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While U.S. Samsung Galaxy S4 owners received a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC in their handsets, some global variants of the device were released with Samsung’s octa-core Exynos 5 Octa SoC. Samsung took to Twitter today to announce an upgrade to their Exynos processors, claiming, “a new Exynos 5 Octa is coming next week!” While we are…
Virgin Mobile is the latest in line to offer the entry-level LG Optimus F3 on their network, retailing the device for $179.99 off contract. This entry-level smartphone comes packing a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz running on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, is 4G LTE capable and has a 2,460mAh battery that lasts for days. The…
HTC has finally taken the wraps off of its latest smartphone, the HTC One Mini. The new handset, which has been floating around in rumor-form for a while now, is finally here. The HTC One Mini ships with a 4.3 inch 1280 x 720p HD Super LCD 3 display, dual-core Snapdragon 400 CPU, 1GB RAM,…
In an everything but surprising move, LG decided to dump the “Optimus” brand for its high-end smarthones. And obviously the first device that will be affected by this change is the soon-to-be-launch LG Optimus G2, which will be one of the thinnest and most powerful devices every announced. In addition, the company’s Optimus Vu range…
Cricket Communications unveiled a new version of its popular Muve Music application used to access the carrier’s all-you-can-eat music downloads service. The application has been revamped from the ground up, featuring faster performance and a new UI that allows for even easier exploration of music and improved navigation. For instance, users will now have immediate…
Under CEO Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s been gobbling up startups like an Aardvark at an anthill. Leveraging its massive war chest, the company’s current strategy appears to be buying everything it needs to recover its former greatness. While the outcome of this strategy remains to be seen, Yahoo appears to have big plans. Most recently, Yahoo…
Google is getting ready for an announcement a week from now, and is sending out invitations for the event that simply says that it’s “breakfast with Sundar Pichai.” This means we have either an Android or Chrome announcement on our hands, but exactly what it could be remains to be seen. There are quite a…
We’ve already told you that ZTE is preparing to launch a “mini” version of its Z5 smartphone and now it’s officially out. The device has been announced in China, sporting an-everything-but-mini 4.7-inch 720p screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 13-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front cameras, and 16GB of expandable storage. In…
Huawei keeps unveiling similar tablets like it’s nobody’s business. Their latest gig is called MediaPad 7 Youth and it’s an affordable 7-inch Jelly Bean device with (most likely) 1280×800 pixels display. In addition, it also comes with HSPA+ and Wi-Fi connectivity, 1.6GHz dual-core processor, and a 4,100mAh battery. The official press release describes the MediaPad…
Verizon has just sent out an invitation to a press event on July 23rd in New York City, where the big red carrier will “unveil the next generation of one of [its] most popular family of devices.” This can only mean one thing, the new DROIDs are coming! What DROID devices could make an appearance,…