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Just when we thought HTC has totally forgot its 8X users, the company has turned to Twitter to share the good news. Verizon customers with HTC 8X can expect Windows Phone 8.1 update at some point in late October. Within just a month or so, these folks will get to benefit from all the enhancements…
Now that every vendor on the planet can use Windows Phone free of charge, and can also rely on existing Android hardware, we’ll see any number of different smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile platform. BLU Products is one of those looking to benefit from this opportunity — as we’ve reported before — and it has just…
Asus has recently unveiled its latest 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet – VivoTab 8. Unlike the company’s earlier VivoTab Note 8, this (new) unit doesn’t have a Wacom Digitizer Stylus and users are “stuck” to paint with their fingers. It is however slightly faster, sporting the newer Atom Z3745 chip, compared to Atom Z3740 on the…
Windows Phone is getting on the 64-bit bandwagon though the first device with such chip doesn’t come from a major handset maker. Rather, it’s Alcatel which made the first 64-bit smartphone running Microsoft’s mobile platform. However, the newly announced Alcatel Pop 2 isn’t exactly a powerhouse under the hood. It comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410…
Microsoft announced a trio of Nokia Lumia phones, Lumia 830, Lumia 730 and Lumia 735. The first of the pack is the slimmest Nokia Windows Phone device to date, though it’s not a high-end phone by any stretch of imagination. It does introduce Nokia’s awesome camera technology to the mid-range segment and we salute Nokia/Microsoft…
Acer is up for a big show in Germany, having announced a slew of new devices. Aside from tablets we’re about to talk here, they also had few new laptops at display, but ahem, you’ll have to read about those on some other site. Let’s quickly dive into the new mobile devices Acer announced at…
HTC’s recently released HTC One M8 for Windows will land on T-Mobile this fall. The magenta carrier has yet to detail pricing for the Windows Phone 8.1 device, but is letting interested parties pre-register for the M8. The announcement makes T-Mobile the third U.S. carrier to announce availability of HTC’s strange hybrid, following in the…
With IFA 2014 just a little over a week away, Archos has released the details of a plethora of products which will be on display at the event. The lineup includes a few Android devices and Archos’ first ever Windows Phone gadgets. Archos’ entries aren’t bleeding edge, but rather mid-range offerings which carry nominal price…
We’ve got some great deals today folks, on everything from smartphones to laptops to monitors. Keep on scrolling, you might just find a sweet deal that’s right up your alley! The Favable deal of the day is the Nokia Lumia 635 smartphone with no-contract on AT&T’s superfast network and a Fitbit Flex activity and sleep tracker…
On the prowl for a new smartphone, speaker or external battery charger for your summertime adventures? Well then, you’ve come to the right place! Our Favable deal of the day is the awesome Nokia Lumia Icon on Verizon’s lightning fast 4G LTE network for just a penny when purchased with a new two-year contract. The…