Category: Mobile

As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith What are you going to add to a smartphone series that’s already gone big-screen,already has a stylus and already offers up a decent battery life? According to theKorea Economic Daily, Samsung believes adding a heavy-duty camera upgrade to 4K should do the trick. The news site’s source (identified as an “industry official” rather than a Samsung employee), says the Galaxy Note III, which is likely to make its debut at IFA 2013, will be…

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As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper The cat’s out of the bag, and a rogue Samsung executive is the one who’s been untying the strings. During a chat with the Korea Times, Samsung’s Lee Young-hee blabbed that we’d see both the Galaxy Gear and the Galaxy Note III being announced at IFA on September 4th. The mobile VP added that the oft-rumored “wearable concept device” wouldn’t come with a flexible display and will be a companion gadget for your smartphone…

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos While we’d like to feign surprise at Samsung’s official reveal of another dual-screen Android flip phone, yesterday’s leak gave us ample warning. Samsung’s Chinese website has officially outed the Hennessy (W789), and it boasts a pair of 3.3-inch 320×480 touch displays and runs Android 4.1 on a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU. The outer screen is bordered by a trio of capacitive keys, allowing folks to zip through Google’s OS, as per usual. When it…

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As reported on Engadget. By Nicole Lee Those BlackBerry Z30 rumors (which was known previously as the A10) might turn out to be for real after all, if this early hands-on video from Vietnamese outletCellphone S is to be believed. The footage shows what is presumably the BlackBerry Z30 in all its glory, with what is apparently a 5-inch AMOLED display with 295 ppi and 720p (1,280 x 720) resolution. Purported specs include a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor,…

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CHRIS VELAZCO Talk about trying to cover bases. Korean news outlet ETNews reports that Samsung’s Galaxy Note III isn’t going to be an only child when it launches later this year — instead, it will be joined by up to three siblings that will apparently debut at the same time. The Google translation makes it bit tricky to discern what’s going on, but ETNews claims that while the four devices will feature the…

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As reported on Engadget. By Zach Honig We’ve become so dependent on GPS that a three-minute drive often means frequent glances at an in-car navigation companion. But taking your eyes off the road can be very dangerous, even if it’s only for a moment. If you’re fortunate enough to have one, a head-up display will let you get to your destination efficiently and safely, and Garmin’s got a new aftermarket solution to keep you cruising on the…

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JORDAN CROOK We first caught wind of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active back in May before it had been announced. Ruggedized smartphones aren’t always so tantalizing, but seeing that the Galaxy S4 Active is a variant of the Samsung flagship Galaxy S4, we thought it wise to bring the little guy in for an episode of Fly or Die. This week’s episode is particularly special, as we’re joined by Engadget’s Brian Heater. So what do Brian and…

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