Not exact matches
What are you doing with
brand events to
get audience members to pull out their
smartphones and share?
BlackBerry's hope is that it will appeal to the elite
smartphone user that its
brand used to own: The affluent, workaholic doer who cares less about trends and logos than
getting things done.
BRZ debuted for 2013 and sees only one change of note for its second season: The standard navigation system
gets Aha -
brand smartphone integration.
Hopefully you
got a
brand new tablet,
smartphone or e-reader that runs Android as a gift.
T - Mobile has a fairly weak lineup of
branded smartphones, so until the BlackBerry Flip 8220
gets its act together, your choice will be between the G1 and the even less - expensive BlackBerry Curve 8320.
The non-profit has been doing it for years and has finally caught the attention of
smartphone makers in order to expand their
brand, but also
get their e-books in front of more users.
The problem could
get worse with the rise of Chinese
smartphone brands like Xiaomi and others that are using their own custom UI on top of Android and are in no hurry to update to the latest Android version.
Sure, it has started
getting a bit long in the tooth, but is still a nice, well - rounded
smartphone that is certainly worth buying if you want a performance - oriented high - spec device from a top - tier
brand at a reasonable price.
The Dell Streak
got Market by being a large well -
branded company that effectively designed a Android
smartphone but what about the others?
The BlackBerry PlayBook won't run the same mobile OS that powers RIM's current crop of
smartphones; rather, the PlayBook will
get its own,
brand new RIM software called the «BlackBerry Tablet OS.»
Starting today the T - Mobile Galaxy Note 3
smartphones will be
getting a
brand new firmware update that should bump their Android 4.4.4 version to N900TUVUDNK3.
Regardless of what it is called, you can bet your bottom dollar that RIM has to
get this particular launch right in terms of hardware and software, as many see it as a last chance saloon before consumers, no matter how loyal they were to the RIM
brand, makes the jump to other
smartphone platforms.
In the United States, the company is compensating Galaxy Note 7 owners with a $ 100 bill credit if they purchase another one of its
smartphones and $ 25 for those who choose to
get a handset from a different
brand.
All in all, Nokia fans were happy to
get their hands on its
smartphone and not compromise with any other
brand.
Microsoft is
getting a 10 - year license to the Nokia
brand, which it may or may not use on future Microsoft
smartphones.
The latest
smartphone carries a rather long name - Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS - to make sure that all the
branding gets in there.
The new
smartphones are all Android One
branded, which means they will be running a stock version of Google's Android mobile OS and
get regular security updates.
If you just
got your hands on a
brand new iPhone 8, it makes a whole lot of sense to protect your investment with a
smartphone case.
The Nokia 6, the first
smartphone with the Nokia
branding from Finland - based HMD Global, is reportedly
getting an over-the-air update to Android 7.1.1 Nougat.
Many
brands have launched their dual camera
smartphones and now Infocus
brand is also
getting ready to launch the Infocus Turbo 5 Plus handset that will come with dual cameras on the back.
Despite the fact that these are first set of
smartphones coming under Google
branding, they have managed to fair well in the market and have
got ample attention.
What I'm
getting at is, people never looked at this category of
smartphones though they knew Lumia
brand as Windows phone.
Lenovo
gets a world class mobile
brand and a respectable starting place in the
smartphone...
A new Honor -
branded smartphone has been certified by TENAA, though do keep in mind that this time around, we're not
getting any specs when it comes to this phone, only images of the device itself.
Own -
brand smartphones are a cheap way of
getting a handset without the commitment of a contract - you simply buy and go with whichever carrier you fancy.
Following HMD global signing a licensing deal to release Android devices that carry the Nokia
brand — an agreement that's not very different from Blackberry's partnership with TCL — we finally
got our first glimpse the company's upcoming
smartphones during Nokia's Mobile World Congress press conference earlier today.
Just because Android is open and available, doesn't mean it should be slotted haphazardly into some cheap plastic brick to
get your
brand into the
smartphone game.
Of course, India is
getting the Mi A1
smartphone first, given how well Xiaomi has done here and is now the number two
smartphone brand.
Honor is making a name for itself as the
brand to turn to when you want a bang - up
smartphone without having to spend a fortune to
get one.
Lately, the
brand seems to be
getting back on its feet thanks to a new partnership with HMD Global, and a new interview says that Nokia
smartphones aren't going anywhere.
As announced with the LYF
branded smartphones, the Jio 4G users with LYF C451 are also eligible to
get 20 % more data.
Xiaomi recently took the crown from Samsung as India's top
smartphone brand, however, its look like they
got bigger plans.
HMD Global, the Finnish start - up that recently resurrected the Nokia
smartphone brand with Android, has
got the rights to use around 500 patents, formerly used by Microsoft on Windows phone.
Sharp just yesterday unveiled their Sharp Aquos Crystal
smartphone with stunningly - slim bezels, and today we're
getting official confirmation that the phone is coming to US carrier Sprint and its prepaid Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile
brands.
The company is now all - set to
get deeper into the
smartphone market with its Microsoft Lumia -
branded Windows Phone
smartphones to generate more handset revenue in the next coming quarters.
Huawei also reportedly is working on
smartphones with a similar feature, but that
brand reportedly just
got dropped by Best Buy.
For Huawei, their Watch was a way in which to
get the Huawei
brand noticed in different sectors beyond just
smartphones for those on a budget, and for a lot of people, it has done just that.
Cricket Wireless is
getting a
brand new and rather interesting mid-range
smartphone in the form of the Android 7.0 Nougat - powered Alcatel PULSEMIX, which features back covers that enhance the device further.
Essential, Android co-founder Andy Rubin's new
smartphone venture, had a rough go of it last year trying to
get off the ground with a
brand - new flagship handset.
It may be Chinese
smartphone brand Vivo that
gets there first.
The
brand new flagship becomes available today at stores in 150 - some countries, giving
smartphone fans everywhere a chance to
get their hands on this hardware.
It
gets a little more obvious that 2014 wasn't the best year for the established
smartphone brands, as more and more numbers from last year...
iTWire colleague Alex Zaharov - Reutt wrote last week on the ability to launch your own
smartphone brand for as little as US$ 20 each and it
got me thinking — how long before consumers stop buying expensive
smartphones and look for value instead?
Even though Samsung wasn't the first
smartphone brand to roll out Android 5.0 Lollipop update to its existing devices, it is at least making sure that enough devices
get the update.
It has been a long time coming, but Chinese
smartphone brand Oppo has finally
got an opportunity with Telstra and, at $ 269, has the chance to sell well.
According to an e-mail confirmation given by Huawei, the parent company of the Honor series, Honor 8 will be the first Honor -
branded smartphone to be officially updated to
get Nougat in another two month's time, i.e. in February 2017.
The
brand started on this journey by asking «what if
smartphones could
get smarter and simpler?»
Of course, you can spend a little closer to # 200 and
get something nicer looking or from a more well known
brand, but if all you seek is a
smartphone with a reasonable sized HD screen and enough oomph to watch video, play the odd game or browse the internet, then the Honor 3C ticks enough boxes to be worth a punt.
There are not many
smartphone brands that manufacture their own chipsets, which is often, stated one of the reasons that many devices doesn't
get along with their hardware and software combination.
When we're looking at the biggest
smartphone brands around, it's almost not even worth paying attention to the top two: Samsung dominates the market, and Apple's
got itself a reasonably comfortable second - place spot.