One of the more common bits of technology in the smartphone world that the iPhone is still missing is near field communication. NFC technology allows many of the smartphones on the market to automatically pair with accessories and share content with compatible devices by simply tapping them together. Apple has yet to include NFC technology in its iPhone.

The case is now launched called the CalypsoKey that brings NFC technology to the iPhone via a case. The case has a dual band antenna on the inside that allows it to work with almost all common RFID and NFC devices on the market. That means with your iPhone and this case you can use the available NFC door locks and more.

The case has a 13.56 MHz RFID antenna and a 125 kHz RFID antenna inside. No apps are needed for the NFC tech t ... Read more »

Yesterday we heard that HTC are holding a press event on the 19th of February, the week before Mobile World Congress, where they are expected to announced the new HTC M7, and now it looks like we may have a possible HTC M7 release date.

According to HTCSource, HTC will start selling their new HTC M7 on the 8th of March, this is apparently the European release date for the HTC M7, as yet we do not have any information on the US release date.

The HTC M7 is rumored to come with a 4.7 inch full HD display with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, plus Android Jelly Bean, and a quad core 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor.

Other rumored specifications on the HTC M7 include a 13 megapixel camera with an f/2.0 lens plus a front facing 2 megapixel camera, we should have some more in ... Read more »

Sony recently announced their new Flagship Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia Z, and now it would appear that we may have a possible launch date for the device, at least in Japan.

According to Yodobashi Camera in Japan, Sony will launch the new Xperia Z on the 9th of February, this date has yet to be confirmed by Sony and it is not clear whether this would be a Japan only release date or a worldwide release date.

The Sony Xperia Z features a quad core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor and 2GB of RAM, there is also a 5 inch full HD display with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution.

other specifications on the Sony Xperia Z include a 13 megapixel camera, and 4G LTE, the device is also resistant to dust and water and also features NFC.

As soon as we g ... Read more »

Smartphone companion watches or smartwatches as they are sometimes known, are becoming more and more popular as an extension of your smartphone, allowing you to keep track of important notifications from your phone on your wrist.

Now a new device has joined the smartwatch ranks called the WiMe NanoWatch which can be used as a phone or linked to your smartphone, similar to the Pebble smartwatch which recently started shipping.

The new $99 WiMe NanoWatch Phone is equipped with a 1.54 inch, 240 x 240 pixel resistive touchscreen display, and runs on an embedded Linux-based operating system, supported by 256MB of ROM and 2GB of storage.

The WiMe NanoWatch is also equippe ... Read more »

HTC has added another Android smartphone to their range, the HTC Desire U which will be available in Taiwan, and will come with a 4 inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

The HTC Desire U is powered by a 1GHz processor and comes w ... Read more »

Huawei are expected to reveal a number of new smartphones at next month Mobile World Congress, one of those is the new Huawei Ascend P2 and now it would appear that we have a photo of the handset along with some specifications.

The Huawei Ascend P2 is rumored to feature a 4.5 inch display with a full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080, it will be powered by a quad core processor possibly with a 1.8GHz clock speed, and will come with 2GB of RAM.

Other rumored specifications on the Huawei Ascend P2 include a 13 megapixel camera and a 3,000 mAh battery, it will also come with either Android 4.1 or 4.2 Jelly Bean.megapixel camera and a 3,000 mAh battery, it will also come with either Android 4.1 or 4.2 Jelly Bean.< ... Read more »

Acer has announced the launch of a new Android smartphone, the Acer Liquid E1 which will come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and features a 4.5 inch qHD display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels.

The Acer Liquid E1 is powered by a dual core 1GHz processor and features 1GB of RAM, there is also 4GB of built in storage and it has dual cameras with a front facing 0.3 megapixel camera for video chat.

On the back of the device is a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and an LED flash, plus it comes with a microSD card slot for expansion, Bluetooth 3.0 +EDR, an FM receiver, A-GPS and WiFi.

There are no details as ... Read more »

There have been a number of rumors about Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone over the last few days, we are expecting the Samsung Galaxy S4 to go on sale in April, and it is possible that Samsung will announced their new Galaxy S4 at a Samsung Unpacked event on the 22nd of March.

Now a possible render 0f the Samsung Galaxy S4 has been discovered online, the photo below was uploaded to Picasa back in December, with the description of ‘Galaxy S IV GT-I900 Product Image’.

The photo was uploaded by a student from Hong Kong, so we are not sure if this is actually an official photo from Samsung or a possible mock up of what the Samsung Galaxy S4 will look like, still it looks interesting from the photo above.

We have heard a number of rumors about the specifications on Samsung’s n ... Read more »

Owners of existing Windows Phone devices, which run Windows Phone 7.5 are patiently waiting for the release of the Windows Phone 7.8 update, and now it looks like we are getting closer to its release.

Microsoft has released the Windows Phone 7.8 Software Development Kit (SDK) for developers, and it is now available to download, as yet we still do not have an official release date for the software update for existing handsets.

There have been rumors that Microsoft will start rolling out the Windows Phone 7.8 software update to existing handsets on the 31st of January, this date has yet to be confirmed by Microsoft, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.

Source Microsoft

When Nokia announced their 808 PureView smartphone they also said that they would use the technology in future devices, and we have been waiting to find out about Nokia’s first Lumia smartphone that would feature their PureView camera technology.

Now according to a recent report, Nokia are working on a new Lumia Windows Phone smartphone that will incorporate their PureView technology, the device is rumored to come with the EOS name.

The Nokia Lumia EOS will be a high end Windows Phone handset, that will feature an aluminum casing, and it will apparently be headed to US mobile provider AT&T later in the year.

As yet we do not have any actual specifications on this new Nokia Lumia EOS device, as soon as we get some more information, along with some photos we will let you gu ... Read more »