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Samsung announced its quarterly earnings for Q4 2012 and the company posted record profits amid strong smartphone and chip sales. In the quarter, revenue rose to 56.1 trillion won, up 18 percent year over year. Samsung’s net profit also climbed to a record 7.04 trillion won ($6.6 billion), up from the 6.56 trillion won in…
We’ve told you that Huawei Ascend P2 will be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and today we’re happy to show you the first press image of the phone. As you can see for yourself from the image above, it will be one sexy device with equally impressive specs. Speaking of which, we have…
HTC unveiled a new entry-level Android smartphone for the Chinese market. As such, the Desire U is far from a power-house, but it does look decent and will deliver the goods to its future users. The phone’s core specs include a single-core 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 4-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) screen, 5-megapixel rear-camera, 4GB…
Acer unveiled a new mid-range device, part of its Liquid series. The new Liquid E1 comes with a 4.5-inch qHD (540×960 pixels) touchscreen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of built-in storage, while Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is running the show out of box. In addition, there’s also a pair of cameras, 5-megapixel one…
Good news for our readers coming from Australia. Starting February 1st, you’ll be able to get the Nexus 4 in Harvey Norman stores across the country. The 16GB version will sell for $496 AUD (about $525 US), without requiring you to put a signature on any piece of paper. Alternatively, there’s also a subsidized version,…
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about the Motorola Droid RAZR M, but it looks like it’s getting another color option just in time for Valentines Day. Yes, that color would be pink. While the Droid RAZR M isn’t the most powerful device around, it doesn’t mean that we’re not fond of it. Motorola worked…
As of January 26th, unlocking your cellphone or tablet will become a crime in the U.S. In October of last year, the Librarian of Congress, charged with interpreting the anti-hacking law known as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), ruled that unlocking cell phones will be illegal. The revised rules state that it is illegal…
AT&T announced its quarterly earnings for Q4 2012 and the carrier’s smartphone sales were through the roof. AT&T sold 10.2 million smartphones in Q4 2012, up from the 6.1 million it sold in the previous quarter. The iPhone was the dominant smartphone – with a record 8.6 million activations. AT&T also said it had its…
The Galaxy Note 8 is becoming a badly kept secret at this point, and even more so with today’s latest leak. What you see above (and below) is the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in all of its glory. We can’t say that we’re terribly surprised with the design aesthetic of the Galaxy Note 8, as…
While we still might be a couple of months away from the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S IV, anticipation for the device certainly hasn’t waned. Samsung is more ambitious than ever with the Galaxy S IV, and has some pretty lofty goals when it comes to the sales of the device. The South Korean site Money…