congress, and LG is launching several new smartphones prior to the event itself. We have already seen the LG Optimus Vu and the full L-Series, and today the company made official the successor of last year’s Optimus 3D which is going to be retailed as LG Optimus 3D Cube. The handset is set to be released only in Korea, but there are good possibilities about a future launch in other markets too.
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