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The soon-to-be-launched Huawei Ascend Mate has been put on pre-order, with (at least) one Chinese online store selling the phablet in advance for $575. That’s a fair price and we’re sure the figure will go further down in the next few weeks and months. If you’ve been living under a rock, you should know that…
Looks like the Memo Pad 7 won’t be the only Asus device in the series. Rather, the Taiwanese company is preparing to launch a 10-inch model as well, most likely at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The tablet pictured above is said to come with specs that are similar to the Transformer Pad 300 series,…
In its press release announcing Q4 and full-year 2012 financial results, LG said that it’s planning follow-up devices to Optimus G and the L-series as well as the new F-series. Hear that, F-series – that’s something new and we’re not sure what they’re talking about. If I had to guess, the F-series devices will be…
Red alert! We’ve still got a small amount of time between now and the release of JJ Abrams’ newest incarnation of the Star Trek franchise, “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Since we all now essentially have tricorders in our pockets, aka smartphones, Paramount has put together a rather interesting way to promote their new movie. An…
Intel is looking to make a big splash at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year by announcing their latest smartphone technologies, namely its dual-core Atom processor, at the event. Intel has taken a back seat in the mobile market for some time now, but surprised us last year by producing SoC’s for smartphones,…
A recent leak has revealed a release date for the M7 in the UK and Europe, but details of a stateside release have been elusive. We have heard rumors that the M7 would be launched simultaneously on all major U.S. carriers. According to a trusted source from HTC Source, we now have new details about its release…
HTC CEo Peter Chou got a little hyphy at the company’s year-end party in Taipei earlier today, giving props to the development team behind the HTC M7, and inciting whoops and cheers from adoring onlookers in the crowd. According to a broadcast from Taiwan’s NextTV, Chou just couldn’t keep the M7 in his pants, whipping…
Need more evidence that Android’s next version will be soon upon us? Look no further. According to some slides from Qualcomm that leaked, the next version of the Android operating system, also known as Key Lime Pie, will be announced around “Spring 2013”. While none of this should come as a surprise to anyone who…
Most of the news about HTC as of late has centered around their oft-rumored flagship phone, the HTC M7, but today we have learned of a few other handsets that HTC has in the works for 2013. The two new devices, code-named the HTC M4 and the HTC G2 probably will not show up at HTC’s February…
LG will be launching a new dual-SIM smartphone next month – Optimus L7 II. The device resembles the original Optimus L7 but it also has a redesigned case, while running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean right from the get-go. Rest of the specs are the same and include a 4.3-inch screen with WVGA (800×480 pixels) resolution,…