Posts by Valerie Richardson

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is still some distance away from its official unveiling, but a new patent filing might have given away some early hints of what’s to come from the new phablet. Samsung has just patented a stylus packing built-in microphone and speakers, which could well be its next-generation S Pen.

Fingerprint Scanner

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is expected to break cover next week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. While there has been plenty spoken about the smartphone’s hardware specifications and its other variants, there was some doubt over the implementation of the fingerprint scanner in the smartphone.

But those doubts have seemingly been cast aside today after a Samsung insider confirmed the existence of biometric security built into the handset’s home button.

Tegra K1

NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 superchip was announced last month during CES, and the company mentioned at the time that the chip wouldn’t make its way to the market for another few months. However, the AnTuTu benchmarks app appears to have already stumbled across a tablet running the new CPU — hinting at a launch sooner than expected.

Nokia X Press Image

The “Nokia X” moniker for the much-anticipated Nokia Normandy has been confirmed by its latest leaked press poster, which features a flurry of Android-powered Nokia devices. The handset is expected to make its debut at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.

Dell Venue 8

The Dell Venue 8 was launched in October last year as one of the few Intel-powered Android tablets on the market. The American manufacturer is now offering a decent deal on the device that waives $50 off the asking price for both the 16GB and 32GB variants.

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