It seems that even the biggest of mobile news sites can’t take the heat when something big happens. Tough luck for CNN, who found its mobile site going down as the public tried to access the live broadcast of President Obama’s speech regarding the death of Osama bin Laden. Meanwhile, this topic is becoming more and more popular on Twitter...
Qualcomm’s 1.5GHz MSM8660 dual core CPU has been impressing everyone with its benchmark results last month, surpassing the likes of TI OMAP 4430 (the CPU on LG Optimus 3D), the Tegra 2 and the Hummingbird. Now, we get to see the tech in action, courtesy of Qualcomm’s Mobile Development Platform videos. The GPU is not to be neglected, as...
Talk about niche products… An Israeli company has developed a pretty limited phone, that’s still appealing to the Jewish audience, with its unique Kosher flavor. Let me explain: the device comes with Yiddish menus, traditional Jewish folk songs and other such interesting features. However, the device lacks Internet access, Facebook, text...
According to the latest info coming from Japanese paper Nikkan, Apple has chosen Sharp to produce the following generation of LCD displays for its products. This seems to include an innovative and lighter screen for the supposed iPhone 6, that will be based on “low-temperature poly-silicon” technology. The same source says that Sharp is...
While at some point in time the military innovations and technologies served as the basis for the future civilian devices and products, now the civilian technology is giving something back to the army as well. Turns out that the US Army is now working on a smartphone framework based on Android. The new framework will be used for tactical operations...
An ARM Holdings official recently gave some juicy details to PCWorld, concerning the company’s plans. Turns out that the Cortex-A15 chipset is in the works, reaching up to 16 cores in some configurations and being available as 2.5GHz processors for smartphones, among others. The news comes shortly after Samsung announced that it will release a...
Samsung is preparing to move on to the next phase of CPU evolution, by working on a dual core 2GHz solution for smartphones. The info comes from an unknown Samsung official, saying that we’ll see such a handset ready by 2012. Apparently, the device will provide the same processing power as the one of a regular PC. This dual core newcomer could...
If a handset is made in China, that doesn’t automatically mean it’s bad or poor quality… Just look at the K-Touch W700 dual core smartphone, that may be pricey, but it’s still a step in the good direction. We’re dealing with an Nvidia Tegra 2 device, one that sports a 3.8 inch WVGA display and a 5 megapixel camera. There’s...
Aircell has an Android smartphone coming, one that was created specifically for aircraft use, so it could come in handy, if you own a private jet. This device is not for everyone, but at least it can be used on an aircraft, plus it will be backwards compatible with all Aircell Axxess communications systems. The specs are a mystery, but we know that...
We’ve heard about phones getting charged thanks to solar energy, but that usually involved solar panels at the back of the device. Now, French company Wypsis takes the technology to the next level, allowing handsets to be charged through their screen. In order for this to happen, a transparent solar cell film is used. Wypsis places the solar...
