GooPhone i5S goes on pre-sale for $149
One of the most popular cloned device manufacturers, GooPhone, have now put up the GooPhone i5S on pre-sale for $149 on their official site. The GooPhone i5S is a clone of the popular iPhone 5S which was launched by Apple back in September.
Render of Verizon’s self-branded, LTE-enabled, 7″ Android tablet leaked!
Notorious leakster evleaks today posted an image of what appears to be an official render of the Verizon Ellipsis 7, a self-branded Verizon tablet which seemingly is in the works!
ZTE Blade Q lineup launched; Identical features offered in 3 different screen sizes
In a unique strategy of sorts, China’s ZTE have unveiled the Blade Q lineup of 3 Android-powered smartphones, namely the Blade Q Mini, Blade Q and Blade Q Maxi, all of which offer exactly the same specifications save for varying screen sizes!
Lenovo S930 is a 6″ phablet which costs only $246!
We’ve witnessed a flurry of phablet launches in the past few weeks, ranging from OPPO’s N1, TCL’s N3 to UMi’s Cross. If this didn’t satisfy your appetite for large screen smartphones, here’s another one from a more recognizable brand – Lenovo’s S930!
Japan Display unveil 5.4″ and 6.2″ 2,560 x 1,440 displays
Full HD smartphone screens will soon be a thing of the past, with more than one manufacturer working on higher-res displays. The latest to join the party is Japan Display, after unveiling displays with a 2,560 x 1,440 resolution.
ZTE’s entry-level Swtich X1 spotted at the WiFi certification database, runs Android v2.3
While it’s been raining quad-core and full HD smartphones, here’s one which breaks the routine – the ZTE Switch X1. The device was spotted at the WiFi certification database, where we take a look at its specs sheet.
Cover for Android is a context-based lockscreen come launcher
There have been more than a handful of launchers that work on the context theory, but lockscreen apps that work on the same methodology are rarely seen. Here’s one – Cover for Android.
Rockchip bosses confirm upcoming RK32xx series processors with 4K support
Rockchip bosses have confirmed that the semiconductor fabrication company is working on more powerful next-gen quad core processors, which will be succeeding their current RK3188 series.
Lenovo IdeaTab S5000 now available in China starting $260
While most manufacturers seem to be focusing on smartphones and phablets (Apple being the exception) of late, Chinese biggie Lenovo put their latest offering — the 7″ tablet, IdeaTab S5000 — on sale yesterday.
The MIUI Bible will clear your MIUI-related doubts!
Even before getting interested in the Chinese smartphone market, I came across MIUI ever so often (I had an LG Optimus One) and wasn’t sure what the fuss was all about. This is how popular the MIUI ROM was, almost 2 years back. You can only imagine how much more popular the ROM has become! Many new people get introduced to MIUI each day, and there are a lot of questions asked about the included apps and features.
Coming soon: 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor with Adreno 420!
The test device, running Android v4.3, shows the upcoming chipset running at 2.5GHz along with the lastest-gen Adreno GPU – the Adreno 420. The GPU is expected to operate at 500MHz and have a 10% faster pixel fill rate than the current Adreno 330.
OmniROM – A new, ‘open’ custom ROM for Android devices!
Well known developers from around the world including Chainfire, Xplodwild and Dees_Troy have come together to build another aftermarket ROM (or custom ROM) which aims to make the Android operating system more open and user-friendly – the OmniROM.