Samsung announced the Galaxy S III mini in October and now the pint-sized phone is available on Amazon. As spotted by Tech Crunch, the Galaxy S III Mini is available for $413 unlocked, which means it will work with both T-Mobile and AT&T with minimal configuration. The Galaxy S III mini is a scaled down…
LG posts ad in WSJ : We Make Phones Not War
This is the LG I like to see. While the company has normally been more on the humble side, staying away from pointing fingers and over the top ads, it’s taken a bolder approach with its latest ad found in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. The full-page ad says “We Make…
HTC boss calls Apple settlement estimates outrageous
HTC has finally shed some light on its 10-year cross-licensing agreement it recently struck with Apple. The word around the industry was that Apple would get somewhere in the range of $6-$8 per HTC phone in this settlement. Well, that rumor turned out to be completely off base said the Taiwanese based manufacturer. According to chief…
ZTE Avid 4G, ZTE Grand X Pro for MetroPCS leaked
Yesterday was a big day for ZTE with the Chinese company announcing 4 new devices at its event in Russia. Today we’ve caught two of the upcoming smartphones on their way to MetroPCS, compliments to the ever-savvy EVleaks. The first device is the ZTE Grand X Pro and from what we can tell, it will…
Fake Apple apps appear on Google Play
Apple is apparently publishing its apps in the Google Play Store… NOT. But few apps made by “Apple Inc” have been spotted by Android users, namely Garage Band (instead of Garageband), iPhoto, iMovie, Keynote, Numbers and Pages. To make things worse, these fake apps are selling for the same money as original iOS apps. So…
Meizu MX2 to cost $417?
We know that Meizu MX2 will launch on November 27th but up until this point we didn’t know how much the Chinese company will ask for its powerful smartphone. Now, thanks to GizChina, we have that information, as well. The mentioned website says that the 16GB MX2 will go for 2,599 yuan, while the 32GB…
Xperia Tablet S gets maintenance update that fixes VPN bug issues
The Sony Xperia Tablet S is rolling out a new firmware update that addresses issues with its VPN connectivity. So far this slate has had a multitude of problems since it launched a few weeks ago. Sales of the tablet had to be stopped after discovering gaps between the screen and the case that could…
ZTE announces 4 new Android smartphones in Russia: Grand Era, V790, V887, V889M
ZTE unveiled 4 new Android smartphones in Russia though we’re certain some of those will also be available in other parts of the world, including Europe and Asia. Most of the phones presented at the company’s press event aim for low-to-mid end of the market, except for the ZTE Grand Era, which is made for…
LG F240K with a 1080p HD screen caught at GLBenchmark
Scoring the Nexus 4 deal with Google may be a big win for LG but they don’t want to stop there. Quite the contrary, the Korean company is also looking to enter the nascent market of smartphones with 1080p HD screens. Such a device, marked as LG F240K, has been caught at GLBenchmark and from…
Lenovo working on a 5-inch 1080p phone with dual-SIM connectivity
Lenovo is looking to enter the high-end smartphone market and is in the midst of working on a device with a 5-inch 1080p screen. The screenshots above have been spotted at Sina Weibo, but have since been deleted. But that was enough for the savvy blogosphere to reach conclusions. It is said that the upcoming…









