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Huawei is gearing up for a big CES with three new handsets that’ll boost the company’s lineup of flagship handsets. Stock photos of the three handsets were leaked to Unwired View, giving us yet another look at Huawei’s upcoming offerings. Shown above is the Huawei Ascend Mate, a six-inch Android phablet with a 720p display…
Despite its fair share of critics, the original Galaxy Note was a successful device for Samsung. The company is continuing this streak with its latest oversized phone, the Galaxy Note II, which is selling particularly well in the company’s home turf of Korea. According to a report in MK News, Samsung has sold one million…
Google is turning its sights on iOS with new web ad campaign that highlights the work the company has done on Apple’s mobile platform. First reported by 9to5Mac, the short clip is a recruitment video meant to attract potential developers who want join Google’s iOS development team. The ad links to a page that describes…
A report in the New York Post claims Instagram lost 25 percent of its used base due to changes in its privacy policy that were instituted earlier this month. As reported by TechCrunch, The Post uses information from Facebook analytics company AppData that shows Instagram lost 4 million daily active users (DAU) over the holiday period. Unfortunately,…
The Kickstarter-funded Pebble watch is way behind its scheduled September launch, but the company continues to make progress on the device. The latest update comes not from Pebble, but the FCC which recently gave the device its rubber stamp of approval. The report at the FCC is rather dry, but the documentation does include the…
Samsung’s line of Galaxy S handsets have been wildly successful for the Korean manufacturer. This streak of hits may continue in 2013 with the launch of the rumored Galaxy S IV. The latest leaked information from South Korean sources suggest Samsung is prepping to launch the S IV in April 2013. The same rumor hints that the…
Smartphone and tablets drove app downloads to astronomical heights on Christmas Day, says a report from Flurry Analytics. The analytics company’s data suggests more customers activated an Android or iOS device on Christmas day than any other day in history. Not surprisingly, these new owners downloaded a record number of apps as well. During the…
Samsung does a great job with its commercials and the latest one for the Note 2 is no exception. Titled Office Upgrade, the 1-minute advertisement showcases the Note II in a work environment. It is filled with your typical office banter between two co-workers who are equipped with Note II handsets. One is using the…
BlueStacks is known for its innovative app player that lets you run Android apps on a desktop computer. Earlier this year, the company launched a beta Mac player that let you use a handful of popular Android apps. Starting today, the updated version of this player now supports 750,000 titles from the Android platform. Bluestacks…
ZTE officially announced its first 1080P handset, the Nubia Z5, on Wednesday. Not surprisingly, the Nubia Z5 is a high-end handset with specs the rival the Droid DNA and the Oppo Find 5. The Nubia Z5 will sport a 5-inch, 1080P display, a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of on board…