Sunday, December 23, 2012

Get your karaoke on with the new SongBooth iPhone app and you could net a record deal

SongBooth, a music video recording app, wants to prove that a mobile platform can be the next YouTube of Myspace for up-and-coming artists. The Internet and digital boom has led to many a star being born. YouTube was responsible for facilitating Justin Bieber’s discovery and metoric rise, while Myspace had a helping hand in jump starting Katy Perry’s singing...

Kickstarter project integrates game controller into Bluetooth iPhone case

Bluetooth solar-powered gaming case his Kickstarter (credit: John C.) An iPhone case which transforms into to a video game controller has hit the popular crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter this weekend. The concept case is only 3mm thin, but contains the traditional directional pad and button configurations seen on many classic handheld games consoles. ...

ZTE's Grand S 5-inch full HD smartphone leaked ahead of CES

ZTE Grand S will join the 5-inch crowd at CES A press shot of the heavily-touted ZTE Grand S smartphone has appeared online, two weeks before its launch at CES. The handset will be competing for attention against a raft of fellow 5-inch, full HD 1080p displays when it officially arrives in Las Vegas in the second week of January. The company has been teasing...

Huawei Chairman shows off 6.1" Ascend Mate ahead of CES

At a Huawei store in Guangzhou, China, Richard Yu Huawei Chairman of devices showed off the Ascend Mate - a 6.1" quad-core Android smartphone with a 1080p resolution. The device is said to be powered by a quad-core K3V3 chip clocked at 1.8 GHz, and offer a 4000 mAh battery, 9.9 mm frame and a screen with the impressive 361 ppi density. Richard Yu shared that the display...

Huawei 6.1-inch 1080p Ascend Mate shown off before CES launch

Can Huawei Ascend, mate? It's a little over two weeks until the world gets to know the massive Huawei Ascend Mate smartphone, but one company exec has already given fans a sneak peak. The company confirmed it would be launching the 6.1-inch, full HD 1080 Ascend Mate earlier this month, with an eye on taking down the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note II. Now...

Nokia details UK availability for the Lumia 920, 820 and 620

Nokia has officially announced it’s extending the market availability the Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and Lumia 620 in the UK. Throughout January and February next year, the trio of Windows Phone 8 devices will be reaching most major UK carriers and retailers. Currently, the company’s flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920, is available through EE, Orange, T-Mobile and Phones4U,...