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Six weeks ago we filed a report on an as yet to be announced Huawei smartphone called the M660. Back then all we had was an ultra low resolution press photo of the device. Today we have images of this thing in the wild. It’s still not official yet, but here’s what the folks at…
Ratings agency Moody dropped Nokia’s credit rating to junk, citing slow sales of Windows Phone and the company’s quickly-disapperaing cash reserves. Moody joins S&P and Fitch, both of which dropped their ratings on Nokia earlier this year. This low rating means institutional investors are less likely to buy Nokia bonds and reflects the company’s dismal financial…
Earlier in the week, we mentioned that Microsoft was providing a financial incentive to Nokia to produce super cheap phones for China and developing markets. While this is a good strategy for Microsoft and Nokia to break into these markets, it can be viewed as the two companies essentially giving up on the U.S. to…
Nokia released a few teaser images on its US Facebook page that contain the date, Monday, June 18th. This is the same day Microsoft is holding a tablet event and people started speculating that Nokia’s announcement is related to the Microsoft event. According to AllThingsD, the two announcements are not related. Sources told the blog…
Now that classes are over and we approach the beginning of summer in about a week, the type of apps I use on a daily basis shift from productivity and utility to apps geared toward traveling or gaming — apps that promote a bit more relaxation, if you will. The top five apps I’ve been…
As spotted by Droid-Life, the ship date for Verizon’s Galaxy S III has slipped a day to July 10th. When pre-orders first went live earlier this month, the handset had an estimated ship date of July 9th. Now, the pre-order page lists July 10th as the date handsets will start shipping to customers. A one…
It’s Father’s Day weekend and if you find yourself without a gift for Dad, here are a few last-minute suggestions to help get you started. In the list below, you will find phones, accessories and digital gifts that are quick and easy to buy. Check out the suggestions and add any of your own in the…
The Symbian-based Nokia PureView 808 has been getting a lot of attention because Nokia touts that it has a 41MP camera. There was a lot of skepticism about this and whether it’s truely 41 megapixels, but now CNET Asia has a photo shootout between the PureView 808, Apple iPhone 4S, and HTC One X and we…
Rumor has it that as podcasts slowly begin to become more popular, Apple is planning to remove them from iTunes on iOS and give them a dedicated app in the App Store. Users will be able to download the Podcasts app on their own time and consume the audio without the distractions of other types…
ABI Research looked at smartphone shipments for Q1 2012 and confirmed what we already knew — Apple and Samsung are the big winners in the smartphone market. According to ABI, Samsung sold 43 million smartphones in the quarter, while Apple sold 35 million iPhones. Combined, the two companies grabbed 55 percent of global smartphone shipments…