If you look at the batches of new cell phones Japan’s leading mobile carriers have been presenting in recent months , you’ll notice the high-quality cameras some of the models have. And now major Japanese chip maker Renesas (which merged with NEC last year) is even promising [JP] 16MP cameras in future handsets. Originally posted here: Coming Soon: Smartphones With 16MP Cameras [ Serkan Toto / MobileCrunch ]
Verizon Wireless, the top U.S. wireless carrier, is finally getting a crack at selling Apple’s iPhone . View original post here: 20 Questions About The Verizon iPhone (AAPL, VZ) [ Dan Frommer / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider: Mobile ]
The jury is still out as to whether or not 2011 will be the year of “ traitorware ,” but so far it seems to be the year, at least from Microsoft ‘s point of view, of “phantom data.” For some unknown reason several message boarders have started to complain that their Windows Phone 7 phones are automatically sending out anywhere from 30MB-50MB of data every single day . That could be problematic if you’re working with a relatively tiny data cap.
In this newest Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone-related news, Chinese site TGBus previews the now-called XPERIA Play Android handset. More importantly, it also gets shown off along with other Android devices including the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 and X10 Mini Pro , and portable gaming consoles such as Sony PSP, PSP Go, Ninendo DS, and Game Boy Advance giving us a good idea of how small or big it actually is. Go here to read the rest: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play (PlayStation Phone) gets previewed; Sized up against other Android phones, gaming consoles [ Allan David Reyes / Cell Phones Etc. ]
Evolution seems to be a bit less violent this time around. The just-announced HTC EVO Shift 4G attempts to build on the brand started with the much-hyped EVO 4G superphone that launched back in 2010′s summer. Instead of forging a new path with a fresh form factor and top-tier specs, the HTC EVO Shift 4G does things a bit more low-key. That’s not saying the Shift 4G isn’t a quality kit. It’s not
Okay, now this is getting ridiculous. It’s been literally less than 48 hours since we saw the first in-depth Chinese-language preview of Sony’s still yet-to-be-confirmed PlayStation Phone , and believe it or not, we’ve got another one. Original post: PlayStation Phone sized up with numerous devices in another in-depth Chinese preview [ Ross Miller / Engadget Mobile ]
HTC’s ThunderBolt along with Motorola’s Atrix 4G and Droid Bionic might be taking the overwhelming majority of the attention here at CES over the past few days, but remember that both companies have introduced some other models that are expected to be serious midrange breadwinners for their respective carriers. One of the most obvious head-to-head matches would be the HTC EVO Shift 4G taking on the Motorola Cliq 2 , both launching this month on Sprint and T-Mobile, respectively. Read the original post: HTC EVO Shift 4G vs. Motorola Cliq 2… fight! [ Chris Ziegler / Engadget Mobile ]