BlackBerry Z10 Tear Down, Shows High-End Hardware

BlackBerry Z10, the first smartphone that landed on shelves with the new BlackBerry 10 operating system loaded on top, has been already torn to pieces, showing appealing hardware packed inside. The smartphone, the first in the new generation that Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry has launched on January 30, packs internals similar with high-end smartphones out there, such as Galaxy S III LTE and others. The guys over at TechInsights were those curious enough to tear the phone down to have a look inside it, and they have already shared their findings with the world. BlackBerry Z10 arrives on shelves with a Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 baseband / applications processor, paired with Samsung K3PE0E000A 2 GB Mobile DDR2 SDRAM...

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Samsung Galaxy S IV (SHV-E300S) Spotted in GLBenchmark

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has been long rumored to plan the launch of a Galaxy S IV smartphone, a successor for last year’s Galaxy S III, which was already spotted online as the SHV-E300S, and which made an appearance in GLBenchmark. The Samsung SHV-E300S is said to be a South Korean flavor of the smartphone, set to become available for purchase in the country on the network of wireless carrier SK Telecom. According to the aforementioned listing on GLBenchmark, the device will arrive on shelves with a 1.9GHz processor packed inside (supposedly a quad-core one), as well as with an Adreno320 GPU. Furthermore, the smartphone is said to feature an FHD (1920 x 1080 pixel) display, while running under Google’s Android 4.2.1...

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Nokia Shows Windows 8 Tablet in Pakistan

Today, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia launched its Windows Phone 8-based Lumia 620 in Pakistan, where it also showcased a Windows 8 tablet next to the phone, presumably the long rumored slate that it would bring to shelves with Microsoft’s operating system loaded on top. Featuring a thin bezel and rounded sides, the device appears to sport similarities with Nokia’s Lumia series, although there’s no telling on whether it is indeed the much expected device. After all, it is possible that Nokia was presenting the syncing capabilities of its Windows Phone 8 handsets with Windows 8-based products, and that the slate in this photo, available courtesy of Nokia Gadgets, was nothing more than a placeholder. As MyNokiaBlog notes, with...

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Samsung Galaxy S IV Project J Involves More Devices

Samsung has been recently said to plan the launch of Galaxy S IV as part of its Project J initiative, but it seems that other devices might be released along with this high-end smartphone as well. According to a recent article on SamMobile, Project J will include at least three handsets, with Altius being the GT-I9500 Galaxy S IV. Furthermore, there’s also a Project J Mini, codenamed Serrano, which might turn out to be a Galaxy S IV mini, along with Project J Active, codenamed Fortius. Each of these devices would arrive on shelves with its own set of accessories, with Fortius expected to be accompanied by some strange ones, such as Arm Band, Bike Mount and Pouch. For the time being, however, Samsung hasn’t confirmed specific...

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