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Archos announced a new line of affordable 4G LTE smartphones today, the Archos Helium 45 and Helium 50. The two devices will be unveiled at CES next week, and mark the birth of Archos’ Helium line which will pack mid-range specs into an affordable package. Made with emerging markets and first-time smartphone owners in mind,…
We reported recently that Ryo Hazuki, the protagonist of Dreamcast cult classic Shenmue, was back in the news. Sega had been teasing images of Ryo driving all sorts of vehicles on its Facebook page. All signs were pointing to Ryo coming to Sega’s kart racer, Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing Transformed. Today Sega confirmed…
Lenovo today announced its LTE-enabled Vibe Z handset will finally venture outside China into the rest of the world. The Vibe Z is a pretty solid device rocking a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display with a pixel density of 400 ppi. Body-wise it carries a thin, 7.9mm frame, and tucks away a powerful quad-core Snapdragon 800…
Reunited and it feels so good… Motorola and Boost Mobile have apparently made amends, announcing today that the budget friendly KitKat touting Moto G will be available through the pre-paid carrier this month. The Moto G will be making an appearance on HSN today, and will become available for purchase beginning Tuesday, January 14th at…
Verizon is kicking off 2014 with price drops on a few of 2013’s hottest Android smartphones. The LG G2, HTC One and DROID ULTRA can now be purchased off-contract for $449, a few hundred bucks cheaper than they were last year. That’s great news for Verizon customers who are looking to upgrade their devices, or…
Aww, the Android point-and-shoot is all grown up! Well, kind of. Samsung unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Camera this morning, an Android device with photo snapping at its core. The Galaxy Camera 2 is a follow-up to the original Galaxy Camera, and resembles it in size and shape. The Galaxy Camera 2 comes packing a 16MP…
And yet again we’re hearing that Samsung will launch a whole new series of phones that will be even more premium than its Galaxy S line-up. The earlier-rumored Galaxy F has managed to get some media attention in the last few days, hinting us this thing is real. The new information confirms the all-metal body,…
We’ve been telling you about the Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite for the last few weeks. And guess what? According to SammyHub, it may be called Galaxy Grand Neo. Or at least that’s what we’re reading between the lines. If you missed one of our previous posts, you should know this phone comes with a 5-inch…
Samsung unveiled a special Rose Gold version of the Galaxy Note 3 phablet in South Korea. The device will be available in two different variants, black and white rose gold, each boasting gold accents on sides (unlike other, fully colored Galaxy Note 3 units). Moreover, Samsung also promised a complementary car charger and back cover…
Popular social sharing app Snapchat has been hacked, and the account info for 4.6 million users has been released online. Usernames and a partial phone numbers were available for download on a website set up by the hackers. The phone numbers and account information was posted to SnapchatDB.info. The site was suspended by late Wednesday…