Marvell’s New Quad-Core SoC Enables Truly Global Smartphones

From X-bit Labs: Marvell on Monday announced the Marvell PXA1088, a highly integrated quad-core application and communications mobile system-on-chip (SoC) that provides high performance amid low-power consumption and supports all global 3G broadband standards, enabling seamless...

Nvidia unveils first mobile processor with integrated LTE

From CNET News.com: Nvidia's big chance to expand into smartphones has arrived and it's called Tegra 4i.

The company today unveiled its new mobile chip that integrates its app processor and 4G LTE on the same piece of silicon. The processor, previously codenamed "Project Grey,"...

Report: Galaxy S IV to Be Announced March 14

From DailyTech: If you're a fan of Samsung's Galaxy smartphones, you will be glad to hear the latest rumor making the rounds. Sources are indicating that Samsung is set to announce its next high-end smartphone called the Galaxy S IV on March 14. The mid-March introduction date was...

Microsoft Confirms Metro Makeover Coming With Windows Blue

From DailyTech: Windows 8 sales have been mixed, with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) seeing strong OEM support and moving a lot of licenses, but struggling in sales -- particularly among enthusiasts. At the root of the controversy is the rich graphical GUI formerly known as "Metro", which...

Samsung’s Enterprise Mobile Platform to Challenge BlackBerry

From X-bit Labs: Last year Samsung Electronics was named one of the potential buyers for Research in Motion as the company needed to establish its presence on the lucrative market of corporate smartphones. Instead of taking over a competitor, Samsung has reportedly developed its own...

Sony Cuts PlayStation Vita Prices in Japan, Makes 3G Option Free

From X-bit Labs: Sony Computer Entertainment Japan on Monday announced that price of PlayStation Vita portable game consoles will be slashed noteworthy later this month. More importantly, Sony will cease to sell PS Vita with 3G support for higher price-points compared to Wi-Fi models...

LG's 5.5-inch Optimus G Pro to reach U.S. in Q2

From CNET News.com: After some earlier teasing, LG Electronics fully detailed its Optimus G Pro Android phone today, a high-end model with 5.5-inch screen, LTE networking, and a quad-core 1.7GHz processor.

LG often sells its phones first in its home market of South Korea, and it...

Office 2013 Can Only Be Installed on a Single PC for Life

From DailyTech: Microsoft has certainly made its share of strange moves over the years when it comes to software licensing. However, the company has again raised the ire of its customers with a change in retail licensing agreement for Office 2013. Microsoft confirmed this week that...

Samsung Introduces REX Smart Feature Phone Line

From DailyTech: Samsung announced a new series of smart feature phones called REX, which consists of four available models.

The REX series offers four new phones, including the REX 60, REX 70, REX 80 and REX 90. All four come with an intuitive, touchscreen user interface, a compact...

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