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Pantech is working on the successor of its Secret Note phablet (pictured above), Korean media is reporting. The story claims that, once released, this will be one of the best phones ever, boasting a big 6-inch QHD (2560 x 1440 pixels) screen and Qualcomm’s 64-bit Snapdragon 810 chip, featuring ARM’s big.LITTLE technology with four Cortex-A57…
NTT DoCoMo announced that it is working with leading telecommunications companies to make 5G reality in Japan. As part of the effort, the operator is teaming-up with Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC, Nokia and Samsung to conduct experimental trials of emerging 5G mobile communications technologies. Specifically, the firms will explore the potential to exploit frequency bands…
ZTE announced another member of its Blade family of devices. The newly unveiled Blade L2 is an everything but impressive phone, boasting a 5-inch screen with 480 x 854 pixels resolution. Yeah, you should be able to literally count every single dot on this rather unimpressive display. Rest of the specs include a 5-megapixel rear…
HTC may be working on a new “Butterfly” handset for several markets in Asia, according to @LlabTooFeR. From what we’ve understood, this device will have top-notch specs, while boasting a plastic rather than aluminum body, the fact that should make the phone more affordable. Initial market will apparently include Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, though…
You know how it usually goes – you’re out and about, exploring the nature and just when you need to use the phone or tablet, it’s out of juice. You can use an external battery or solar charger, but most of these are not enough. Your best bet is solar charger with a battery of…
The Q20 won’t be the only BlackBerry device announced this year, with Canadian company also working on another QWERTY phone. Codenamed “Windermere,” it could easily emerge as the best BlackBerry every announced. While we still don’t have all the details, we do know this model will rock a big 4.5-inch 1440×1440 pixels LCD screen that…
Sad news folks. Samsung won’t be releasing the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the international variant of the Galaxy S III and Galaxy S III, quoting the lack of RAM as a reason. Yeah, it’s bogus explanation given the fact that Google optimized KitKat to work smoothly even on devices with 512MB of RAM. Samsung…
Thus far, Phonebloks’ concept of a modular phone has been adopted by few companies, including Motorola (now Google – Project Ara), ZTE (Eco-Mobius) and Xiaomi. The folks behind the idea are obviously glad to see so many players expressing interest for this amazing idea. However, they now want to expand the concept and include other…
Japan’s KDDI has announced the LG Isai FL, which as far as we can tell is a local version of LG’s upcoming G3 flagship. While it lacks volume control buttons on the back, it has a recently approved 5.5-inch Quad HD screen with super-narrow bezels and resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. Rest of the…
The earlier rumored Pantech Vega Iron 2 is now officially announced, and it’s rather amazing device despite lacking the Snapdragon 805 chip (as we’ve heard before). Rather, it relies on the still-solid Snapdragon 801, which is known for powering the HTC One M8 and Samsung Galaxy S5. Rest of the specs include a 5.3-inch full…