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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

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Samsung Galaxy Admire 2 and Galaxy Discover joining Galaxy S4 at Cricket

Cricket is not only adding the Samsung Galaxy S4 to its portfolio, but also two other Android smartphones made by the Korean company – Galaxy Admire 2 and Galaxy Discover. The former is already available through US Cellular which is selling it under the name of Galaxy Axiom. It’s an Android 4.1 device with a 4-inch WVGA screen, dual-core processor, LTE connectivity and 5-megapixel camera on the back. As for the Galaxy Discover, we’re talking about an entry-level smartphone that sports a 3.5-inch HVGA display, 3-megapixel camera, while Android 4.0 … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Admire 2 and Galaxy Discover joining Galaxy S4 at Cricket 49 minutes ago

Dusan Belic

Samsung selling 4 GALAXY S4 units per second; New color versions coming in the summer

Samsung has officially announced that its Galaxy S4 has reached the 10 million units sold milestone, adding that the phone is estimated to be selling at a rate of four units per second. Yup, it sets a new record for the Korean company, generating sales quicker than any of its predecessors. In comparison, sales of the GALAXY S III reached the 10-million mark 50 days after its launch in 2012, while the GALAXY S II took five months and the GALAXY S seven months to reach the same milestone. But … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S4 new colors 51 minutes ago

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Mid-range HTC Desire 600 with dual-SIM and quad-core CPU unveiled

HTC announced a new mid-range device, Desire 600, which promises to offer quite a bang for the buck. Unfortunately, price was not announced (all we have is “affordable price tag”) but we do have the full specs sheet: it will pack Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, dual-SIM capability, 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.6-megapixel front-facing one and 8GB of internal storage (no microSD card slot?). In addition, there’s HTC BoomSound, which includes dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers as well as studio-quality sound with Beats … Read more

Mid-range HTC Desire 600 with dual-SIM and quad-core CPU unveiled 53 minutes ago

Dusan Belic

Imagining the BlackBerry Z10′s successor

While I like the new BlackBerry Z10, I found it have a too thick bezel around the display. In fact, at one time I had it home alongside the Sony Xperia T and found Sony’s phone only slightly bigger, despite having a 0.35-inch larger screen (4.55 vs 4.2 inches). That made me wonder – couldn’t RIM made the same device with a bigger screen? When you look at the Z10 you can’t but wonder whether that way-too-thick bezel was needed in the first place. Sure enough, the BlackBerry 10′s gesture … Read more

BlackBerry Z10 successor About 4 hours ago

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BlackBerry Q5 video tour

The new BlackBerry Q5 could easily prove as the company’s most popular smartphone, helping the Canadian company reach customer segments which is now served by other vendors. When BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins officially announced the Q5, it failed to share its specs sheet. Later on, we’ve learned that it comes with a slower-than-Q10′s 1.2GHz dual-core processor (most likely also made by Qualcomm), 2GB of RAM, 3.1-inch 720×720 pixels screen, 5MP camera with flash on the back, 2MP front-facing camera and 8GB of internal memory. And while we still don’t know … Read more

BlackBerry Q5 video tour About 4 hours ago

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Marvell PXA1088 LTE is a new Cortex-A7-based quad-core SoC with LTE support

Marvell is joining the “quad-core game” with a mass-market product that will compete in the mid-to-high end of the market. Its new PXA1088 LTE is touted as the industry’s first mass market quad-core 5-mode Category 4 LTE single-chip solution supporting LTE TDD and FDD, WCDMA (HSPA+), TD-SCDMA and EDGE connectivity options. In addition, the platform incorporates a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor with high performance graphics and Avastar wireless connectivity, including Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0 + FM single-chip SoC, and the L2000 GNSS Hybrid Location Processor, as well as an integrated … Read more

Marvell PXA1088 LTE is a new Cortex-A7-based quad-core SoC with LTE support About 4 hours ago

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Samsung Galaxy Win launching in India as Galaxy Grand Quattro

Samsung Galaxy Win is coming to India. However, interested folks won’t be able to buy it under that name; rather the Korean company renamed it to Galaxy Grand Quattro. We’re not sure why the name change was needed but what do we know. Anyway, Samsung suggests MSRP of Rs. 17,290 (about $312) though some retailers are offering it for less – around Rs. 16,000 ($289). Specs wise, the Galaxy Win/Grand Quattro comes with a 4.7-inch WVGA screen, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 5-megapixel camera on the back, 8GB of internal memory, 2,000mAh … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Win launching in India as Galaxy Grand Quattro About 4 hours ago

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KDDI’s HTC One variant rocks a microSD memory card slot

So, the Chinese won’t be the only one getting the HTC One variant with a microSD card slot. Japan’s KDDI announced a similar device calling it HTC J One (model number HTL22) that also comes with support for microSD cards (of up to 64GB). Rest of the phone’s hardware is pretty much unchanged though we guess there are some tweaks here in there to accommodate for the ever-demanding Japanese mobile market. For instance, there’s the Infrared port on the HTC J One, since that thing is apparently a nice-to-have feature … Read more

KDDI's HTC One variant rocks a microSD memory card slot About 4 hours ago

Dusan Belic

Truphone launches shared international mobile plans for business

Truphone proudly announced its industry first shared international mobile service plans for data, text and voice. The new plans allow businesses with employees based abroad and with employees traveling internationally to share local minutes, messages and megabytes from a single bundle when in the so called “Truphone Zone.” The mentioned “Zone” includes the US, UK, Australia, Hong Kong and the Netherlands; with Germany, Poland and Spain “joining” later this year. In addition, Truphone promises business better call quality, a single voice and SMS mailbox, all combined with a “superior mobile … Read more

Truphone launches shared international mobile plans for business About 4 hours ago

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Sprint announces a trio of tri-band LTE mobile broadband devices

Sprint announced a trio of mobile broadband devices that will take advantage of three bands of 4G LTE wireless spectrum available on the Now Network. These devices will be available at some point in the summer, bringing customers improved network performance and stronger in-building coverage as LTE is deployed on each of these bands, including Sprint’s 1.9GHz and 800MHz, as well as Clearwire’s LTE network at 2.5GHz. Novatel Wireless MiFi 500 LTE – offers sleek and compact styling, and the ability to connect up to 10 devices with the same … Read more

Sprint announces a trio of tri-band LTE mobile broadband devices About 23 hours ago

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Samsung Galaxy S III coming to Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile in June

With the hot-new Samsung Galaxy S4 now available from Sprint, the carrier is pushing Sammy’s last year flagship to its wholly owned no contract subsidiaries, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. It’s still unclear how much the Galaxy S III will cost sans any long-term commitments, with Sprint wowing to release pricing information at a later date. We do, however, know that interested users will be able to get it in June with Boost Mobile’s no-contract $55 Android Monthly Unlimited plan with Shrinking Payments; or Virgin’s Beyond Talk monthly no contract … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S III coming to Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile in June About 23 hours ago

Dusan Belic