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While Mozilla’s Firefox OS smartphones won’t be launching in the U.S. anytime soon, both the Alcatel One Touch and the ZTE Open are making their way to Latin America. The handsets will launch in Colombia and Venezuela through Movistar retail locations, and will launch in Brazil on Telefonica in Q4 2013. Firefox OS phones have…
Motorola’s new flagship smartphone, the Moto X is now available for pre-order at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile Mall locations in Canada, and will be $189.99 on contract through the retailer. As is customary with Best Buy pre-orders, customers must drop $50 in-store to reserve their spot in the Moto X queue. The Moto…
Uh oh, where’s my phone? A situation that’s happened to all of us at one time or another. Google is making finding a lost or stolen device easier today by announcing a new service called Android Device Manager which will help Android device owners locate their devices, and keep them secure. By utilizing an accompanying…
T-Mobile confirmed to AllThingsD that the carrier will not stock the Moto X in stores at launch. Customers who want the Google-backed handset must head to Motorola’s online storefront to make their purchase. AllThingsD reached out to T-Mobile after it (and Verizon Wireless) failed to release a press release with launch information about the phone.…
Sony Mobile has started rolling out Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean updates for three of its Xperia smartphones – Xperia Z, Xperia ZL and Xperia ZR. Firmware version 10.3.1.A.0.244 is said to include a number of tweaks and changes, including smoother Boot animation, more efficient RAM management, smoother Home launcher, updated UI to the Update Center,…
Previously we’ve heard that British users won’t be able to get the new Nexus 7 before mid-September. However, Google’s newest tablet may just make an appearance in August, with online tech chain Ebuyer claiming it will have the device ready to ship by August 29th. That, of course, doesn’t tell us when Google will start…
You know the drill – you buy a new phone and then you need to move all the contacts, calendars and other important information from your older device. With cloud services that’s no longer a problem, but there are still few issues here and there. To make switching to the hot-new Moto X, the Google-owned…
Vertu is yet again teaming-up with Ferrari to launch one of its super-expensive phones. This latest handset is inspired by Ferrari’s fastest road-going car F12 Berlinetta, and as you can imagine – it costs a small fortune that is further justified by the fact that only 2013 of these will be made. I’m not sure…
LG G2 won’t be the only smartphone in the Korean company’s portfolio that will come with a name that doesn’t include the “Optimus” name. The Optimus Vu series will also take that route starting with the upcoming LG Vu III (or that’s Vu 3). While we’re still unsure what the next Vu device will be…
Pantech filed for the “fablet” trademark, hinting us it’s getting even more serious about the phablet market. The Korean company already has the Vega No. 6 phablet which is one of the sexiest such devices out there though unfortunately it’s available only in a few countries. Perhaps the new name will be used to bring…