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Huawei invests 70 million EUR in R&D facility in Helsinki, Finland

All those people fired from Nokia in the last couple of years present a great opportunity for other companies. Perhaps that’s why Huawei announced that it will invest 70 million EUR over a five-year period to establish an R&D center in Helsinki, Finland. The facility will initially focus on software development for smartphones, tablets and rich-media devices, optimizing the user experience of existing operating systems such as Android and Windows Phone 8. From the outset, the company plans to recruit 30 employees, with the goal of hiring more than 100 … Read more

Huawei invests 70 million EUR in R&D facility in Helsinki, Finland 5 months ago

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Verizon’s Galaxy Camera caught at and then promptly pulled from Samsung’s website

We’ve already told you that an LTE-enabled version of the Samsung Galaxy Camera has been caught at the FCC. The model in question had Verizon Wireless written all over it, with its 4G radio supporting the right bands to sing along Big Red’s network. Now such device got a dedicated page at Samsung’s website before the Korean company or Verizon issuing the formal press release to announce it. Users found Galaxy Camera’s page and Samsung had to pull it since Verizon wasn’t ready — at least, that’s our explanation. The … Read more

Verizon's Galaxy Camera caught at and then promptly pulled from Samsung's website 5 months ago

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Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus in works?

The existing Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300 is the cheapest Android smartphone in the company’s portfolio and it’s also available in a dual SIM variant. However, both devices (single and dual SIM versions) run Android 2.3 Gingerbread which may soon not be a “good enough” option even for the emerging markets of the world. To “solve” this “issue,” Samsung will soon launch the slightly improved Galaxy Pocket Plus (model number S5301), which will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of box. The new OS may also require better hardware and … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus in works? 5 months ago

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Canada: Bell and Virgin Mobile start offering iPhone unlock service for $75

It looks like Canada’s Bell and Virgin Mobile have started offering iPhone unlock services. However, since this will be “launched in phased approach” not all markets are covered initially with major ones [markets] like Toronto probably being first in line to get it. In order to get your Apple smartphone unlocked — all iPhone models apply — you’ll have to shell out $75 and fit the following criteria: You must own iPhone outright You must not be on contract You must be a post-paid Virgin Mobile or Bell Mobility customer … Read more

Canada: Bell and Virgin Mobile start offering iPhone unlock service for $75 6 months ago

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Fake Apple apps appear on Google Play

Apple is apparently publishing its apps in the Google Play Store… NOT. But few apps made by “Apple Inc” have been spotted by Android users, namely Garage Band (instead of Garageband), iPhoto, iMovie, Keynote, Numbers and Pages. To make things worse, these fake apps are selling for the same money as original iOS apps. So some folks fell on this and as I’m writing this, we’re not sure whether there are some consequences like included malware. In any case, if you’ve seen these apps, don’t download them. Apple will not … Read more

Fake Apple apps appear on Google Play 6 months ago

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Samsung ATIV Odyssey (SCH-I930) press images leaked

Verizon Wireless’ upcoming Samsung ATIV Odyssey has been leaked, compliments to EVleaks. As you can see from the image above, it’s not the ATIV S and we’re still not sure what this phone hides under the hood. For one thing, it looks thicker than the ATIV S but it also comes with support for 4G LTE connectivity. Earlier we said that Verizon will start selling the ATIV Odyssey in December though now that it got the FCC clearance, it’s pretty much ready for launch. In that sense I wouldn’t be … Read more

Samsung ATIV Odyssey (SCH-I930) press images leaked 6 months ago

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Verizon’s Droid DNA press image leaked

The soon-to-be-launch Droid DNA has been leaked once again. This time the source is EVleaks, which quickly emerged as one of our favorite Twitter accounts. The image isn’t too revealing – we see a big screen, front-facing camera and three touch buttons at the bottom. We do, however, know that under the hood there’s the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core SoC, 2GB of RAM, LTE radio, while that screen is 5-inch with 1080p resolution. In other words, it’s like the HTC J Butterfly, which has already been unveiled in Japan. … Read more

Verizon's Droid DNA press image leaked 6 months ago

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New unidentified Windows Phone device from Huawei caught in the wild

We know that Huawei will enter the Windows Phone game. Heck we’ve seen their W1 model, but apparently the Chinese company won’t stop with a single model. What we have here is an unidentified Windows Phone device wearing Huawei’s brand. And we can’t really say what’s it all about, or whether it will ever be released. However, we are pleased to see another major company exploring Microsoft’s mobile platform. Samsung and Nokia unveiled pretty awesome Windows Phones, but having another serious contender could drive prices south. Or at least that’s … Read more

New unidentified Windows Phone device from Huawei caught in the wild 7 months ago

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Intel Atom-powered Lava XOLO X900 gets its serving of Ice Cream Sandwich

Lava XOLO X900, aka the world’s first Android smartphone with Intel Medfield processor, is getting the Ice Cream Sandwich update as we speak. While we haven’t tried it ourselves, we guess the new software (version 2.190-CRAK), based on Android 4.0.4, packs minor UI changes which some of us, myself included, like a lot — when compared to handset makers’ custom UIs. Price wise, the XOLO X900 is selling in India for 17,500 Rupees (about $338), which may sound tempting but I’m not sure you should “push the button” — you … Read more

Intel Atom-powered Lava XOLO X900 gets its serving of Ice Cream Sandwich 7 months ago

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UK: HTC Windows Phone 8 devices launching in November

The newly announced Windows Phone 8 devices from HTC, the HTC 8S and HTC 8X, will be available in the UK in November and you can already pre-order your units from Unlocked Mobiles. The phone retailer obviously sells SIM-free smartphones, requiring no contract signing with the carriers. Price wise, the HTC 8S could be yours for 224.98 GBP (about $364) with shipping date set at November 15th. As for the better model, HTC 8X, it could be yours for 398.98 GBP (around $646) and it’s expected shipping date is November … Read more

UK: HTC Windows Phone 8 devices launching in November 8 months ago

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Sony Xperia Tablet S now available in the UK

Good news for Sony-lovin’ Brits as they can now get the Japanese company’s latest (and greatest) tablet – Xperia Tablet S. At the moment, Sony UK’s website lists 16 and 32 GB models, offering them for 329 GBP ($524) and 379 GBP ($603), respectively. In addition, the 16GB version with 3G connectivity should be available soon for 429 GBP ($683). Again, Sony’s baby comes with a 9.4-inch 1280×800 pixels screen, 1.3GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, 8-megapixel camera on the back coupled with 1.3-megapixel front-facing one, while Android 4.0 Ice … Read more

Sony Xperia Tablet S now available in the UK 8 months ago

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