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Nokia and many folks from all around the word don’t like the word “phablet,” which was invented to describe devices which are too big to be called phones and too small to be called tablets. Samsung pioneered this market with its Galaxy Note, and now Nokia is gearing towards launching its first such device, Lumia…
Another day, another rumor dealing with the future of BlackBerry. This time round a Reuters report suggests the company has “narrowed its list of potential bidders” in an effort to push for a quick sale, which — as we reported earlier — could happen as early as November. It is suggested that private equity firm…
We’ve been seeing a lot of the HTC Max lately, and some new photos have made their way online today. The pictures show the One max next sandwitched in between a silver and black HTC One, showing the size difference between the two models. The pictures, which surfaced in China reaffirm rumors of the possibility…
Windows Phone 8.1 will likely be released next year and we’re already hearing about some features it will bring. According to the website Windows-Phone.pl, the next version of Microsoft’s mobile platform will bring the much-rumored Notification Center, ability to select multiple tiles at once, and a Siri-like virtual assistant called Cortana. Multi-tile select will match…
Yesterday Apple became the latest phone maker to bling up its line, announcing the new iPhone 5S in gold. Now a leaked photo hints that HTC might be trying to mine some of the same beautiful, shiny ore. The company’s flagship, the HTC One has shown up bathed in gold! Android news site Phandroid turned up…
Nokia’s handset business may be bought by Microsoft but that doesn’t mean we won’t see any new Nokia-branded devices released this year. The Finnish company will most likely launch few devices that were already in the pipeline before it was acquired by the Redmond giant. One such device could be dual SIM version of the…
Looks like Samsung will not only make a version of the Galaxy S4 with Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon 800 chip, but the Galaxy S4 Active will also get that treatment. In fact, it is suggested that such upgraded version of this phone may be launched in South Korea next month, with users being able to get…
BlackBerry’s soon-to-be-launched Z30 will most certainly be available across most (if not all) Canadian carriers. We have a confirmation that Bell Mobility will be among those selling this smartphone — a leaked document suggests this while also confirming the Z30 as the go-to-market name. Unfortunately, the same document doesn’t tell us anything about the release…
Xiaomi has intriguing plans that involve dumping Google’s Android platform altogether. According to a recent rumor, the Chinese company may use its own MiOS for the next flagship product, Mi4. That OS is apparently already being tested though we’re sure there’s a long road ahead before it’s ready for the prime time. Xiaomi uses custom…
If new leaked photos are to believed, the days of QWERTY slider phones may not be over. We’ve seen a few pictures of the rumored Motorola Droid 5 before, which may be sporting NFC and wireless charging. The device is expected to be touting a 4.3 or 4.5-inch touchscreen, and will be coming to Verizon,…