MWC 2013: Nokia Lumia 720

The Nokia Lumia 720, announced together with the Lumia 520, is probably not Nokia's 2013 flagship smartphone, or maybe it is. Based on its specs, I don't think it is. Anyway, the Lumia 720 is almost like the 520, only with a front facing camera and a bit larger screen. The processors in both devices are the same. They both sport the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processors and both are clocked at 1GHz. As always, the design of the Lumia 720 is great. I like its industrial look and this device's camera actually sports Carl Zeiss optics, which is one of the selling point of Nokia.

MWC 2013: Nokia Lumia 520

Of course, the Finnish phonemaker is at MWC 2013 to announced their own smartphones. Adding more Lumias into their portfolio, Nokia has announced two, this is the Nokia Lumia 520. Like most Nokia Lumias, this and the other one, has amazing hardware design. Running on Windows Phone 8, the Lumia 520 is aimed for those who have fun on their smartphones. The Lumia 520 is expected to start shipping to stores by March arriving first in Hong Kong and in Vietnam.

MWC 2013: HP Slate 7 - Android-based tablet

HP, has finally given in. At MWC 2013, they have announced their first tablet that runs on Android. The HP Slate 7, is apparently a 7-incher device with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean breathing inside it. With regards to its specs, it's a decent tablet. It packs a dual-core CPU, 1 GB RAM, and a 3MP rear facing camera. Of course like all Android devices, it will be featuring all the amazing stuff that Android has to offer. So, let me say this to HP, after their sale of the WebOS, welcome to Android!

MWC 2013: The Lenovo A1000, A3000 and the S6000

Lenovo outs 3 new Android tablets at MWC 2013. First, we have the Lenovo A1000. They have, apparently, departed from naming their tablets as IdeaPad or IdeaTab, for reasons I do not know of. Anyway, the A1000 is built to give its users great audio quality. With regards to the tablet's specs, it runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and sports a 1.2GHz MTK dual-core processor. It carries 16GB of internal storage with expandable storage of up to 32GB via the microSD card slot. The device's display is a 7-incher with a resolution of 1024x600. And of course Dolby Digital Plus integrated into the device.

The Huawei Ascend P2

A day before MWC 2013 officially kicks off, Huawei has unveiled to the world the Ascend P2. As noted by UV, the device is not the Chinese company's flagship Android device. Their flagship, according to the same source was announced at CES 2013, the Ascend D2 (which I was not able to post about). Anyway, the Ascend P2. The device is expected to be launched in the second quarter of this year. 

Chrome 25 now available for download!

Google has promoted Chrome 25 to the stable world and is now available for download. One of the things they have added into this version of Chrome is Voice recognition support to web apps. This is something I don't really use but for some, this is great news. The thing I like is the "No more silent extension installs". I hate this now that Chrome 25 is here, this is great! You ever experienced a time when you install a software on your Windows PC and then that software has a Chrome extension that immediately appears or gets installed on your Chrome? Well, Google does not allow that in Chrome 25 anymore. If you want that software's extension to be installed on Chrome, then you will have to permit it. Some of these extensions can actually be disabled during the installation process of the software on your PC but sometimes they don't have that. You can now update your Chromes to Chrome 25 by download it here.

Ubuntu for Tablets announced - "Cleanest, freshest, most beautiful tablet experience around"

Ubuntu unviels the new face in the mobile OS market, Ubuntu for Tablets. This is already a late post, since the developer preview of the OS was already available since Feb. 21. I have to say, Ubuntu did a great job on this OS. Fluid, smooth, elegant, and base on the video, it works. The OS is said to focus on Nexus devices for now, the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. This OS will definitely have a fighting chance compared to MeeGo's attempt of eating a bit of the marketshare. We will have to wait when Ubuntu will eventually make this available to the public (if it is not available yet). Anyway, for now, watch the video from Ubuntu showing us how amazing this OS will be.

HTC unveils their 2013 Android flagship smartphone - The HTC One

HTC, earlier, announced their newest Android flagship smartphone, the HTC One. No, I won't say anything against the design of the phone, because I think it is brilliant. This is a company struggling for market share but is still up there with the best of the Android phonemakers. The HTC One, packs a lot of new features, take for example the 4MP rear facing camera. Dubbed as UltraPixels, is better understood if you read on SlashGear's explanation of it. Other things in the HTC One includes BlinkFeed which is the new look for HTCs. Most, if not all, Android smartphones have homescreens that you swipe left to right to go to the next screen. With BlinkFeed, it's up and down. Imagine Windows Phone and yes, the "tiles" are live.