Whoa there, another phone leak? It could only be the run-up to Mobile World Congress. This time, it’s Samsung that’s let slip, and the not-particularly high-end Galaxy Mini 2. Mini in size, minor in specifications, it will purportedly arrive with a 3.3-inch display at 480 x 320 resolution, running Gingerbread on an 800MHz processor. Unfortunately, at that speed, don’t expect to get any Adobe Flash action on this presumably entry-level phone. It’ll be capable of HSDPA data speeds up to 7.2Mbps; add in a three-megapixel camera, 3GB of built-in storage and it’s all starting to sound a bit 2008. GSM Arena‘s mole pegs it for a February release, so that could mean it sprints out ahead of MWC, but it’ll find it hard to avoid the bright lights of Barcelona.
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 leaked, says it’ll arrive later this month originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This week, we’re judging all the books by their covers: flashy coatings, sporty colors, spring-like demeanor, even if it is a couple months early. Come, get superficial with us, and delve slightly more than skin-deep, as we chat about fashion, ROMs, and releases on the Engadget Mobile Podcast.
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Engadget Mobile Podcast 125 – 02.11.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ComScore released its annual US Digital Future in Focus report this week, offering a year-end wrap of many of the trends its tracked throughout the past year and a look towards the next. One of the more telling stats concerns email use among those in their teens and twenties. According to the report, web-based email use among 12-17 year olds dropped 31 percent in the past year, while use among those 18 to 24 saw an even bigger drop of 34 percent. Some of that can no doubt be attributed to Facebook and other email alternatives, but a big factor is the growth of email use on mobile devices; both of those age groups saw double-digit growth in that respect, with mobile email use jumping 32 percent among 18 to 24 year olds.
In terms of sheer growth in the past couple of years, though, there’s not much that matches the trajectory of tablets (obviously aided by one in particular). ComScore notes that that US tablet sales over the past two years have topped 40 million, a figure that it took smartphones as a category a full seven years to reach. Another area that saw some considerable growth in 2011 is digital downloads and subscriptions (including e-books), which jumped 26 percent compared to the previous year, leading all other areas of e-commerce. The full report and some videos of the highlights can be found at the source link below.
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ComScore report finds drastic shift from web-based to mobile email among younger users in past year originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Enjoying your Spotify tracks on the go just got a little better, at least on iOS, where an app update to v0.4.23 gifts users “very high quality” 320kbps music streaming (for Premium subscribers) and syncing, up from the previous max of 160kbps. Enabling the higher quality streams — though heavy listeners may want to mind those bandwidth quotas — is as simple as ticking the “Extreme” box in the settings, as shown above by The Next Web to join in a quality that was previously only available via the desktop app or in the living room. If you’re just signing up or setting up the app again the one-tap Facebook log-in should also be a convenient addition (or not, if you don’t use Facebook and insist on telling everyone you don’t at every opportunity — we heard you the first ten times). There’s no word on updates for the other mobile platforms yet, but we’ll keep an eye out.
[Thanks, Pete]
Spotify iOS app update brings 320kbps music to mobiles originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Just one year ago, HP officially introduced the TouchPad, Pre 3 and Veer to its lineup. Much has happened in the 365 days since that time, which marked the end of the Palm brand, the discontinuation of the company’s webOS hardware development and the decision to open source the crown jewel, webOS. Today, we hope you’ll join us after the break as we bow our heads, sing some praises and remember the final three members — for now, anyway — of HP’s webOS lineup. We’ll have fireworks at the end.
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HP Veer 4G, Pre 3 and TouchPad celebrate a melancholy birthday originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Beethoven’s Fifth or Michelangelo’s Pietà it’s not but, while Master Moves Mickey can’t stand as a cornerstone of civilization, it can certainly throw down on the dance floor. The b-boy bot has a speaker hidden under its garb that kicks out the jams while this mechanical mouse break dances its little Disney trademarked heart out. He’s got 15 different signature moves, carefully choreographed to eight different built-in tunes and loads of personality thanks to a collection of self-depreciating one-liners ready in case he loses his balance. And all this legendary performer needs to keep earning his urban cred is a six AA batteries, oh, and your money — $70 of it to be specific. Master Moves Mickey should be hitting shelves in August. Check out the video after the break.
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Master Moves Mickey hands-on: challenges Bieber and TOSY to dance-off (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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