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Huawei to bring a Cortex A15-based HiSilicon K3V3 chip in H2 2013

Huawei to bring a Cortex A15-based HiSilicon K3V3 chip in H2 2013 09 Jan 2013, 08:55 1

Huawei brought some great Android smartphones to CES - the Huawei Ascend Mate shocked everyone with its...

Pantech Perception

Pantech Perception 09 Jan 2013

Pantech Perception is an Android smartphone for Verizon offering LTE connectivity. The handset comes...

A trio of Australian carriers will supposedly get the Sony Xperia Z in March

A trio of Australian carriers will supposedly get the Sony Xperia Z in March 09 Jan 2013, 07:59 18

According to the top dog at Sony mobile in Oceania, the beastly Sony Xperia Z will be launched in Australia...

MIUI Android custom ROM hits 10 million users

MIUI Android custom ROM hits 10 million users 09 Jan 2013, 07:43 9

MIUI is among the most popular custom Android ROMs and there is even Xiaomi in China, a phone maker that...

Polaroid M10 unveiled: 10 inches of Android Jelly Bean for $229

Polaroid M10 unveiled: 10 inches of Android Jelly Bean for $229 09 Jan 2013, 06:54 10

The Polaroid M10 tablet is quite the device for those on a budget. Costing only $229, it comes with a...

Polaroid M7 is a Nexus 7-like tablet for $129, coming this Spring

Polaroid M7 is a Nexus 7-like tablet for $129, coming this Spring 09 Jan 2013, 06:27 21

Polaroid isn’t the first name to come to mind when speaking about Android devices and tablets in particular,...

Chameleon Launcher getting a phone version, here is the first video demo

Chameleon Launcher getting a phone version, here is the first video demo 09 Jan 2013, 05:56 7

Chameleon Launcher was a success on Kickstarter doubling on its goal of raising $30,000 with around 6,400...

Polaroid iM1836 hands-on

Polaroid iM1836 hands-on 09 Jan 2013, 03:55 8

Even with a cursory glance, the Polaroid iM1836 is undoubtedly donning a camera design more than anything...

Watch Nvidia's Tegra 4 and Project Shield CES 2013 event here

Watch Nvidia's Tegra 4 and Project Shield CES 2013 event here 09 Jan 2013, 03:44 7

Nvidia had one of the biggest events of CES 2013 so far bringing us its heavyweights in the form of the...

Special hands-on with a couple Vertu luxury handsets

Special hands-on with a couple Vertu luxury handsets 09 Jan 2013, 03:26 16

We took a brief detour from the lively CES activity and were afforded an opportunity to check out these...

Corning explains why glass breaks and why Gorilla Glass 3 is not like most other glass

Corning explains why glass breaks and why Gorilla Glass 3 is not like most other glass 09 Jan 2013, 02:56 27

Corning has recently unveiled its brand new Gorilla Glass 3 toughened glass technology and while the...

Huawei Ascend W1 hands-on

Huawei Ascend W1 hands-on 09 Jan 2013, 02:11 5

The Huawei Ascend W1 Windows Phone makes an unannounced appearance at CES in Las Vegas, this entry level...

T-Mobile CEO Legere says Apple iPhone closer to 3 months away than 6 months

T-Mobile CEO Legere says Apple iPhone closer to 3 months away than 6 months 09 Jan 2013, 01:47 7

T-Mobile CEO John Legere said on Tuesday that the Apple iPhone is closer than 3 to 4 months away than...

ZTE Grand S hands-on

ZTE Grand S hands-on 09 Jan 2013, 01:44 9

ZTE made a product launch announcement today at CES in Las Vegas, their new flagship, the Grand S featuring...

LG Optimus Vu II hands-on

LG Optimus Vu II hands-on 09 Jan 2013, 01:33 21

Just like its predecessor, the LG Optimus Vu II still doesn’t have the same appeal for a handset that’s...

Google drops two patent claims against Microsoft

Google drops two patent claims against Microsoft 09 Jan 2013, 01:10 8

On Tuesday, following last week's agreement with the FTC, Google dropped two patent claims against Microsoft;...

Sony Xperia Z water resistant dunking test

Sony Xperia Z water resistant dunking test 09 Jan 2013, 00:52 21

Certainly it’s not something we tend to see on a showroom floor, Sony set up a simple contraption that...

Sony Xperia Z & ZL first camera samples

Sony Xperia Z & ZL first camera samples 09 Jan 2013, 00:35 19

Before moving on talking about their quality, it’s worth mentioning that the snapped images are coming...

RIM executive says BlackBerry 10 will cover all price points

RIM executive says BlackBerry 10 will cover all price points 08 Jan 2013, 23:45 10

A senior RIM executive says that the Canadian manufacturer will hit low, mid and high-end price points...

T-Mobile's Samsung GALAXY Note II could receive update to turn on LTE support

T-Mobile's Samsung GALAXY Note II could receive update to turn on LTE support 08 Jan 2013, 22:47 12

With the news that T-Mobile will be joining the LTE-age before the end of the month, CTO Neville Ray...

Straight Talk gets the Apple iPhone 5 on January 11th

Straight Talk gets the Apple iPhone 5 on January 11th 08 Jan 2013, 21:24 44

Walmart and pre-paid carrier service Straight Talk will start offering the 16GB Apple iPhone 5, unlocked,...

Lenovo shows off 5.5

Lenovo shows off 5.5" IdeaPhone K900 with 2GHz Intel CPU 08 Jan 2013, 20:57 29

There are a few pretty nice looking devices that we've seen at CES that are going to be heading to the...

Justice Department and USPTO weigh in on using SEP patents to win sales bans

Justice Department and USPTO weigh in on using SEP patents to win sales bans 08 Jan 2013, 20:15 7

The U.S. Department of Justice and the USPTO made a joint-policy statement on Tuesday saying that standards-essential...

T-Mobile LTE network will hit 100 million people by mid-2013

T-Mobile LTE network will hit 100 million people by mid-2013 08 Jan 2013, 20:11 16

T-Mobile has been announcing some pretty solid things during its CES press conference, and along with...

T-Mobile becomes the first carrier with nationwide HD voice, and adds enhanced HSPA+ markets

T-Mobile becomes the first carrier with nationwide HD voice, and adds enhanced HSPA+ markets 08 Jan 2013, 19:54 15

T-Mobile is working hard to upgrade its network, and to go along with the new announcement of unlimited...

T-Mobile offering unlimited data without contract starting tomorrow

T-Mobile offering unlimited data without contract starting tomorrow 08 Jan 2013, 19:43 20

T-Mobile has been pushing hard to draw in customers recently. The company has been building out compatibility...

Verizon reports 2.1 million new subscribers in Q4 2012

Verizon reports 2.1 million new subscribers in Q4 2012 08 Jan 2013, 19:30 3

Verizon's official Q4 earnings call isn't planned until January 22nd, but some of the info that is relevant...

Liveblog: T-Mobile's CES 2013 press conference

Liveblog: T-Mobile's CES 2013 press conference 08 Jan 2013, 19:29 8

We'll wrap the "press conference" part of the day up with T-Mobile's CES 2013 press event. The fourth-largest...

Verizon believes there are hundreds of millions of dollars beyond smartphones and tablets

Verizon believes there are hundreds of millions of dollars beyond smartphones and tablets 08 Jan 2013, 19:11 13

Verizon Chief Executive Officer, Lowell McAdam believes that there is the potential for the company to...

Dish Networks bid for Clearwire tops Sprint's offer

Dish Networks bid for Clearwire tops Sprint's offer 08 Jan 2013, 18:47 15

Charles Ergen and his Dish Network are trying to bust up the proposed Sprint offer to buy Clearwire with...

Shaq stars in his first mobile game, ShaqDown, we're hoping it's not another Shaq Fu

Shaq stars in his first mobile game, ShaqDown, we're hoping it's not another Shaq Fu 08 Jan 2013, 18:36 17

Shaq has stayed away from movies, music, and video games for a while now, which is probably a very good...

Waze built up 34 million users in 2012, expects 2x that in 2013

Waze built up 34 million users in 2012, expects 2x that in 2013 08 Jan 2013, 18:13 4

Waze has been in the news a bit recently for possibly maybe almost not really getting acquired by Apple,...

Liveblog: Verizon's CES 2013 keynote

Liveblog: Verizon's CES 2013 keynote 08 Jan 2013, 17:52 6

One of the more interesting keynotes today is that of Verizon. The leading U.S. carrier is here at CES...

Acer Iconia B1 tablet gets an official price tag, coming this month

Acer Iconia B1 tablet gets an official price tag, coming this month 08 Jan 2013, 16:56 7

The Acer Iconia B1 was officially unveiled during CES yesterday, thus becoming one of the most affordable...

Broadcom to take on Qualcomm, NVIDIA, TI, Samsung, and Intel in mobile processor market

Broadcom to take on Qualcomm, NVIDIA, TI, Samsung, and Intel in mobile processor market 08 Jan 2013, 16:43 9

Just in case you didn't think the mobile processor market wasn't loaded up enough with options, Broadcom...

WSJ confirms Apple testing more affordable polycarbonate iPhone for launch later in the year

WSJ confirms Apple testing more affordable polycarbonate iPhone for launch later in the year 08 Jan 2013, 16:43 40

While the earlier rumor was that this market-expanding iPhone will shoot for a larger screen, WSJ says...

iBattz announced iPhone 5 battery case with removable cells

iBattz announced iPhone 5 battery case with removable cells 08 Jan 2013, 16:37 2

Psst, looking for an extended battery case to outfit your iPhone 5 with? Well, iBattz has you covered....

Nearly 2 million unlocked Apple iPhones now run on T-Mobile

Nearly 2 million unlocked Apple iPhones now run on T-Mobile 08 Jan 2013, 16:30 7

T-Mobile currently is the home to nearly 2 million Apple iPhone users and is adding them at a rate of...

Microsoft pushes Windows RT update

Microsoft pushes Windows RT update 08 Jan 2013, 16:04 2

Today saw one of Microsoft's traditional "patch Tuesday" releases, and Windows RT was part of the fun....

T-Mobile's CTO sees the carrier's first LTE market running in 2 to 3 weeks

T-Mobile's CTO sees the carrier's first LTE market running in 2 to 3 weeks 08 Jan 2013, 16:02 9

T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray sees the carrier's first LTE market, Las Vegas, up and running before the end...

OLPC XO tablet made for kids coming to Walmart this year

OLPC XO tablet made for kids coming to Walmart this year 08 Jan 2013, 15:59 1

Here's the kind of tablet you surely won't mind giving to junior to play with. The OLPC XO is a colorful...

ZTE Grand S announced as the thinnest Full HD 5-incher of them all

ZTE Grand S announced as the thinnest Full HD 5-incher of them all 08 Jan 2013, 15:48 21

Titles of "world's thinnest" are a dime a dozen in the smartphone world, with barely a month without...

Huawei consumer CEO says,

Huawei consumer CEO says, "Steve Jobs is gone. Now there is a lack of innovation" 08 Jan 2013, 15:48 29

You have to give some credit to Huawei consumer CEO Richard Yu, he definitely knows how to build a headline,...

T-Mobile might have the Google Nexus 4 in stock tomorrow

T-Mobile might have the Google Nexus 4 in stock tomorrow 08 Jan 2013, 15:30 6

Although the following is just a rumor, we sure have our fingers crossed hoping that it's on the right...

With T-Mobile trailblazing, Verizon CEO sees the end of phone subsidies as a 'great thing'

With T-Mobile trailblazing, Verizon CEO sees the end of phone subsidies as a 'great thing' 08 Jan 2013, 15:21 37

It is a little experiment Deutsche Telekom is playing with its T-Mobile US affiliate to cut phone subsidies...

OtterBox to ship its Armor case for Apple iPhone 4 and Apple iPhone 4S on February 22nd

OtterBox to ship its Armor case for Apple iPhone 4 and Apple iPhone 4S on February 22nd 08 Jan 2013, 15:06 12

OtterBox, one of the more well-known names in protective smartphone cases, has announced thst its long...

Watch Steve Ballmer surprisingly appear during the Qualcomm keynote

Watch Steve Ballmer surprisingly appear during the Qualcomm keynote 08 Jan 2013, 14:56 11

As some of our readers might know, Microsoft is not attending this year's CES. The company doesn't have...

Windows Phone 8 just 19% of WP ecosystem, if we believe the numbers

Windows Phone 8 just 19% of WP ecosystem, if we believe the numbers 08 Jan 2013, 14:48 12

We're not the biggest fans of statistics pulled from ad networks, because there's always something off...

Gorilla Glass 3 vs steel ball vs 100 pounds pressure (video)

Gorilla Glass 3 vs steel ball vs 100 pounds pressure (video) 08 Jan 2013, 14:34 23

Corning announced the third edition of its mighty popular with smartphone and tablet manufacturers Gorilla...

Razer's Edge tablet designed for PC-style mobile gaming

Razer's Edge tablet designed for PC-style mobile gaming 08 Jan 2013, 14:05 14

If you're looking for a run of the mill tablet, at $999 the Edge from Razer is certainly not it, but...

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