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Motorola X Phone to Tout "Game Changing" Features
Google is unveiling the mythical Motorola X Phone later this year, and the device is going to a "real breakthrough, a game changer that will put pressure on Samsung and Apple," an exec for top Australian wireless carrier Telstra...
Countdown for HTC One Unveiling Begins
HTC put up a promo page, posted images on Twitter, and released teaser videos ahead of its February 19 media events in New York and London. Whenever the countdown timer ends in "1", the number is flashed in green, hinting that...
Opera Hits 300 Million Users, Embraces WebKit to Gain More Following
As part of its bid to claim a bigger piece of the pie in Android and iOS smartphones, browser maker Opera will move away from its own Presto rendering engine in favor of WebKit, the software engine that powers the Chrome and Safari...
Gartner Q4 Rankings: Apple & Samsung Widen Lead; Huawei Barges to Third
Samsung and Apple unsurprisingly remained the top smartphone vendors worldwide, taking a combined market share of 52% in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a data from Research firm Gartner. Samsung sold 64.5 million units...
At Goldman Interview: Apple Chief Slams OLED, Hints of Cheaper iPhone
At today's Goldman Sachs conference in San Francisco, Apple CEO Tim Cook took a dig at Samsung by slamming smartphones with AMOLED screens. He says that while the iPhone's Retina display is currently best as the "color saturation...
Vertu's $10K Android: Handmade in England, Protected by Sapphire & Titanium
Vertu Ti, which previously made Symbian phones for people with money to burn, has unveiled an Android phone with a price tag that an average buyer couldn't afford. The entry-level model, which has a sapphire-surfaced screen display,...
Broadcom Readying Smaller, First LTE Chip
Broadcom, maker of mobile processors and 3G modems, marked its first foray into the LTE market with its announcement of the BCM21892, a modem chip that supports faster LTE networks. The new modem, which is targeted for high-end...
What to Expect From LG at MWC 2013
The Mobile World Congress 2013 will be held February 25th to 28th in Barcelona, Spain, and LG hopes to use the expo to further gain ground in the cutthroat mobile arena. In cloud nine with the success of the Optimus G and the...
What's in a Name? Mythical M7 to be Called HTC One
Just days away before HTC's media event February 19th in New York City, evleaks claims that that the rumored M7 super-phone will be released with a simplified, albeit less sexier, name: the HTC One. Meanwhile a photo taken with...
BlackBerry Z10 Arrives Early in the U.S. for a Hefty Price
Although already available in Canada, U.S. carriers won't start selling the BlackBerry Z10 until mid-March. However, contract-free mobile carrier Solavei through a deal with retail partner GSM Nation has started selling the first...
Microsoft's Surface Pro Sold Out on First Day?
The Surface Pro, powered by the full-blown Windows 8 software, was officially launched in the online Microsoft Store in the U.S., as well as retailers BestBuy and Staples. The $999 128GB Surface Pro sold out at MicrosoftStore.com...
ASUS Unveiling Intel-Powered Ultra-Budget Tablet?
ASUS has confirmed that it will hold a press-conference at the Mobile World-Congress in Barcelona, Spain on February 25. Amid the massive success of the ASUS-made Google Nexus 7, ASUS is expected to unveil another budget tablet....
LG Optimus G Pro with 5.5-inch, Full HD Display Spotted
Just days after LG teased a new series of smartphones will soon be unveiled, purported photos and specs of an Optimus G Pro have been leaked online. The specs sheet obtained by Phone Arena reveal impressive specs: 5.5-inch, full...
Android Dominates the World, Found in 34% of Phones in Q4
Research firm Canalys revealed that worldwide shipments of cellphones (basic phones + smartphones) totaled 438.1 million units worldwide in the fourth quarter with affordable feature phones still outselling the pricier smartphones....
Hints of Nokia Lumia 1000 with 41-MP Sensor, Other Windows Phones Emerge
Nokia is reportedly planning to release the Lumia EOS, a Windows Phone version of the Symbian-running Nokia 808 PureView. The PureView stunned audiences last year when it touted a then unheard of 41-megapixel sensor and optical...
Sprint Sold 2.2 Million iPhones in Holiday Quarter But...
Sprint Nextel, the third-ranking U.S. wireless carrier, sold 2.2 million iPhones during the fourth quarter ended Dec. 30, 2012, up from just 1.5 million units in the third quarter. The holiday rush contributed to net additions...
BlackBerry Z10 Has Record Launch?
The BlackBerry Z10 is off to a record start. The first handset running the newest BB10 operating system was sold out in many stores in Canada and UK amid high demand, said BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins who did not provide specific...
First Ubuntu Smartphones Arriving October
Phones running the Ubuntu operating system will hit "two large markets" this coming fall, software-company Canonical Ltd. confirmed. No hardware partners have been announced so far, but Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth says...
Samsung's New Galaxy Phone Doesn't Have TouchWiz
Samsung has tried to distinguish its Galaxy range from other Android phones by integrating a TouchWiz overlay. Samsung has silently launched in the U.S. a Galaxy handset that offers a pure Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich experience...
LG Teases New Phone Series with "Unexpected Distinction"
LG is launching a brand new series of smartphones, the Korean device-maker confirmed on its Facebook page. On a roll in recent months with the successful launches of the Optimus G and the Google Nexus 4, LG aims to wow consumers...
Apple iTunes Song Downloads Hit 25 Billion Mark
The iTunes Store, the world's largest online music store, has sold more than 25 billion songs since opening 10 years ago, Apple announced Wednesday. iTunes has a catalog of over 26 million songs strong and is now available in...
Last Android Jelly Bean Update Slated for mid-February
The next major version of the Android operating system, dubbed Key Lime Pie, is expected to be announced at the Google I/O conference in May. In the meantime, Android device-owners will have to make do with the Android 4.2.2 Jelly...
Kindle Fire Now Has Own Virtual Currency
The Amazon Kindle Fire is able to differentiate itself from other Android devices with Amazon's own enormous library of digital content and its highly customized version of the Android software. Further setting the Kindle Fire...
Samsung Unveils Low-End Galaxy Young and Galaxy Frame
Samsung, the maker of the high-end Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S 3, has launched two low-cost devices as part of its bid to dominate every single niche in the smartphone world. The 3.27-inch Galaxy Young and the 3.5-inch Galaxy Frame...
128GB iPad 4 Now on Sale, Ships in 1 to 3 Days
The new 128GB iPad is now available in Apple's online stores in the U.S. and UK. Other than the added storage space, the device -- priced at $799 for the Wi-Fi only version and $929 for the wi Fi + cellular version -- has the...
ASUS Unveils Entry-Level MeMO Pad 7 "HD"
ASUS unveiled the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean-running MeMO Pad 7". The device features a 7-inch "HD" display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 (159 pixels per inch), a 4,270mAh battery that lasts up to seven hours, and even has a microSD...
Nokia CEO Hints at Tablets, Doesn't Rule Out Android
Nokia, which inked a partnership with Microsoft in 2011 to transition to Windows Phones, could be poised to enter the increasingly crowded tablet market, and it doesn't have to be a Windows-running slate. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop...
HTC M7 to Have Industry-First Ultrapixel Camera
The mythical HTC M7 super-phone would have an industry-first ultrapixel camera, if latest reports turn out to be accurate. Pocket-lint, citing sources familiar with the matter, confirms that the M7's camera will be made up of...
Motorola X Phone No Longer Myth, Confirmed by Job Posting
The mythical Motorola X Phone, rumored to be the first Android device jointly developed by Google and its new unit Motorola, has been confirmed. Motorola posted a job listing on LinkedIn for a senior director of product management...
Apple's Bid to Revive Ban on Galaxy Nexus Denied
The epic patent fight between Apple and Samsung continues to drag on, and this time a U.S. court ruled in favor of the Korean Electronics giant. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied the iPhone maker's request...
BlackBerry Not Giving Up on Tablets; PlayBooks to Get BB10
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins confirmed at the BlackBerry 10 event that all existing 7-inch and 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBooks would receive a BlackBerry 10 operating system update. As for future tablets, Heins acknowledged that...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Plus to Have Nexus 10's Display
Samsung is expected to unveil its next line-up of Android tablets at this month's Mobile World Congress. New leaks indicate that included in the Galaxy Tab 3 family is the Galaxy Tab 3 Plus, a 10-inch tablet with 2560 x 1600 pixel...
128 GB iPad 4 Priced at $799, Out Feb. 5
Apple announced that it will start selling a 128 GB model for the fourth-generation iPad with Retina display starting February 5. Doubling the previous maximum capacity offered, the 128 GB iPad will be available in both black...
ZTE Previews 5.7-inch Grand Memo; Firefox OS Phone at MWC
ZTE has confirmed that it will unveil the 5.7-inch Grand Memo and unnamed device running Mozilla's Firefox OS at the MWC later this month. ZTE previewed to members of the tech press the Grand Memo phablet, which has a powerful...
BlackBerry 10 Unveiled, Launches with 70,000 Apps
BlackBerry finally announced the long overdue BlackBerry 10 operating system. The Canadian device-maker formerly called Research In Motion touts that the new QNX-based OS is launching with a promising 70,000 apps, including the...
BlackBerry Z10 and Q10: BB10 Handsets Finally Out!
At the launch event for its new mobile OS platform, Canada-based Research In Motion -- know known as BlackBerry -- launched two new handsets: the Z10 and the Q10. The BlackBerry Z10 is a touch-only smartphone with a 4.2-inch 356ppi...
Acer Readying More Low-Cost Android Tablets
Robust demand for Acer's $150 Iconia B1-A71 tablet has enticed the Taiwanese device-maker to broaden its range of low-cost Android tablets, Acer's President for Greater China, Linxian Lang, confirmed. Acer is reportedly readying...
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Launch at MWC May Not Include 7-Inch Model
Samsung is expected to unveil a refresh to its Android tablet lineup at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in late February. The Korean device-maker is readying 7-inch, 10.1-inch and 8.0-inch tablets for the Galaxy Tab 3 family...
Asus and Google Readying Nexus 7 Follow-Up
The $199 Nexus 7 has been one of the top selling Android tablets. Hence, Asus and Google are readying a follow-up to the first device running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. DigiTimes, citing unnamed sources from the supply chain,...
HTC Sends Invites for February 19th Event, Likely for M7 Launch
HTC has sent invites for a February 19th press event in New York City, suggesting they'll show off "what's next." No other details were provided by the Taiwanese smartphone vendor but it's expected to be the upcoming flagship...