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Buying an iPhone 5c? Then you should start getting ready now as pre-orders for the colorful handset start at 12:01 AM on Friday, September 13th. Below is a list of retailers and carriers that are accepting pre-orders. Apple Apple will kick off pre-orders at 1 minute past midnight and will allow you to buy the…
Nokia’s handset business may be bought by Microsoft but that doesn’t mean we won’t see any new Nokia-branded devices released this year. The Finnish company will most likely launch few devices that were already in the pipeline before it was acquired by the Redmond giant. One such device could be dual SIM version of the…
We’ve been telling you that Samsung is preparing to update its Exynos 5 Octa chip and allow all of its 8 cores (4 Cortex-A15 plus 4 Cortex-A7) to work at once when needed. Well, Meizu will also be affected by this update as its new MX3 flagship uses the same chip. Even better news is…
Looks like Samsung will not only make a version of the Galaxy S4 with Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon 800 chip, but the Galaxy S4 Active will also get that treatment. In fact, it is suggested that such upgraded version of this phone may be launched in South Korea next month, with users being able to get…
BlackBerry’s soon-to-be-launched Z30 will most certainly be available across most (if not all) Canadian carriers. We have a confirmation that Bell Mobility will be among those selling this smartphone — a leaked document suggests this while also confirming the Z30 as the go-to-market name. Unfortunately, the same document doesn’t tell us anything about the release…
Almost missed this… Virgin Mobile has recently added a new smartphone to its portfolio, ZTE Awe. The entry-level Android smartphone is available for $99 sans any strings attached, and as such – it doesn’t pack the latest bells and whistles under the hood. The Awe comes with a 4-inch IPS display with WVGA (480×800 pixels)…
Chinese search giant Baidu is going for the users of Shazam and SoundHound with a new feature of its music app that allows users to identify music they hear by exposing the app to an audio clip. Baidu Music app is available for iPhone and Android users, and has already been downloaded more than half…
Xiaomi has intriguing plans that involve dumping Google’s Android platform altogether. According to a recent rumor, the Chinese company may use its own MiOS for the next flagship product, Mi4. That OS is apparently already being tested though we’re sure there’s a long road ahead before it’s ready for the prime time. Xiaomi uses custom…
Shazam announced that its media recognition app has been used more than 10 billion times! Best known for its music recognition services, Shazam has recently increased its presence in the TV market, working with advertisers to deliver interactive campaigns. It took 10 years for the company to reach its first billion tags and ten months…
Everyone’s talking about smart accessories (like smart watches) these days and Juniper Research forecasts that hardware and service revenues from these devices will grow from $2 billion this year to more than $23 billion in 2018, with accessory shipments approaching 170 million. The key areas driving this growth will be fitness, health, Consumer Electronics (CE),…