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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series developer platform hands-on

Robert Nelson, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

We spent some time benchmarking the Snapdragon 800 series processors and as a result, we were able to play with the MDP (Mobile Developer Platform) devices. Basically, these are the developer devices that are built to show off what these new processors will be able to do. We will say up front that they are not the nicest devices to look at, but that aside, they were able to serve the intended purpose. Read The Full Story

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series quad-core benchmarks

Robert Nelson, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [2]

Qualcomm may have introduced the Snapdragon 800 processor a little while back, and while we suspect some may be wondering why we have yet to see any real announcements since that point in time, it seems there was an actual plan in action. Just to give a bit of background, the plan was to announce the goods and then have the parts out ahead of time to give developers time to build. That bit aside, we do have a bit of good news today as we have recently spent some time playing. Read The Full Story

Verizon DROID coming soon: Motorola, Samsung, HTC, or LG?

Chris Burns, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [2]

If it wasn't going to happen with the HTC One, it certainly had to hit Motorola. That's what's happening this week as the infamous @DroidLanding twitter account fires back up for the first time since November of 2011. As the time spread between releases for DROID-branded devices grows long, so does the time before the next grow short: will it be Motorola, HTC, Samsung, or a brand Verizon hasn't graced with its DROID brand yet? Read The Full Story

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Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon 27 “Table PC” Review

Chris Burns, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon 27, "Table PC" as they call it, is easily one of the most unique PCs we've seen in the past several years. This machine works with a massive display that sits on a hinge holding it up - or allowing it to lie flat - for tablet gaming with touch. It's as if someone decided they weren't having as much fun as the potential for a tablet would allow them, and blew the whole thing up with Lenovo behind the wheel. Read The Full Story

LG Optimus L9 II leaks: large-screened and low-powered

Chris Burns, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [1]

With their successes with the Google Nexus 4 and the Optimus G and G Pro, LG should at this point be more than ready to continue their drive into the future with more large-screened smartphone machines. Here in the spring of 2013, another device has been spotted that's not yet been made official - not here with the most recent wave of USA carrier releases, and not back at Mobile World Congress 2013 where they made their first push apparent. Read The Full Story

Huawei Ascend P6 vs iPhone 5: do similarities go just skin deep?

Chris Burns, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [7]

With the release of the first teaser images of the Huawei Ascend P6, it was instantly apparent that the manufacturer was gunning for the successful hardware build of the iPhone 5. This device had the same metal rim, the same glass up front, and the same metal back - it was - and is - even working with what appears to be the same brushed metal components. But what you're not seeing on the surface is this: even in an iPhone-dominated landscape, a brand line Huawei can one-up the competition. Read The Full Story

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Huawei Ascend P6 hands-on (Just don’t ask about Beauty Shot)

Chris Davies, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [2]

Huawei's new flagship is here, the Ascend P6, and the Chinese company has high hopes for the super-slim 6.18mm Android smartphone. The press conference may have been full of hyperbole, but in the hand the Ascend P6 is undeniably appealing: there's something about waifish smartphones that still tickles the gear-lust parts of the average geek. There have been some compromises along the way to achieve those dimensions, though; read on for our first-impressions. Read The Full Story

Huawei Ascend P6 official: 6.18mm thick and aiming for your iPhone

Chris Davies, Jun 18th 2013 Discuss [1]

Huawei has officially announced the Ascend P6, the Chinese company's attempt to muscle in on the flagship tier of Android smartphones. 6.18mm thick - Huawei's CEO Richard Yu was keen to point out that the P6 name isn't a pre-emptive strike again Apple's iPhone 6, but a reference to the dimensions - is the company's first full-metal-body handset and, according to the company, is inspired by paper rather than, as some have observed, the iPhone 5. Read The Full Story