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Two of Verizon’s DROID phones are now available in white – DROID Ultra and DROID Mini. And we’re not talking about devices that only have white back or front covers; these phones are completely white, making them look that much better. For some reason the DROID Maxx didn’t get the same treatment and we doubt…
Looks like the Alcatel Idol X+ won’t be the only new thing announced by TCL, which is the owner of the Alcatel brand. The Chinese company may also unveil smartwatch and smart bracelet at the same time. Chinese website MTKSJ has a teaser image for the upcoming Idol X+ announcement. The image reads “1 +…
You may think your Nexus smartphone is perfectly secure except if you install some app from a non-trusted source. Think again. According to security researcher Bogdan Alecu, the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 all contain a vulnerability that can allow attackers to interrupt use of the phone. It’s not that easy to stop…
HTC has turned to Twitter to share the good news, at least for the owners of unlocked and HTC One Developer Edition devices. The tweet goes like this: HTC One Unlocked and Developer Edition owners – your Kit Kat roll out starts today! Let us know your favorite new additions. #KitKat #HTCOne That’s all nice…
Samsung already has two Galaxy Grand devices, the original model and the newly announced Galaxy Grand 2, but that apparently is not enough. In fact, the Korean company may launch another member of the series in early 2013, most likely during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The forthcoming Galaxy Grand Lite will sit somewhere between…
Samsung is preparing to launch new color variants of the Galaxy Note 3 phablet, which is currently available in black and white versions. There’s also a pink model though that one is selling only if few countries. The company will launch red and “white gold” Note 3’s in January, according to SamMobile. The red Note…
Good ol’ XDA hackers have managed to cram the latest version of Android into the original Nexus device. Yup, despite the fact it’s released back in 2010, the Nexus One can run Android 4.4 KitKat. The AOSP-based update was made by XDA Recognized Developer “texasice” and his team. Aside from the basic Android build, it…
If there’s one annoyance we have with handset makers it’s the fact that they pretty much never make dual SIM versions of their high-end smartphones. That could change now with HTC deciding to launch such version of its flagship model, HTC One. That phone has been announced for the UK though we hope to see…
Samsung is working on a successor to the Galaxy S Duos, with such a device being leaked in Hungary. The local website Tech2.hu caught the smartphone in the wild, and we have the full specs to share. The main thing you should know is that the Galaxy S Duos 2 (GT-S7582) isn’t a high-end device.…
A little known company (at least in the West) called Gionee announced its latest flagship device, Elife E7, which is one of the best phones ever. It rocks Qualcomm’s fast Snapdragon 800 chip, 3GB of RAM, Gorilla Glass 3-protected 5.5-inch full HD screen with super narrow 2.33mm bezel, 16 or 32 GB of internal storage,…