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Wheels on 4G fire: Inside the LTE dash in GM’s connected car

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [1]

GM’s plans to make 4G LTE standard across its range by 2014 is an ambitious one, even more so when you realize it’s not just a case of slotting a mobile hotspot into the glove compartment and calling it a day. There’s a reason GM chose to announce at a smart mobile-centric show like MWC, infotainment chief Phil Abram told us, rather than at, say, the North American Auto Show or even a more generic tech show like CES. SlashGear sat down in a specially-created concept car to see what GM has in mind for its motorized bubble of connectivity.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 benchmarked: Tiny tablet packs a punch

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [20]

Samsung wasn't too keen on us benchmarking the Galaxy Note 8.0 back when it was announced on Sunday, but we couldn't resist stopping by here at Mobile World Congress to run some preliminary tests on the 8-inch Android tablet. The pen-enabled digital notepad runs a 1.6GHz quadcore A9 processor with 2GB of RAM, and so we had high hopes for Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Sure enough, the iPad mini rival put in a decent showing. Read The Full Story

Samsung HomeSync Android media box hands-on

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [7]

Samsung can't help itself, spraying Android over every possible device, and the latest to get the Google treatment is the HomeSync. A media streaming set-top box - though not a Google TV box - the HomeSync is more a way to further integrate Samsung's phones and tablets into your digital life, rather than a standalone gadget in its own right. In fact, your Samsung handset is what controls the whole thing. Read The Full Story

Here’s how Intel’s Web TV viewer-tracking works

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Intel's decision to track viewers of its upcoming Web TV service using a camera-equipped set-top-box, tracking living room demographics and better tailoring commercials, left privacy advocates worried, and we've stumbled across a live demo at Mobile World Congress. The proof-of-concept, part of Vodafone's Connected City installation, shows just how the Intel-powered system uses a webcam - mounted above the TV - to identify not only faces but direction of gaze, with real-time statistics that feed into a playlist. Check out a video demo after the cut. Read The Full Story

ZTE Grand Memo hands-on

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [4]

ZTE has big screens on the brain, and the ZTE Grand Memo is no different, packing a sizable 5.7-inch panel into an Android hoping to find its way to your pocket. The Grand Memo - which, despite what the name might imply, doesn't have a stylus - certainly shouldn't lack in speed, thanks to its Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset. However, it's another example of an odd 720p trend: no 1080p display, here, with ZTE instead opting for 1280 x 720. Read The Full Story

Sony Xperia Tablet Z hands-on: Slim is in

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [6]

Sony's track record with tablets has been mixed, but the Xperia Tablet Z is undoubtedly the company's best play for the slate market so far. Slotting a bright, colorful 10.1-inch display running at a hefty 1920 x 1200 resolution into a waifishly-appealing 6.9mm thick chassis, the Xperia Tablet Z borrows its smartphone sibling's water resistance, meaning that while you might not be able to take it into the shower, it can at least hold up to random splashes poolside. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 520 hands-on: the new high end of low

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [2]

In the Nokia Lumia 520 you've got Nokia's newest low-end of great, including their renewed dedication to a pure aesthetic, Windows Phone 8, and a rather inexpensive price point. This device is a bit of a shell in the way it appears in the hand, with the front being more of a flat experience while the back bubbles out, and the edges are sharp. Of course no Nokia would be a real Nokia if the edges were actually sharp as a device could be, so you'll find this device "pillowy" when compared to the rest of the smartphones of the world made by non-Nokia OeMs. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 720 hands-on: high-end on a budget

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [1]

With the Nokia Lumia 720, the company continues with their unique design solution with high-end specifications on a low-cost Windows Phone 8 solution. Here we’re finding this lovely device to be rather like the Nokia Lumia 820, complete with “pillowy” design elements. The glass up front is curved around the edges, software is swift and rather responsive, and the whole experience is, if we didn’t know better, appearing very much to be the nicest Windows Phone 8 show of power on the market.

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LG Optimus L7 II, L5 II and L3 II hands-on: Android for every hand size

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Not everybody wants a massive phone (even a super-powerful 5.5-inch one) and so LG has the Optimus L-Series, now in its second generation and shown off here at Mobile World Congress. A trio of handsets - the L7 II, L5 II, and L3 II - spanning the screen size range from 4.3-inches at the largest, to 3.2-inches at the smallest. We snatched some hands-on time at the show. Read The Full Story

LG Optimus G Pro hands-on: It’s a big ‘un

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [5]

LG has brought the big guns to Mobile World Congress, in the shape of the Optimus G Pro, a whopping 5.5-inch Full HD Android smartphone. One of the largest non-pen-enabled phones around, the Optimus G Pro runs a 1.7GHz quadcore processor from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro stable, and isn’t left out of the megapixel race with a 13MP snapper on the rear.

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Lenovo A- and S-Series tablets hands-on: Watch out Nexus 7, Lenovo is after you

, Feb 24th 2013 Discuss [1]

It's shaping up to be a day of Android as Mobile World Congress opens, with Lenovo joining the throng with a trio of tablets, the A-Series A1000 and A3000, and the S-Series S6000. The two A-Series models, both 7-inchers, target the entry- and mid-point of the market: the A1000 is the most affordable, though it offers Dolby Digital Plus audio and front stereo speakers, while the A3000 steps up to a quadcore chip and has a more impressive display. Read The Full Story

AMD Turbo Dock Temash tablet reference design hands-on

, Feb 24th 2013 Discuss [11]

AMD may have been slow to join the tablet processor segment, but it isn't wasting any time now its onboard. Key to its strategy in 2013 is Turbo Dock, a new power management system expected to debut on this year's Temash SoC powered hardware, and which dynamically adjusts performance according to whether the computer is in slate-tablet or docked hybrid mode. We caught up with AMD at Mobile World Congress to find out whether it works. Read The Full Story
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