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When Lenovo acquired Motorola from Google, the search giant kept Advanced Technology and Projects group which is responsible for development of Project Ara. It’s been a while since we’ve heard something from these guys and now they’ve released a short video to depict the progress. The release of this clip coincides with the Project Ara…
Without issuing the official press release, Samsung has started showcasing Galaxy Ace Style in Germany. This, rather insignificant device, will find its buyers among the folks who don’t want to pay a premium for top-end features they won’t be using anyway; and/or first-time smartphone buyers. Not everything is known about the Galaxy Ace Style, but…
ZTE has launched the Grand S II in China and despite what some earlier rumors suggested, it doesn’t have 4GB of RAM. It’s a solid device nonetheless, with specs that include: 5.5-inch 1080p full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) One Glass Solution (OGS) display 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor with Adreno 330 graphics 13-megapixel…
Last year’s HTC One had its real gold version and the new model (M8) will follow suit. This time round, however, the Taiwanese company will limit the gold One’s availability to the Middle East, where we assume most of the customers are coming anyway. One would think this would piss Russian oligarchs, but they can…
A few days ago we’ve told you that Motorola is seemingly preparing a special version of its affordable Moto G smartphone called Moto G Forte. That model is now officially launched in Mexico and it’s a rather disappointing product. Instead of launching a brand new device with tougher shell and tweaked hardware, Moto decided to…
Nokia will be launching Windows Phone 8.1 updates for all of its newer Lumia smartphones this summer. And by newer we mean they already run Windows Phone 8 and can thus “handle” the latest version of the platform. Announcing the news during Microsoft’s BUILD conference, the ex-CEO Stephen Elop added that this is something Google…
It makes perfect sense for Samsung to continue its tradition of launching different variants of its flagship smartphone. Yup, the Galaxy S5 mini is in works as we speak and could hit the market at some point in June. According to SamMobile, which is trusted source for “everything Samsung,” the mini will come with a…
LG L90 is heading to T-Mobile, which will start selling it on April 23rd, TMOnews is reporting while showing us a leaked screenshot from this month’s retail planning schedule. The low-to-mid range device comes with a 4.7-inch qHD screen, 1GB of RAM and an 8-megapixel camera on the back, while also supporting LG’s Quick Window…
Huawei is getting closer to the Ascend P7 launch as we have two in-the-wild photos of this phone to show you. Brought to our attention by the good folks of G4Games, this smartphone will supersede the Ascend P6 adding a faster processor, better 13-megapixel camera and bigger, 5-inch full HD screen to the mix. It…
Just when we’ve told you that the first Windows Phone 8.1 devices could start selling on April 23rd, we’ve learned that Verizon’s Samsung Ativ SE won’t be one of those phones. According to TheVerge, this unit will come with Windows Phone 8 pre-installed and get the 8.1 update later in the year. Hopefully, users won’t…