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Nokia announces 808 PureView: Belle OS, 4-inch display, 41-megapixel camera(!) (video)

Sharif Sakr — 2/27/2012 1:23:00 AM

Remember that Nokia PureView tease from a few days ago? Well, suddenly it all makes sense. We are indeed looking at an imaging flagship phone and a true successor to the N8. It's called the 808 PureView and it's expected to reach Europe in the next quarter for a price of 450 Euros. Before we move on to its craziest feature -- the camera, of course! -- let's run down the other key specs: The OS is Symbian Belle; the engine is a 1.3GHz single-core chip; the display is 4-inches corner to corner bu

Photoshop touches down on the iPad

Lori Grunin — 2/26/2012 12:43:00 PM

Adobe's excellent Photoshop Touch tablet app finally arrives on iOS 5. [Read more]

Nokia unveils Lumia 610, arriving Q2

Mat Smith — 2/27/2012 1:23:00 AM

Another addition to la familia Nokia has been revealed. The Lumia 610 looks to be its entry level Windows Phone, going by the company's current naming convention, and will pack 256MB of RAM alongside an auto-focus camera. Nokia also used its latest Windows Phone to demonstrate Nokia Transport; a new app that will draw on tram, train and bus directions for around 500 cities and 46 countries. Color fans will be able to get the entry-level device in white, cyan, magenta and black, arriving in Q2 p

Intel delays next-generation Ivy Bridge processor for laptops

Dean Takahashi — 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

A senior Intel executive confirmed an earlier report that the company’s code-named Ivy Bridge laptop microprocessor will be delayed from the spring until June. Sean Maloney, executive vice president of Intel, said in an interview with the Financial Times that …

Skype app launches beta version on Windows Phone Mango and up (video)

Mat Smith — 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

In the midst of this week's mobile madness, Skype has announced that its finally ready to arrive on its good friend's mobile platform. Yes, Windows Phone is getting its very own Skype app -- at least, a beta version. Compatible devices include the Nokia Lumia 710, Lumia 800, HTC Titan, Radar, Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash. A spokesperson has told us that the app will be available on most devices running Windows Phone 7.5 and above. This early version will allow free audio and video calls ove

Orange announces first Intel-powered Android phone for Europe, codenamed Santa Clara

Mat Smith — 2/26/2012 7:21:00 PM

Orange will be the first to offer a Medfield-powered Android phone in Europe. Codenamed Santa Clara, and arriving some time this summer, it looks pretty similar to Intel's reference model -- in both design and specs. The phone totes a 4-inch 600 x 1024 display, with a solid 8-megapixel camera capable of 1080p video and burst capture of up to 10 shots within a second. The Santa Clara (the final name is likely to manifest itself somewhere between now and its eventual release) runs on Intel's Atom

Video: Sony Xperia P and Xperia U smartphones live first look

Michael Oryl — 2/26/2012 5:22:00 PM

Sony announced two new members of its NXT family at Mobile World Congress 2012: the Xperia P and Xperia U. The Xperia P sports a 4-inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA technology and Sony's new WhiteMagic tech that is said to greatly improve outdoor visibility. It has an aluminum body and is powered by a dual-core 1GHz processor. The smaller Xperia U has a 3.5-inch display and dual-core 1GHz processor, though it lacks the new WhiteMagic feature. Both phones run Android 2.3 Gingerbread with

Huawei Ascend D Phone: Hands On

2/26/2012 10:41:00 PM

Huawei adds to its line of premium phones with its first quad-core mobile offering, the slim and speedy Ascend D quad and quad XL.

Facebook Denies Its Application Spies on Text Messages

2/26/2012 11:22:00 PM

Facebook on Monday denied a news report accusing the company of reading text messages on Android devices, but said it is running a "limited" test of new features...

WikiLeaks Releases Stratfor Emails Possibly From December Hack

1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

WikiLeaks said it planned to release from Monday over 5 million emails from Stratfor Global Intelligence, a provider of geopolitical analysis, whose website was...

HTC One X hands-on at MWC 2012 (video)

Brad Molen — 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

Mobile World Congress has already brought a lot of great phones, and the show floor hasn't even opened yet. But there's just something about Peter Chou's latest creation that has us more eager to play with it than anything else we've seen so far (and perhaps for the rest of the show). We're talking, of course, about the One X, the absolute top of the line model of HTC's trio of One series devices announced tonight. The "superphone" (Peter's words, not ours) is packing the entire deck of cards:

Wikileaks Reveals Privately Run CIA's Dirty Secrets (Updated) [Wikileaks]

Jesus Diaz — 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

#wikileaks Wikileaks has published five million emails from Stratfor, an intelligence company based in Texas that, looking at their practices, appears to be America's very own privately run CIA. According to Wikileaks, their deals would also include the use of privileged information to make money in financial markets. More »

Disruptions: Growing Too Big for a Conscience

Nick Bilton — 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

Google came up with "Don't be evil" in 2000, but recently the company, now with $38 billion in revenue, has had to counter complaints that it invaded consumer privacy. Is it possible for a company that has grown big and faces aggressive competitors to not appear evil?

Nokia grows Lumia 900 family: Canada gets LTE, HSPA+ for everyone else

Zach Honig — 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

Well, that AT&T exclusivity was bound to wear off at some point. Nokia just confirmed that an LTE version of its flagship Lumia 900 will be crossing the border into Canada in April, running on Rogers' network, while a dual-carrier HSPA+ flavor will be hopping the Atlantic sometime in Q2, with a €480 (about $650) price tag in tow. Naturally, it'll include Nokia Drive, but there's another treat in store -- Nokia Reading. The app will be available as a free download, and acts as a digital media hu

Merchants Accepting Square’s Card Case Doubles In Four Months To 40,000

Leena Rao — 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

Nearly a year ago, Square introduced us to the next evolution of its payments product—Card Case. For anyone who has used and witnessed the app being used to actually purchase something (I have), the experience is pretty awesome. Basically it's totally seamless, and you walk away feeling that perhaps this is the future of the way people will pay for goods in stores. Except, that Square is doing this now and actually growing in usage. Back in November, Square told us that 20,000 merchants had sign

Samsung Galaxy Beam hands-on at MWC 2012

Brad Molen — 2/26/2012 8:21:00 PM

Samsung, expected to make a quiet showing at this year's Mobile World Congress due to the fact that it doesn't have a press conference scheduled today or tomorrow, is actually projecting to offer a bit more buzz than the Ace 2 or Mini 2. How? With a projector phone, of course! Sammy's latest phone announced for the show is the Galaxy Beam, a refreshed version of the projector phone, with a bit fancier specs. The device is packing a 4-inch WVGA display, dual-core ST-Ericsson U8500 Cortex A9 CPU

Qualcomm unleashes Snapdragon S4 'Pro' chip with superior graphics

Sharif Sakr — 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

The standard version of the S4, aka the MSM8960, has already garnered a lot of benchmark-backed respect -- not least in the HTC One X. It's a true next-gen SoC is every respect except one: it's Adreno 225 GPU is simply a souped-up, higher-clocked version of the older Adreno 220. Qualcomm has a plan though: an MSM8960 "Pro" chip that incorporates Adreno 320 graphics and is expected to reach the market in the second half of 2012. Check the press release after the break for further details and stay

MWC 2012: Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1-inch) Official, Galaxy Note 10.1 Leaked [Samsung Has Two 10.1-inch Galaxy-branded Android Tablets at the Mobile World Con

Chris Smith — 2/26/2012 9:42:00 PM

Samsung will not host a special media event at this year’s edition of the Mobile World Congress, but the South Korean Android device maker will have quite a few new devices on display in Barcelona,... See TFTS for the full article....

Nokia Asha Series 40 lineup expands with 202, 203 and 302

Richard Lawler — 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

The Nokia Asha Series 40 phones were introduced at Nokia World last fall and today it expands by a few models, with the 202, 203 and 302. The 202 model is designed for "easy swap" SIM changes without powering off the phone, while the 203 is a single SIM model. Both expand the lower end line with access to 40 free games ( including Bejeweled, Need for Speed, Tetris, Sims Medieval) and Nokia Life services. The 302 (pictured above) will be the first to bring Microsoft Exchange support on Series 40

HTC blows us away at MWC, announces countless new features

Justin Marden — 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

HTC just hit the stage at MWC, and they started off with a bang. Peter Chou, the Taiwanese company's CEO, showcased some amazing new technology they've been working on, and I'll try my best to sum it all up. First, Chou introduced Sense 4, the latest version of their UI, and broke it up into [...]HTC blows us away at MWC, announces countless new features originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Save a