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Opera Software unveiled a new service that will make it easy for operators to offer on-demand web browsing. Dubbed Opera Web Pass, it makes is possible for carriers to launch package time- or site-specific data offerings to their users. As a result, customers with limited or no mobile data will be able to pay for…
Sony Xperia S has been removed from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and is now available from the company’s own GitHub. At its developer blog, Sony said that Google’s can’t maintain non-Nexus devices on the AOSP main branch in the long run, hence the project is now residing on other (Sony) servers. Google’s “Android…
In a blog post talking about Internet Explorer 10 for Windows Phone 8, Microsoft explained the differences between this (mobile) version and the one running on Windows 8 computers. All of the core rendering is the same, meaning that HTML5 runs smoothly on Windows Phone 8 devices just like it does on laptops and desktops.…
Huawei will be unveiling quite a few phones in the next couple of weeks and/or months as it tries to beef-up its portfolio to cover different market segments. In the Windows Phone arena, the Chinese company is working on the Ascend W1 and Ascend W2, first of which will be a better device (or so…
Apple announced that it has reached an agreement with HTC that will end current patent litigation. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the pair did sign a ten-year licensing agreement that extends to current and future patents held by both parties. Both Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and HTC’s CEO Peter Chou were…
Sony Xperia advance, which is known in Europe as Xperia go, is now available in the US, Sony said in a press release. As I’m writing this, we’ve caught the device at Newegg’s website, which is selling it for $259.99 sans any commitments. Announced alongside Xperia acro S, the Sony Xperia advance is a tough…
Looks like Chinese version of the Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 920T, will be better than the one sold in other parts of the world. Actually the Lumia 920T will lack LTE connectivity support that will be available in the U.S. but it will use an improved Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro dual-core processor (MSM8960T) rather than Snapdragon…
Samsung’s flagship (and so far only) Windows Phone 8 device, Ativ S, is now available in the UK from Expansys. The electronics retailer is offering the sexy phone for 449.99 GBP (about $718), sans any strings attached. That’s a lot of money and if you want to test the latest Windows Phone platform, I would…
Microsoft Canada turned to Facebook to tell the world that two Windows Phone 8 devices, Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X, are coming to Rogers Wireless on November 12th. That post, however, was promptly removed from the company’s account though we guess that has nothing to do with the date (or so we hope). Nokia’s…
It’s becoming a tradition that Virgin Mobile picks up Sprint’s old devices. That was the case with the HTC Evo 3D and now Samsung Galaxy S2 (Epic 4G Touch) is following suit. The rumor is that Virgin will sell Sammy’s last year’s flagship device for $369.99 without a contract. The phone will be available in…