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For one reason or another, Samsung and AT&T haven’t found time (or whatever) to launch the KitKat update for the Galaxy Note 8.0. That’s changing now with users getting their goodies as we speak. The new firmware, version JZO54K.I467UCANI2, comes with all the latest bells and whistles included in Android 4.4 (security and usability improvements…
Sprint may be inching closer to launching the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, with such device getting the FCC regulatory approval needed to be sold on the U.S. soil. However, chances are Now Network won’t be the only one offering Sammy’s unique phablet — unique in that sense that it has the two-sided screen where one…
Google’s big reveal of Android 5.0 was quaint to say the least. There was no press event, and an aging rick group was nowhere to be found. Google just put the info online and bam, history was made. Android 5.0 Lollipop is being touted as a significant Android upgrade, one that will finally bring some…
Next year, we may see LG’s flagship phone rocking rear camera with 20.7-megapixel sensor and improved Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). The Korean company’s LG Innotek division used the 2014 Korea Electronics Show (KES) to officially unveil such camera module, and yes – we expect it to be included in the upcoming LG G4. Aside from…
Lenovo is looking to launch a new brand in China — and we guess few other Asian countries — to compete with Xiaomi. If everything goes as planned, said brand/company will be open for business starting from April 2015. The Chinese giant is already owning Motorola and we’re not sure they really need another brand…
Samsung announced its latest chip, the Exynos 7 Octa. However, this is not really the all-new offering; rather, the Korean company decided to rebrand its new Exynos 5433 SoC, which happens to power some Galaxy Note 4 variants. We can understand the thinking behind this move. For one thing, the Exynos 5433 / Exynos 7…
Apple unveiled the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 today at an event in Cupertino. The new iPads are thinner, lighter and more powerful than their predecessors. While the improvements to Apple’s line of tablets are welcome, there’s really nothing super exciting about the new offerings. Along with hardware improvements, Apple Pay will grace…
Yesterday, the media reported that Facebook’s CEO met with Samsung’s top executives, including the company’s vice chairman Lee Jay-yong, Sheryl Sandberg, as well as Shin Jong-kyun, head of mobile at Samsung. That, obviously, prompted another slew of rumors that we’ll be seeing another Facebook phone, this time coming to the market with the help of…
Gionee can’t reach users in the West alone; it needs a partner to do that, and guess what – they have teamed-up with UK-based KAZAM to bring their super-slim Elife S5.1 to the Brits, and perhaps the rest of Europe. At 5.15mm, the mentioned Gionee product happens to be the world’s thinnest smartphone, which we…
You may like the idea of having a Windows Phone device that has the UI made in Cupertino, and guess what – you can easily do that with a new app called iOS 7 Launcher. Available as a free download from the Windows Marketplace, the application will make your (for instance) Lumia phone feel like…