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LG has finally taken the wraps off of the G Flex, the curved handset that’s been making its way to the net through one leak or another. The handset’s specs are dead on when put next to rumors, including a good chunk of the internal hardware found in the company’s G2. The LG G Flex…
HTC has started rolling out a big update to its HTC One flagship smartphone in Europe. The update includes Android 4.3 and the new version of Sense UI – 5.5. Yup, after you get this update, you will be able to remove BlinkFeed from the homescreen. The 675MB-heavy download that brings firmware version to 3.62.401.1…
When HP sold webOS to LG, it kept Palm’s mobile patent portfolio and webOS cloud services. Two companies agreed on a licensing deal instead, that would allow LG to make webOS-based products (TVs) while paying royalties to HP. The good news for HP is that it can still sell those patents to third parties, and…
Looks like Sony will be making another phone with MediaTek’s chip. After the affordable Xperia C, the Japanese company may be working on the so Xperia Tianchi, which will likely be sold in China and other emerging markets. According to Chinese website MyDrivers, the upcoming device will rock a 6-inch screen and MediaTek’s MT6592 octa-core…
O2 is bundling a year of free Evernote Premium account to anyone signing-up for its service. Valid through October 24th, 2014, the promotion can be claimed by O2 Pay Monthly, Pay & Go and data-only SIM customers. Compared to the free Evernote account, the Premium subscription — which costs 4 GBP per month or 35…
According to the research firm going by the name of “Booz&Company”, Samsung has spent whopping $10.4 billion on research and development in 2013. That, actually, includes the period from July 2012 to June 2013… This impressive figure helped the Korean giant take the 2nd spot in the R&D spending chart, ahead of Intel ($10.1 billion),…
The newly announced Nokia Lumia 1520 has already been priced in Europe. Even though the Finnish company said it will cost $749 (some €542) before taxes and subsidies, those eager to be among the first ones to get the very first Windows Phone phablet will have to pour out whopping €699.99 (around $966). The information…
The Opera Mobile Store, which is apparently the fifth-largest mobile app store in the world, has tripled the size of its catalog in the last 12 months, currently offering more than 140,000 apps. The Store provides more than 75 million monthly visitors, an increase of 63%, with mobile apps and games across many platforms, including…
The Moto X made waves when it was announced this summer. Motorola’s flagship offers up an Android experience that’s user-friendly and fun. Still, the phone’s price has been criticized as too high when compared to Android devices with more powerful specs. Now a major price drop puts the Moto X at just $99 (with contract)…
With Android 4.4 KitKat expected to be announced alongside the Nexus 5 and possible LTE-enabled Nexus 4, what we have seen of the OS update seems to be rather minimal. Well, according to the latest rumor, this could be because the focus of KitKat isn’t focused on the smartphone experience but the TV experience. ETNews…