Now that Mobile World Congress (MWC) is wrapping up in Barcelona, Spain, we take a quick look back at the gadgets, which stood out as  these handsets remained memorable as they were gimmicky, good and novel. Nokia 808 PureView Nokia 808 PureView is the first smartphone to be equipped with PureView technology that completely blows away any prior expectations about the quality of camera phone photography. With its Carl Zeiss lens, PureView imaging technology and pioneering 41 MP image quality, you can take the best photos ever with a smartphone. It is the first handset to feature Dolby Headphones. With Dolby Headphones you can get Dolby Surround sound from all stereo headphones. The Samsung Galaxy Beam is the company’s latest attempt at manufacturing a projector equipped phone. Succeeding Beam I8520, it is now positioned in Samsung’s critically-acclaimed Galaxy lineup and  [...]

Samsung still is not done trotting out new versions of Galaxy S line, but the large one is coming. It has publicly announced the Samsung Galaxy S III at MWC (Mobile World Congress) and one of the most significant reasons was to fill the gap between launching it across the world and announcing the flagship handset. It will be equipped with a supersized Super AMOLED Plus high definition display along with a ceramic back, rather than shiny, cheap plastic. Other rumored specs include quad core processor, great cameras, 4G LTE network, Android 4.0 operating system and other competitive specifications. Standard features on Samsung Galaxy S III include 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100; 4G Network: LTE 700; 4.6 inch Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen with Touch-sensitive controls, 16 million colors, 720 x  [...]

LG, which has struggled over the past couple of years for making a major impact in smartphone business, looks to quad core processors, LTE and high definition displays to set itself apart. It is banking that the customer need for speed will drive sales of its handsets and hopes will pay off with bigger foothold in the cellphone market. Its product lineup for MWC (Mobile World Congress) that was announced past week, illustrates its rising use of high-end parts, including capability to tap into super fast 4G LTE network, Tegra 3 quad core processors, embrace of most recent Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android, 3D and high resolution displays and superior battery life. The smartphones include Optimus 4X HD with high definition display and Tegra 3 processor; Optimus 3D Max, Optimus  [...]

The most recent Samsung Galaxy S Android Gingerbread smartphone of T-Mobile will be equipped with HSPA+ speeds, 4.0-inch Super AMOLED display and dual core processor for under $200. Typically, the company was involved in fair number of product announcements at Consumer Electronics Show, but the launch of Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G proved the most hush-hush. According to the reports, the Blaze will be available for the price of $149.99 after $50 mail-rebate card, with two-year agreement and will be offered next month. LTE might still be on the to-do list of T-Mobile, but the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G is designed for handling HSPA+42, one of the faster networks of T-Mobile. As an Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone, it comes standard with 1.5GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor, 5.0-megapixel rear facing camera with 720p HD video support and 4.0-inch Super AMOLED  [...]

Another large handset and its stylus are providing the Samsung Galaxy Note some company. LG has been touting the 4:3 aspect ratio of Optimus Vu and its five-inch size on HTML5 micro-site. Today, its official large boy phone will be introduced in Korea soon. The Samsung Galaxy Note is getting some companionship in the rising world of mega smartphones from Optimus Vu of LG that has been unveiled ahead of forthcoming MWC. The world is a home to two five-inch Korean-designed Android handsets, which are blurring the line between tablet and phone and attempting to resurrect a stylus. Like Samsung Galaxy Note, the Optimus Vu is engineered and designed with pen friendly interface in mind. The company claims 4:3 aspect ratio on Vu as central selling point. As compared to Note, the Optimus Vu, an LTE enabled won’t be right away offered in United States. It  [...]

Google revealed Chrome for Android, providing the customization and speed of browser of search engine to mobile gadgets. The Chrome for Android will work only on certain gadgets, which run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, including Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Xoom and Asus Transformer Prime. It is offered as free download in Android Market. Like desktop version, the Chrome for Android Beta is designed for simplicity and speed, but also gives flawless sync and sign-in, which means you can take customized web browsing experience with you wherever you go. Google stated that Chrome for Android integrates plenty of latest HTML5 features support and is a solid platform to develop Web content on mobile device with strong HTML5 video support, overflow scroll support, hardware accelerated canvas  [...]

Rumors have annoyingly drowned out air waves, and it is expected we will witness the revealing of Microsoft Xbox 720 console sometime in 2012. Plenty of rumors have stated that it will be equipped with AMD 6000 series graphics processor, which is around six times more powerful as compared to present Xbox 360’s GPU. It will also integrate support for DirectX 11, high definition 3D content and multi display functionality. One of the most influential and largest features found on this console is the implementation of distinctive security features, which prevents playback of used game titles. Microsoft will also be adding impressive features like using retail code redemption system, removing disc drive support and adding incorporated  [...]

Research In Motion (RIM) is prepping the slimmed down product lineup for 2012, as it puts the resources behind next-gen Blackberrys coming in the 2nd half. RIM is planning to reveal 2 BlackBerry Curves in the next couple of months and is also planning to introduce the slightly updated PlayBook Tablet. The BlackBerry 10 handset code named London will be introduced in the month of September this year and is also working on BlackBery 10 smartphone, which will fall under Bold line of flagship cellphones. Both two Curve models coming out could very well be positioned for rising markets, where there is still growing demand for reasonably priced BlackBerry devices. The RIM is planning to introduce the PlayBook OS 2.0 software, which will feature faster, 1.5GHz processor, near-field communication capabilities and faster HSPA+ cellular connection. Research In Motion Limited is a Canadian multinational  [...]