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Cricket is adding another low-end Android smartphone to its portfolio – ZTE-made Cricket Groove. The entry level device is available for $79.99 sans any strings attached, and has specs that include a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 800MHz processor, 3.2-megapixel rear camera with flash, VGA front-facing camera and a 1,500 mAh battery. Android 2.3 Gingerbread is running…
When Asus announced the Padfone 2, we only got to see the black version of the device. They did promise us the white model but up until this point we had no clue how it will look like. Now we got the first images of the white phone-tablet combo and we like it… a lot.…
The soon-to-be-launched Meizu MX2 has been caught in the wild again, and this time we get to see it in new light, as the new photos look much better. On the downside, though, these images don’t show us the device working so we’re still wondering how the new Flyme UI will look. Then again, it’s…
Samsung has started pushing out Jelly Bean updates to select group of Galaxy Tab 2 owners. First in line to get the latest version of Android are users in France, which are now able to download firmware version XXCLK5, available through Kies or over-the-air. In case you fit the initial group, you can check whether…
Orange is well known to offer its own branded apps and services. Their latest gig is called Libon and it’s a VoIP app/service that features HD calls. Viber and Skype (to an extent) can also do this, but the carrier thinks its brand is powerful enough to entice a critical mass of users to try…
XDA-Developers forum member “mskip” announced the Nexus 10 toolkit version 1.0 which allows you to make your Nexus 10 even more open — if Google’s default software isn’t open enough for you. Here’s what it brings (allows you to do): Install correct adb/fastboot drivers automatically on Windows XP/Vista/7/8 32bit+64bit Backup/Restore a single package or all…
We’ve got two new Samsung rumors, one of which involves the company’s next flagship device, Galaxy S4 (or that’s Galaxy S IV). It is said that it will be unveiled at some point next year (no surprises there) boasting a 13-megapixel camera, new quad-core Exynos Adonis processor built using 28nm technology, and 4.99-inch Super AMOLED…
Just yesterday we’ve shown you the first Jolla Sailfish demo video and today we’re glad to report that the company has cornered first mobile operator to sell their smartphones when these enter the market – it’s the Finland-based DNA. Jolla’s VP of Sales, Sami Pienimäki, is enthused about the news and here’s what he had…
After the Galaxy Note II, Samsung is bringing dual SIM version of the Galaxy S III to China. Like its phablet brother, this version of the Galaxy S III can’t sing along two GSM networks — rather, one SIM card is used for CDMA and the other one for GSM SIM card. Rest of the…
Thought the Droid DNA was going to get all the fun today at Verizon? Well, the five-inch handset might be the hottest smartphone to be released on Big Red today, but if you’re looking for a tablet, you now have another LTE-enabled option. Enter the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. If you’re aching to get…