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OPPO’s hot-new N1 will be available on December 10th for $599, with users being able to choose between the company’s own ColorOS skin or CyanogenMod. As you’re probably aware, OPPO is the first company to team-up with CyanogenMod to offer this custom ROM pre-installed on its devices. The N1 phablet rocks some solid specs though…
We’ve been eagerly waiting for the Nokia Lumia 929, the device that would cram most of the Lumia 1520 features into a smaller package, one that’s easier to carry around. At one point, we were convinced it will be unveiled in November, but alas – that hasn’t happened. And now we have a new rumor…
BlackBerry is launching 25 Days of Gifts giveaways at BlackBerry World, offering one premium app for free to BlackBerry 10 users. Through December 25th, if you have a BlackBerry 10 device, you can visit BlackBerry World each day to get your freebie. Each free app, game or movie will be available for only 24 hours,…
Soon after Apple announced the iPhone 5S with a 64-bit chip, everyone and their mama started talking about 64-bit mobile computing. Samsung was first to follow, saying that it will adopt 64-bit architecture in chip designs released next year. And what do you know, other companies like Qualcomm, Nvidia and Broadcom will join the party…
Samsung is expected to spend as much as $14 billion on marketing this year, Reuters is reporting. The Korean giant’s products continue to outsell rivals that sometimes get better product reviews but can’t compete in marketing efforts. This in turn makes Sammy’s ad budget three times larger than the one spent in 2012. However, despite…
If you live in the UK and have been eyeing the Nokia Lumia 2520, you’ll be sad to learn that no operator has signed-up with the Finnish company to sell its tablet. That, however, doesn’t mean you won’t be able to buy the Windows RT device at all — you just won’t be able to…
Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop may not be the next Microsoft CEO with Redmond giant’s board favoring Ford CEO Alan Mulally and its own Satya Nadella as the most likely candidates to supersede Steve Ballmer. Elop hasn’t been completely discounted as candidate, with Bloomberg sources saying the situation could change and some other people could…
Two of Verizon’s DROID phones are now available in white – DROID Ultra and DROID Mini. And we’re not talking about devices that only have white back or front covers; these phones are completely white, making them look that much better. For some reason the DROID Maxx didn’t get the same treatment and we doubt…
Looks like the Alcatel Idol X+ won’t be the only new thing announced by TCL, which is the owner of the Alcatel brand. The Chinese company may also unveil smartwatch and smart bracelet at the same time. Chinese website MTKSJ has a teaser image for the upcoming Idol X+ announcement. The image reads “1 +…
You may think your Nexus smartphone is perfectly secure except if you install some app from a non-trusted source. Think again. According to security researcher Bogdan Alecu, the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 all contain a vulnerability that can allow attackers to interrupt use of the phone. It’s not that easy to stop…