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iLounge is out with a report that both supports and modifies previous rumors about the upcoming iPad and iPhone models for 2013. Everyone knows there will be a new iPad and iPhone at some point this year, but when they will come out and what they’ll feature are two important mysteries at this point. The report…
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,…
According to the latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Android is the most popular platform in countries like Britain, China, Spain, Australia and Germany; while iOS is at the top in the US and Japan. Windows Phone is still an underdog, but it experienced strong European growth, particularly in Britain and Italy, with…
Microsoft released Windows Phone 7.8 SDK, bringing Live Tiles to the mix. Sadly, there are no new APIs included, once again proving version 7.8 is more of a cosmetic update (rather than substantial upgrade of the platform). The SDK update adds Windows Phone 7.8 512MB and 256MB emulators, as well as Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1…
Today Microsoft posted its Q2 2013 earnings results, which saw record revenue of $21.46 billion with an earnings per share of $0.76. Of the revenue, Microsoft kept $6.38 billion in net income and had an operating income of $7.77 billion. The company saw both wins and losses when it comes to matching analysts’ expectations of…
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…