Korea: Keep Your Terrible "Phablets" To Yourselves
LG's Vu is offensive in virtually every way that an object can offend. It's called the "Vu," it has an abhorrent 4:3 screen, and, as BGR has loathsomely coined, it's a "phablet". Let it never leave...
View ArticleThe LG Optimus Vu Flashes For the Camera
LG’s let out a video of its Galaxy Note rival, the Optimus Vu before its official showing off at MWC. In it you’ll get to see the wonders of its 5-inch IPS screen; some finger writing action, and a...
View ArticleApparently Someone Really Does Want a Phablet Like the Galaxy Note and It’s...
It might be smack-bang in the middle of that awkward zone -- neither phone sized nor a proper tablet -- but the stylus-equipped Samsung Galaxy Note is selling in its droves; at least in Australia,...
View ArticleSamsung Confirms Lots of People Actually Want a Phablet Like the Galaxy Note
Last week we heard that people really were buying Samsung’s Galaxy Note phablet, at least down under. Now Samsung’s come out and confirmed it – it’s shipped over five million of the things and in just...
View ArticleThis Is What Samsung’s Galaxy Note Ice Cream Sandwich Update Will Look Like
Samsung’s sold a hatful of its phablet the Galaxy Note, and like other models in its Galaxy range it too is getting a dose of Ice Cream Sandwich for 2012. Given its taken Samsung forever to get ICS...
View ArticleA Samsung Galaxy Note Is Your “Because Size Really Does Matter” Deal of the Day
Are you addicted to Draw Something? It’s great isn’t it, but sometimes the quality of the pictures that you’ve drawn with your fingertip might make your fellow players think that you’re living in a...
View ArticleGot a Samsung Galaxy Note Bulging In Your Pocket? Time to Tentatively Check...
Having shown us all how awesome Ice Cream Sandwich is going to be on the Samsung Galaxy Note, it seems Samsung’s stealth launched the Android 4.0 update, which is currently rolling out to select...
View ArticleSamsung’s Gunning For the iPhone 5 With Its “Unbreakable” Galaxy Note 2 Phablet
Samsung’s apparently got a new phablet on its way, and considering the success of the original Galaxy Note, I’m not surprised. The Koreans aren’t holding their punches though — Samsung’s apparently...
View ArticleOh God They’re Actually Making the Galaxy Note Bigger?
You already thought Samsung’s Galaxy Note was too big, right? Suitable only for use by elephants? Well rumour has it that the plan is to make it even bigger. Currently the Note features a mere 5.3...
View ArticleSamsung’s Galaxy Note 2 Just Made the Phablet Even Bigger (Updated with...
Samsung’s just unveiled the Galaxy Note 2 at IFA in Berlin, the phablet just got bigger and faster. The 5.5-incher takes the original Note idea, that quite a few people loved, and runs with it,...
View ArticleSamsung’s Got Something Else With a Stylus Coming
Samsung’s sent out a cryptic event teaser for October 24th, because apparently “the next big thing is here”. The picture of one of Samsung’s new S-Pen styluses confuses things a bit; we’ve already seen...
View ArticleThe 4G Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Will Be Available on EE’s LTE Network
Those wondering whether the original phablet’s follow-up, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, would be available on 4G networks in the UK, can now rest easy. Come October 15th, it’ll be available on EE’s Orange...
View ArticleLeaked Shots of Sony’s New 1080p 5-Inch Super-Phone — Phablets, Watch Out
It looks like a prototype version of Sony’s upcoming new flagship phone, the Xperia Yuga, might have leaked into the wild. A Russian site claims to have got their meaty paws on one, and have published...
View ArticleZTE’s Also Planning a 5-Inch 1080p Phablet Monstrosity
CES is still a few weeks away, but we already know what’s going to dominate news there: phablets. Specifically, 5-inch+ Full HD beasts like the one above. Already teased by ZTE, it’s apparently called...
View ArticleSony All But Announces Its Flagship New Monster-Phones
CES is so close we can almost touch it, but Sony seems to have jumped the gun a little, leaking official press shots of the two phone/phablet things it’s probably going to debut in Las Vegas next week....
View ArticleSony’s 1080p Monster-Phone to Cost £400 When it Crash-Lands in March
Oh boy, the Sony leaks just keep on a-comin. According to Taiwanese site SonyXP, the Xperia Z (a.k.a. ‘Yuga’) will run you a sweet £400 when it starts shipping in early March. Although that’s a king’s...
View ArticleSony’s Xperia Z Ultra 6.44-Inch Waterproof Phablet is Real
Sony’s just taken the wraps off its latest addition to the Xperia range, a 6.44-inch waterproof phablet, which’ll be the first phone released with Qualcomm’s blazing new Snapdragon 800 chip. It’s...
View ArticleSony Xperia Z Ultra Hands-On: Wow, This Thing Is Huge
Sony’s just busted out its entry into the dreaded phablet market, and there’s no getting around it: Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra is massive — bigger than even the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 — but it’s an...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Note 3 Review: Biggerer and Betterer
Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has been the most popular BIG phone for a couple of years now. The Galaxy Note 2 made some major improvements over the original in terms of speed and utility, and while the...
View ArticleSony’s Six-Inch Fascination Continuing With Rumoured Budget Phablet
Rumours from the Chinese manufacturer scene suggest we’re about to see a new large-sized Sony mobile appear at some point in the near future, with a low-ish spec model known as the Xperia Tianchi...
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