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Not all Samsung models are made equal. We’ve seen Koreans getting a beefed-up versions of the Galaxy S III and S4, and now apparently the Galaxy Note 3 Neo is getting the same treatment. Instead of boasting Sammy’s own Exynos 5260 Hexa chip, the unit that will go on sale in Samsung’s backyard comes with…
We’ve heard it in the past – Xiaomi is working on a tablet. However, nothing has happened thus far, and we’re still waiting for the first big-screen device from “Apple of China.” A new entry at the GFXbench database indicates that Xiaomi is still working on this project, suggesting this will be a rather mediocre…
Let’s say you like personalized news magazine apps like Flipboard and Google Play Newsstand. Let’s also presume none of the existing apps works for you. Perhaps Sony has what it takes to please your news reading appetite. The Sony Socialife News app used to be an Xperia exclusive; no more – now everyone can join…
BlackBerry has started testing ads in BBM, BerryReview is reporting. According to their sources, users have been seeing some ads within certain Beta Zone builds of BBM. There are apparently two different kinds of ads – sponsored invites and sponsored channels. The former will show up in the invites section of BBM, while sponsored channel…
Huawei doesn’t want to miss what’s shaping up to be the “2K screen resolution,” started by Chinese company Vivo and its Xplay 3S device. According to the HuaweiNews website, such smartphone will be launched in September as part of Huawei’s Ascend D series. Rumored specs include a 2GHz true octa-core HiSilicon K3V3 chip and a…
The All New HTC One has cleared Uncle Sam’s certification process and is now ready to be sold on the U.S. soil. In fact, we’re talking about not one but several different versions of HTC’s 2014 flagship smartphone. All 4 major operators (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile) will get their unit, and so will few…
Meizu has started sending out invites for its event taking place on Thursday, March 6th in Paris. The invite itself doesn’t tell us much about what to expect, but we’re betting we’ll see the MX4 unveiled at that time. Chances are this bad boy will rely on Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 801 chip, or who knows,…
Samsung is known for its Perks scheme, offering a number of freebies with every phone or tablet purchased. The better (and more expensive) the device is, the more free stuff users will get. This is just one of the ways the Korean company is relying on to justify steep prices of its products. As you…
ZTE is preparing to refresh its Nubia line-up soon. The upcoming Nubia X6 looks like an amazing device, boasting a unibody alloy body and top-notch specs that include Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, 2GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel camera on the back. In addition, it will also have a 6-inch screen with 2K resolution. That’s 1440…
HTC used to be “Quietly Brilliant.” Then Samsung started selling more phones, eating HTC’s launch and suddenly – they’re no longer quiet. Quite the contrary, they are getting nasty. You can argue that the HTC One was much better phone than Samsung Galaxy S4 but the fact remains that Galaxy S4 was selling like crazy…