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Upcoming PC smartphone promises Windows 8 Pro, Intel Atom, 64GB

Upcoming PC smartphone promises Windows 8 Pro, Intel Atom, 64GB
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Redmond-based i-mate says it hopes to change the you work and think, particularly when it comes to PCs and smartphones -- by putting them together. The recovering company is currently working a product it calls "Intelegent", a Windows 8 Pro-based…

Google has no plans to open retail stores, according to Andy Rubin

Google has no plans to open retail stores, according to Andy Rubin
  • Posted February 26, 2013, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Last week a source cited as extremely reliable told 9to5Google that the search giant was planning to erect standalone stores across the US similar to retail locations currently in operation by Apple and Microsoft. As it turns out, that’s not…

Samsung announces HomeSync, dual-core Android-powered TV box

Samsung announces HomeSync, dual-core Android-powered TV box
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Samsung introduced a new Android-powered set-top box during Mobile World Congress this week. It’s an unlikely event to showcase a television box but that didn’t stop the Korean electronics giant from unveiling the HomeSync box.

Samsung confirms March 14 debut of Galaxy S IV in NYC

Samsung confirms March 14 debut of Galaxy S IV in NYC
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Chalk one up for the rumor mill as Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S IV will make its debut at a Mobile Unpacked event on March 14 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. The electronics giant made…

Asus announces Padfone Infinity, 7-inch Fonepad tablet

Asus announces Padfone Infinity, 7-inch Fonepad tablet
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • It’s hard for smartphone and tablet manufacturers to get noticed in the sea of Android devices being rolled out or announced at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, but Asus has managed to grab a few headlines with an update…

Sony will sell the Xperia Tablet Z in the US starting at $499

Sony will sell the Xperia Tablet Z in the US starting at $499
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 11:07 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Last month Sony unveiled their latest flagship tablet, known as the Xperia Tablet Z. The slate was scheduled to launch in Japan this spring in black and white but up until now, no plans were announced to bring the device…

Samsung expected to unveil Galaxy S IV on March 14

Samsung expected to unveil Galaxy S IV on March 14
  • Posted February 18, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Last month we heard rumors that the Galaxy S IV would be launching on April 15 and that we could expect to see an announcement sometime in March during one of the company’s Mobile Unpacked events. That intelligence still looks…

Archos to unveil three Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress

Archos to unveil three Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress
  • Posted February 18, 2013, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Archos, perhaps best known for producing budget-minded music players and tablets, is reportedly preparing to enter the lucrative smartphone market. The French consumer electronics maker will launch three Android handsets in the coming months according to specifications that first appeared…

Rumor: Galaxy Note 8.0 to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress

Rumor: Galaxy Note 8.0 to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress
  • Posted January 18, 2013, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Samsung’s line of Galaxy Note products will soon be welcoming a new member to the family if the latest rumor to come down the pipe is to be believed. We are hearing that Samsung is preparing to introduce a new…

Rumor: Nokia is preparing a 10-inch Windows RT tablet for early 2013

Rumor: Nokia is preparing a 10-inch Windows RT tablet for early 2013
  • Posted December 20, 2012, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Nokia is rumored to be setting their sights on the lucrative tablet market. The Finnish handset maker is reportedly preparing a 10-inch slate running Windows RT for a February 2013 introduction at Mobile World Congress.

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