The Yotaphone has the dubious distinction of being the first one to have e-ink on one side and a full LCD on the other. The first generation model suffered from a non-responsive e-ink screen and fairly woeful specs. The second generation model which is fairly new added a touchscreen and beefier specs. It has only been available in the United Kingdom so far and is coming to the … [Read more...] about YotaPhone 2 is Coming to the US – With A Catch
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Yota Devices Flees Russia into Canada to Circumvent Sanctions
Yotadevices has announced they are fleeing Moscow and moving their global headquarters to Toronto. The main reason they are doing this is to tap into a number of former Blackberry engineers and to circumvent the growing number of US trade sanctions levied towards Russia. This company is mainly known for the YotaPhone, which employed some very unique design principles. It … [Read more...] about Yota Devices Flees Russia into Canada to Circumvent Sanctions
PaperFold is a New Bendable e-Paper Smartphone
Smartphones running an e-paper display are really rare. The YotaPhone out of Russia was the first commercially viable product, while we are still waiting on the Onyx Phone. Soon the industry may have flexible and bendable e-Paper technology to employ on their devices, thanks to Paperfold. Queen’s professor Roel Vertegaal and student Antonio Gomes have introduced the … [Read more...] about PaperFold is a New Bendable e-Paper Smartphone
Yota is Creating a New App Store for the YotaPhone
The Yotaphone is one of the most unique smartphones on the market due to its secondary e Ink display screen. There is only a one single reading app that is compatible with it and Yota is hoping to remedy the situation. The company has announced that they are working on a new app store and it will be ready in Q3 2014, about the same time as their second generation Yotaphone will … [Read more...] about Yota is Creating a New App Store for the YotaPhone
YotaPhone 2 Includes Larger High Res e-Ink Display
YotaPhone is already into developing the second gen version of its dual screen device, merely months after having launched the original. The prototype that was unveiled at the MWC 2014 is a lot thinner and lighter than the original, a far cry from the drab and bulky looking YotaPhone 1. To be available in color options of white and black, the YotaPhone 2 comes with rounded … [Read more...] about YotaPhone 2 Includes Larger High Res e-Ink Display
The YotaPhone – A Good Idea, Terrible Execution
The Yota Phone was a good idea with marrying a traditional E Ink display built into the back and a fully featured Android phone on the front. Being able to read eBooks without burning your eyes out is the reason why e-Readers have gained massive popularity in the last four years and you would figure a portable one would be amazing. Sadly, this is not the case. The Yota Phone … [Read more...] about The YotaPhone – A Good Idea, Terrible Execution
YotaPhone Adds FBReader to Allow For Better eBooks Reading Choice
One of the biggest grouses with the dual screened YotaPhone was its lack of support for popular ebook reading apps. This can be considered a criminal waste considering the secondary e-ink display the smartphone incorporates which otherwise would have made for an excellent ebook reading device while on the go if not the primary device to read ebooks. However, things have … [Read more...] about YotaPhone Adds FBReader to Allow For Better eBooks Reading Choice
The Dual Screen YotaPhone: Not Quite The Magical Device it Promised to be
The YotaPhone breaks a lot of new ground with its dual display design, opening up a lot of new opportunities for users. With a regular LCD display on one side and an e-ink panel of equal size on the other, the YotaPhone could well be the ultimate smartphone device for many out there; well, theoretically at least. The device isn’t exactly cheap either, having already gone on … [Read more...] about The Dual Screen YotaPhone: Not Quite The Magical Device it Promised to be
YotaPhone With a Secondary eInk Display Set For Market Debut in December
The Yota smartphone, which comes with a secondary e-ink display, is all set to arrive at markets in December, just in time to make the most of the coming holiday shopping frenzy. The device breaks new ground in that, apart from a regular 720p color LCD display at the front, the Yota smartphone also includes an e-ink panel along the rear which can be used to read or hold images … [Read more...] about YotaPhone With a Secondary eInk Display Set For Market Debut in December