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Specs revealed for MediaTek's 10-core MT6797 Helio X20 chip
4/21/2015 12:29:00 AM
Last week, we told you about MediaTek's new Helio X20, a 10-core chip. Today, some new information about the MT6797 10-core chip was revealed from a series of leaked slides. The images show that the MT6797 will include a pair of 2.5GHz Cortex-A72 cores, four 2.0GHz Cortex-A53 cores, and four 1.4GHz Cortex-A53 cores. Another slide confirms earlier talk that the chip scored above 70,000 on the AnTuTu Benchmark site.
The MT6797 will reportedly offer a 40% boost in performance when compared to the prior Helio X10 chips put out by MediaTek. That includes the MT6795 which is found inside the recently ...
Teaser hints at special capabilities for the bezel-less screen of the ZTE Nubia Z9
4/20/2015 11:33:00 PM
Think bezel-less screen, and if you are a loyal PhoneArena reader your mind should immediately go to the ZTE Nubia Z9. We've shown you numerous leaked photographs of ZTE's new flagship, sans side bezels. The phone will be introduced on May 6th and based on a teaser released Tuesday in China, the screen will have some special features.
According to Ni Fei, GM of ZTE, there have been two important events in smartphone history related to user interaction. The first, dating back to the 1990s, was the introduction of the Nokia physical QWERTY keyboard. The second was the unveiling of the touchscreen ...
ZTE SPRO 2 Review
4/20/2015 11:32:00 PM
Introduction
There's just so much tech already crammed into the sleek bodies of our mobile devices that every inch of real-estate is maximized, leaving very little room for any added luxuries. Projectors are uncommon in smartphones, but they do exist – evident by past things like the LG eXpo and Samsung Galaxy Beam. Don't get us wrong, the concept is undeniably cool, where a projector is somehow fashioned into a smartphone, but sometimes the end result is just a lackluster experience with the projector. Rather than attacking it from the same angle as some other folks, the ZTE SPRO2 does it the ...
Asus ZenFone 2 showcased in lengthy 10-minute video, camera samples included
4/20/2015 10:54:00 PM
Smartphone manufacturers almost always create promo videos to showcase their newest handsets, but these are usually no longer than a few minutes. So we're pretty surprised to see Asus releasing a 10-minute video promo to present the highlights of the ZenFone 2, its latest flagship smartphone.
While there are several ZenFone 2 variants, the video presents the most advanced (and most expensive) one, which comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4 GB of RAM, and a 64-bit quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz.
The video - embedded below - includes various sample photos ...
Special Apple Watch Edition for celebrities comes with solid gold band
4/20/2015 9:25:00 PM
An Apple Watch Edition model with a solid gold band has been seen adorning the wrist of celebrities like Beyonce and fashionista Karl Lagerfeld. This appears to be a band that only celebrities and other influential people are able to score from Apple. The tech titan considers its smartwatch to be just as much a fashionable piece of jewelry as it is a piece of technology for your wrist.
If Apple does end up offering this gold band to consumers, it will extend the price range of the Apple Watch Edition, which currently ranges from $10,000 to $17,000. The high end model is the Rose Gold version ...
Republic Wireless testing plan to pay back subscribers for unused data each month
4/20/2015 8:06:00 PM
Hybrid Wi-Fi/Cellular carrier Republic Wireless says that the average smartphone user is paying $16 a month for service they never use. So starting on May 18th, Republic subscribers selected to beta test its Maestro "Lab" will receive a refund at the end of each month for the amount of data that they pay for, but don't use.
Republic has some other so-called Labs that they are testing over the next nine months including Salsa, which will test out a smooth handover from cell networks to Wi-Fi. So far, Republic has figured out how to make "seamless Wi-Fi to cell" connections and is hoping to ...
Want to know how to get started with a new Lumia? This Microsoft infographic will help
4/20/2015 7:53:00 PM
For all those who are new to Windows Phone and have purchased, or will purchase a Lumia handset (be it the new Microsoft Lumia 540 or Lumia 640, or older models like the Nokia Lumia 730, Lumia 930, etc), Microsoft today posted an infographic that should help them get started with their smartphone.
The infographic presents some of the things that you should do after powering up a Lumia handset for the first time, including: how to create a Microsoft account, how to resize tiles, how to download apps from Windows Store, how to change themes and background images, or how to set up Cortana. ...
YouTube's new API forces third party Windows Phone apps to update
4/20/2015 5:37:00 PM
YouTube has changed its supported API to version 3 from version 2. This has forced certain Windows Phone powered YouTube apps like MetroTube to push out an update to support the new API, or face the prospect of not working. MetroTube's latest update to version 4.6.0.0 does allow the app to connect to the new API, which means that subscribers will be able to use the app.
In addition to MetroTube, another YouTube app for the Windows Phone platform called myTube is also going through an update (to version 2.1.0.0) so that it can use the new YouTube API. With the update, myTube now allows users ...
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