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Sometimes the saying “you get what you pay for” is true, and sometimes it doesn’t hold true. In fact there are times when you might even be pleasantly surprised, such is the case with the Moto G, a cheaper handset that was launched after the Moto X. Priced at $179, it came packed with relatively decent hardware, not to mention a near-stock Android experience, which is why we’re not surprised to learn that it has become a very popular device.

In fact according to Motorola during their MWC press dinner, the company’s senior vice president, Rick Osterloh, was quoted as saying, “The Moto G has been the most successful, highest-selling smartphone in Motorola’s history.” He goes on to state that despite the low price point, Motorola is making a profit on every unit sold and they expect that to continue even after the sale to Lenovo is complete. (more…)

Moto G Is Motorola’s Most Successful Smartphone Ever original content from Ubergizmo.

Prior to MWC 2014, Samsung teased that they would be making an Exynos related announcement and while these aren’t the Exynos Infinity chipsets that was teased, Samsung did announced the Exynos 5422 and the Exynos 5260 chipsets. The former will be an octa-core chipset, while the latter will be a hexa-core chipset.

So starting with the Exynos 5422, this is an octa-core chipset that will rely on the same big.LITTLE architecture that Samsung used with its Exynos chipsets that was announced back at CES 2013 last year. Th Exynos 5422 will feature four ARM Cortex-A15 cores clocked at 2.1GHz, and four smaller ARM Cortex-A7 cores clocked at 1.5GHz. According to Samsung, the new chipset will be able to perform 34% better than its predecessor. (more…)

Samsung’s New Exynos Chipsets Will Support QHD Displays original content from Ubergizmo.

Goophone’s a bit like a covers band that just happens to make knock-off smartphones. Not content with just plundering better artists’ catalogs, the company has apparently managed to copy the Galaxy S5 in under two days. The Goophone S5, yep, has a…

When it comes to purchasing phones, tablets, or cameras that boast that they can withstand the outdoors, it is important to note its IP rating. Different IP ratings mean different things, as Archos’ CEO found out the hard way when he accidentally killed one of the company’s phones during a demonstration.

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Archos CEO Accidentally Kills Phone During Demonstration original content from Ubergizmo.

Unlike other manufacturers, Apple releases products once a year. They refresh their Mac computer lineups on an annual basis, their iPads on an annual basis, and their iPhones on an annual basis. You see where we’re going here. That being said, is it a bad thing to release phones only once a year? Well apparently Sony’s mobile chief and European president, Pierre Perron, thinks so, according to an interview with The Inquirer. (more…)

iPhones Should Be Released Multiple Times A Year, According To Sony Exec original content from Ubergizmo.