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HTC is reportedly to release a new mid-range phablet device soon, the Desire 8. While specs and other details have not yet been officially confirmed, we have a pretty good idea what HTC will have in store for us. We saw a leaked render picture last week, and HTC seems to have confirmed that with…
Nokia’s upcoming Android smartphone has shown up today thanks to @evleaks. The press render shows a whole bunch of green units flying towards the screen, and Nokia X in the de facto green Android color. While Nokia hasn’t officially announced the unveiling of the Nokia X, sources close to the matter told the Wall Street…
BlackBerry is apparently gearing towards launching a new mid-level phone for the emerging markets. Codenamed “Jakarta,” this device may be known simply as BlackBerry Z3 and we may get to see it officially outed at Mobile World Congress next week. Here’s what this model will be all about (specs wise): 5-inch screen with qHD (540…
Google has acquired SlickLogin, the company behind sound-based authentication technology. The system is made to work with computers, relying on a smartphone as the authenticator. SlickLogin’s tech uses inaudible tones to verify who you are. First, your computer plays a series of sounds that humans can’t hear, but your phone can. The app on the…
HTC is apparently working on a music-centric phone and will release it during the first half of the year, EVleaks has tweeted. We’re left wondering about the details and can only guess what this unit will be all about. Chances are it will be a mid- rather than high-end model, with the latter position being…
Sony is gearing towards launching a successor to its Xperia Tablet Z. The upcoming Xperia Tablet Z2 has been detailed by EVleaks, which is known to spill the beans on devices before they get officially announced. According to them, this will be one hot tablet with specs that include a 10.1-inch 1920×1200 Triluminos display, Qualcomm…
LG announced a trio of low-end Android smartphones, part of their L Series III. The new L40, L70 and L90 offer great value for money, targeting first-time smartphone buyers and folks looking to enter the “Android world” on a budget. Here’s what each of these is all about: LG L40 1.2GHz dual-core processor 3.5-inch (480…
On the heels of the recent update to the Xperia SP, Sony has started rolling out Android 4.3 software for its other devices, namely the Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V. Users all around the world should start seeing new software waiting to be downloaded though, as that’s usually the case, some markets will…
We’ve already told you Samsung is working on Galaxy Tab 4 series tablets. And what do you know – the first two models have already been caught at the FCC – Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (model number SM-T530) and Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 (SM-T330). Unfortunately, these kinds of [FCC] listings are everything but revealing. We…
HTC held an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session at Reddit where users were invited to post their questions to the Taiwanese company. When prompted about device updates, the company’s representative said that they’ll keep supporting all new “North American Flagship Devices” with Android updates for 2 years. Given the immense resource requirements for updates we…