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Sony-made device marked as D6603 has cleared the FCC and we tend to think this is the upcoming Xperia Z3. The phone’s listing with the Commission is everything but revealing though we do (think we) know what this unit will be all about. If we can take earlier rumors for something, the Z3 will be…
You’ve probably heard that Apple and IBM announced a global partnership to “transform enterprise mobility.” This isn’t something consumers will notice, but certain enterprises (IBM clients) will definitely “feel” the impact of this deal. Here are five things to know about it: 1. IBM sill sell the iPhone and iPad Under the deal, IBM will…
Another day, another Samsung Galaxy Alpha (or that’s Galaxy F?) rumor. This time we’re hearing that this metal-clad device will be made to compete head to head with the forthcoming iPhone 6, boasting a 4.7-inch screen and a 6mm-thin body. That’s right, this latest rumor claims that Sammy’s next flagship won’t have a 5.something-inch screen,…
The HTC Desire 610 will be available from AT&T on July 25th, HTC announced today. The Desire 610 is a modest smartphone with some added HTC magic and a sleek design which could be a huge hit with budget minded customers. The Desire 610 packs a Snapdragon 400 processor running at 1.2GHz, a 4.7 inch FWVGA…
Verizon’s ALLSET pre-paid plans will support 4G LTE devices beginning tomorrow, the company announced today. Currently, ALLSET plans cost a little more than T-Mobile’s options, and don’t support devices with 4G LTE capability, leaving ALLSET users doomed to use sub-par smartphones. With the addition of 4G LTE support to the company’s ALLSET plans tomorrow, a whole slew…
Nokia’s budget minded Lumia handset, the Nokia Lumia 635 is coming to AT&T next week, with GoPhone kicking it off. GoPhone Nokia Lumia 635 units will be available for $99.99 off-contract on July 25th, with the device hitting AT&T stores both virtual and real on August 8th. AT&T stores will sell the Lumia 635 for…
You may remember that Google was working on a smart lens technology; well a portion of what Mountain View engineers have made has been licensed to Novartis’ eye-care subsidiary Alcon, which will try to turn it into a commercial product. This is a mobile health story — hence I’ve talked about it at mHealth Spot…
We’re detecting some rather awkward practices in the ever growing smartphone market of China: whenever some vendor decides to hold an event on a certain date, a different vendor announces it too will unveil something new on that day. Earlier this year we saw Xiaomi releasing its new range of routers and a smart TV…
For quite some time now, Sony allowed users to unlock bootloaders of their Xperia devices. The process was not that complicated — at least not for those who actually wanted to take this route — but the company decided to make it even easier, nevertheless. And voila… the Unlock Boot Loader service got a facelift,…
MediaTek MT6795 is a new System on Chip (SoC) announced by the Taiwanese company. It’s also the world’s first 64-bit true octa-core LTE chip with support for 2K (2560 x 1600 pixels) screens, and as such – it is designed to power-up the very best of mobile devices. Offering speeds of up to 2.2GHz, the…