South Korean smartphone giant Samsung unveiled the latest member of the Galaxy smartphone family, named Galaxy S Duos. The new smartphone will be dual SIM-enabled allowing the user to receive calls on one SIM while taking a call from the other.
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As Android has become the most popular platform for smartphones and tablets worldwide, an ever-increasing amount of malware has been designed and aimed at Android devices. Because Google's Play store has only a limited presence in China, a slew of independent Android app stores have popped up in the country to profit from the great popularity of Android devices, and some of those apps carry malware. A new Android threat has already infected more than half a million devices in China so far.
The newest addition to this fall's bevy of hotly-anticipated smartphone releases is an offering from Sony called the Xperia SL. Since July of this year, the gadget grapevine had been abuzz with rumors and leaks that a Sony Xperia S upgrade to Xperia SL was on its way. Over the weekend, Japanese electronics bigwig Sony quietly announced the launch of its Xperia SL on the company's official Web site.
Smartphones have become an indispensable part of day-to-day life. As technology has advanced, their original purpose of simply making phone calls has taken a backseat to innumerable apps that enable users to navigate to a location using GPS, check train schedules, watch favorite sitcoms, search for restaurants, and launch vengeful cartoon birds. Now, gadgets may predict users' whereabouts in advance.
Gizmo lovers will be delighted to learn that Taiwanese company Acer is heating up the smartphone war with three spanking new devices: Liquid Gallant Solo or the E350, Acer Liquid Glow, and Acer CloudMobile.
A well-known French hacker has revealed a major security flaw that has existed in Apple's iPhone since the very first device launched in 2007. Known publicly only as "pod2g," the French iOS security researcher published details about the vulnerability on Friday, Aug. 17. According to him, the security flaw affects all versions of iOS, including the latest beta release of iOS 6.
Acer, better known for its PCs and laptops, is getting ready to boost its smartphone presence. Rumors suggest that Acer will launch its Android-powered Liquid Gallant Solo smartphone at the IFA event in Berlin later this month.
In the battle of tablets, Samsung's recently launched Galaxy 10.1 faces stiff rivalry from Apple's iPad, while Microsoft is set to drop a bomb on the tech world with the launch of its Surface tablets.
This fall, smartphone lovers will have a lot to look forward to with the expected IFA event on Aug. 29 and the rumored Apple iPhone 5 launch on Sept. 12. Gadget enthusiasts can also mark Sept. 5 on their calendars as the launch date of Motorola's new smartphone.
Zynga and Nokia are joining forces to bring two hit games to a new range of Nokia devices. On Friday, Aug. 17, Nokia announced on its official blog that its popular games Draw Something and Zynga Poker will be available on the Asha Touch later this year.
Recent images of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 suggested that it would launch at Samsung's Aug. 29 event. Additional images reveal the "phablet" again, bearing a strong resemblance to the UK-bound Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Samsung posted photos of a black version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 in a tube station on its official Olympics page earlier in August, and now phone retailer Clove says that the device will arrive in the UK during October. The launch of the black Samsung Galaxy S3 could be around the time the next iPhone goes on sale.
An image posted by French site NowhereElse claims that the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, rumored to be launched on Aug. 29, will hit the market with even a bigger screen when compared to its predecessor.