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- HTC is moving away from QWERTY keyboard phones
- Deal: Amazon selling all Sprint phones for a penny
- NVIDIA claims mobile GPU performance to eclipse XBOX360 by 2014
- Samsung Galaxy S III makes an appearance in a temporary disguise
| HTC is moving away from QWERTY keyboard phones Posted: 20 Apr 2012 11:46 AM PDT  HTC fans hoping for a new Android phone equipped with a QWERTY keyboard will be extremely disappointed to learn that HTC is moving away from producing new devices with physical keyboards. HTC creative director Claude Zellweger made the announcement in Seattle during a press event, stating "As a company the QWERTY keyboard we're moving away from in general." Zellweger goes on to say "putting too much effort into that [QWERTY phones] would take away from our devices." Rather than spending extra time on new hardware designs for QWERTY equipped devices, HTC will focus on improving its on-screen keypad software to consumers. Even though most of the popular smartphones released in the past few years have not had physical keyboards, QWERTY devices have played a key role in the development of Android and its growth since the very beginning. Couple today’s news with HTC’s revelation from yesterday that they scrapped plans to release 3,000+ mAh battery-toting devices and you have a recipe which will produce some angry and frustrated HTC fans. Having owned three QWERTY phones made by HTC, I am personally disappointed to hear that there may never be a true T-Mobile G3 device to replace my G2. Do you think HTC is making the right decision by abandoning development of new QWERTY devices?
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| Deal: Amazon selling all Sprint phones for a penny Posted: 20 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT  Amazon Wireless is running a deal for you Sprint customers looking for an upgrade. All of Sprint’s Android phones are on sale at Amazon for $0.01 with a new two-year agreement. Sure, you won’t be able to get your hands on the Galaxy Nexus or LG Viper LTE devices, but you can get your hands on the likes of the Epic 4G Touch on the cheap. While we can’t say it’s a good time to be in the market for a Sprint device before this Sunday, if you’ve been holding out for one of Sprint’s current devices, you can’t beat a penny. The deal runs through April 30th, so hopefully we’ll see them sneak in the Galaxy Nexus and LG Viper.
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| NVIDIA claims mobile GPU performance to eclipse XBOX360 by 2014 Posted: 20 Apr 2012 07:02 AM PDT  NVIDIA has just unveiled a new slide that predicts GPU performance on mobile devices will catch or even surpass the graphical capabilities of the XBOX 360 by 2014. While this may sound like an amazing feat for mobile devices, let’s put things in perspective. The XBOX 360 is currently the most popular gaming console on the market, but it was introduced back in 2005, and it’s graphical performance reign was eclipsed just one year later with the introduction of the PS3. Both Microsoft and Sony are expected to introduce new console systems in the next 18-24 months, which would significantly increase their GPU performance. We applaud NVIDIA for all the work they have done to deliver mobile GPUs that allow developers to create amazing games. Unfortunately, increased GPU performance will not mean a thing unless developers find a way to make mobile gaming as lucrative as console gaming (where consumers are willing to pay $60 for new releases). There are many great games on Android, but a quick glance at the top games listed in Google Play reveals that most consumers are not interested in playing graphic intensive games on their mobile devices. If mobile GPU performance catches up with console gaming within the next few years, would you be willing to spend a little more money for games on your Android device? Or would you prefer spending $60 to enjoy a game on your 46-inch flat panel TV while sitting on your couch?
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| Samsung Galaxy S III makes an appearance in a temporary disguise Posted: 20 Apr 2012 06:24 AM PDT  Ladies and gentlemen, we’d like to officially introduce you to the Samsung Galaxy S III. If the design of the handset looks a bit uninspired, that’s because test units of the Samsung Galaxy S III have all been built inside a temporary shell meant to disguise the phone and keep the final design of the handset a mystery until it is finally unveiled on May 3rd in London. According to Tinhte (a Vietnamese technology blog), the specs in the handset pictured above match those of the Samsung GT-i9300 which surfaced recently. There is no guarantee that the Samsung Galaxy S III will ship with the specs listed below, but they do appear to be more reasonable than some of the more outlandish spec rumors we have heard in the past.
For a closer look that the Samsung Galaxy S III (or whatever the handset will eventually be named), check out the embedded video and image gallery. Gallery
Since Samsung has been so secretive about the Galaxy S III, we are not willing to claim that any of the specs or images here will match up with what the handset will actually ship with. We love all the rumors and leaked pictures, but we honestly can’t wait to see what Samsung unveils on May 3rd in London. Does the Samsung Galaxy S III spec sheet live up to your expectations? What rumored specs do you still hope will be included once the handset is unveiled?
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