Looks like Alcatel is looking to join the “Mini” craze that started last year with the Galaxy S III Mini. This year we’ve got the Galaxy S4 Mini, HTC Mini and even ZTE’s Nubia Z5 Mini, which most likely won’t be available outside of China. Alcatel is apparently working on the One Touch Idol Mini,…
Windows Phone update with rotation lock and text syncing to PCs coming soon
Microsoft is preparing to launch the GDR3 update to Windows Phone 8 and is apparently testing some builds as we speak. Among the new features Windows Phone users can expect are rotation lock, UI changes to Live Tiles, text syncing to PCs, and a driving mode option made for in-car use. For some reason, the…
Unlocked LG G2 to sell for 599 EUR in Europe
The newly announced LG G2 will be available in its unlocked, SIM-free form for 599 EUR in Europe. That at least will be the price in Germany where Notebooksbilliger has started taking pre-orders, asking 599 EUR for the 16GB model and 30 EUR more for the one with 32 gigs of internal storage. Both black…
Umeox X5 with its 5.6mm-thin body going official in September at IFA
Back in June, we’ve told you that 5.6mm thin Umeox X5 smartphone is preparing to take the “world’s thinnest smartphone” title from the Huawei Ascend P6. The good news is that this device is coming to Europe, and it will be officially announced in September at IFA, Berlin. It is said that France will be…
Canada: TELUS, Rogers announce their commitment to sell the LG G2
The hot-new LG G2 is heading to Canada where it will be offered by a few carriers. Among them, TELUS was the first to announce its plans to sell LG’s beast-phone, followed by Rogers which tweeted its excitement soon afterwards. TELUS has already launched a dedicated page praising the G2, saying there’s no need to…
Is that an LG tablet at Bluetooth SIG?
Looks like LG is preparing to get back to the tablet game. A new, still unannounced device has been caught at the Bluetooth SIG and we tend to think this could the Korean company’s first tablet after Optimus Pad, which was launched back in 2011. Details are scarce to say the least, but it’s likely…
Samsung Galaxy Grand DUOS (GT-I9082) gets Android 4.2.2 update
Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy Grand DUOS (model number GT-I9082). The new software has been caught in Russia and it’s safe to assume that the global rollout will follow shortly. The update’s build number is I9105PXXUBMG8, and it brings along few new features like lockscreen widgets, dedicated…
MediaTek to make chips for future Amazon tablets?
MediaTek may have scored a deal with Amazon to make chips for the next Kindle Fire tablets, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. It is said that Amazon could use the company’s MT8135 quad-core chipset, which is based on ARM’s big.LITTLE design. As such, we’re talking about a SoC that boasts two…
Hisense drops price of two of its tablets
Back in May we’ve told you about two affordable Hisense tablets that were selling through Walmart. The good great news is that prices of both devices have dropped by $20. In other words, the Sero 7 LT is now available for $79, while the better model, Sero 7 Pro, could be yours for $129. We…
Nokia’s Extras+Info app updated with Call and SMS filters
Nokia released an update to the Extras+Info app to include Call and SMS filters. Unfortunately though, new capabilities will only work with devices running Windows Phone 8 GDR2, which at the moment means only Nokia Lumia 925. Other Lumias will follow shortly as soon as Nokia launches its Amber update. The new features work as…









