Microsoft's enormous research and development program may not be well known, but that could be about to change. Stunning new research projects recently unveiled at a TechForum event in January show new designs like holographic 3-D displays and see-through monitors. These prototypes may never become consumer products, but they integrate popular functions and help develop other uses and ideas that will show up in gadgets. Take Microsoft Kinect, for example. The sensors used in Kinect have so fa...
Verizon will give you a free Droid Bionic or a free HTC Thunderbolt when signing a new two year contract from its Web site only on Feb. 29, Leap day. All of Verizon's 4G LTE devices are on sale for $100 off, so that means the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Droid Razr Maxx are down to $200 on contract.
There's so much new gadgetry coming out of the MWC 2012, it's easy to overlook some of the most popular and least expensive gear to debut, namely the apps. Microsoft has run away with the apps crown at this show because they used the conference to unveil the Windows 8 Consumer Preview software. Included in that release is the opening of the Windows 8 store, and the best new apps there are free during the duration of the preview.
Universal Display Corp shares fell 11 percent on Wednesday, after the LED supplier warned payments from a new contract with Samsung Electronics may not come in a steady stream, raising concerns about its over dependence on the Korean company.
iPad is ready for its debut March 7, and one new device many will no doubt be comparing it to is Samsung's new Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet that debuted at MWC 2012. Both are unique, but two of their coolest features are the iPad's new OnLive Desktop app and the Note's digitizer stylus for writing notes and editing artwork.
Apple has finally set the date for the grand release of its third generation iPad on March 7, and all Apple fans around the world are now on their toes. But the invitation, sent by the company to media organizations, has given rise to another set of speculations. The invitation includes an enhanced display that apparently lacks the traditional home button.
The Aakash tablet, known as the world's cheapest tab and other low cost BSNL tablets are ruling the Indian tablet market. Check out the comparison of all these low-cost tabs.
Huawei announced their Ascend D quad smartphone at the Mobile World Congress, and while it won't go on sale in the U.S. (yet), it will get plenty of comparisons to the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S3. Samsung declined to introduce the Galaxy S3 at Mobile World Congress this year. Instead, Samsung will hold their own event sometime before July, and that way Samsung gets more media attention. Huawei has a long way to go before they can put on their own big press events, but Samsung is gaining in ...
Mobile World Congress 2012 went into its second day without the Samsung Galaxy S3 or iPhone 5, but there were many other hot new gadgets you won't want to miss. Much of the focus is on smartphones, and rightly so as consumers continue to dump their feature phones en masse, but there were just as many tablets released as company brace for the iPad 3 drop March 7. Sony showed off its Tablet P and let it be known the unique dual-screen folding tablet is coming to AT&T March 4 for $400 on contrac...
Android Jelly Bean is the latest Google OS. Check out the most-anticipated features of the latest Android OS.
In the HTC One series, HTC One X, coming to AT&T, is the big one and is considered in a head-to-head competition with other domineering Android smartphones already in the game. One of those Android heavyweights is the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Note, the phablet with a stylus.
HTC, Samsung and Sony are all gearing up for new AT&T 4G LTE offerings, but so far there has been no dates given or prices announced for releases of the One X or Xperia Ion. HTC only announced the One X Feb. 27, however, so it's not surprising it won't be released for a while yet. But, the Xperia Ion was announced in early January at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Panasonic Corp <6752.T> said on Tuesday it would replace its president after the Japanese electronics maker earlier this month forecast a record loss, hammered by restructuring charges and its ailing TV business.
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, which was unveiled at the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC) Monday, is the iteration of Galaxy Ace.
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Samsung made an early Mobile World Congress appearance to show off the Galaxy S Blaze 4G, and HTC announced the One S, both coming to T-Mobile in the next couple months. Neither have a specific release date, but the Galaxy S Blaze 4G will cost $150 on contract and is reported to go on sale in late March.
HTC led the way at the Mobile World Congress on day one with the launch of its new flagship smartphone, the One X coming to AT&T within two months. There were a few other quad-core devices shown off, but some of them had already been announced like the LG Optimus 4X HD. In fact, LG went ahead and announced their whole lineup a couple days before the conference kicked off.
Best Buy dropped the iPad 2 price by $50 for all models, and big-box department store Meijer reduced the 16 gigabyte Wi-Fi version by $70 in advance of the iPad 3 release date set for March 7, 2012. While Apple could announce the iPad on March 7, it might be another week after that the new tablet goes on sale in the U.S. Whether or not it debuts at $500 for the 16 gigabyte Wi-Fi version isn't yet known, but it could debut at an even higher price than ever before because of its new features li...
Samsung continued to hold its silence on the highly anticipated Galaxy S3 at the Mobile World Congress 2012 on Monday, but Boy Genius has leaked new specs that were apparently revealed at the show by other sources.
HTC announced their new flagship One X smartphone at the Mobile World Congress Feb. 26, and it will be on AT&T in two months or less. It will face off with the Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket and Sony Xperia Ion as the best 4G AT&T phones, but the One X won't be a quad-core device like its international counterpart. That's because the Tegra 3 chip doesn't support AT&T's LTE network, but the 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 has performed well, and should receive a warm welcome from AT&T cu...
Chinese handset maker Xiaomi Technology is looking to raise more funds within the next year or two to boost production and sees revenue in the future coming from software applications rather than handset sales, the firm's president told Reuters on Monday.
Elpida Memory filed on Monday for bankruptcy protection, the largest ever by a Japanese manufacturer.
