Archive for February 22nd, 2012

Deal of the Day: The Godfather Collection (The Coppola Restoration Edition) [Blu-ray]

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Product Image List Price: $62.99 Deal Price: $25.00 You Save: $14.99 (60%) “The Godfather Collection (the Coppola Restoration Edition) [Blu-ray].” This multigenerational crime saga is a touchstone of cinema. The Blu-ray edition includes all three “Godfather” movies and extensive special features in crystal-clear high definition. Expires Feb 22, 2012

Buy 2, Get 1 Free on Select PS Vita Titles

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Product Image Come celebrate the launch of the PlayStation Vita. For a limited time, buy two games and get a third game free on select PS Vita titles. Expires Feb 26, 2012

Xbox 360 Bonus Offer

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Product Image Buy a select Xbox 360 console and get “Zumba Fitness Rush” for free. Expires Feb 26, 2012

Huawei MediaPad review: On the rise

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Huawei have been flexing their mobile manufacturing muscle lately and one of their latest creations, the 7" Huawei MediaPad Android tablet, is getting its high-res screen and aluminum unibody ready to take on the big boys…

Qualcomm S4 chipset benchmarks promise amazing performance

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

A fresh batch of benchmarks of Qualcomm's S4 platform show just how powerful the new Krait cores are. The tests were run on a reference platform, but since we don't care about the rest of the hardware (screen, camera, etc.), just the chipset performance, these result are a good indication of what to expect.

Qualcomm S4 uses Krait cores, two running at 1.5GHz in the case of the MSM8960 that was…

Panasonic uncovers Eluga specs, live hands-on photos pop up

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

As promised yesterday, Panasonic unveiled the specifications of their Android smartphone dubbed the Eluga, expected to debut on the European market this March.

The poorly named Eluga is powered by a dual-core 1GHz TI OMAP 4430 processor and 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory, which we have come to expect from high-end droids these days. At the front we find a 4.3-inch OLED display with…

LG announces L7, L5 and L3 – will be shown at MWC 2012

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Following yesterday's "L" teaser LG has officially announced three new droids – the L7, L5 and L3. All three devices will be shown at the MWC next week.

The Optimus L3, L5 and L7

The three Optimus L smartphones will feature square, thin metallic design with a textured leather-like panel on the back. They will also offer what LG calls "floating mass display" – a display closer to the…

Samsung announces Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Samsung has announced two new Android smartphones just a before the Mobile World Congress begins next week.

The first one is the Galaxy Ace 2, which will have a 3.8-inch, 800 x 480 resolution display, 800MHz dual-core processor, 768MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 5 megapixel rear camera with 720p video recording, VGA front camera, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, GPS/GLONASS and…

ZTE announces new Tegra 2 based Mimosa X smartphone

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Along with the two new ICS handsets announced yesterday, ZTE had another ICS-based smartphone to announce before MWC. This one is called the Mimosa X and will be running on the Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. While that itself is nothing special, it will also be the first device to have the Nvidia Icera 450 HSPA+ modem.

If you're wondering what so special about that, so far the phones made with…

Quad-core Huawei Ascend D1 Q press shots surface

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

It's no secret Huawei has big plans for its Sunday press conference. The event, which should kickstart the MWC will feature at least one quad-core smartphone device and we get to see its press shots in advance.

The Huawei Ascend D1 Q will obviously have a pretty face to go along with all the muscle under the hood. Judging by those press shots, the Tegra 3-packing Ascend D1 Q won't have the…