HTC won’t be bringing its One Max phablet to Canada, MobileSyrup is reporting. Here’s what the Taiwanese company sent to the website: HTC devices differ from country to country, we work closely with carrier partners in each region to determine what is best for their consumers. Every market is different and has specific needs and…
Sony Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Ultra getting Jelly Bean 4.2 firmware update
Sony has started rolling out updates for two of its high-end devices, Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Ultra. For both devices, Sony re-calibrated the display “ever so slightly,” ensuring viewing experiences remain bright and bold. Moreover, power consumption has been economized for longer battery life, and Exchange connection streamlined for faster email sync, display and…
KPMG Italy buys BlackBerry 10 phones for its staff
Not everyone thinks BlackBerry is doomed. In fact, one of the biggest accountancy group is buying smartphones made by the Canadian company for its Italian staff. As part of the deal, KPMG has purchased 3,500 BlackBerry 10 smartphones and is migrating to BlackBerry’s new Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution, BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. We’re not…
5 Android flip-phones you can’t buy in Europe and the U.S.
Nowadays most folks prefer all-touchscreen devices and have long forgot about flip phones. However, there’s still a subset of users digging this form factor, but apparently most of them live in the Far East region. Or at least that’s what handset makers want us to think… cause their Android clamshells are rarely, if ever, available…
HTC Desire 709d with 5-inch qHD screen, mid-end specs announced for China
HTC Desire 709d is the newly unveiled mid-end smartphone heading to China, brought to our attention by the good folks of Unwired View. It comes with a 5-inch screen but it can only “handle” qHD (540 x 960 pixels) resolution. Rest of the specs include Qualcomm’s 1.2GHz Snapdragon 200 quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel…
AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom leaks
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is heading to AT&T. According to EVleaks, the carrier will launch Sammy’s camera-phone by the end of this year, offering yet another option for the holiday shoppers. Specs wise, this thing is pretty much Galaxy S4 Mini under the hood, boasting a 4.3-inch qHD screen, 1.5GB of RAM, dual-core processor and…
Win gold HTC One from O2 UK and HTC
Remember the gold HTC One we’ve covered some 10 days ago? Yeah, we’ve told you that model isn’t available for purchase and is rather made to celebrate the 18th MOBO awards. But, you can actually win one if you buy the “regular” HTC One from O2 between now and October 20th. O2 has just one…
Xiaomi: We’re not making a smart watch!
Roughly a week ago we’ve told you that Xiaomi is working on a smart watch. Guess what? That’s not happening, according to co-founder Liwan Jiang. He went on to add that Xiaomi will rather focus on its phone and TV businesses, but didn’t rule out the idea would never come to light. We’re sure the…
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini La Fleur Edition coming soon
Samsung is reportedly preparing to launch La Fleur edition of the Galaxy S4 mini. According to SamMobile, this phone will be available in red before Christmas, featuring the familiar flower-y patterns on the back. Other than that, it will remain the same Galaxy S4 mini under the hood, boasting Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 400 dual-core chip, 1.5GB…
Vivo phone with Nikon rotating camera caught in the wild
Some three weeks ago we’ve told you that Vivo is working on an Android device with a swivel camera that uses Nikon’s technology. Well, that phone has been leaked prior to its official announcement and it looks pretty amazing. That camera rocks a 20-megapixel 1/1.7-inch sensor with F2.0 aperture lens, which should deliver some awesome…









