The days of the new Sony Mobile are now long past. . . . → Read More: Sony Xperia L: a budget Android device with a focus on imaging and style
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 More Info Windows Phone 8X by HTC: 4.3-inch 720p display, LTE, dual-core S4, available this November Windows Phone 8X by HTC hands-on: Microsoft’s modern mobile OS personified in polycarbonate Windows Phone 8 review It feels like forever since Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8 back in June, but the mobile OS is finally here and with it comes the inaugural volley of compatible handsets. The first one to cross our desks is the global, unlocked version of HTC’s Windows Phone 8X , a device we first saw in September. Unlike other current flagships, this phone breaks the bigger-is-better trend by providing a full set of high-end specs in a relatively compact package — combining a 4.3-inch 720p Super LCD 2 display, Qualcomm dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and NFC in a sleek and colorful package. . . . → Read More: HTC 8X review: Windows Phone 8′s compact flagship  The current crop of “Medfield”-based Intel Atom smartphone chips has one major disadvantage compared to much of the ARM-based competition — these SoCs don't support 4G LTE connectivity. . . . → Read More: Intel confirms next-gen, dual-core Medfield + LTE plans  Intel’s curious decision to shun the US and release Medfield-powered smartphones in India , China , Russia and the UK might be because of those countries’ underdeveloped levels of LTE. Marketing chief Sumeet Syal told TechCrunch that its current-generation x86 system-on-chip won’t support the standard, but a capable version will arrive at the end of the year — with production ramping up in 2013 . . . → Read More: Intel reveals Quad-Core, LTE-capable Medfield chips are on the way  HTC has delivered smartphone triplets to the Chinese market : the HTC One ST, SC and SU — and while the devices have identical guts (except for network gear), each has its own housing, carrier and color scheme. All three carry 4.3-inch 800 x 480 screens, dual-core 1GHz processors, 1GB RAM, 4GB storage, a 5-megapixel camera with 5 fps continuous shooting, Beats audio, dual-sim / dual standby capability and Android 4.0 with HTC sense 4 . . . → Read More: HTC One S family hits China sporting different threads, identical specs  It seems the newest member of HTC’s mid-range smartphone line-up — previously known as the Proto — is actually the Desire X, according to several Scandinavian retailers (see coverage). Also, Hong Kong blog ePrice , who gave the new model the blurrycam treatment, claims that the specs line up with all the rumors: a 4-inch, 800 x 480 display, Android 4.0 with Sense 4.0, Beats Audio, dual-core 1GHz processor and 5-megapixel camera. HTC should formally out the phone this week at IFA , but its European presence and similarity to the China-only New Desire V means it’s likely an international version — without the continental sticker shock . . . → Read More: HTC Proto goes under spycam, reveals secret identity: the Desire X  Rumors have been circulating that HTC was planning a mid-cycle replacement for the One V , the Proto, that would keep the line relevant in the face of some noticeably tougher competition . . . . → Read More: HTC Proto breaks cover, brings the New Desire V out of China  If you thought the Apple and Samsung legal tussles weren’t getting interesting enough , another filing has revealed that the father of all smartphones Galaxy has at least two Windows Phone 8 devices in the pipeline. According to the filing that’s been unearthed by The Verge , both are running on a dual-core 1.5Ghz Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset — which is currently Samsung’s chip of choice for LTE regions . . . → Read More: Samsung spills details on Odyssey and Marco Windows Phone 8 devices  If you thought the Apple and Samsung legal tussles weren’t getting interesting enough , another filing has revealed that the father of all smartphones Galaxy has at least two Windows Phone 8 devices in the pipeline. According to the filing that’s been unearthed by The Verge , both are running on a dual-core 1.5Ghz Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset — which is currently Samsung’s chip of choice for LTE regions . . . → Read More: Samsung spills details on Odyssey and Marco Windows Phone 8 devices  Confusingly announced by Fujitsu , the Toshiba Regza T-02D will settle into a wall of similarly bright-colored, good-looking smartphones in NTT DoCoMo stores starting this week. The (Japan-only) phone’s 4.3-inch OLED screen holds onto a middling qHD resolution, but Fujitsu says its “new AMOLED Plus technology” will apparently render in higher clarity than any of its preceding smartphone displays — we’ll wait to see it in action before coming to any conclusions. There’s no word on who’s behind the dual-core 1.5GHz processor, but Xi connectivity (how Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo brands its LTE provision) makes a Qualcomm chipset likely. . . . → Read More: Toshiba REGZA T-02D smartphone launches in Japan: ‘New AMOLED Plus’ display, old resolution |
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