Remember Android One? It’s Google’s program to get manufacturers to develop high-quality, low-cost (less than $100) smartphones running stock versions of Android for developing countries. These devices, which will be regularly updated just like the Nexus line, now look like they’re round the corner.
It’s been some time since we heard from the Open webOS project, but work is still ongoing. The port has changed names in the last year to go by LuneOS, and the first release under the new name is now available. This particular version is called…
Looks like Microsoft has removed the 2GB size limit for uploading files to OneDrive. You can now upload files of pretty much any size. “It’s an old limit that we’ve been working to remove for a long time now,” a Microsoft manager told The Next Web. Good for us. [The Next Web]
Sony’s press event is in about 2 days but of course we will welcome any advanced screening of the OEM’s premium-looking devices. This may not be the next Xperia flagship, but these Xperia Z3 Compact smartphones are still a refreshing sight, especially considering they come in new and bright colors. It seems that Sony has swapped out the black, white, … Continue reading
An OLED TV with sexy curves and a crystal-studded stand? Things can’t get any more premium, or flamboyant, than that. But that is exactly what LG is adding to its IFA 2014 shelves. The consumer electronics giant has teamed up with renowned Austrian crystal producer to come up with a limited edition Curved OLED TV that is promised to look … Continue reading
First there was the Samsung Galaxy S Duos that came out in 2012, where a sequel to the smartphone followed the year after in the predictable naming convention that calls it the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2. Well, now that we are in the third quarter of 2014, it is only fitting for the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3 to be lined up for a release, where it will carry the model number SM-G313HU. It is apparently already up for sale by an Indian retailer for approximately $130 after conversion, despite the fact that the handset has yet to be officially listed down on the official website.
What makes the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3 different from its predecessor? Well, it will come with Android 4.4 KitKat as the mobile operating system of choice, but other than that, this is more or less the basic smartphone if you are about to take the plunge into such a world, moving on from the familiar surroundings of your featurephone.
The Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3 will sport a 4” display at 480 x 800 pixels, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, a VGA front-facing camera, a 5MP camera at the back with LED flash, 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, and a 1,500 mAh battery. At the heart of it lies a dual-core 1.0GHz processor. No idea on whether the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3 will go global or not, but chances are emerging markets will take a look at it.
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3 Offers Value For Money
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It looks like the number of incidents involving smartphone batteries exploding, or ballooning, is not exactly too rare in our society, especially when you take into consideration that there has been a fair number of reports in the past concerning such situations. While we have seen word on how an iPhone 3GS’ battery ballooned to the verge of explosion earlier this year, here we are with another image sent by a reader to PhoneArena that his old iPhone 3GS had its battery blown up to unnatural proportions that the smartphone was broken.
Sorin Stroilescu noticed this and the first thought that came to his mind was to zero in on one of his daughters as the culprit, and after seating them down and throwing accusations their way, which they of course vehemently denied, Sorin decided to investigate the matter further and realized that the battery within the iPhone 3GS had somewhat mutated to a bloated version of its former self.
This ballooning of the battery pushed the display out, and at least it was sitting on the shelf when that happened – otherwise imagine what might have happened if it suddenly occurred while he was using the handset, or if the phone had been sitting in his pants pocket. Do you have any more phone battery horror stories to share?
iPhone 3GS With Swollen Battery Spotted
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NASA is not down with drones flying around town all willy-nilly and potentially electrocuting North West. The space agency is developing an air traffic control network near Moffat Field, California for unmanned aircrafts at 400 to 500 feet meant to put regulations in place.
There are few things that scream class more loudly than coating a piece of consumer electronics in gold. Except, perhaps, for doing the same thing, but with Swarovski crystals. That’s the truth-bomb that LG has just deposited into our laps, having…
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