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HTC America announced HTC Advantage program for future HTC One, One Mini and One Max owners. As part of the deal, anyone purchasing one of these three handsets will get a free one-time cracked screen replacement within the first six months of ownership, a commitment to future software innovation (as we’ve reported before), and content…
Samsung unveiled Galaxy Core LTE, a 4G version of the Galaxy Core smartphone that was announced in May of last year. This unit is heading to parts of Europe and Asia, where it will be known either as Galaxy Core 4G or Galaxy Core LTE. Specs wise, we’re talking about a mid-end device with specs…
ZTE is preparing for Mobile World Congress where it will unveil two very different devices. On one hand, we’ll see the Grand Memo II LTE with 6-inch screen; and on the other – ZTE Open C running Firefox OS 1.3. The first of the two is a high-end phablet with top-notch specs that include a…
Xiaomi has finally announced a successor to its popular Hongmi smartphone. Called Hongmi 1S, this model dumps MediaTek’s chip for the one made by Qualcomm – Snapdragon 400, which has four cores clocked at 1.6GHz. This chip also comes with improved GPU in the form of Adreno 305 that should deliver faster graphics. Rest of…
LG announced a trio of low-end Android smartphones, part of their L Series III. The new L40, L70 and L90 offer great value for money, targeting first-time smartphone buyers and folks looking to enter the “Android world” on a budget. Here’s what each of these is all about: LG L40 1.2GHz dual-core processor 3.5-inch (480…
Samsung’s and Intel’s Tizen Association is getting bigger with the day. Latest news is that 15 additional companies have joined the organization, including: AccuWeather Acrodea Baidu CloudStreet Cyberlightning DynAgility Gamevil Inside Secure Ixonos Nomovok Piceasoft Red Bend Software SoftBank Mobile Sprint ZTE The Partner Program officially launched with 36 members in November 2013, when the…
Just as we expected, LG has officially announced the G Pro 2 in Korea. The successor to the Optimus G Pro is one of the best devices ever made, with some features even the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is missing. To help you cut through the clutter, we wanted to highlight the G Pro 2’s…
MediaTek and Broadcom have both unveiled new chips that integrate 4G LTE connectivity. First let’s look at MediaTek’s latest offering… The new MediaTek MT6595 is touted as the world’s first 4G LTE octa-core smartphone SoC with ARM Cortex-A17 CPU. It combines four of these cores with four slower Cortex-A7 cores, while also including PowerVR Series6…
You know how it goes – this year’s top-end phones are next year’s mid-rangers. Sure sometimes if a phone is released at the end of the year, it stays “current” for another 12 months, but most often than not – geeks among us want to upgrade. ARM knows this, but it also knows that more…
Mark your calendars folks, February 13th marks the day when you can purchase your very own 2013 LTE enable 32GB Nexus 7 for just $349.99. The Nexus 7 can be purchased online or in stores, and can also be purchased for $249.99 if you’re willing to sign a two-year contract. Owners of the LTE enabled…