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A new leak today shows us what HTC has in store for its budget minded customers, the HTC Desire 200. The device resembles the HTC One in design, but in a pocket-sized package. The HTC Desire 200 will sport a 3.5 inch screen, and come running on Android Ice Cream Sandwich. While the device doesn’t…
Samsung is not relenting in releasing new iterations of their Samsung Galaxy S 4, with the newest international model, the Galaxy S 4 Advanced to come packing LTE support, according to a report from Reuters. The new Galaxy S 4 Advanced will utilize LTE-Advanced 4G technology, which will provide data speeds double that of current…
In a commercial at the NBA Finals last night, Samsung and Jay-Z unveiled what their rumored team-up was all about. The Jigga Man’s upcoming new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail will be available for free to some Samsung customers on July 4th, a full three days before the album launches to the public. Magna Carta…
Skype is rolling out its video messaging service for users across platforms today, and is now a free feature for users of Skype on Windows, Windows 8, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry 10. Users can now send unlimited video messages to Skype contacts, even if the recipient is not online. Skype users have the…
After testing the free $25 Google Play gift card offer with three of Canada’s largest carriers, HTC is bringing it to the United States. Under the deal, anyone who bought the HTC One and activated it in the U.S. between now and July 15th will get a $25 voucher to use for apps and games.…
Samsung is rolling out a small update for its brand-new Galaxy Note 8.0 in Germany. The 174MB-heavy download doesn’t bring along Android 4.2.2 (the tablet will stay at version 4.1.2), but it does come with software tweaks that “improve stability”, and there’s also the nicer lookin’ transparent notification bar amongst other things. Software version N5100XXBMF1…
The existing Samsung Galaxy S4 with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 chip may be fast, but there’s always something faster – the same phone with Snapdragon 800 SoC. The good news is that Samsung is working on it and has already put that phone through tests at AnTuTu, where the faster processor helped it break all previous…
Acer Liquid ZX is the company’s upcoming smartphone that will ship with a small-ish 3.5-inch screen and the “proud to be small” attitude. That, at least, are the words of Acer’s president of smartphone ST Liew who added that such a device will be suitable for users who can’t bear having huge devices filling out…
The hot-new HTC One is already available from a number of carriers in Canada — including Bell, Rogers, TELUS and SaskTel — and the list may not stop there. Two smaller players, Mobilicity and Videotron, are apparently preparing to join this trend, as well. The information comes from XDA-Developers Forums, where one thread talks about…
Good news for all of you waiting to get the upcoming HTC One Mini aka HTC M4 – it will come with a 720p HD screen, its leaked UA Profile confirms. This and the fact that it has an aluminum body will put it ahead of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Mini which has a qHD (540×960…