Monday, May 20, 2013

Hands on: Cat B15 review

Hands on: Cat B15 review You probably know Cat or Caterpillar as the guys in yellow and black, makers of construction equipment and those boots the cool kids were wearing for a little while. Now you can add smartphones to that list, thanks to the Cat B15. Actually, the phone is made by Bullitt Mobile, a licensee of Cat, and this isn't its first smartphone rodeo...

See the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active for the first time

The Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active has been in our rumor mill for quite some time. The latest leaked shots reveal that the Active will be a tougher dust and water resistant version of the Galaxy S4 flagship. The specs are expected to be the same and the live pictures below confirm it - the device is running on a quad-core 1.9GHz processor with Adreno 320 GPU, which most...

Shining bright like a diamond, Samsung shows off new screen tech

Diamond Pixel technology headlines Display Week 2013 Screens, screens, screens - Samsung has a one track mind so far this week. Samsung Display announced Monday the company will unveil a pair of new screen technologies during Display Week 2013 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, which runs through May 23. The Korean manufacturer has chosen the annual...

The Jolla smartphone is now official, priced at €399

The first Jolla smartphone is finally official and it's simply called Jolla. The device is running the company's Meego-based Sailfish OS, which is now officially confirmed to support Android apps. At this point not much of the Jolla's specs are revealed. The phone packs a 4.5" display at the front and 8MP snapper at the back. There is 16GB of built-in storage, and...

Sony Xperia UL announced in Japan

The Sony Xperia UL was revealed today by Japanese carrier KDDi. It packs the same 5-inch 1080p screen as the Xperia Z flagship, as well as its water and dust resistance. The Sony Xperia UL A 1.5 GHz quad-core processor is also in the mix, as well as the Adreno 320 GPU and 2 GB of RAM, but the real star of the show will be 13 MP camera sensor, which, besides HD...

Vodafone Smart 3 is clever on price and features

Smart by name, but is it Smart by nature? The big red network has announced the third generation of its own-brand smartphone in the form of the Vodafone Smart 3, looking to offer a slug of power at a low price. Building on its predecessor the Smart 2, the Vodafone Smart 3 packs a 4-inch display, 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, 5MP...

Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.2.2 firmware leaks

SamMobile have managed to get their hands on an upcoming software update for the Galaxy S III. This new update will upgrade the device to Android 4.2.2 and brings with it a ton of new features. For starters, you get the usual Android 4.2 features, including expanded notifications using a two finger swipe that reveals additional options, lockscreen widgets...