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The battle between Nokia and HTC over patents has come to an end. The two companies have settled all patent litigation, and have agreed to enter into a patent and technology collaboration agreement. This news comes just before the acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft is expected to take effect. “We are very pleased to have…
Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need any roads. The 1980’s were an amazing and weird time, full of floppy disks, pixellated images, butt-rock and of course, mullets. The 80’s were really the birth of our electronic device addiction, with the creation of the microprocessor opening up the door for a whole new ages of…
The rumored Samsung Black Editions of the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 mini have become a reality. Samsung officially announced the device on Friday, which are now available in select markets. The Galaxy S4 and S4 mini Black Editions are the same devices you’re used to but with some added flair. The devices have a…
Apple has banned Bitcoin apps, pulling a popular iOS Bitcoin wallet app called Blockchain on Thursday. Since Apple pretty much hates anything it can’t directly control, this is not a surprising move. And it’s pissed off a ton of iPhone owners, including one dude who really likes shooting stuff. Apparently, Reddit doesn’t like Apple’s decision…
LG may not wait for Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to unveil its next phablet. According to PhoneArena, the company has started sending out invites for a Korea event when the G Pro 2 may be unveiled, all in its 6-inch glory. Dubbed “Knock-knock knockin’ on,” the event will take place at the LG Twin…
Alongside the upcoming successor to the HTC One, which we know under the codename M8, the Taiwanese company will also launch a new version of its Sense UI. Thanks to the ever-savvy EVleaks, we have the first screenshot of HTC’s next Android launcher. As you can see for yourself, Sense UI 6.0 sports a flatter…
HTC had hard time succeeding in the tablet market, despite launching some rock-solid devices in the past. If I would have to pinpoint one reason why the Taiwanese company failed to gain traction in this space, I would say – timing. They had great products but at the time they were introduced in the market,…
The LG G Pro 2 rumors keep piling up. After we’ve heard few details about its camera, we’re now talking about the phablet’s sound capabilities. According to Korean ETnews (and brought to our attention by the good folks of PhoneArena), LG’s baby will feature 1W speaker(s) and thickened bass booster, which will make the G…
BLU Products is joining the “Mini ride,” having launched such (Mini) version of its Life Pure smartphone. The new device is a solid mid-ranger with specs that include a 4.5-inch 720p HD screen, MediaTek’s quad-core chip clocked at 1.5GHz, and unfortunately only 1GB of RAM. In addition, the Life Pure Mini also packs an 8-megapixel…
Although Huawei was one of the companies committing to Mozilla’s mobile OS, we still wait to see a single Firefox OS-based smartphone made by the Chinese firm. The good news is that the wait could be over soon, with Ascend Y300 II emerging as the first Huawei handset to run Mozilla’s mobile platform. We’re not…