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Today HTC and Sprint announced the HTC 8XT Windows Phone 8 handset. The device is the first Windows Phone 8 handset that will ship with HTC’s BoomSound speakers, which first debuted on the Android-powered HTC One. The HTC 8XT features a 4.3 inch display, 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro…
Barnes & Noble executives confirmed during the company’s fiscal year-ending earnings conference call that Nook sales are on the decline. To turn this segment around, the bookseller is ready to rethink its strategy for the eReader device. Executives confirmed that sales of the tablet declined 34% in the fourth quarter, recording a $475 million EBITDA…
It was pretty obvious that the newly announced Xperia Z Ultra will be an expensive device, we just had to wait to find out how expensive. In France, users unwilling to sign-up for a carrier contract will have to pour out 729 EUR; while in the Netherlands, Sony’s phablet will cost 10 EUR less. That’s…
Those of you looking to buy just a phone without putting your signature on a carrier contract may like the new T-Mobile Prism II. Made by Huawei, it’s a solid entry-level Android smartphone with specs that include a 1GHz single-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera on the back, 3G and Wi-Fi…
Some time ago we’ve told you that the forthcoming LG Optimus G2 (or that’s just G2) may be so thin that LG has opted to put its buttons on the back of the phone. Well, now we know that rumor had some merit as you can see from the few images here. The G2 will…
We’ve seen a number of different Android devices, including phones, tablets, cameras, TVs and set-top boxes. Like that’s not enough, now we have an exercise bike relying on Google’s mobile platform raising cash and awareness at Kickstarter. The Peloton Bike has top notch specs, including: Frame: Carbon steel and aluminum monocoque construction Resistance: Neodymium rare…
With everyone and their mama texting and chatting these days, some old gadgets need to change to accommodate our new habits. For long time, umbrellas were the same, dull objects not many of us liked to use. No more – with Brolly you can both be protected from the rain and chat with your buddies.…
Global smartphone display shipments have increased 120% over the past two years, with growing sales of larger, higher resolution displays contributing the most. According to DisplaySearch, this is a two-fold growth: on one hand we have the iPhone 4/4S and iPhone 5, and on the other makers of the high-end Android smartphones with 720p HD…
Just like we had 3.5G (HSPA) after 3G, we’ll have 4.5G called LTE-Advanced after 4G (LTE). According to ABI Research, the LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) subscriptions will take an important role in the mobile subscriber market, growing at a CAGR of 295% between 2013 and 2018 to reach 500 million while representing 34% of the overall 1.47…
With more than 81 million mobile subscriptions in the UK, mobile communications have become a ubiquitous and vital part of everyday life. How many people have mobile phones, which networks are preferred and what might the future hold? The following infographic explores this – here are the highlights: 9 in 10 UK adults have a…