Tag: smartphones
HTC Sensation XE: Flagship Beats Audio handset revealed
HTC churn out new handsets faster than we can keep track of them these days. Fans of the Taiwanese mobile giants have a new flaghip handset to salivate over today; the HTC Sensation XE. Featuring a 4.3 inch qHD…
APP OF THE DAY: MAME4droid arcade emulator (Android)
Retro arcade fans rejoice! The superb MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) is headed to Android devices thanks to the developer Seleuco, the brains behind Xpectroid ZX Spectrum Emulator and the earlier iMAME4All iOS app. MAME4Droid is compatible with over…
IFA 2011: Mango a-go-go as HTC readies juicy Titan and Radar Windows phones
HTC have made official their first two smartphones running Microsoft's Mango OS. Blessed with the names Titan and Radar, both handsets sport moulded aluminium bodies not dissimilar to HTC's Desire, and will be out and about in October. As it's…
Motorola Defy+ gets September UK release
The Motorola Defy+ has been given a September UK street date. The rugged handset is the follow up to last year's Defy, and looks set to go head-to-head with Samsung's Galaxy XCover tough smartphone. Announced alongside the news that Motorola…
HTC's future is with Android despite Google/Motorola deal, says CEO
Despite ongoing fears that Google's takeover of Motorola may lead to a one-horse race when it comes to Android hardware, HTC CEO Peter Chou has stated that his company remains firm when it comes to Android as their lead mobile…
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman: Musical blower without a cassette in sight
In a somewhat inevitable move, Sony's brought back their Walkman range today in the guise of a music-focussed Android phone. The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman is an Android 2.3 smartphone, packing Sony's xLoud audio tech, a dedicated msuic player…
IFA 2011: Samsung video teaser suggests "something big is coming"
We're now just under a fortnight away from the massive IFA tech show in Berlin, and the teasing has began. Check out the video above, where Samsung hint at "something big" they're planning to reveal at the show. What…
Samsung Hercules: The smartphone with the specs of a demi-god
It's no secret that we're big fans fo the Samsung Galaxy S II over here at Tech Digest, so a sighting of a new Herculean phone from Sammy gets us into a right mythical tizz. The handset in question is…
Google buy Motorola Mobility: How fighting the patent war could damage Android
Google, in something of a shock move, revealed today that they had bought Motorola Mobility, manufacturer Motorola's mobile arm, for a reported $12.5 billion. For years Google have been rumoured to be entering the hardware manufacturing game, testing the…
Google buys Motorola Mobility in $12.5 billion deal
Here's a story we weren't expecting to see today; Google have splashed out a massive $12.5 billion to buy Motorola Mobility, the smartphone and tablet arm of Motorola. Looking to "supercharge" Android, Google now has the means to push its…