Samsung has mentioned on the company's blog that its Omnia M will be released in Europe soon. The handset, which was announced just days after the US-bound Focus 2, will feature a four-inch Super AMOLED display with a glare-reduction coating, along with Samsung-specific apps and 25GB of SkyDrive cloud storage.
Mitsubishi Electric Japan has said it will release two Diamondcrysta WIDE monitors in the near future. Both the RDT234WX-S and RDT234WX are 23-inch, 1920x1080 screens that are able to take video from a smartphone through a HDMI connection.
The majority of smartphone and tablet owners in the US use their mobile device several times a week while watching television, according to survey data published by Nielsen. The trend was shown to be strongest in the US, where 88 percent of tablet owners and 86 percent of smartphone owners reported simultaneous usage at least once in a 30-day period.
A new report from analyst firm UBS shows that while Apple is neither the largest cellphone maker nor the majority leader in phone platforms, it nonetheless dominates the entire industry in terms of revenue from phones, now taking 36 percent of all cell phone revenue (feature or smartphone) as of the end of 2011, even though it only sells nine percent of the world's cell phones. By the industry yardstick Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), Apple takes in 74 percent of the industry's earnings.
Sharp has introduced a new smartphone camera sensor, which it claims to be the industry's thinnest CMOS component to offer optical image stabilization. The module features backside illumination to improve low-light performance, with an f/2.5 aperture and autofocus capabilities, all packed into a module that measures just 5.47mm thick.
On the heels of today's announcement that HP was discontinuing tablet and smartphone products featuring WebOS, a report from ThisIsMyNext claims to have confirmation from an internal company meeting that HP remains committed to the platform as an IP asset, but doesn't yet know what to do with it and is considering scouting new hardware partners or companies willing to license the iOS competitor.
Acer has already previewed its Windows Phone 7 handset, just one week after the software giant revealed its smartphone partnership with the computer maker. The device, referred to as the W4, offers a standard set of WP7 hardware specs, including a 3.6-inch touchscreen with 800x480 resolution, a 1GHz processor, a five-megapixel camera with autofocus, and 8GB of storage.
Corroborating several recent rumors, specs for HTC's Evo 3D and Evo View 4G devices have been reaffirmed ahead of the expected launch tomorrow at CTIA in Orlando. Pictures from HTC's CTIA booth, captured during setup and posted on Pocketnow, provide further confirmation of the hardware features of HTC's flagship smartphone and tablet.
Confirming several rumors, Kyocera and Sprint have collaborated to introduce the Echo, a dual-screen Android handset. Electronista took a closer look at the new smartphone at a special event in New York. The new offering combines smartphone functionality with a tablet-inspired interface that takes advantage of both LCDs.
Millennial Media, a global mobile advertising network, has issued a study showing that for the first time, the combined Android share of the market has tied with iOS devices at 37 percent of network requests (ad clicks) on Millennial's network. Research In Motion (RIM)'s Blackberries had a 20 percent share, leaving all other mobile OSes to divvy up the remaining six percent.
The iPhone 3GS provided several incremental upgrades over its predecessor, but without any significant evolution in overall design. The first three generations share the same external form of the original iPhone released three years ago. In that same period of time, the smartphone market has exploded with a flood of new designs. Although the iPhone 3GS represented the best device on Apple's platform, some of its specs have begun to seem dated against the competition. The latest iteration, the iPhone 4, finally brings a leap in design. The device marks Apple's attempt to solidify its dominant stance in the smartphone market, pairing fresh hardware with a major upgrade to the iOS 4 firmware. Our in-depth review takes a closer look at the new design, including the welcome additions and several glaring faults.
HTC is reportedly preparing an updated version of its Smart handset, an unnamed source has told Cellpassion. The revision, expected to be named Smart2, is said to maintain the same overall form, but with the addition of Wi-Fi connectivity and Office applications for creating and editing documents.
Samsung has launched its Wave smartphone slightly ahead of schedule in Germany. Local customers can pick up Samsung's first Bada handset for 429 Euros (~$545 USD) unlocked. The device features a 3.3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen with 800x480 resolution, a 1GHz CPU, five-megapixel camera with 720p video recording, and Bluetooth 3.0.
Vodafone UK appears to be set to launch several Android-based handsets, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and Samsung Galaxy S i900, along with Samsung's Wave. Each of the devices appears to retain their standard OS layouts, without the Vodafone 360 services that are preloaded on the company's Vodafone-branded 845 smartphone also based on Android.
HTC's Legend smartphone is allegedly set for a Canadian launch near the end of the month, according to Boy Genius Report sources. Local carrier Bell is said to be holding a launch party on May 27 in Montréal, although the ship date is still expected to be delayed until early June.
Electronista had a chance to take a closer look at Samsung's new Galaxy S smartphone running Android 2.1. Despite the 4-inch touchscreen and relatively wide stance, the device is surprisingly light, at 118 grams, and keeps a thin profile less than 10mm thick.
HTC's Legend smartphone has once again surfaced in the wild, now with a list of specs. The new photo, posted by Twitter user Xmoo, shows a form that appears to be slightly beefier than the HTC Hero. The device allegedly integrates a 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with HVGA resolution. An optical trackpad is available for input, along with several buttons below the touchscreen.
