Orange Santa Clara to be first Intel powered smartphone

Orange and Intel have joined forces to launch the first smartphone with Intel innards as the Orange Santa Clara is unveiled at Mobile World Congress

 

The first handset to land sporting an Intel CPU has been unveiled at MWC 2012 with the network branded Orange Santa Clara taking the honours.

Panasonic Eluga Power unveiled at MWC 2012

Following the recent unveiling of the Eluga, Panasonic is back on the smartphone scene outing the Panasonic Eluga Power at Mobile World Congress

 

Panasonic has expanded on last week’s smartphone unveiling confirming the upcoming release of a second device dubbed the Panasonic Eluga Power at MWC 2012.

iPhone 5 to see Apple ditch 30-pin dock connector?

The traditional 30-pin iDevice connector may be on the way out as Apple looks to save vital space to incorporate new features for the iPhone 5

Apple is considering casting aside the 30-pin connector for the iPhone 5 in order to make the device smaller and save space for new features like a 4G LTE radio, according to reports.

Sony Xperia Ion to launch in the UK summer 2012

Amid a pair of new Android releases at MWC, Sony Mobile says it will also bring the impressive Xperia Ion handset to the UK

While Sony outed two impressive looking Android phones in the Xperia P and the Xperia U on the eve of MWC 2012, we also learned the company will be bringing another one of its recently-announced devices to the UK.

HTC One X quad-core smartphone unveiled

HTC has gone back to basics by concentrating on three core handsets that sport Beats audio along with improved camera tech and slick designs

HTC has unveiled the One Series of mobile phones, comprising the flagship HTC One X, along with the brand's slimmest device to date - the HTC One S -  and the HTC One V, the design of which is based on the popular HTC Legend.

Sony Xperia P launched at MWC 2012

Sony has just unveiled the Sony Xperia P at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Sony has revealed the brand new addition to the Sony Xperia family - the Android-powered Sony Xperia P - at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona.

The latest mobile phone in the Sony smartphone range features a fetching aluminium unibody, a 4-inch reality display and an 8 megapixel camera using Sony's fast capture tech.

It joins the Sony Xperia S, launched back at CES in January, and the new Sony Xperia U in extending the product line-up carrying the single Sony brand.

Sony Xperia P Features

The Sony Xperia P screen boasts what Sony calls White Magic Display technology which aims to make the screen viewable even in the sunniest of conditions. Sony claims it's the smartest and brigtest display on the market.

The Sony Xperia P also works with a Motorola Atrix-style smart dock that makes it easy to connect to your TV and offers a laptop computing experience with the capacity to connect other peripherals including keyboard and mouse.

As with the Sony Xperia S the Xperia P is compatible with Sony Smart tags, giving us the power to open apps, change settings and launch services with a sinlge tap against customisable NFC tags.


Sony Xperia P UK Price and Availability

The Sony Xperia P will be available in three brushed aliminium finishes and will start shipping around May 2012. No Sony Xperia P UK price has been announced.

Huawei launches Ascend D quad core phone at MWC 2012

Huawei has launched a quad-core smartphone, the Huawei Ascend D quad, running Android 4.0 ICS Ice Cream Sandwich.

One of the first widely-anticipated quad-core phones, the Huawei Ascend D quad is powered by Huawei’s K3V2 quad-core 1.2GHz/1.5GHz processor, which the company claims is the fastest on the market.