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This afternoon at a press event in New York City, Motorola will unveil its flagship phone, the Moto X. It’ll be a closed event, which means there will be no live stream. Motorola will be tweeting the details on its Twitter account, and we will have coverage here. The handset is supposedly the first phone…
Google said last year it was going to end ActiveSync support for new mobile devices on July 31st. According to The Verge, the company has extended that date to December 31st so Microsoft can adequately prepare its Windows Phone platform for the shutdown. This shut down has the biggest impact on Windows Phone users, who…
Guess what? BlackBerry may be working again with Porsche Design on a special version of the Z10 smartphone. If we can learn anything from the past, the upcoming (presuming it actually launches) Porsche Design Z10 will be one expensive device, reserved for the few willing to pour out couple of grands for their smartphone. As…
Yeah, we knew this is coming and voila… Xiaomi has officially announced the Red Rice smartphone, making it the lowest-end device in its portfolio. As we’ve told you before, this phone will pack quite a bang for the buck. It rocks a 4.7-inch 720p HD screen, 1.5GHz quad-core processor (MediaTek MT6589T) and the price of…
Nokia is working on a proximity sensor accessory that will work with their Lumia smartphones. According to The Verge, the company will launch a petite Bluetooth- and NFC-enabled “Treasure Tag” accessory to allow users to connect it to their keys and other valuables, and make sure these are never lost or stolen. This, of course,…
We’ve already seen the Galaxy S4 in Purple Mirage but we didn’t know it will also be available in Pink Twilight. Well, both of those variants have been officially announced in Taiwan and should start selling soon for NT$21,900 (about $729) for the 16GB variant. That, of course, is the price of the unlocked device,…
It was back in January 2012 when we saw Archos’ 35 Smart Home Phone, a DECT-based Android device that wanted to replace your plain-vanilla cordless phone. Now Panasonic unveiled a similar product that also runs Google’s mobile platform, while boasting slightly better specs (than Archos’ product). However, it’s still not a high-end phone by any…
BlackBerry is bringing the Q5 to its own backyard. Yup, the low-end BlackBerry OS 10-based smartphone will be available in Canada on August 13, with users being able to grab it from a number of carriers, including Bell, Fido, Koodo, Sasktel, TELUS, and Virgin Mobile Canada; as well as retail stores like Best Buy Canada,…
In its latest report, Juniper Research is looking at the emerging Smart Wireless Accessory sector. According to their figures, shipments of app-enabled smart accessories will approach 170 million by the end of 2018, compared to over 18 million this year. At that time the market will be dominated by consumer electronics (CE) and fitness accessories,…
You’re probably aware that major handset makers are buying parts of their phones all around the world. Many things are bought in China, certain parts come from Korea, and then there are those procured in Japan. Apple’s iPhone is not an exception, quite the contrary. It is mostly made in China in a factory that…