Articles Tagged “Mobile World Congress”
LG Coming Out With Optimus L Line; Three Devices Headed for the MWC
by Christine Torralba on Feb 22, 2012 0 Comments">0
If you’re keeping tabs on what to expect at Mobile World Congress, we have new information for you! After announcing the Optimus Vu, LG has added three more devices to their lineup called the L-Style category. According to LG, this new category refers to a ‘new design identity’ which showcases a ‘timeless design with finer details.’ The devices under this category all hold the 5 aesthetic elements which LG has set as a standard: Modern Square Style for a comfortable grip Floating Mass Technology for a slimmer look Seamless Layout for a more intuitive arrangement of keys Harmonized Design Contrast utilizing …
Sony Xperia S Leaked Photos Circulate the Web
by Christine Torralba on Feb 21, 2012 0 Comments">0
After last night’s post on SmarTags app for the Sony Xperia S, we have even more exciting news for those waiting for the device (myself included). A few leaked photos of the device have been found by an Italian blog called Android HD blog. Sitting beside it is its smaller sibling, the Xperia U; which was previously called the Sony Kumquat. Compared with the Xperia S, the Xperia U still bears the name ‘Sony Ericsson.’ By now, you probably know that Sony Ericsson is no longer a unified brand. These devices are only called Sony now. Perhaps, Sony still plans …
Panasonic Eluga Debuting in Europe, Will We See it at MWC too?
by Christine Torralba on Feb 20, 2012 1 Comments">1
Earlier today, Fujitsu announced that they will be debuting at the Mobile World Congress so they can inform the Europe market that they will be selling their smartphones there. Panasonic has followed suit and has announced that they will be bringing the Panasonic Eluga handset to the Eurozone within the year. This marks the Eluga as the first high-end Android smartphone that will be making a debut outside its motherland, Japan. With regard to the specs of the device, the Eluga is believed to have a NFC capability and qHD display. It also has a 4.3-inches screen, OLED display, and …
Fujitsu Hitting Europe and US Smartphone Markets Soon
by Christine Torralba on Feb 20, 2012 0 Comments">0
In the past, Fujitsu said they did not have any plans of launching mobile phones outside Asia. However, this seems to change now with today’s report that the Japanese brand is planning to start selling their Android and Windows Phone based devices in Europe. Fujitsu will be debuting this at the Mobile World Congress on Sunday. After its Europe launch, the company will also be selling their devices to the US market by this year; if not in 2013. As of this writing, we still don’t know if Fujitsu will be concentrating on selling Android or Windows Phone devices to …
Huawei Teases Us with Images of the Ascend D1 Q
by Christine Torralba on Feb 20, 2012 2 Comments">2
Just last week, we posted a rumor that Huawei was planning to release the ‘fastest smartphone yet’ at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. On that similar post, we told you guys that the Ascend D1 Q was the device speculated to be given this new title by the company. Today, we found these teaser images of the device on the Weibo (Chinese Twitter) account of Huawei’s marketing team. Even though they did not mention anything specific about the device on these images, the Ascend D1 Q is looking sleek and a whole range of sorts. Considering Huawei has always been …
Spotlight on ZTE and the Devices Headed to the Mobile World Congress
by Christine Torralba on Feb 20, 2012 0 Comments">0
Everybody’s pretty excited to see what smartphone and tablet manufacturers will be announcing at the upcoming Mobile World Congress scheduled for this weekend. This is why they have been looking out for information on what new devices can be expected from their favorite device manufacturers. Over here at Android Authority, we also can’t hold our excitement. That is why we have kept our readers up to date with the latest news. Although we’ve been talking mostly about the Samsung Galaxy S3 and rumored quad-core Huawei smartphones, we have to play fair and give news on the other manufacturers that are …
Leaked Details on ASUS Transformer TF700T, More Units Expected at MWC
by Christine Torralba on Feb 20, 2012 1 Comments">1
A polish website called Tabletowo.pl has published a leaked slide containing details about the ASUS Transformer FHD TF700T. One of the things revealed about the tablet is that it a variant of it will no longer be powered by the usual NVIDIA Tegra 3 chip; which ASUS has been exclusively using in the past. Instead, the Transformer FHD TF700T runs on a 1.5GHz APQ8060A dual-core processor by Qualcomm. The reason behind this switch was an obvious one: ASUS wanted that this variant to have more powerful video bandwidth memory. And since Tegra 3 was incapable of providing the tablet’s needed …
LG Optimus Line Gets a New Logo, Debuting at MWC
by Christine Torralba on Feb 19, 2012 0 Comments">0
If you’re quite familiar with LG’s growing series of Android-powered Optimus devices, you’re in for a real treat! The company has just announced that they will be launching a new logo for the powerful line. As the company has mentioned, the new logo will be debuted at the Mobile World Congress happening next weekend. According to LG, this new Optimus logo is ‘designed to accentuate the metallic edges and slim shape of the 2012 smartphone line-up.’ Moreover, all the other devices with the LG Optimus name will be using this new logo from then on. We’re really excited to see …
Friendly Advice for MWC Attendees from Android Authority
by Christine Torralba on Feb 19, 2012 0 Comments">0
Uh-oh! BIG uh-oh! If you’re planning to go to the Mobile World Congress next week, you better be ready; and we mean not just with your camera, food, water, and energy to keep you going throughout the day! We just learned that there will be a transportation strike from Barcelona’s main public transportation operator, the TMB. While the strike has been slated for February 27 to March 1, there is reason to believe that it will not affect the event itself. However, if you’re going to MWC and hoping to get some shopping sightseeing done, this transportation strike may affect …
Is the Samsung GT-i9300 the Awaited Galaxy S3? Hopefully Not
by Christine Torralba on Feb 19, 2012 2 Comments">2
A lot of people have been anticipating when Samsung will reveal information about the rumored Galaxy S3. But because the company has announced they will not be showing it off at the Mobile World Congress this month, this anticipation has turned to disappointment. This has then led people to wonder if there really is a Galaxy S3 anywhere in the plans of Samsung. Recently, we have obtained from our source that Samsung’s download center has leaked information on a GT-i9300 unit. This has started to generate much speculation that this may be the Galaxy S3 that many people have been …
Leaked Details on LG P880 Reveal Quad-Core Processor and Android 4.0 OS Specs
by Christine Torralba on Feb 18, 2012 1 Comments">1
Our last report on LG’s upcoming P880 device was that it was rumored to be unveiled at the upcoming Mobile World Congress as a dual-core device. Now, sources tell us that it will be LG’s newest flagship device. First off, we perceived that the P880 will have dual-core processor. However, leaked details about the device show that it will be equipped with a quad-core processor; the latest craze the MWC is all about. Apparently, the P880 will be among the first smartphones to ship with NVIDIA Tegra 3 System on Chip quad-core processor. Even though this SoC has already been …
HTC Rebrands Devices as One S and X, Launching at MWC
by Christine Torralba on Feb 16, 2012 1 Comments">1
With the Mobile World Congress a mere 10 days away, we’re getting excited to look at the new stuff we’ll be seeing at Barcelona! One of the things we’re looking forward to is HTC and the devices which will be part of its new series called ‘One’ which was earlier reported by SlashGear. According to them, the HTC Ville will be launched under a different name; which will be the HTC One S. Another report made by PocketNow talks about how the smartphone manufacturer has rebranded the high-end, quad-core HTC Endeavor into the HTC One X. There’s nothing to worry …
Is Huawei Announcing a Quad-Core Smartphone this Month?
by Christine Torralba on Feb 15, 2012 1 Comments">1
At CES last month, we already got to see Huawei’s attempts to boost itself out of the low-end smartphone market. With the unveiling of some pretty awesome high-end units Ascend P1 and the Ascend P1 S, Huawei certainly has hit the spot in the US smartphone market. It is with this continuous streak of good luck that Huawei has decided to change its image. So we do expect highly from them now, particularly with the upcoming Mobile World Congress. A while ago, we heard a rumor that Huawei had plans to release their new series, called Diamond, in Barcelona. Now, …
A Glimpse at the First Motorola Android 4.0 Intel Powered Smartphone
by Christine Torralba on Feb 15, 2012 0 Comments">0
At CES last month, Motorola and Intel made an announcement for a multi-year, multi-device partnership. Less than a month later, the two companies are ready to unveil the very first device from that partnership—slated for the Mobile World Congress happening in Barcelona just a few days away. As of this writing, there has been no official information about said device. But luckily, PocketNow’s Evan Blass shared the very first photo of the device. He also shared that the camera of the unit will be its major selling point; especially its 15 frame-per-second burst capture. Now we’re excited to see what …
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 Bound for the Mobile World Congress 2012
by Christine Torralba on Feb 13, 2012 2 Comments">2
Just before last year’s Mobile World Congress, we were already treated to witness the Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570. With the MWC 2012 just a few days away, we are (once again) seeing a new leaked version of a different Galaxy S Mini; highly believed to be last year’s successor. Apart from seeing the unit, information about the Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 has also been leaked to the public. Compared to last year’s model, the Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 does not have HSPA+ or even a 3MP camera. It also has a larger screen, a 800MHz single core processor, and a …
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