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Of the trio of Huawei's Diamond-class smartphones announced at Mobile World Congress in February, the dual-core Ascend D1 got the least amount of buzz. Today, however, the handset gets its opportunity to bask in the spotlight, since it's the first of the group to obtain the FCC's nod of approval. No huge revelations were given, but the docs confirm quadband GSM and pentaband HSPA+ / WCDMA, a welcome treat for AWS fans. As always, we can't assume any carrier affiliation here, but at least we know the unlocked versions will work on AT&T and T-Mobile without a hitch. It looks like Huawei's still on track for a Q2 release -- let's hope the same is true for the D1's older siblings.

Huawei Ascend D1 hits the FCC with pentaband HSPA+ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 May 2012 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember Nokia Morph? It's the Finnish manufacturer's long-standing project to build a transparent, flexible phone that you can contort to your hearts content. Now the company's submitting a second missive to the Patent and Trademark office in the hope of claiming dibs on the IP contained therein. While it's very broadly written (and doesn't commit to anything), it's interesting to note that the phone would switch between the leaf-shaped candybar (we played with it at MWC) and a wristband you can wear on the go. The patent also talks about a "remote processing unit," in a nearby device or in the cloud, so, if the company can ever turn the dream into reality, the real action will be handled elsewhere. Then again, it's equally as likely to never appear in our lifetimes, you just never can tell with patents.

Nokia Morph patent application raises hope well beyond expectation originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from is from Paul who is looking for a handset for his tethering needs. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.
"Hello! Can you help me decide if I should take my freshly available upgrade on AT&T or hold on for a while. In the past I've made some rash decisions that led to immediate regret and two years of gadget envy. If I had to choose today, I'd pick a Samsung Focus S, because of the overall feature set of Mango and its small size. It'd be nice to have a mobile hotspot for syncing my Kindle Fire while I'm camping and a camera should Bigfoot happen across my path. Please help me, Engadget gurus!"
If you asked us, we'd advise keeping our powder dry for a month or two, because there's a whole slew of handsets that were announced at MWC we'll be seeing in Q2 of this year. But heck, what do we know? There's a river of eager commenters below this post all desperate to help, so help away!

Ask Engadget: Best AT&T smartphone for occasional tethering? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 Mar 2012 22:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SK Telecom Smart Learning robots add twist to interactive learning, we go hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidbluetoothgooglehands-onkoreamobile world congressmobilepostcrossMobileWorldCongressmwcmwc 2012Mwc2012robotrobotssk telecomSkTelecomsmart learningSmartLearningvideoWed, 07 Mar 2012 19:03:00 EST<![CDATA[More Nokia 808 PureView sample shots spotted: 41MP sensor laughs at the notion of motion blur]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/06/nokia-808-pureview-41MP-sensor-sample-shots/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/06/nokia-808-pureview-41MP-sensor-sample-shots/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/06/nokia-808-pureview-41MP-sensor-sample-shots/#comments More Nokia 808 PureView sample shots spotted: 41MP sensor laughs at the notion of motion blurNokia's 808 Pureview was one of the major stories of last week's MWC. We're desperate to get to grips with a final retail model and push that 41-megapixel sensor to its limits -- but until then, a handful of extra sample shots will have to suffice. This sharp, detailed mid-air shot bodes well for some high-speed image capture on Nokia's new cameraphone chimera. (However, at the peak of a board trick, you're largely static.) While several more of these unearthed photos are already embedded into Nokia's own 808 landing page, the unobscured image files appear to be a treasure trove for phone tinkerers, with one Pentax Forums member able to eke out plenty of detail from a previously silhouetted sample shot. We've chopped together a before-and-after to accentuate those differences right after the break. Otherwise, you can take a look at the source for a full-size rundown of those hidden images.

Continue reading More Nokia 808 PureView sample shots spotted: 41MP sensor laughs at the notion of motion blur

More Nokia 808 PureView sample shots spotted: 41MP sensor laughs at the notion of motion blur originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Countless smartphones were announced at last week's Mobile World Congress, but Huawei's showing was one of the more intriguing at the event. The company has some incredibly lofty goals, intending to ditch its past reputation as an ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) focused on budget devices and embracing an exciting future as an industry leader. Since such a thing doesn't happen overnight, what's the vendor's strategy to come out on top in the coming years? We briefly caught up with Richard Yu, Huawei's chair of devices, and picked his brain on some of his company's ambitions.

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Engadget Interview: Richard Yu, Huawei chairman of devices originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PSA: Nokia 808 PureView not coming to North America originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Acer Allegro hands-on



Sean Cooper contributed to this hands-on.

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Acer Allegro hands-on at MWC 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mobile World Congress 2012 was a massively exciting show and true to form brought us so much new kit to be excited about in early 2012. From Intel's Medfield launch, a 41-megapixel smartphone, a new generation of personal hotspots and even engineered metals using micro arc oxidation, there was never a dull moment. Highlighting what was best, most innovative, or interesting is a tough nut but we've done our best to point out the highlights using our impressions -- and the occasional arm-wrestling match -- to chose the finalists amongst the products and our Editor's more notable achievements. Fly through to the next page and have a look at our takeaways from this, the most intense mobile tech show of the year.

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Mobile World Congress 2012: best of show originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ASUS claims it may be among first to get Android 5.0, confirms Jelly Bean moniker originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Adéu, Barcelona: Mobile World Congress 2012 comes to a close originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG's MWC 2012 booth tour (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC unveils new APIs, opens Beats, lockscreen and more to devs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Huawei's capping off the good week it had at MWC by announcing that its 4G Wireless Network Card (E3276) and Mobile WiFi (E5776) will arrive in Europe and Asia Pacific by July 2012. Of course, only Germany, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland in Europe and Japan in Asia have fully working LTE networks. We're not so sure if the company's also committing to a launch window for its similarly enabled phones but it wouldn't be unreasonable to hope that we'll see those turn up around the same time. If you want more details, you should know where to go by now.

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Huawei's LTE mobile WiFi gear coming to Europe and Asia Pacific by July, for all the use it is originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Engadget Interview: RIM VP of Enterprise Alan Panezic at MWC 2012 (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We went hands-on with an updated smartphone-sized embed of the company's zForce technology that not only works with any object, such as a finger, pen or a paint brush, but also recognizes both the pressure of your implement and also its size, so a larger paint brush has broader strokes than a smaller one, for example. Because the device can operate at 500Hz all the way up to 1,000Hz (refreshing 1,000 times per second), it appears to be incredibly responsive, with an almost unnoticeable delay between the time you touch the pad and when your input is displayed on the screen. A second demo unit, called Stargate, offers dual-layer touch with support for 3D control -- you can literally reach inside the unit to manipulate an object. There's no word on when this latest tech will make its way into devices, or how exactly we'll see it used, but you really need to see it in action to get a feel for how it works -- jump past the break for our video hands-on.

Gallery: Neonode zForce hands-on

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Neonode zForce uses infrared LEDs to measure pressure, replace capacitive touch (hands-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Distro Issue 30 brings you 'The Best of Mobile World Congress 2012' originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>30distroengadgetengadget distroEngadgetDistrohdpostcrossIRLissue 30Issue30magazinemichael orylMichaelOrylmobile world congress 2012mobilepostcrossMobileWorldCongress2012mwcmwc 2012Mwc2012playbook os 2PlaybookOs2razer bladeRazerBladetablet magazineTabletMagazineweeklyweekly magazineWeeklyMagazinewindows 8Windows8Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Mobile World Congress 2012: smartphone roundup]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/mobile-world-congress-2012-smartphone-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/mobile-world-congress-2012-smartphone-roundup/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/mobile-world-congress-2012-smartphone-roundup/#comments Mobile World Congress is a dignified affair held yearly in Barcelona that companies take very seriously. For example, unlike CES, there are lots and lots of suits -- after all, this is a congress. Here, some of the most unique and desirable handsets meet the eyes of press, analysts and buyers for the very first time. Accordingly, anxieties were high among company leaders as they put their best foot forward and held their breath for the first round of impressions. This year's show has been a wild ride, and we've seen many devices stretch the boundaries of our imagination. There were more than a few stunners, and as the dust settles, companies such as HTC, Nokia, LG, Huawei and Asus can all hold their heads high. Join us after the break as we reminisce the most notable smartphones from Mobile World Congress.

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Mobile World Congress 2012: smartphone roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google may have had to deal with some less-than-positive Google Wallet news last month, but it was able to announce some progress of a different sort in the past couple of days. The first is an update to the Android app, which adds the ability to handle PO Boxes for prepaid card top-ups, along with a number of other fixes and improvements. The second, more significant news comes out of Mobile World Congress, where Google Wallet and Payments VP Osama Bedier revealed that the mobile payment service would be heading to "at least 10 additional phones" on Sprint this year -- no word on those specific phones, though. Details on any expansion plans beyond that also remain a bit light, with Bedier only saying that Google remains in talks with other carriers and device manufactures.

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It's TI's time to brag. We first met OMAP5 when the company's VP of the OMAP division, Remi El-Ouazzane, unveiled the developer's reference platform on our stage at CES. While there, he boasted OMAP5 as "the greatest platform on Earth right now," but we were given only a few insights into the platform's capabilities. Now, TI is back with a new wave of demos that better show the prowess of OMAP5 -- a system-on-chip design that houses a dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU clocked at just 800MHz, two Cortex-M4 cores for low-power processes, along with a PowerVR SGX 544 GPU that handles 3D compositions, and a number of accelerators such as TI's IVA-HD, which supports both video encoding and decoding and plays 1080p video at a whopping 60fps. We were shown a demo of all these capabilities humming in unison on a 1080p display, along with a complex HTML5 mashup that adds credence to the company's latest benchmark report. Photography geeks should know the system supports up to 14 megapixel cameras, and is able to process ten shots per second at that setting. We're told to expect devices based on the OMAP5 platform by the end of the year, and if you're anything like us, it's going to be one hell of a wait. Hop the break for the demo.

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Hands-on demo with TI's OMAP5 platform at MWC (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>armcortex a15cortex m4cortex-a15cortex-m4CortexA15CortexM4hands-oniva-hdmobilepostcrossmwcmwc 2012Mwc2012omapomap 5Omap5powervrpowervr sgx 544powervr sgx544PowervrSgx544sgx 544Sgx544texas instrumentsTexasInstrumentstiti omap 5TiOmap5videoThu, 01 Mar 2012 13:23:00 EST<![CDATA[Texas Instruments dual WiFi module lets your tablet connect to your TV and the web simultaneously (hands-on)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/texas-instruments-dual-wifi-module-lets-your-tablet-connect-to-y/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/texas-instruments-dual-wifi-module-lets-your-tablet-connect-to-y/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/texas-instruments-dual-wifi-module-lets-your-tablet-connect-to-y/#comments Texas Instruments is helping to lead the way when it comes to mobile computing -- when we want an early look at what's to come months and even years down the road, TI is always one of our first stops. At this year's Mobile World Congress, the semiconductor leader wasn't shy about showing off its latest innovations, including those from its manufacturing and design partners. Today's demo focused on wireless video streaming -- a concept that engineers are approaching from every imaginable angle, and that is bound to make its way to consumers in a very big way within the next few years. TI's flavor is based on WiFi, and offers a dual-connection solution, letting you pair a tablet with a TV using peer-to-peer while also creating a second link between the tablet and a wireless router for Internet.

We took the tech for a spin using one of TI's development platform tablets and an external WiFi dongle (shipping versions will be integrated), and everything worked as described, though the video stream was noticeably choppy and compressed. TI reps explained that they dialed down the bitrate in order to maintain a connection at the MWC expo hall, which, as you might imagine, probably had a wireless signal density greater than any other room in the world. The tablet we saw was running a very slick context-aware UI that displays one of three home screens based on your current location -- there's one for work (that displays your calendar), one for home (media and home automation controls) and another for travel (restaurant reviews and weather). Pushing content from the tablet to the TV seemed to be seamless, and while both the UI and wireless functionality may appear to be ready to make their way into your home, TI isn't making any announcements about availability. There's no need to wait for a teaser, however, which you'll find just past the break.

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Always Innovating isn't feeling inspired enough to take the lead on manufacturing, instead licensing the technology to third parties, but with some agreements signed and others on the way, this ICS solution on a stick may be hitting stores just in time to become this holiday season's ultimate stocking stuffer. Pricing is of course up to the manufacturers, but TI reps suggested that we might see these things pop up later this year in the $50-99 range, finally making Google on every TV a much more reasonable proposition. Care to take a gander at this stick-based wunderkind? Jump past the break for our hands-on.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adapterAlways InnovatingAlwaysInnovatingandroidandroid 4.0Android4.0donglehands-onhdmihdmi dongleHdmiDonglehdpostcrossice cream sandwichIceCreamSandwichmobile world congressmobile world congress 2012mobilepostcrossMobileWorldCongressMobileWorldCongress2012mwcmwc 2012Mwc2012nxfomapomap 4Omap4set top boxset-top boxSet-topBoxSetTopBoxsmart tvSmartTvstbtelevisiontexas instrumentsTexasInstrumentsusbvideoThu, 01 Mar 2012 11:50:00 EST<![CDATA[More specs of the Acer CloudMobile revealed, we take a second look (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/specs-acer-cloudmobile-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/specs-acer-cloudmobile-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/specs-acer-cloudmobile-hands-on/#comments We can't say it was necessarily love at first sight, but a second passover certainly helped our heart grow fonder. In our first hands-on of the Acer CloudMobile, a phone with a product design award under its belt, we weren't completely convinced that it was worthy of such a prize. However, we were given the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time with the device and previously unknown specs to go along with it. Here's what we discovered during our reacquaintance.

Gallery: Acer CloudMobile hands-on at MWC2012

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aceracer cloudacer cloudmobileAcerCloudAcerCloudmobilecloudmobilegooglehands-onice cream sandwichicsmobile world congressmobilepostcrossMobileWorldCongressmwcmwc 2012Mwc2012smartphonevideoThu, 01 Mar 2012 10:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Hands-on with wireless, ultrasonic stylus and touchless gestures at MWC (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/hands-on-with-wireless-ultrasonic-stylus-and-touchless-gestures/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/hands-on-with-wireless-ultrasonic-stylus-and-touchless-gestures/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/hands-on-with-wireless-ultrasonic-stylus-and-touchless-gestures/#comments Hands-on with wireless, ultrasonic stylus and touchless gesture applications at MWCThis isn't the first time you've heard of EPOS or XTR, but it's been quite some time since we've checked in with either of the outfits. So, imagine our surprise as we stumbled on new developments from each company as we perused the Texas Instruments booth at MWC. In the case of EPOS, we're shown a stylus that, in addition to offering traditional physical touch input, also allows users to interact with a device via ultrasound. The system is built upon TI's OMAP4 platform and requires that four microphones be placed at the corners of the screen. In this demonstration, we're shown how users can manipulate objects on a 3D plane via the Z-axis by pulling the pen away from the display. Next, we're shown a new application for the touchless gesturing system that XTR first debuted back in 2010. In this scenario, it's demonstrated how tablet owners could use the front-facing camera (at merely QVGA resolution) to flip through pages of a cookbook without worry of getting ingredients on the device. The concept software was developed by a French outfit known as Stonetrip, and also allows users to zoom and pan through the pages. You'll find demonstrations of each technology in a video after the break.

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Hands-on with wireless, ultrasonic stylus and touchless gestures at MWC (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>eposextreme realityExtremeRealitygesturegesture-basedgestureshands-onmwcmwc 2012Mwc2012omap 4Omap4stonetripstylustexas instrumentsTexasInstrumentsTItouchlessultrasonicultrasonic penUltrasonicPenultrasoundvideoxtrThu, 01 Mar 2012 08:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Konka Falcon 3G hands-on]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/konkas-falcon-3g-brings-together-android-os-and-familiar-design/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/konkas-falcon-3g-brings-together-android-os-and-familiar-design/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/konkas-falcon-3g-brings-together-android-os-and-familiar-design/#comments It wouldn't be MWC without us spotting a phone manufacturer that's blatantly channeling the design spirit of another. You may remember Konka's appearances at trade shows past, but this year its new (but not completely finished) Falcon device was on the showfloor in Froyo and Gingerbread forms. Both white and black color options were on hand for us, packing the same GSM (850/900/1800/1900) and WCDMA (900/2100) radios and a 3.75-inch 480 x 360 display. With a three-megapixel camera on the back, paired with a VGA shooter on the front, Konka caught our attention with promotional posters using a font that's more than a little similar to Nokia's own, regardless of the fact that the name itself is just one letter change and reshuffle away from the Espoo-based phone titan. Fortunately, the phone's sharp styling betrayed those middling specs, with a sturdy build and a screen that performed pretty well on the show floor. There's no Android capacitive buttons -- you'll have to use the physical buttons beneath those staple symbols. Take a look for yourself in the gallery below, which also includes Konka's homages to both HTC and Samsung.

Gallery: Konka Falcon hands-on



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Konka Falcon 3G hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>almost anagramsAlmostAnagramsandroidandroid 2.2android 2.3Android2.2Android2.3googlehands-onKIRFKonkaKonka FalconKonkaFalconmobilepostcrossMWCMWC 2012Mwc2012NokiaThu, 01 Mar 2012 08:14:00 EST<![CDATA[Polaroid's Pro smartphone series hands-on]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/polaroids-pro-smartphone-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/polaroids-pro-smartphone-series-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/polaroids-pro-smartphone-series-hands-on/#comments It wasn't just Polaroid's tablets getting showing at MWC. The former photographic powerhouse has been readying a selection of Android-powered handsets that it's trying not to confuse with the HD camera seen at CES. Polaroid's Pro phone range seem to be pitched at the Alcatel side of the smartphone spectrum and ironically, given its heritage, the models on show brandished slightly lower-specced camera modules than the final versions. The Pro X11B's 1.3-megapixel camera will increase to two, while the 3-megapixel Pro A12 steps up to a 5-megapixel sensor. Unfortunately, the series' flagship 4.3-inch model displayed in Polaroid's smartphone brochure missed its flight to Barcelona, while, bizarrely, the working mid-range model was running HTC Sense. However, we were told that this software build was apparently there to demonstrate the (poor) screen technology. Build quality is similarly depressing and felt plasticky and out-of-date already. We were told that final models would arrive a little skinnier, but that's only the start of a whole raft of improvements needed here. Polaroid's distribution plans and pricing are still a little blurry, but until we hear more, you can check out our gallery for some close-up details.

Gallery: Polaroid Pro Android phones hands-on

Polaroid's Pro smartphone series hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Which brings us to a very curious spec given the company's mission statement: the rear camera on what we presume is its 10-inch flagship is capable of a measly VGA resolution, despite indicating 2 megapixels. It's a baffling hardware miss and could've been the one bright spot amongst the cheap plastic build and software experience saddling these tabs. On a minor upswing, the OS across the capacitive tabs is stock ICS, with Froyo relegated to the resistive ones. Performance is sluggish and uneven at best considering the array of processors and clock speeds employed: from a 1.5GHz CPU in the auto-stereoscopic 7-incher to an 800MHz processor for the lower-end units to a 1GHz ARM11 in the 9.7-inch, TouchPad-like slab. It's a wonder the outfit even bothered with category, as the entirety of this lineup smacks of a half-hearted stab. You can check out the full array of lackluster tabs in our gallery below.

Gallery: Polaroid Spectrum family hands-on



Mat Smith contributed to this report.

Polaroid Spectrum tablet family hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Meanwhile, the Asha 302 is a non-touchscreen device that offers a physical keyboard, 1GHz processor, 2.4-inch QVGA display, 3.2 megapixel camera, quadband GSM and pentaband WCDMA support with 14.4Mbps HSPA connectivity. Even as feature phones, none of the offerings are terribly impressive. Still, Nokia hopes the internet capabilities of each handset will be instrumental to help connect the "next billion consumers" to the world at large. So join us as we delve into an extended video tour of the Asha 202 and 302, where we'll explore the features and functionality of each device.

Gallery: Nokia Asha 202, 203 and 302 hands-on

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Want a taste of Mobile World Congress whimsy? You've come to the right place. Like every year, Google's Android booth is the closest you'll get to experiencing Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory in real life here at Fira, and we're gonna take you on a tour. Join us as we enjoy smoothies and ice cream sandwiches, robots and Swarovski crystals, plus a trip down the rabbit hole -- in our video after the break.

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If you've been looking for an excuse to start using Chrome, Eric Schmidt is here to remind you, "it's free." Well, free, fast, secure and of course, on Android. After a quick demo of new Android Chrome app, Schmidt took the stage at Mobile World Congress to dream up a future of holographic projectors, driverless cars and a (Android powered) smartphone in every pocket. In short, Google's head honcho has technological expectations that make Back to the Future part II look modest. See the optimistic spiel for yourself up top, or hit the source link below to watch it on YouTube.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Androiddriverless carsDriverlessCarseric schmidtEricSchmidthologramskeynoteminipostmobile world congressMobileWorldCongressmwcmwc2012videoWed, 29 Feb 2012 22:49:00 EST<![CDATA[Microsoft's Windows 8 Preview event videos now available]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/microsofts-windows-8-preview-event-videos-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/microsofts-windows-8-preview-event-videos-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/microsofts-windows-8-preview-event-videos-now-available/#comments Still not satisfied after our minute by minute liveblog of Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview event this morning from Barcelona and detailed hands-on impressions? Video of the entire presentation, along with a few demo trailers are available on the company's press site so you can feel that Sinofsky magic for yourself. One of the preview videos is embedded above, press play or hit the source link to download the 688MB 90 minute long version for repeat viewing (Update: Also available embedded after the break, just in case hard drive prices have cut down your storage space).

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Sharp's AQUOS SH-06D will most probably never leave the Land of The Rising Sun. That doesn't stop us, however, from lusting after its 4.5-inch screen. This 720p display also manages 3D, spread across a slinky 10mm frame that houses NTT DoCoMo's recently launched NOTTV streaming broadcast system. The device arrives in pink, white and blue options -- all provided with a matching dock and built-in aerial. Like several eastern phones with the ability to tune into live TV broadcasts, the AQUOS SH-06D also totes its own extendable antenna built into the side. The device itself, despite its largely plastic build, felt solid in our hand, although the minuscule power and volume buttons proved difficult to manipulate at times. The screen technology is still a closely guarded secret, but it aims to bring both 3D functionality alongside a crisp HD display performance during two-dimensional antics. Viewing angles are great -- a welcome trend we've seen on plenty of handsets at this year's MWC -- but the heavily customized Android 2.3 skin took away some of that sheen. Applications are stowed away into several drop-down menus that took some getting used to -- regardless of any language barrier. Sharp hasn't revealed any plans to join its Japanese competitors in the frenzied global smartphone market, but some import options wouldn't go amiss. See why in our hands-on right after the break.

Sean Cooper contributed to this report

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidAndroid 2.3Android2.3AQUOS SH-06DAquosSh-06dDoCoMoGingerbreadGooglemobilepostcrossmwcmwc 2012Mwc2012nottvNTTNTT DoCoMoNttDocomoSH-06DSharpSharp AQUOS SH-06DSharpAquosSh-06dvideoWed, 29 Feb 2012 15:09:00 EST<![CDATA[Voddler's Windows Phone streaming video app is Lumia-exclusive]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/voddlers-windows-phone-streaming-video-app-is-lumia-exclusive/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/voddlers-windows-phone-streaming-video-app-is-lumia-exclusive/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/voddlers-windows-phone-streaming-video-app-is-lumia-exclusive/#comments Scandinavian video streaming site Voddler (think: Spotify for video) has teamed up with Nokia to launch a Lumia-exclusive app the company's current markets. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and (the distinctly non-Scandinavian) Spain will get free, unlimited access to a wide library of movies and TV from April. Windows Phone users will also be able to schedule "Movie Night" streaming parties and riff on them, MST3k-style. If you're fortunate enough to be within those territories, head on past the break to find out more details. The rest of us will sit here, jealously eyeing-up the immigration service website and pondering how easy it would be to learn Danish.

[Thanks, Pradeep]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>LumiamobilepostminiMovie NightMovieNightMWCMWC 2012Mwc2012NokiaStreamingVoddlerVoddler Lumia Movie NightVoddlerLumiaMovieNightWindows PhoneWindowsPhoneWed, 29 Feb 2012 14:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus hands-on (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/samsung-galaxy-ace-plus-hands-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/samsung-galaxy-ace-plus-hands-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/samsung-galaxy-ace-plus-hands-on-video/#comments Really, Samsung? The Ace 2, Mini 2, S Advance and now, the Ace Plus? It's a wonder anyone at the company can still keep track. Unfortunately, this particular Android offshoot is a bit of a stinker, saddled with a pitiful 3.65-inch 480 x 320 display that does the opposite of the usual, saturated OLED-impress, offering no other spec distraction from its lower pixel density. Like its aforementioned cousins, the device runs a TouchWiz skin atop Android Gingerbread 2.3.6, powered by a single 1GHz processor that does an acceptable job moving things along without that essential dual-core briskness. And while Sammy's plastic builds are normally balanced out by superior software performance, here the chintzy look and feel of the unit and its overgrown silver trim further confirm its place as a budget entry. For now, the phone appears to be an overseas-only affair, as it's already hit global markets this past January. Follow on past the break for a video tour of this forgettable pint-sizer.

Gallery: Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus hands-on

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Ace PlusAcePlusAndroidAndroid 2.3.6Android2.3.6Galaxy Ace PlusGalaxyAcePlusGingerbreadhands-onMobile World CongressmobilepostcrossMobileWorldCongressMWCMWC 2012Mwc2012SamsungTouchWizvideoWed, 29 Feb 2012 14:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy S Advance hands-on (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/samsung-galaxy-s-advance-hands-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/samsung-galaxy-s-advance-hands-on-video/http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/samsung-galaxy-s-advance-hands-on-video/#comments It's getting so you need a map to traverse Samsung's mobile Galaxy, but that's not stopping the outfit from cranking out handsets -- no matter how minuscule the tweaks. Announced back in January, the Galaxy S Advance falls solidly on the middle of the OEM's consumer scale, delivering a speedy 1GHz dual-core experience on a build of Android 2.3.6. Naturally, the device comes outfitted with TouchWiz, but that skin doesn't get in the way of the apparent snappy performance, as we noticed navigation, transitions and browsing all carried on without a hiccup. As you might've guessed, the saturated, 4-inch 800 x 480 display is of the Super AMOLED variety, so you won't have much difficulty viewing the screen from a variety of angles. And while the construction is a typical plastic enclosure with subtly textured back, the combination of its light weight and thin profile conspire to make this one attractive purchase. A mostly global roll out's already underway, though sadly, the US isn't included on that select list. Peep the gallery below for some additional shots and, while you're at it, check out the video after the break.

Gallery: Samsung Galaxy S Advance hands-on

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Update: We've added a gallery below and a short video after the break.

Gallery: Huawei Pegasus at MWC 2012


Myriam Joire contributed to this report.

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Microsoft spent a big chunk of MWC today telling everyone about Windows 8 and if you're the coding type, the news gets even better. If invited, you'll be expecting something nice in the mail to arrive from Redmond very shortly. It's sending out test PCs powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 that includes the beefy LTE, camera and sensor gear we played with in our hands-on. It's intended to give developers a head-start in building and refining Metro-style apps ahead of the operating system's big debut. You can check out the consumer preview of what was shown today here and if you'd like to know more, head on past the break for a sprinkling of PR.

Update: It's not just Qualcomm giving away ARM silicon for free, looks like NVIDIA will be distributing Windows 8 machines powered by its Tegra 3 SoC too. PR's after the break.

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The Liquid Glow is just a tad thick, but we enjoyed how it felt when holding it as a result of the phone's curves matching the contours of our hand. If you have large hands or just crave a device with a bigger screen, this will probably be a little too small for you. In fact, the handset feels like it's smaller than it really is -- for those who prefer tinier phones but still desire as big a display as possible, this may be a rather good compromise. Its overall design scheme actually reminds us a lot of the CloudMobile, especially given those curves and Acer's signature arcs found on the top and bottom of the device. There are some major differences in terms of overall design, such as the inclusion of capacitive navigation buttons on the Glow as well as the lack of a soft-grip textured back, but the family resemblance is certainly there. We didn't notice any lags in software performance, but we'll need to check back when production-quality firmware is available at its launch. All in all, we think the Liquid Glow will wind up being a worthy competitor as long as it's reasonably priced. No availability date has been set, but we should expect to see it in stores sometime this summer. Our video and image gallery will guide you through the radiant goodness below.

Gallery: Acer Liquid Glow hands-on at MWC 2012

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Option's XYFI (pronounced ex-WiFi) was announced earlier this week with little fanfare but piqued our interest with its claim to being the world's smallest personal hotspot. We had an opportunity to look and discuss it at a quiet table at MWC today, a nice change from a showy booth. Option has been out of the data connectivity game in any significant way -- for what seems like forever -- in a segment it once led with some 70% of market share. The XYFI is indeed small and at first glance looks like a simple USB modem and not an access point that can support up to 8 people's roaming internet needs via WiFi or 3G connectivity. The USB plug swivels open in switchblade-style -- we found that little button somehow so soothing -- and then pops into your desktop for a quick 4-step setup. As you've likely sussed, the XYFI doesn't have a battery of its own but rather relies on a beautiful 4000mAh xpal adapter the Option device plugs into -- and once connected we're told you can expect about 8 hours of battery life. Option's other accessories for the XYFI include a plug for the car and AC adapter. We'll admit that Option has a steep hill to climb in the mobile hotspot world, but we're sold already. Pricing should be sub $100 for the XYFI alone and we'll be back with details on the accessories and launch date as soon as can. Gallery of this really sharp looking device follows.

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