Motorola Moto X to Pack Clear Pixel Camera with Gesture Controls

Mobile phone maker Motorola might be set to pack its upcoming Android-based Moto X smartphone with some innovative camera capabilities, including a Clear Pixel Camera with gesture controls, recent reports on the matter suggest.

No specific info on what this would involve has been provided as of now, but the rumor falls in line with Google’s previous assertion regarding the great camera capabilities that future Nexus devices are set to receive, PhoneArena notes. Motorola’s Moto X smartphone was previously said to pack a 10-megapixel photo snapper on the back, which will certainly provide users with an appealing imaging experience while on the go.

Furthermore, the smartphone should land on the market with a dual-core Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 Pro CPU, 2GB of RAM, and a 720p touchscreen display. More details on the phone should become available soon, so stay tuned to learn them.

Motorola to pack Moto X with a Clear Pixel Camera with gesture controls
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Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496 Arrives in India at INR 9,499 ($156 / €121)

Mobile phone users in India can now purchase a new smartphone from Spice, namely the Coolpad 2 Mi-496, which sports a price tag of INR 9,499 ($156 / €121) at online retailers in the country at the moment.

Packing a 4.5-inch touchscreen display and a 1.2GHz quad-core processor inside, the mobile phone can be seen on this page on Saholic, where it joins the previously launched Coolpad Mi-515 handset from the company, AndroidOS notes. The new smartphone packs 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with LED flash, 1700mAh battery, and Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system loaded on top.

Furthermore, it also features 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and aGPS, as well as Dual SIM (3G + 2G) support. No front camera has been included on the device.

Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496
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Android 4.3-Based HTC One Google Edition Emerges at Bluetooth SIG

The HTC One Google Edition smartphone has just received approvals from the Bluetooth SIG with the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system loaded on top, recent reports on the matter suggest.

The handset features model number PN071 and packs Bluetooth 4.0 LE support inside, which further confirms previous rumors on the technology being included inside the next Android platform release, along with other enhancements. However, while the Google Edition version of HTC One has already been launched (it runs under the vanilla flavor of Android), the upcoming Android 4.3 OS iteration has yet to be announced.

Given that devices running under it have already started to receive certification, we could expect the new platform release to land in a matter of weeks, as Techtastic notes. Stay tuned to learn additional details on the matter.

HTC One Google Edition spotted at Bluetooth SIG
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HTC One mini Spotted at GFX Benchmark

One of the mobile phones that Taiwanese handset vendor HTC Corporation should make official in the not too distant future is the HTC One mini, which has yet to be officially unveiled, but which has already made an appearance on the GFX Benchmark website.

According to the listing, the new device will hit the market with a 1.4GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor inside, as well as with an Adreno 305 GPU. Furthermore, the mobile device is expected to sport a 720 x 1280 pixel screen (supposedly a 4.3-inch one, amounting to a 342 pixels-per-inch density), while running under Google’s Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system.

According to techtastic, the phone also packs 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory, as well as a 4MP UltraPixel photo snapper on the back, and HTC’s BeatsAudio & BoomSound features.

HTC One mini
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BlackBerry 9720 Emerges in Leaked Photos

Canadian mobile phone maker BlackBerry has been rumored recently to plan the launch of a new smartphone running under the older BlackBerry 7 OS, and photos of the handset appear to have already emerged online.

Available courtesy of thaibbclub, said photos provide us with a close look at the device, which appears set to land on shelves with an outer design that borrows elements both from the BlackBerry 10 series smartphones and from the older BlackBerry Bold 9790, as CrackBerry notes. The mobile phone features a QWERTY keyboard on the front, with a dedicated BBM key included, the same as some Curve models, but resembling the looks of BlackBerry Q5’s keypad.

No specific info on the availability and pricing of the new device has been provided as of now, but rumor has it that it might land on shelves in a small number of markets.

BlackBerry 9720
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