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The HTC One is the talk of the town, with reviews speaking favorably about the device. To keep the buzz going, HTC has posted some early design sketches on Google+ that show how its flagship HTC One phone was born. The seven images include both color and black & white sketches that show the different…
Tickets for Google I/O went on sale today at 7 AM Pacific time and sold out rapidly. Just like last year, the tickets flew off the virtual shelves with both the academic tickets, sold in limited numbers and priced at $300 each, and the more expensive standard tickets ($900) selling out within 50 minutes. Google…
Developers who want to attend Google I/O — the time to register is now at hand. Google opens its doors today at 10 AM EDT ( 7 AM for all you west coasters) and will begin processing registrations at that time. Last year, the registration process was fast and furious, so get those click fingers all…
Samsung’s newly announced Galaxy Note 8.0 has been caught at the FCC but unfortunately, this isn’t the version you’ll want to buy. The reason is simple – it’s neither a Wi-Fi only model (for those who don’t want another carrier contract) nor a 4G LTE-enabled one. Rather, it’s stuck to 3G speeds which may be…
HTC will launch a special, unlocked version of its flagship smartphone in the U.S. The newly announced HTC One Developer Edition is the same as the “regular” smartphone though it comes with unlocked bootloader and no carrier contracts whatsoever. In other words, it’s not just for developers but anyone who likes his/her gadgets unlocked and…
Sony Mobile’s Russian arm has started sending out invites for a press event taking place on March 18th when we hope new phones will be announced. Which phones, you ask? Well our bets are on the two mid-tier devices, Xperia SP HuaShan and Xperia L Taoshan, both of which have been leaked in the past.…
Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for Galaxy S II users across Europe. We don’t have the official schedule, but reports suggest users in multiple countries have started receiving the new firmware. However, it’s not an over-the-air affair, and you’ll rather have to install Samsung Kies software in order to get…
Nokia announced a new protective shell for its mass-market Lumia 620 smartphone. However, rather than offering “yet another case,” the Finns came up with a protective shell (CC-3061) that replaces the existing back cover. According to Nokia’s Lumia Product Manager Tells Harri Vuolle, this was done to “honor the design of the phone while maintaining…
It looks like LinkedIn is looking to acquire Pulse News reader in a deal that’s worth north of $50 million, possibly up to $100 million. According to sources familiar with the negotiations, the business-focused social network may not be the only company looking to buy Pulse with Microsoft and Yahoo also engaged in talks. Pulse…
BlackBerry Messenger 7 with included BBM Voice was launched in December and today we’ve got the word from the Canadian company that they’ve surpassed 50 million BBM Voice calls. The figure includes only owners of BlackBerry 6 OS or higher devices with those running an older version of the platform (5.0) only now being able…