Research In Motion (RIM) is expected to luanch its BlackBerry 10 line-up of smartphones in early 2013 and Thorsten Heins, RIM's CEO, and Andrew Bocking, RIM's SVP of Software Product Management were recently seen with at the LA Lakers/Phoenix Suns game. Both were carrying the all-touch BlackBerry 10 device.
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Sony Mobile's head reveals what's in store for the Japanese company as far as smartphones and tablets are concerned, in 2013.
Samsung seems to be riding high on the success of its Galaxy Note 2 phablet, which recently crossed the 3 million units sold milestone in a little over a month of the device's release. Building on the phablet's success, Samsung has taken things a step further and pulled out a marketing coup of sorts when the Galaxy Note 2 was used at the American Music Awards 2012 (AMA 2012) to announce winners instead of the traditional envelopes and note cards.
Some owners of the new Nokia 920 and HTC 8X smartphones, which run on Windows Phone 8, complain their devices randomly reboot themselves.
The smartphone race is intensifying and judging by the perennial rumors and leaks, 2013 will see the onslaught of the 1080p display devices. Per reports, LG is reportedly testing a mysterious new smartphone "LG-F240K," which will have a 1080p display.
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, Google launched its latest smartphone the Nexus 4 which was sold out online in the U.S. and the UK within just an hour. The phone has been highly anticipated by smartphone enthusiasts and is expected to compete with other smartphones in the industry; however, many customers may want to know what the Nexus 4 houses inside, and teardown carried on by iFixit revealed plenty including a dormant LTE chip.
The rivalry in the smartphone space seems to be intensifying with companies looking to up the ante in a bid to stay ahead in the race. Recently, leaks indicated that Sony, Samsung , and LG are all working on devices with 1080p displays, and now rumor has it that Lenovo too has a similar smartphone in the pipeline.
Leaks and spoilers before a device's official launch have become commonplace. After leaking the images of the Droid DNA before its release, the folks @evleaks are at it again, this time they have leaked an image of the ZTE Grand X Pro.
The Windows Phone 8 (WP8) powered smartphones have already started to make their way to the shelves and four companies - Nokia, HTC, Samsung, and Huawei - have announced that they will offer WP8-powered devices. Nokia, HTC, and Samsung have already revealed their handsets and smartphone enthusiasts are waiting for Huawei to launch its WP8 handset. Fortunately, they don't have to wait for long as images of the company's WP8 device Ascend W2 have leaked and indicate that users may soon be able to lay their hands on the device.
Despite the problems faced by the Nokia Lumia 920, it appears the handset is doing relatively well so far, and could continue down this path well into 2013 if demand increases during the Christmas holiday.
Smartphone market leader Samsung could well be on its way to pull a fast one over rivals by launching the ultimate smartphone, which is a combination of two of its best-selling devices. Rumor has it that Samsung is going to release a new smartphone, dubbed the Galaxy Grand, which is an amalgamation of the company's hot sellers Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2.
Earlier in October this year, Taiwan-based Asus announced the PadFone 2, a follow-up to its original PadFone, and disclosed that the smartphone-tablet hybrid would be available before year end in select European and Asian markets. Now, per reports, the PadFone 2 is making its way to the German market on Dec. 1.
Samsung has announced a new 10 nanometer chip which could set a new industry standard for slimness and find its way onto the Galaxy S4 next year.