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HTC has turned to Twitter to share the good news, at least for the owners of unlocked and HTC One Developer Edition devices. The tweet goes like this: HTC One Unlocked and Developer Edition owners – your Kit Kat roll out starts today! Let us know your favorite new additions. #KitKat #HTCOne That’s all nice…
Samsung already has two Galaxy Grand devices, the original model and the newly announced Galaxy Grand 2, but that apparently is not enough. In fact, the Korean company may launch another member of the series in early 2013, most likely during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The forthcoming Galaxy Grand Lite will sit somewhere between…
Samsung is preparing to launch new color variants of the Galaxy Note 3 phablet, which is currently available in black and white versions. There’s also a pink model though that one is selling only if few countries. The company will launch red and “white gold” Note 3’s in January, according to SamMobile. The red Note…
Good ol’ XDA hackers have managed to cram the latest version of Android into the original Nexus device. Yup, despite the fact it’s released back in 2010, the Nexus One can run Android 4.4 KitKat. The AOSP-based update was made by XDA Recognized Developer “texasice” and his team. Aside from the basic Android build, it…
If there’s one annoyance we have with handset makers it’s the fact that they pretty much never make dual SIM versions of their high-end smartphones. That could change now with HTC deciding to launch such version of its flagship model, HTC One. That phone has been announced for the UK though we hope to see…
Samsung is working on a successor to the Galaxy S Duos, with such a device being leaked in Hungary. The local website Tech2.hu caught the smartphone in the wild, and we have the full specs to share. The main thing you should know is that the Galaxy S Duos 2 (GT-S7582) isn’t a high-end device.…
A little known company (at least in the West) called Gionee announced its latest flagship device, Elife E7, which is one of the best phones ever. It rocks Qualcomm’s fast Snapdragon 800 chip, 3GB of RAM, Gorilla Glass 3-protected 5.5-inch full HD screen with super narrow 2.33mm bezel, 16 or 32 GB of internal storage,…
Pantech is preparing to launch a new phone in its own backyard next month. The forthcoming device will rock a 5-inch screen and a fingerprint recognition sensor, ET News is reporting. We don’t have other details but we do guess the rest of this phone’s specs will be top-notch and include things like Qualcomm Snapdragon…
Lenovo is eyeing expansion to Germany, with plans to bring its smartphones to Europe’s largest economy next year. Speaking to German business newspaper Handelsblatt, Lenovo’s head of the local division Stefan Engel confirmed the news without setting any firm dates. However, while the Chinese company is already selling notebooks and computers in Germany, smartphones are…
HTC held a presentation in Taiwan to unveil few new low- and mid-end Desire smartphones. Here’s what’s new: HTC Desire 700 Looks like a cheap version of the HTC One, with specs that include: 5-inch qHD screen Qualcomm-made quad-core chip, most likely Snapdragon 400 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage 8-megapixel rear camera with…