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Microsoft’s BUILD conference is set to kick off this week in San Francisco where we hope to see Windows Phone 8.1 officially unveiled. Even before it starts, the rumors have started piling up. One of them suggests that the first phones running the upcoming OS will launch on April 23rd, and these will likely be…
One little known feature of the newly announced Samsung Galaxy S5 is that it can act as baby monitor. In order for this to work, you’ll also need to own a Galaxy Gear smartphone which is paired with Sammy’s latest superphone. Once that’s in place, your should fire-up the feature from the accessibility menu and…
If you’re new to rooting your Android device, you are probably getting bogged down in trying to figure out just which custom ROM is the best one for you. While CyanogenMod often steals the show when it comes to the custom Android ROM scene, AOKP shines when it comes to getting rid of that bloatware…
HTC won’t give up that easily and leave its lunch to Samsung. The company’s CEO and co-founder Peter Chou hopes that the phones like the newly announced All New One as well as the low-cost Desire series will help it grow its market share again, and eventually reach 8-10% of the total smartphone market. In…
Google has apparently started requiring its OEM partners to add an Android logo to boot screens. The move comes on the heels of the latest KitKat design guidelines which require OEMs to flat-down their UI designs and change the color of icons in the status bar to white. The “Powered by Android” logo will soon…
We’ve told you that BlackBerry has sued the maker of the Typo iPhone case, which promised to bring a BlackBerry-like QWERTY keyboard to iUsers. The Canadian company’s lawyers managed to convince the U.S. District Judge William Orrick that Type has indeed infringed on its client’s patents and should thus stop selling. Orrick stated in the…
Motorola is apparently working on a special version of its Moto G handset. The still unannounced Moto G Forte has been leaked by EVleaks, and apparently it’s heading to Latin America, offering “increased durability” to users who require such things. Yup, “Forte” is Moto’s new brand that will replace the earlier “Defy” series, though that…
A week and a half ago, we’ve told you that HTC is working on additional phones for the world’s emerging markets, Desire 316 and Desire 516. The first of the two has been officially announced in China, and chances are it will never hit the Western markets. Not that we necessarily need it here anyway.…
Just recently we’ve seen the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 leaked, and now we have the 10.1-inch version following suit. Again, we have EVleaks to thank for this press render, but alas – we still miss the announcement date. We guess the entire Tab 4 series will be officially official in matter of days, perhaps…
Xiaomi can’t stop growing. The so called “Apple of China” is looking to build new facility to support its rapid expansion. The company’s CEO Lei Jun has reportedly met with Chinese government officials to sign-up a plan to build its own technology park. Construction of the park, located in Jinshan District of Shanghai, will take…