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Time and time again we’ve been telling your about Nokia’s unannounced Android smartphone. Dubbed Project Normandy, this device — presuming it’s ever released — may be known as Nokia X, EVleaks has discovered. That’s a simple name that would help the phone stand apart from other models sold by the Finnish company. Alas, we’re not…
Sharp unveiled an awesome device in its home land of Japan. Called Aquos mini SHL 24, it is the world’s first smartphone with a 4.5-inch full HD screen. That’s right, the Japanese company managed to make a 4.5-inch IGZO display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, making for a more pockatable look and feel. In…
We still wait for Samsung’s official announcement of the Galaxy Note 3 Neo (or that’s Lite) but that doesn’t stop leakers from doing “their thing.” Here we bring you the press shots of the soon-to-be-launched phablet, which sits somewhere between the Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Note 3. These images, in case you wonder, come…
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia are set to begin on February 7th, and Samsung, as one of the official sponsors, prepared a special version of the Galaxy Note 3 to celebrate the big event. This Olympics-themed device may not be available for purchase in all places around the world (we’re not sure it…
Motorola doesn’t seem enthused with high-end market. Last year, it launched the rock-solid mid-ranger Moto X, followed by a low-to-mid end Moto G. Meanwhile, the Google-owned company is also working on a modular smartphone known as Project Ara, leaving the very top of the market for Nexus devices. Or at least that’s the way we…
HTC has started rolling out Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for HTC One in Europe. The first country to get it is France, where SFR customers are getting their goodies as we speak. These goodies go beyond Google’s update to the platform and also include some Sense UI enhancements that should deliver that much better user…
Cricket has added a new rugged Android smartphone to its portfolio, Kyocera Hydro Plus. This a low-end device and as such, it won’t impress many with its specs sheet. Speaking of which, the Hydro Plus comes with a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash, 1GHz single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8655 processor, 512MB of RAM,…
Verizon Wireless is about to start selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in Rose Gold. The device we’ve already seen in the press shots before looks damn sexy with those gold accents, and in a way reminds us on the gold iPhone 5s. The Big Red carrier is obviously hoping to move quite a few…
Oppo spinoff OnePlus is gearing towards launching its very first device later in the year. From what we’ve heard before, these guys want to make the world’s best phone, even inviting us to stop making compromises with our phone purchases. To make this happen, OnePlus has partnered with CyanogenMod to make its devices as customizable…
Some two weeks ago we’ve told you that Sony is working on a Wi-Fi version of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra and now that device has been officially announced. Alas, at the moment its availability will be limited to Japan but the hope is that other markets will get in the near future, as well.…