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Motorola has taken to Twitter to tease us with the Moto X again, while not showing the device at all. The company’s Twitter account recently posted the following: Yep. This guy is building exactly what you think he is. Designed by you. Assembled in the USA. pic.twitter.com/U9fhJRDmmM — Motorola Mobility (@Motorola) July 18, 2013 There’s…
You may not have heard much about Ting, a MVNO that offers pre-paid and affordable plans in the U.S. using Sprint’s network, but the mobile provider is gaining traction in the MVNO scene. Ting currently offers flagship handsets such as Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One, and will be releasing unspecified Samsung ATIV Windows…
Firefly fans, rejoice! A new Firefly mobile RPG is coming to Android and iOS devices next year. Firefly Online will be put you in your own ship and let you command a crew in adventures through Firefly’s universe. For folks who love Firefly’s single season, and the exploits of Malcolm Reynolds and crew, any new…
If you’re already sold on Sony’s upcoming Z Ultra phablet, then you still have a while before it will be gracing shelves. But if you’re in the UK, you can start your countdown now, as the Xperia Z Ultra will be hitting shelves (virtual shelves, at least) on September 13th. The Sony Xperia Z Ultra…
Oh how the tables have turned… and then turned again. Nokia is now selling more Windows Phone-based Lumia phones than BlackBerry is selling of its own phones. Nokia said that as of last quarter it sold a record high of 7.4 million Lumia smartphones. Meanwhile, BlackBerry shipped 6.8 million smartphones. For the first time, the…
Nexus 4 owners, listen up! Android 4.3 has been leaked out for Google’s flagship device and is available to download and flash right now. Jeff Williams purchased a Nexus 4 off of Craigslist and noticed that the handset was running Android 4.3, and naturally, he uploaded a screenshot up on Google+. No, this wasn’t a build.prop…
While U.S. Samsung Galaxy S4 owners received a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC in their handsets, some global variants of the device were released with Samsung’s octa-core Exynos 5 Octa SoC. Samsung took to Twitter today to announce an upgrade to their Exynos processors, claiming, “a new Exynos 5 Octa is coming next week!” While we are…
Virgin Mobile is the latest in line to offer the entry-level LG Optimus F3 on their network, retailing the device for $179.99 off contract. This entry-level smartphone comes packing a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz running on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, is 4G LTE capable and has a 2,460mAh battery that lasts for days. The…
The next king of the phablets, the Galaxy Note 3, is expected to make its first official appearance later this quarter. If all goes according to rumors, Samsung will unveil the Note 3 during a press event to be held sometime in September. Details on the device remain elusive, but some information can be gleaned…
The HTC One Mini was just officially announced, filling in at least one of the three expected pieces of the HTC One family that we’re expecting this year. We got some hands on time with the handset and you can find our first impressions below. The One Mini is every bit as sexy as the…