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Looks like Alcatel is preparing to jump into the Windows Phone game with a low-to-mid end device of its own. The phone pictured above, which will most likely get the “One Touch something” name, is said to come with Windows Phone 7.5 and will be upgradable to version 7.8. Specs wise, we’re hearing it will…
British phone retailer Phones4u is offering the decent HTC Radar for just 79.95 GBP (about $128). As I’m writing this, the deal isn’t available online — it costs 99.GBP at Phones4u’s website — and you’ll rather have to visit a local Phones4u store to get it. Moreover, we’re not sure whether it’s available across the…
Ericsson announced a new contents for Android developers. Dubbed Ericsson Application Awards 2013, it will expose the winners to Ericsson’s telecom clients, while also allowing participants to win some cash from the Swedish giant. Open to students and small/medium companies, the idea of the contest is to promote innovations in the Networked Society and help…
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Mobile Working Group released findings from a survey that calls out the specific security concerns enterprise executives say are the real and looming threats as it relates to mobile device security in the enterprise environment. The report, titled “Top Mobile Threats,” is a result of a survey of more than…
Everyone and their mama are making apps these days so we were not surprised to learn that the “App Economy” has created more than 500,000 jobs in the US, and is therefore a “significant economic driver for a number of states.” The information comes from the research conducted by the Application Developers Alliance (ADA) and…
HTC Desire X, you know the Android smartphone that sits somewhere in the middle of HTC’s range, is now available in the UK for just 218 GBP (about $350) from Unlocked-Mobiles. That money gets you a decent, SIM-free device that packs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz, 4-inch WVGA screen, HSPA and Wi-Fi…
Although it has been announced in August, you still can’t get the Samsung Ativ S. The reason is obvious – Windows Phone 8 hasn’t been officially announced and as far as we know, it’s still not be ready for use by the general public. However, now you can pre-order Sammy’s Windows SuperPhone in the UK,…
Samsung has started updating the Galaxy S III with Jelly Bean in its own backyard. Initially, the new software is released for the 3G model but the 4G one (with LTE connectivity support) should follow shortly. Moreover, the Galaxy Note will also be included in the update soon. According to the Korean company, the updated…
Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher of AllThingsD talked with Eric Schmidt of Google at an event held at Manhattan”s 92Y. The hour-long conversation discusses Apple’s Map debacle and the platform war between Google and Apple. “The Android-Apple platform fight is the defining fight in the industry today,” said Schmidt. He notes that this race is…
HTC confirmed to Fierce Wireless that the company is moving out of the tablet business in the US. This change in strategy isn’t very surprising as HTC only released three tablet models in the US and none of the products were big sellers. Though it is no longer selling tablets stateside, the company told Fierce…