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It’s only July and we still have a few more months before the sixth-generation iPhone becomes a reality, but that hasn’t stopped countless publications from getting scoops on the expected features. Rumors about the upcoming iPhone started shortly after Apple released the iPhone 4S last October. Since then, just about every feature imaginable has floated…
We can’t say this with certainty, but it’s likely the image above illustrates the upcoming Sony Xperia SL, which we’ve already mentioned a week ago. The rumor is that the upcoming device will be launched later this year, sporting a faster (than the original Xperia S) 1.7GHz dual-core processor and new color options, including pastel…
A new Huawei device has been caught in the wild on its way to Cricket Wireless. Unlike other Android smartphones in Cricket’s portfolio, this one comes with a full QWERTY keyboard that sits beneath a 3.2-inch (HVGA?) screen. We’ve no idea what’s inside the device, though I doubt you’ll find a dual-core processor under the…
There’s a term in the consumer electronics industry called the “Osborne effect“. Without getting into the whole story, once upon a time there was a company that launched a product. People loved said product. The company said the next version would be even better, so people decided to just wait. Sales dried up to such…
When Amazon released the Kindle Fire tablet, everybody was always a bit curious about whether Amazon would eventually release a smartphone as the next logical step. As it turns out, the company does has a smartphone going through some private testing at the moment, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The parts…
Guess what – Samsung won’t be the only handset maker to launch a successor to its phablet device this fall, with LG also planning to release the Optimus Vu 2 at about the same time. However, unlike Samsung’s upcoming device which we’re hearing will rock a new quad-core processor and an even larger screen, the…
A new LG smartphone was caught in the wild and we’re pretty confident it’s heading to Verizon Wireless. Marked as LG VS930, it’s the U.S. version of the LG Optimus LTE II, which was launched in South Korea few months ago and which is available in default black and sexy-lookin’ white color. Specs wise, the…
The least Desire-able smartphone in HTC’s portfolio, Desire C, is heading to Rogers Wireless. The information comes from MobileSyrup, which caught the screenshot above which says that Desire C cases are coming to the Canadian carrier. And where there’s cases, there’s handsets – it’s that simple. Unfortunately, we don’t have any dates to share at…
Amazon will not refresh its entire Kindle lineup including the Fire this month, as one previous rumor suggested. Instead, the Kindle maker plans to launch its Fire successor some time in the second half of this year, according to sources familiar with the matter who told AllThingsD. Those same sources talked about a few “key…
If you own a device that runs Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS, and if you use Twitter as your primary means of consuming up to date information, then chances are you don’t use Twitter’s official Twitter app. Why? Let’s cut straight to the chase, it’s shit. Power users don’t get all the advanced features they’re…