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Microsoft didn’t have a big booth at Mobile World Congress. In fact, the software giant is shifting gears and is rather opting for the “shut up and ship” strategy. According to the company’s senior marketing manager Greg Sullivan, they’re not going to repeat the mistake and announce a new version of the platform before it’s…
BlackBerry will launch a BB10 tablet later this year, according to Sarim Aziz, the company’s head of developer relations for Asia Pacific. Unfortunately, we don’t have all the details, but we do know that the existing BlackBerry PlayBook is slated to get the BB10 update in the next few months. This move could potentially give…
Samsung used its annual developer day at Mobile World Congress to announce the new Samsung Wallet app. We don’t have all the details yet but as far as we’ve understood, it’s an app made to rival Apple’s Passbook, allowing user to securely store important information such as tickets, boarding passes, cards and coupons. The API…
The hot-new ZTE Grand Memo won’t be available in a single hardware configuration. And despite the press release saying it will ship with the brand new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, the version of the device that was on display at Mobile World Congress used the existing Snapdragon S4 Pro, which is found in many of…
Two of the upcoming Huawei devices have been leaked before being officially announced by either the handset maker or mobile operator. The information comes from EVLeaks (two links), and here’s what they got: Huawei Ascend G710 – It’s a high-end device that will come with a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 5-inch 720p HD screen, and dual-mode…
Two of the newly announced Nokia Windows Phones, Lumia 520 and Lumia 720, will be available in the UK starting from April 1st. And it’s not a joke (for April’s Fools), with Clove already listing the duo, offering them in an unlocked, SIM-free form for 169.99 GBP and 299.99 GBP, respectively. That’s a bit more…
Firefox OS may be up for a good start with 17 operators wowing to support the nascent platform. Among those committing to carry these smartphones are Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telefonica, America Movil, KDDI, Telecom Italia, Telenor, China Unicom, 3 Group, KT, MegaFon, Qtel, SingTel, TMN and VimpelCom, while Telstra has only “welcomed”…
Speaking in a keynote at Mobile World Congress, Jolla CEO Marc Dillon said that the mobile industry is in “what may be the last step in the golden age of ecosystems – what is happening now is that everybody is getting squeezed”. According to Dillon, operators have a fear of turning to dump pipes when…
If you’re a custom ROM maker or Android developer, you might want to send a tweet of thanks to the ol’ Google. Google has just uploaded the newest Android 4.2.2 binaries to the Nexus device download page, which are for use with any Nexus AOSP-enabled device. Supported devices are the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 WiFi,…
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