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It looks like BlackBerry won’t be sitting on its Z10 and Q10 offerings much longer, as the upcoming BlackBerry A10 has just leaked out in the form of both a photo and video. The BlackBerry A10 looks like it will be aiming directly at the latest Android handsets, as it’s rocking a large, 5 inch…
In the wake of T-Mobile’s “JUMP!” early upgrade plan announcement, other carriers are scrambling to offer a similar option. Now Verizon Wireless has its own service to allow more frequent upgrades. Dubbed “Verizon Edge”, the service allows users to upgrade their devices without any upgrade fees or contracts. Droid Life broke the news with a leaked training slide, detailing…
Another Firefox OS powered smartphone is reportedly coming soon, with higher end specs than the already released Firefox OS devices. The new handset, the Geeksphone Peak+, will focus on bringing the Firefox OS into the limelight with high-end specs that will appeal to those who require beefy innards packed into their mobile devices. “There have been…
Canadian carrier Bell will be offering the Xperia Z later this month, offering models in black, white and purple colors. Bell did not announce how much the waterproof device will cost, but offers a pre-registration page for further details. The Sony Xperia Z runs Android Jelly Bean and features a 5 inch Full HD Reality…
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop recently participated in an interview with UK publication The Guardian. A large chunk of the interview focused on Nokia’s decision to adopt Windows Phone as the primary OS it would deploy on smartphones, rather than sticking with its own Symbian OS or hopping on the Android bandwagon like the competition. Elop…
Remember the BlackBerry Playbook? Well, it looks as though BlackBerry may have similar situation on its hands. A number of mobile carriers and re-sellers have slashed the price of the BlackBerry Z10 to $49, due to the weak sales performance of the device. AT&T and Verizon have dropped the price of the Z10 from $199…
The ZTE U988s has been officially unveiled today, becoming the world’s first Tegra 4 powered smartphone. Unlike its brethren the ZTE Geek, which touts an Intel Atom processor, the ZTE Geek U988s will have a Tegra 4 architecture, with a processor running at 1.8GHz. The ZTE U998s will be available in China on China Mobile…
Rovio has officially announced Angry Birds Star Wars II, which will be available for iOS and Android on September 19th. The game expands on the Angry Birds Star Wars franchise by offering a slew of new characters and abilities from across the Star Wars universe. The game will now include characters and storylines from the…
Sprint is gearing up to launch its first Tri-band LTE devices later this week. The wireless carrier announced today that it would start selling the MiFi 500 LTE, Netgear Zing Mobile Hotspot, and the Netgear 341U USB Modem on July 19th. The three devices support LTE on the 800MHz, 1900MHz and 2.5GHz bands. Sprint is rolling out…
According to the Financial Times, Apple is reportedly looking to hire engineers with a background in wearable computing to work on its smart watch. Inside sources say Apple is struggling with engineering problems and needs to bring in additional talent. Details on the technological hurdles that are styming Apple were not revealed by the anonymous…