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Yeah I know; you’ve heard it all before. “Verizon will launch the Nokia Lumia Icon,” and nothing happened. This time it’s different. Or so we think. What looks like the best Windows Phone device ever will be available for pre-order later this week with shipments starting on February 20th. The marketing materials are reportedly ready,…
The earlier rumored Nexus 8 may launch at the end of April, DigiTimes is reporting. Citing sources from Taiwan’s supply chain, the site says Google won’t be making Nexus 7 any more to avoid “price competition in the 7-inch segment.” Instead, it will launch a new tablet in the space that is currently dominated by…
Apple may launch an iOS update this coming March, 9to5Mac is reporting. From the current (fifth) beta version we know that this release will bring a number of UI changes, including a new dialer, redesigned Slide to Unlock UI, better-lookin’ Caps Lock and Backspace keys on keyboard, ability to remove parallax effect on wallpaper without…
LG may not wait for Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to unveil its next phablet. According to PhoneArena, the company has started sending out invites for a Korea event when the G Pro 2 may be unveiled, all in its 6-inch glory. Dubbed “Knock-knock knockin’ on,” the event will take place at the LG Twin…
HTC had hard time succeeding in the tablet market, despite launching some rock-solid devices in the past. If I would have to pinpoint one reason why the Taiwanese company failed to gain traction in this space, I would say – timing. They had great products but at the time they were introduced in the market,…
The LG G Pro 2 rumors keep piling up. After we’ve heard few details about its camera, we’re now talking about the phablet’s sound capabilities. According to Korean ETnews (and brought to our attention by the good folks of PhoneArena), LG’s baby will feature 1W speaker(s) and thickened bass booster, which will make the G…
Although Huawei was one of the companies committing to Mozilla’s mobile OS, we still wait to see a single Firefox OS-based smartphone made by the Chinese firm. The good news is that the wait could be over soon, with Ascend Y300 II emerging as the first Huawei handset to run Mozilla’s mobile platform. We’re not…
Some new pictures of HTC’s upcoming M8 smartphone have surfaced on Russian website Mobiltelefon.ru , and they look pretty legit. This is the first not blurry-cam pic that truly shows off the front of the device, and looks very plausibly real unlike those photos showing the rear of the M8 with two camera lenses that were…
We know that Samsung Galaxy S5 is coming this year, and now we’re hearing that just like its predecessor, it too will have its “Active” version. According to Korean ETnews, the still-current Galaxy S4 Active has accounted for just 3-4 percent of the “total Galaxy S4? sales. This time, however, the company wants to make…
The rumored LG G Pro 2 will come with a powerful camera that will apparently be better than the one found in the LG G2. What the Korean company calls OIS Plus is a new technology that adds software-based image stabilization to the mix to create even clearer shots. In addition, this camera will support…