Earlier this week, we found out Google will pay Apple over $3 billion this year to remain the default search provider on iOS. But it turns out Apple won't be the only major smartphone maker to receive an absurd sum. A new report claims Samsung will receive $3.5 billion to ensure Google remains the top search provider on Galaxy devices. Google has always paid Apple a hefty fee to be...
The iPhone 5s' fingerprint identification might be stealing all the headlines these days, but Korean service provider Danal has slipped through the cracks and implemented the first technology which will allow monetary transactions to occur with just a swipe of the finger on an Android-based smartphone. Partnered with fingerprint technology developer Crucialtec, Danal has rolled out the...
Pantech announced the Vega LTE-A today, a new phablet form the South Korean company that will take advantage of the country’s super-fast LTE-Advanced network. Most exciting though, is the news that the upcoming handset will feature a fingerprint sensor on the back. The news follows growing speculation that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5S may also feature fingerprint recognition technology....
The Pantech Flex Android smartphone on AT&T finally graduated from Ice Cream Sandwich today, receiving the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update over the air. The new upgrade brings some key Android features to the easy-to-use smartphone, including Google Now and Google Voice Search, as well as AT&T’s Drive Mode app, designed to prevent texting and driving. The handset will also get...
Samsung said Wednesday that it recently acquired a 10 percent stake in Pantech for about $48 million. While that may seem like a bizarre move, especially since the two firms compete in the lower-tier Android smartphone market, Samsung said it will help its business relationship with Pantech. "Samsung Electronics has agreed to acquire a 10-percent stake in Pantech, valued at...
Verizon on Tuesday said it will offer the Pantech Perception, a new mid-range Android 4.0 handset with 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, on April 25 for $99 after $50 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year service agreement. The device comes with Motion Sense technology, which allows users to change songs, answer calls, browse contacts and flip through pictures with simple hand gestures...
Pantech announced its Vega Iron flagship Android smartphone on Thursday. The device packs a 5-inch display with an amazingly slim 2.4mm bezel—that means there's just a tiny slice of plastic between the screen and the side of the phone—which Pantech says offers the world's "highest full-screen aspect ratio." The Vega Iron is also equipped with a 2,150mAh battery, a 1.7Ghz quad-core...
Pantech is currently teasing an event that will take place on April 18 in South Korea where the phone maker is expected to announce its new flagship smartphone. According to MyDrivers, the new smartphone will be dubbed the “Vega Iron” and will feature a 5-inch display with a full HD 1920 x 1080-pixel resolution, a quad-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM and a 13-...
Pantech just announced the Vega No. 6, an Android smartphone with a truly massive 5.9-inch 1080p display. If you’re keeping track, that makes it the largest 1080p smartphone to date, ahead of the DROID DNA. The phone runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, supports 4G LTE networks and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. It’s also packing a 13-megapixel camera (although we’re...
Pantech is one of those forgettable brands known best for its cheapo Android phones. But with the Discover, the company is attempting to shake that image without sacrificing price. Here we have more than adequate specs inside a pretty peculiar body—that's a good thing. Overall, the handset succeeds—mostly. What we have here is something that Pantech clearly put some time and effort...