ARCHOS ahead of the MWC 2018 event has announced the Hello Smart Display with Google Assistant support. It comes in two variants; one with 7-inch HD display and the other one with an 8.4-inch Full HD touchscreen display. The Smart Display packs high fidelity speaker and powered by a quad-core processor. Continue reading “ARCHOS Hello Smart Display with Google Assistant announced ahead of MWC”
Category: MWC 2018
First Android Oreo (Go edition) phones, new Android One phones will be announced at MWC 2018 confirms Google
Google announced Android Go back in May last year for low-cost Android devices that have 512MB to 1GB of RAM, and later in December it was renamed to Android Oreo (Go Edition) and said that Android Go edition smartphones would be available from early 2018. Today Google has announced that OEMs will introduced the first set of Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphones at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona next week. It also said that these phones will cost less than $50 (Rs. 3250 approx.)
Land Rover Explore rugged Android smartphone with swappable add-on battery, adventure packs announced
Land Rover and Bullitt Group introduced Land Rover Explore at the ISPO trade show earlier this month, but it did not reveal the specifications of the phone. Today it has published all the details ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018. It has swappable back covers called packs that can extend capabilities. Continue reading “Land Rover Explore rugged Android smartphone with swappable add-on battery, adventure packs announced”
Cat S61 rugged Android smartphone with enhanced thermal camera, indoor air quality sensor announced
Cat phones, popular for its rugged phones, today announced it’s flagship Cat S61, successor of Cat S60, ahead of MWC 2018. It has an enhanced FLIR thermal imaging capability with enhanced software for greater image contrast, expanded temperature range to 400 degrees Celsius, and an upgrade from VGA to High-Definition detail from the visible camera providing unmatched image optimization using FLIR’s MSX technology. Continue reading “Cat S61 rugged Android smartphone with enhanced thermal camera, indoor air quality sensor announced”
LG K8 2018 and K10 2018 series announced ahead of MWC
LG just announced new K8 and K10 series of smartphones for 2018 that includes K8 2018, K10 2018, K10+ 2018 and K10 α 2018 ahead of Mobile World Congress (2018) next week. Both the phones have HD display with 2.5D Arc Glass design. The K8 features a metallic design with metal U-frame, 13-megapixel rear camera technology found in the flagship LG G6, PDAF, and an 8MP front camera that supports Bokeh when shooting selfies. Continue reading “LG K8 2018 and K10 2018 series announced ahead of MWC”
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 VR reference design announced
Couple of months after the announcement of Snapdragon 845, Qualcomm today introduced new virtual reality (VR) reference platform based on Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform, ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona next week. Similar to last year’s Snapdragon 835 VR platform, it is partnering with GoerTek that allows for global manufacturers to quickly build commercial designs based on the Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR Platform.
Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 VR reference design announced”
Archos Citee Connect world’s first Android-powered electric scooter announced
ARCHOS has introduced Citee Connect, the world’s first scooter with a 5-inch touch screen running Android 8.0 (Oreo) offering all the functions of a smartphone, including 3G connectivity and GPS for navigation and access to several apps and services. The display is protected is against shocks and bad weather. It hows speed, distance traveled and also remaining battery level. Continue reading “Archos Citee Connect world’s first Android-powered electric scooter announced”
Vodafone trials world’s first 4G IoT drone tracking and safety technology
Vodafone today announced the commencement of trials of the world’s first air traffic control drone tracking and safety technology. It uses the 4G IoT technology to protect aircraft from any unexpected accidents as well as prevent any unintentional or criminal drone incursions at sensitive locations such as airports, prisons, and hospitals. Continue reading “Vodafone trials world’s first 4G IoT drone tracking and safety technology”
Sony MWC 2018 teaser highlights curved display, Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact expected
Sony Mobiles have just released a new teaser video of its MWC 2018 event which kickstarts in a week at Barcelona. Very little was shown in the brief 23-second video, all we see is just a curved display indicating a smartphone with a curved display. Continue reading “Sony MWC 2018 teaser highlights curved display, Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact expected”
Nokia 7+ Android One edition with full-screen display, dual-lens ZEISS rear camera, Nokia 1 press images surface
HMD Global’s MWC 2018 event is scheduled for February 25th, now first press shots of the Nokia 7+ and Nokia 1 have surfaced, thanks to @evleaks. This shows that the Nokia 7+ will be Android One edition and also coincides with earlier leak that revealed most of the specifications of the phone. It also shows the phone in both White and Grey colors with Orange accents.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 world’s first 7nm LTE modem with up to 2Gbps download speeds announced
Qualcomm today unveiled the Snapdragon X24 LTE modem which supports up to 2Gbps download speeds. It is the world’s first Category 20 LTE modem supporting mammoth speeds and also the first chip built on a leading-edge 7-nanometer FinFET process. It is the successor of last year’s X20 LTE Modem Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 world’s first 7nm LTE modem with up to 2Gbps download speeds announced”
LG V30 2018 with AI camera and voice recognition features to be announced at MWC
LG is all set to introduce a new variant of the V30 at the MWC 2018, just as it was reported earlier. The new V30 2018 comes with A.I enhancements which the company says has spent more than a year researching to perfect the A.I on a smartphone. LG is focusing on vision and voice A.I enhancements. Continue reading “LG V30 2018 with AI camera and voice recognition features to be announced at MWC”
Asus Zenfone 5 with 18:9 display, top-notch, dual rear cameras, more Zenfone 5 Lite images surface
Asus is expected to introduce the new Zenfone 5 series at the MWC 2018 event on February 27th in Barcelona. Renders of one of the Zenfone 5 variant with 5.7-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras, metal body surfaced recently, later press shot of the Zenfone 5 Lite surfaced, now images from the Zenfone 5 ZE620KL (X00QD) manual shows that the phone will have a iPhone X-like top-notch and a full-screen display. It also shows dual rear cameras with fingerprint sensor on the back and a unibody metal design. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 5 with 18:9 display, top-notch, dual rear cameras, more Zenfone 5 Lite images surface”
LG V30s with AI-powered LG Lens, 256GB storage said to go official at MWC 2018
It is already known that LG has dropped the plans of launching their G7 flagship at the MWC 2018. There were rumors claiming that the company might introduce an enhanced version of the V30 instead. Now according to ETNews, LG is said to launch a new version of the LG V30; the V30s in the Korean markets next month that will make an appearance at the MWC 2018 later this month. Continue reading “LG V30s with AI-powered LG Lens, 256GB storage said to go official at MWC 2018”
Asus Zenfone 5 Lite with dual front and rear cameras, Full HD+ full-screen display surfaces
It is known that Asus is holding an event at the MWC 2018 show later this month where the company is expected to launch the Zenfone 5 series. Last week we saw the design sketch of the Zenfone 5 in the manual leak, and today we are getting to the Zenfone 5 Lite variant in press shots courtesy of Evan Blass. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 5 Lite with dual front and rear cameras, Full HD+ full-screen display surfaces”