Xperia M Ericsson

 Xperia M Ericsson

Electronics manufacturer Sony ended a relatively quiet period today by announcing a new Xperia M smartphone. Judging from its dual-core processor and 5MP camera, clearly the Xperia M is a midrange Android handset and not in the same class as the company's Xperia Z flagship device. That said, Sony seems to have crafted the Xperia M with a similar amount of care and an eye for style. The Xperia M, if the official photos of the gadget do it justice, seems to be quite a looker. Thin and trim with angled edges, the phone sports many of the industrial design language that set the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL apart. You'll even find the familiar sliver of an LED notification light below the Xperia M's 4-inch (854x480 pixels) LCD screen. It pulsates in different colors depending on the alert it is communicating. Related stories Sony Xperia Z makes its way to T-Mobile Sony reportedly readies first phablet The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is so incredibly thin (pictures) Of course the display can't hold a candle to the massive and bright 5-inch full HD (1,920x1,080 pixels) screen that both the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL flaunt. Even so, a smaller viewing area likely translates into a more compact and pocket-friendly chassis. And like the Xperia ZL, the Xperia M appears to lack the Xperia Z's fancy glass back siding and splash/dust resistant body. The Xperia M looking pretty. (Credit: Sony) There's no word on pricing yet, nor is availability for the Xperia M is set for a specific date, beyond Q3 2013. I'm guessing chances are slim that it will reach U.S. shores, since the GSM phone lacks support for 4G LTE. For more info, take a look at our partner site CNET UK's take on the Sony Xperia M.

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HTC Zeta

HTC Zeta

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 SIM Mini-SIM Announced Not officially announced yet Status Cancelled Body Dimensions 109.8 x 60.9 x 9.8 mm (4.32 x 2.40 x 0.39 in) Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) Display Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 4.5 inches (~326 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes - HTC Sense UI Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes Memory Card slot No Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM Data GPRS Yes EDGE Yes Speed HSDPA, HSUPA WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Secondary Yes, 1.3 MP Features OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator Colors Black - Beats Audio - Beats headset - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Facebook and Twitter integration - Document viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype) Battery Li-Ion 1830 mAh battery Stand-by Talk time 

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HTC One U.S.

HTC One U.S.

In February, after months of rumors, leaks and speculation, HTC took the curtain down from around its brand new smartphone, the HTC One, a device that is set to replace the HTC One X and the HTC One X+. At the time, HTC revealed that it would be hitting a number of carriers across the globe during the month of March, including the United States. But as we’ve found out, there are still plenty of questions about the HTC One U.S. release date and a launch that has turned into a mess. Read: HTC One Release Bringing Bold, Expensive Marketing. In the months before February 19th, HTC had been rumored to be coming up with a new flagship smartphone for 2013, a device that was originally called the HTC M7, and one that it hoped would bring the company back to prominence and take on the likes of the iPhone 5 and its biggest Android rival, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4. New reports point to HTC One release date delays and shortages into late Apri.. The HTC One U.S. release still has plenty of mysteries surrounding it. Those rumors culminated with an event in the United States, New York City to be exact, where HTC took the stage and announced its brand new HTC One, a device that features a number of upgrades over the company’s previous flagship models. In order to make it appealing in the face of intense competition, HTC went to great lengths with its features. Starting with its design, it’s made entirely out of metal and features a ZeroGap design that makes the device feel flush throughout. HTC also loaded it up with a new Ultrapixel camera, a speedy quad-core processor, and a 4.7-inch display with 1080p resolution to set it apart, at least size-wise, from its many competitors. The company also outfitted the device with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and its new version of HTC Sense, HTC Sense 5.0, which is a vast departure from its previous skins. The partial cherry on top of the entire event was that the HTC One was announced for several American carriers, something that hadn’t happened with previous HTC phones at launch. Better yet, HTC said that the device would be hitting shelves across the globe starting in March. However, despite all of HTC’s revelations about the HTC One including information about its release date, the HTC One still hasn’t arrived on carriers in the United States. In fact, as we approach the end of March, we still have a number of mysteries surrounding the HTC One U.S. release date which has devolved into a complete mess. HTC One U.S. Release Date Shortly after the HTC One’s launch, we saw mobile operators in the UK announce that the device would be made available starting on March 15th, a little under a month after its launch, and a date which fell in line with HTC’s March pronouncement. On March 12th though, word of a delay spread like wildfire and HTC unfortunately confirmed that it would be pushing some release dates back. Word soon came that the HTC One U.S. release date wouldn’t be delayed as it was on a different timeline than the other models but its rumored release date of March 22nd has come and gone and thus far, no American carrier has stepped forward to provide any sort of pertinent information about the HTC One’s release. AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have remained quiet through it all, leaving HTC to attempt to clean up the mess that it has created. So far, none of them have confirmed any details in regards to the timing, leaving potential customers completely in the dark.

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Apple iPhone 5

Apple and T-Mobile open iPhone 5 pre-orders, shipping April 12th By Matt Brian on April 5, 2013 03:56 am Email @m4tt 24Comments Don't miss any stories Follow The Verge Follow Gallery Photo: iPhone 5 review pictures 2 inShare Apple and T-Mobile today opened pre-orders for the iPhone 5, a week ahead of the smartphone's official April 12th release. T-Mobile, the fourth largest carrier in the US, becomes the last of the big four operators to offer the iPhone, following behind AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint. Last week, T-Mobile unveiled its new Uncarrier branding and smartphone plans, no longer requiring customers to sign up for a long-term contract. Instead, T-Mobile offers a 16GB iPhone 5 for $99 upfront with 24 months of $20 payments on its Simple Choice plan, or $579.99 in full, $70 less than an unlocked iPhone 5 bought direct from Apple. T-Mobile also offers the iPhone 4S, which costs $69.99 upfront with payments of $20 per month, while the iPhone 4 costs $14.99 plus a $15 monthly charge. T-Mobile says the older models will only be available in "select markets." "T-Mobile becomes the last of the big four operators to offer the iPhone" The iPhone 5 is compatible with T-Mobile's expanding LTE network and its "4G" HSPA+ networks. The carrier also boasts it is the only US mobile provider to offer nationwide HD Voice on the handset. The company is currently bringing preorders online, so keep trying if you can't process your order.

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Facebook's colonization of Android

Facebook's colonization of Android

The smartphone business is becoming more like Nascar every day with multiple companies vying to get their brands more prominently promoted on the screens and cases of mobile devices. It's an intensely competitive market in which telecommunications carriers, such as AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, and manufacturers like Apple, Samsung, and HTC are getting top billing. Of course, Apple with iOS controls the entire smartphone user experience, and Google with the more open Android holds sway with its broad suite of apps and its own branded mobile devices. Enter Facebook Home, a family of apps that CEO Mark Zuckerberg today said is designed to help "you see your world through people, not apps." It's also a way to colonize the Android platform, increasing Facebook's share of screen real estate and its accessibility on mobile devices. Read: Facebook Home: Bold experiment or extreme bloatware? Facebook's new Home on Android addresses a large audience. The social network has more than a billion active users monthly, and accounts for 18 percent of the total time U.S. consumers spend on smart mobile devices, according to Flurry, which measures application usage across more than 1 billion smart devices. Some percentage of the social network's billion users -- those who live most fully in the Facebook bubble -- will gladly take the Facebook Home plunge. Facebook Home Chat Head thread. (Credit: Facebook) Related stories: Facebook unveils 'Home,' a family of apps for your Android phone Facebook Home: Facebook takes over Android Facebook announces Home for Android (pictures) HTC First: The debut Facebook Home phone A look at the HTC First, aka: the 'Facebook phone' (pictures) Facebook launches Chat Heads for staying in touch with friends Zuckerberg and company would also like to colonize Apple's iOS, but it is uncertain whether Apple would be willing to let Facebook take over the home screen and app launcher. Facebook's CEO was asked by reporters in a Q&A session after the new product unveiling whether Home would be coming to iOS. "We have a great relationship with Apple," Zuckerberg said, offering up a read-between-the-lines response. "Anything that happens with Apple is going to happen with partnership. Google's Android is open so we don't have to work with them." Zuckerberg is thinking big and racing to colonize the rest of the world with the Facebook platform. In his remarks at the Home launch, he talked about addressing the largely untapped global market for smart mobile devices. "The modern computing device has a very different place in our lives. It's not just for productivity and business. It's also for making us more connected, social, and aware. Home, by putting people first and then apps, by just flipping the order, is one of many small but meaningful changes in our relationship with technology over time," Zuckerberg said. Looking into the future, he added, "If you look out five or ten years when all 5 billion or so people who have feature phones are going to have smartphones, we'll soon be living in a world where the majority of people who have a smartphone -- a modern computing device -- will have never seen in their lives what you and I call a computer. The very definition of what a computer is and what our relationship should be hasn't been set for the majority of the world...When it is, I think a lot of that definition will be around people first." He also expects Facebook to play a big part in defining the future. "This is the kind of work that Facebook, and our culture and community, are uniquely built to do," he concluded. Empires and companies come and go. For now, Facebook is ascendant, and hitching its wagon to an ascendant Android can only expand its domain.

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