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Nokia will soon start pushing a small, so called “Black” update that will add Bluetooth 4.0 LE connectivity support to its entire range of Windows Phone 8 Lumia smartphones. Some devices — namely Lumia 520, Lumia 620, Lumia 625 and Lumia 720 — already got this capability as part of the Amber update, allowing users…
Even though the first Xiaomi Hongmi is still a relatively new device, the company is already thinking about its successor. In fact, according to GizChina, the upcoming Hongmi 2 may be launched by the end of this year, sporting a bigger, 5.5-inch screen and MediaTek’s 8-core MT6592 processor. The first/original Hongmi (pictured above) was unveiled…
Samsung has ambitious plans for its nascent Tizen platform. However, instead of starting with smartphones and tablets, the Korean company is taking another route. First it wants to “cover” those devices where Android and iOS don’t dominate… yet. So it unveiled that smart camera while also working with car companies to cram Tizen inside the…
We don’t usually associate Gigabyte with innovation in the mobile industry. Their products are rather mediocre at best, offering a decent feature set for a reasonable amount of cash. The GSmart Simba SX1 fits that description perfectly, but… it also has a “secret trick” no other phone we’re aware of has. And that trick gave…
Few days ago we’ve told you about the still-unannounced ZTE Nubia Z5S. Well, guess what? That device will be announced within less than a week, on November 19th. Actually at the time, the Nubia Z5S will be unveiled in China and we honestly have no idea when, or even whether, it will be available in…
Juniper Research has revealed that global wearable smart glass shipments will reach 10 million per annum by 2018, compared to an estimated 87,000 this year. At the same time, app-enabled mobile smart wearable device hardware market will approach $19 billion by 2018. According to the research firm, the smart glasses retail prices will decline towards…
The curvy LG G Flex will be arriving stateside, landing on AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, according to @evleaks. The device was released in South Korea just a few weeks ago, paving the way for smartphones with curved displays. The LG G Flex features a 6 inch Plastic OLED Display (POLED) with a resolution of 1280…
The chances are Sprint will start selling the hot-new HTC One Max on November 15th. This information, however, doesn’t come from the Now Network but from Best Buy which lists HTC’s phablet with that date. It’s unclear when other carriers, namely AT&T and Verizon Wireless, will join the party but it’s likely this won’t be…
Apple’s “small screen strategy” has been working for the company for quite some time now but that doesn’t mean they are looking to completely avoid the phablet craze. According to a Bloomberg report (and brought to our attention by UnwiredView), the “Cupertino boys” (and girls) are setting the stage for a major iPhone redesign in…
The rumored HTC M8 will be available from all 4 major U.S. networks, including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint. According to EVleaks, the Taiwanese company will announce the new phone during the first quarter of next year with all of the biggest carriers on board. That said, we would expect to see the HTC…