Huawei announced the Ascend P6 would be available for €449 but forgot to include the price for the UK and the US, if it ever makes it over the shores to America.

Carphone Warehouse has already started pre-orders for the new Huawei flagship and the phone will cost £329.95 off contract with no SIM and free on deals over £21 per month.

This is a pretty blockbuster saving for what appears to be Huawei’s new flagship Android device. While we can see some negatives even at this price, it beats the Galaxy S4, HTC One and iPhone 5 by a good margin.

For buyers wanting the thinnest smartphone with an incredible front facing camera, the Huawei Ascend P6 may be the perfect choice. However, the UI on the Ascend P6 may be a little grimy, especially for stock Android fans.

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The voice command to be used in this upcoming device will be different from what Apple’s Siri or Google now is offering. Instead of assistant services LG will be implementing this on navigation features. This will be a useful feature in certain conditions like in driving where you can still use your device without even touching the touchscreen.

LG’s voice command feature will be more advanced than the voice command that’s being used in smartphones today. An example provided is that when using Google Maps you can just use your voice pan around, switch views, and zoom in or out.

This upcoming model will most likely use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor that comes with an always-on voice capability. This new processor which was unveiled early this year allows users to activate the voice feature simply by saying hello to the device. It will be able to distinguish the voice of its owner thus preventing other people from issuing commands to it and accessing private information.

There’s no official announcement form LG regarding this report yet but there’s a high possibility that we will be seeing several devices with this capability in next year’s Mobile World Congress.

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Nvidia has announced that they are planning to license their graphics technology to other companies. It’s a known fact that the company is one of the leaders in the graphics business and right now they aim to license their GPU core on its Kepler GPU. Aside from this, the company also plans to license out their visual computing portfolio. This will enable manufacturers to develop their own GPU technology while taking advantage of the numerous patents held by Nvidia.

Nvidia’s Kepler GPU is one of the world’s most advanced and most power efficient GPU’s. It has DX11, OpenGL 4.3, and GPGPU capabilities that will transform any mobile device into a great gaming platform.

This change of strategy of the company comes at a time where PC sales are slowing while sales of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets are increasing at a rapid pace. The PC market has been the company’s traditional stronghold but with PC sales dwindling they have to find new markets to sell their products.

This won’t be the first time the company licenses out their technology as they have already done this in the past.  The Sony PS3 uses GPU technology from Nvidia. Intel is also paying the company $250 million a year to use their visual computing patents.

The explosion of Android devices in the market presents a great opportunity for the company. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huan recently announced that he wants the company technology to “light every single pixel”. A key part of this plan is to get Nvidia technology into every mobile device.

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Samsung Galaxy Ring Technical Specifications

• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
• CDMA 3G EVDO Rev A
• 4-inch TFT 480×800 display
• 1.4 GHz single-core (MSM8655) processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 4GB of storage ( expandable using microSD)
• 5MP/1.3MP cameras
• 1750mAh battery

Virgin Mobile is offering the Galaxy Ring on their no contract plans. This is perfect for individuals who value savings. The lowest Beyond Talk plan that could be availed with this device costs only $35 a month. This already comes with 300 minutes and unlimited messaging and data. Next in line is the $45 a month plan which gives consumers 1200 minutes as well as unlimited messaging and data. The highest plan available is the $55 a month plan which gives consumers unlimited minutes, messaging and data. The network is also giving an option to turn the device into a mobile hotspot by just adding $15 on top of the chosen plan.

The target market for the Galaxy Ring is consumers who need to stay connected most of the time. This device can handle emails, instant messaging, social network updating, Internet surfing and a whole lot more. All three plans come with unlimited data so there’s no need to count the bandwidth consumed.

As far as coverage goes, Virgin Mobile is using the Sprint network which allows it to reach more than 278 million people across the country.

If you are looking for an affordable device that you can use for accessing the Internet then you might want to check out this device.

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AT&T’s known for pushing out many exclusives on not only devices, but colors as well. If you were looking to pick up a Samsung Galaxy S4 from AT&T in a fiery Aurora Red color, it is now available for purchase directly from Samsung. The 16GB model seems to be the only storage size they’re selling, and will be $199.99 on a 2-Year contract from AT&T.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is undoubtedly one of the most popular Android handsets on the market right now, as it’s also currently on all four major US carriers. It comes with a quad core Snapdragon 600 processor, 1080p 5″ screen, Android 4.2.2 with Touchwiz, as well as 2GB of RAM and expandable storage.

If you’re looking to purchase this bad boy in red, hit up the source link below.

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This has been the Twitter account’s first tweet since the launch of the Droid RAZR back in November 2011, so this is probably a big deal. According to the tweet, the systems are almost at “operational status,” which could mean that we are days away from any announcement or press event considering that the tweet also tells us to “Stand by for further instructions.”

What do you readers think? Will Verizon surprise us with something we’ve never seen before? Which manufacturer could be making the new Droid? Samsung? HTC? Guess only time will tell.

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Prior to the three electronic giants, however, the Japan-based company NEC had already released a liquid-cooled smartphone just last month. The device, which is called the Medias X06E, was nicknamed the “ladyphone” since it was aimed at women. Said consumers were promised a smartphone with better cooling capabilities than the others that were available on the market. The Medias X06E, which came in white and pink, features a 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 4 processor, Android OS, and a 4.7-inch OLED screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. For its cooling system, the Medias X06E has a 0.6 mm heat pipe, which is significantly smaller as compared to the 1 to 1.2 mm ones that are used by Ultrabook makers in their devices. Despite the promise of the liquid-cooling technology, it appears that no other NEC handsets offer the same mechanism.

At present, most smartphone makers employ the graphite and foil cooling mechanism. However, this solution is now believed to be unsuitable for current smartphones, many of which are reported to have heating problems because of available technologies such as 4G connectivity support. In contrast with graphite and foil cooling, liquid-cooling is deemed as a more active and effective way to keep the temperatures of mobile devices low.

Several companies are already developing the super-thin 0.6 mm heat pipes, including Chaun-Choung Technology, Auras and TaiSol Electronics from Taiwan, and Furukawa Electric from Japan. Such companies are hard at work at increasing their yield rate, which currently stands at only 30 percent.

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If you are experiencing the Samsung Galaxy S2 “unable to connect to server” status when you just added an email account into it, there are certain issues that you have to look out for.

First, check your network. One reason could be that the signal in your location may be weak. But if you do not see any problems with your network, then it must have something to do with the Settings.

Another way to solve it is by removing the account that you just setup and set it up again. A quick reboot may also be a solution.

But if the problem still persists, one forum in the official website of Office 365 suggests that you follow these steps:

1. Change your password into something simpler that does not make use of special characters.

2. Sync the Calendar feature by selecting the Calendar Sync command followed by Exchange. But make sure that the Background Data option has been set to On.

3. Key in all the information that you have been trying to enter into your email app.

4. Connect your Galaxy S2 through a wireless signal source.

I hope this solution worked for you. For more questions, write to us at mailbag@thedroidguy.com. Users who have something to contribute on the subject can also share their views and suggestions on the comment boxes below.

The device appeared just yesterday in a leak, which already revealed some of the smartphone’s specifications. Many of the leaked specifications are exactly the same as those which surfaced today, so this list would offer few surprises to those who have their eye on the handset.

For its processor, the Desire 200 features the 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1. Its small display, which is of the HVGA type, measures 3.5 inches and comes with the resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. RAM is at 512 MB whereas its storage is 4 GB. There is, however, an option to expand the storage for up to 32 GB via a microSD card.

The Desire 200 likewise packs a single rear-facing camera, which sports a 5 MP image sensor, and a VGA recording function.

Also onboard is a 3.5 mm audio jack and a removable 1230 mAh battery. Connectivity options include Dual-band UMTS/ HSPA and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, GPS/AGPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.0.

As for its dimensions, the Desire 200 measures 107.7 × 60.8 × 11.9 millimeters and weighs 100 grams.

HTC offers only two colors for this handset: black and white.

It also comes with an unspecified version of Android overlaid with HTC Sense. It will possibly have an older version of Android. Yesterday’s leak mentioned that the device could arrive with Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box.

As of the moment, the Desire 200’s price and date of availability are still unknown.

HTC supposedly borrowed some design elements from the popular HTC One, but the smartphone itself is deemed as a successor to the HTC Desire C or the Desire X.

All in all, the HTC Desire 200 appears to be an Android-based handset with a very basic set of specifications, and thus, a very affordable price. If these are all you need, then the HTC Desire 200 is probably a phone you shouldn’t miss.

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The Huawei Ascend P6 is the flagship handset of the Ascend P6 series. It features a 4.7-inch HD in-cell LCD screen which comes with MagicTouch technology. Such technology improves the screen responsiveness, allowing it to be sensitive to input even if one wears gloves while using it.

The device also comes with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, to which Huawei has given its own customizations via the proprietary Emotion UI. Huawei proudly announces that such UI is the result of input from 5 million consumers. Among its features are SmartReading, Me Widget, and better security protection.

Huawei also includes a productivity feature called AirSharing, in which one may share documents or play with other users with very little lag time.

Like most other smartphones today, the Huawei Ascend P6 comes with two cameras. Huawei says its front-facing camera is ideal for taking self-portraits. Such camera comes with a 5 MP sensor, and an automatic facial enhancement feature. Meanwhile, on its rear is a more powerful BSI camera, boasting of an 8 MP image sensor, F/2.0 aperture, 4cm macro photography mode, and support for recording videos in 1080p Full HD quality. To assist users, Huawei includes its propriety software called IMAGESmart, which allows one to tweak basic image settings such as contrast and color, and introduce automatic adjustments through the instant facial beauty feature.

Huawei also boasts of the Ascend P6’s battery, which has a capacity of 2,000 mAh. According to the company, such battery performs up to 30 percent better as compared to other similarly-sized batteries.

Huawei markets the device as a smartphone which combines user-friendly features with an aesthetically-appealing look. It achieves this through its brushed metallic exteriors and a curved base. The smartphone is offered in three colors, including pink, white, and black.

The smartphone will first hit the Chinese market this month, followed by Western Europe in July. Eventually, it will also arrive in other markets, as well.

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