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Reddit member vizionx1208 describes a frightening experience in which his Galaxy S III started smoldering in the bed next to him as he slept. He was awoken by the terrible smell of burning electronics and was shocked to see smoke and fire coming from his phone as it charged. It was a stock Galaxy S…
LG announced the upcoming availability of the long-expected white Nexus 4. The white variant features the same internal hardware and software of the original Nexus 4, so there is nothing new on the table except the paint job. For those keeping track, the Nexus 4 includes a 4.7-inch 1280-by-768 True HD IPS Plus display (320ppi), Qualcomm…
HTC is confident its new all-aluminum design will help it get back to the game. The Taiwanese company is apparently already working on the One Mini (codename M4) and perhaps an even bigger (than the original HTC One) device. Yup, the new rumor, coming from the reputable leaker EVleaks, suggests that we may soon see…
Last year Nokia was launching few Batman–themed handsets and this year they’re turning their attention (and marketing dollars) to Superman with a special themed handset set to hit China later in the year. The Finnish company will obviously use its new flagship, Lumia 925, for this special promotion, most likely touting it as Man of…
The newly announced HTC Desire 600 is already available for pre-order in Russia, where the device is selling at a premium. Several retailers are offering it for around 16,000 Rubles, which translates into some $500. Yeah, that’s super-steep since that money could easily get you a much better smartphone. Then again, mobile devices are known…
You’ve seen the gold BlackBerry Q10, right? If that’s not fancy enough for you, there’s another version encrusted with diamonds. The gold also comes as part of the deal, but the 20,000 GBP ($around $30,000) price tag is (primarily) justified with the presence of more than 700 VVS1 diamonds (approximately 4.7cts). Of course, there are…
BlackBerry users don’t like Netflix and their policy to keep its mobile client out of the Canadian company’s new platform. Few unofficial apps found their way to the BlackBerry World, but were promptly pulled after the video streaming/rental service complained. To make things worse, Netflix has iterated that it won’t support BlackBerry 10 because its…
Aside from the fancy Ascend P6 (or just P6, we’re still not sure), Huawei is also preparing to launch the third generation of its Honor smartphone at some point in June. We’re not sure whether this device will also be announced alongside the P6 (at the “Beauty” event), but we’re pretty confident it will cost…
Prepare yourselves to be hearing these and other courtroom commands out in public soon. If you ever owned a Nintendo DS, the sounds should bring back fond memories. But those of you wondering why your subway neighbor is screaming into their iPhone like they’re on an episode of Law & Order, allow me to enlighten…
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Foxconn is looking to produce its own branded accessories for Apple products such as the iPad and iPhone. Foxconn, a component manufacturing company that supplies companies such as Apple and Samsung with components for its devices has seen a decrease in its revenue, with a 19…