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HP’s newly announced SlateBook x2 is heading to Europe where interested users will be able to grab it in late July for no less than 449 EUR (about $580). That money gets you a Wi-Fi-only model as well as a keyboard dock with its own battery. If you missed the SlateBook x2 announcement, you should…
If you’re a fan of big phones aka phablets, you may be glad to know that a little known company from China called Actwell is looking to yet again redefine what a big smartphone means. The Huawei Ascend Mate has a 6.1-inch screen, Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 – 6.3-inch one and the forthcoming Actwell i6000…
Lucky FCC employees get to play with all the latest gadgets before the rest of us get the chance to do so. The latest toy they got to test is the LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 that has AT&T written all over it. Yup, this model will sing along 850 and 1900 MHz frequencies when…
Looks like Meizu will enter the phablet market with its upcoming MX3 smartphone. This hint comes from the phone’s printed circuit board, which was leaked on Meizu forums few days ago. After “careful forensic research,” experts at the forum concluded that the MX3 will have a 5.5-inch or bigger display since the mentioned circuit board…
Samsung confirmed the hardware specs for the long rumored Galaxy S4 Mini. The Android handset will ship with a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, a 1.7GHz dual core processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera, and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+ or 3G…
A new report from mobile app analytics company, Distimo shows that revenue is up for the Google Play store. Last November, revenue from Google Play made up only 19 percent of combined total revenue between Apple’s App Store and Google Play. By April 2013, Google Play’s share had increased to 27 percent of the combined total revenue. Apple is…
A new update for the Google Play Store has rolled out today, fixing some bugs that arose after the last silent update, version 4.1.6, which appeared the night before Google I/O. Version 4.1.10 will give some Android users better battery life by fixing a Google Play Services location bug which drained some users’ batteries, and…
When Samsung announced a few days ago that it was hosting a press event in London on June 20th, immediately rumors of what upcoming devices that could appear there started making their rounds. With the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini making an official appearance on Samsung’s website, we can safely assume that the device will be unveiled at…
Japanese RPG giant, Level-5 announced 3 new smartphone games this week. Polygon reported on the announcement, made in Japanese language magazine Famitsu. Chikyu Kaimetsu teki B-kyu Kanojo, is described as a “Japan-made smartphone RPG”. It takes place in “a post-apocalyptic world where most of the men have died and the land’s full of beautiful, powerful female…
HTC may be adding some color to its popular HTC One handset, according to a report from Pocket-Lint. Pictures of a red HTC One have been floating in the cloud for some time now, and it looks as though a blue colored HTC One will be available when the red version is launched, according to…