Take the guts of an HTC One M9 smartphone, throw them in a phone with the higher-resolution display and camera of the HTC One M9+ and then replace the metal with a waterproof plastic case and what have you got? Apparently the answer is the HTC J Butterfly 3, which is launching in Japan in […]
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Japan’s Fx0 is the most powerful Firefox OS phone yet
Firefox OS is an operating system for smartphones and tablets that’s designed to run web apps. It’s developed by the makers of the Firefox web browser, and included on a handful of phones sold in parts of Europe, South America, and Asia. Up until recently most Firefox OS phones have been entry-level devices, but Japanese […]
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HTC J Butterfly is basically a waterproof HTC One M8 (for Japan)
HTC has a new smartphone that has the same basic specs as its flagship HTC One M8… but in a waterproof case. The only catch is that you’ll need to be in Japan to buy it. The HTC J Butterfly is available exclusively from Japanese wireless carrier KDDI. The phone features a 5 inch, 1920 […]
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LG launches 2560 x 1400px smartphone screen… plus a phone that uses it
Korean electronics giant LG has unveiled a new 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel IPS display with 538 pixels per inch. It’s designed for smartphones and other small devices… and in what’s obviously a remarkable coincidence, LG and Japanese wireless carrier have just launched a new smartphone with a 5.5 inch, quad HD screen. Just kidding… […]
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Asus MeMO Pad 8 Android tablet launches in Japan
The Asus MeMO Pad 8 is a tablet with an 8 inch display, Android 4.4 software, and an Intel Atom Z3580 processor, making it one of the first tablets to launch with an Intel “Moorefield” processor. Moorefield processors are based on the same architecture as Intel’s Merrifield chips, but they offer higher clock speeds, better graphics […]
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KDDI AU Smart TV is an Android TV stick with a TI OMAP 4430 chip
Japan’s KDDI is one of the first telecom companies I’m aware of to sell customers an Android TV stick as a way to run Android apps on a TV. Of course, they call it a “Smart TV Stick, but under the hood the AU Smart TV Stick is a lot like products we’ve seen from […]
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KDDI develops tech for watching HD videos on mobile screens: Enhance!
Netbook, smartphone, and tablet makers love to point out the technology that lets you watch HD video on mobile devices. And sure, it’s handy to be able to copy your HD video collection to your portable device for viewing on the go without spending hours transcoding media files first. But let’s face it: It still […]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab gets an angular redesign for Japanese market
While Samsung is busy pushing its Galaxy Tab Android tablet in the US and Europe, the company has teamed up with KDDI in Japan to offer a (somewhat) different device. The SMT-i9100 has almost the same specs as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but it’s WiFi only and has a boxier looking design. We’ve seen Samsung […]
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Android powered Sharp IS01 looks like a netbook, works like a smartphone
Most of the so-called “smartbooks” we’ve seen over the last few months have attempted to blur the lines between a netbook/notebook and a smartphone by using an ARM-based processor and an always-on operating system such as Google Android that allows you to receive incoming messages even when the laptop’s lid is closed. But most of […]