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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…
HTC has turned to Twitter to share the good news, at least for the owners of unlocked and HTC One Developer Edition devices. The tweet goes like this: HTC One Unlocked and Developer Edition owners – your Kit Kat roll out starts today! Let us know your favorite new additions. #KitKat #HTCOne That’s all nice…
Samsung already has two Galaxy Grand devices, the original model and the newly announced Galaxy Grand 2, but that apparently is not enough. In fact, the Korean company may launch another member of the series in early 2013, most likely during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The forthcoming Galaxy Grand Lite will sit somewhere between…
Samsung is preparing to launch new color variants of the Galaxy Note 3 phablet, which is currently available in black and white versions. There’s also a pink model though that one is selling only if few countries. The company will launch red and “white gold” Note 3’s in January, according to SamMobile. The red Note…