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Though Google can afford to offer the ASUS-built Nexus 7 tablet at or below cost in hopes of recouping the lost revenues on ecosystem sales, other would-be tablet manufacturers continue to need to turn a profit in order to support the business. Acer announced the comparable 7″ Iconia A110 back at Computex in June, complete…
Nokia have fallen on some hard times of late. The Finnish handset maker just announced a Q3 net operating loss of $754 million on $9.4 billion in revenue, propelled by declining Symbian sales and a 28% drop in the number of Windows Phone-based Lumia devices sold compared to Q2. Nokia sold just 2.9 million Lumia…
We’ve already told you about the Oppo Find 5, the Chinese company’s upcoming phablet device. According to Chinese website MyDrives, it will be launched later next month in China with a price tag of 2,998 CNY, which is about $480. That’s pretty amazing price for what the Oppo Find 5 offers, with its specs including…
Google Calendar app is now available for all Android devices as long as they run Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3+ or Jellybean. Previously the application was shipping with select smartphones like Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus, and now everyone can join the party. Aside from the standard calendar features like creating, editing, deleting events and responding…
Sony prepared a special version of its Xperia V smartphone for the Japanese market. The device marked as Xperia VL comes with Japan-unique 1Seg support allowing its owners to enjoy mobile TV while commuting to work. Rest of the specs are unchanged and include a 4.3-inch HD Reality Display screen powered by Mobile Bravia Engine…
All major carriers in Canada will offer the hot-new LG Optimus G. And while we can’t tell when every one of them will start selling the Android superphone, we now know that Rogers Wireless will get it in “early November” with the device already earning a place at the carrier’s website. From there we learn…
We’ve already told you that Huawei will soon launch its first Windows Phone device. And while we’re still not sure when that will happen — though we hope we won’t have to wait for too long — the device has been leaked before its official announcement and we’re glad we can show it to you.…
AT&T said it had an exclusive deal to sell the Nokia Lumia 920, but the carrier didn’t say how long its exclusivity period would last. A report from WPCentral suggests AT&T has signed a six-month-long deal that’ll keep the phone only on AT&T. Customers on Verizon and T-Mobile who want a 920 will have to switch…
Google is sending out invitations to an Android event that’ll be held October 29th at 10AM in New York City. The invite states that “The Playground is open” and gives no other clues about the reason for the event. If history is any indicator, though, Google may use this event to unveil a new lineup…
Let me just start off by saying that I really like the Microsoft Surface. Judging by the initial product announcement in June and even most of the information that has floated around since then. It looks like a quality piece of hardware with a pretty good operating system. Windows 8 should shine on tablets —…