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Video reveals mystery Nokia handset

Video reveals mystery Nokia handset 15 Feb 2013, 03:54 25

A video promoting the Nokia Lumia 920 for carrier KPN also reveals a mysterious yellow handset about...

Samsung Galaxy S IV mini roll-out to start in May?

Samsung Galaxy S IV mini roll-out to start in May? 15 Feb 2013, 03:43 9

Samsung might be planning to release its Galaxy S IV mini handset as early as in May this year…

Japan to Brazil: Interactive map shows how diverse Apple's suppliers are

Japan to Brazil: Interactive map shows how diverse Apple's suppliers are 15 Feb 2013, 03:28 11

Apple releases a suppliers list annually, and someone went through the trouble to map the worldwide chain,...

Alleged black HTC One render leaks

Alleged black HTC One render leaks 15 Feb 2013, 01:55 93

Today we are getting an actual picture that is claimed to be of the black version of the retail device,...

Samsung chip plant in Korea leaked deadly acid into environement, authorities assesing damage

Samsung chip plant in Korea leaked deadly acid into environement, authorities assesing damage 15 Feb 2013, 01:45 17

After stating no fatal substances escaped its facility, police have linked an incident to one death an...

Analyst: Microsoft could bring in $2.5 billion in 2014 by selling an iOS version of Microsoft Office

Analyst: Microsoft could bring in $2.5 billion in 2014 by selling an iOS version of Microsoft Office 15 Feb 2013, 01:26 9

Microsoft could brig in $2.5 billion in additional revenue for 2014 by selling a version of Microsoft...

Opera purchases Skyfire for $155m to improve mobile browser

Opera purchases Skyfire for $155m to improve mobile browser 15 Feb 2013, 00:20 5

Opera has been having a pretty impressive week. First, it announced that it would be transitioning all...

Verizon version of Samsung Galaxy S IV may have hit benchmark site, shows 1.9GHz processor

Verizon version of Samsung Galaxy S IV may have hit benchmark site, shows 1.9GHz processor 15 Feb 2013, 00:01 48

A Samsung device that was run over the NenaMark2 benchmark site shows the SCH-i545 with a FHD resolution...

President Obama says patent reform has gone

President Obama says patent reform has gone "about halfway to where we need to go", doesn't comment on unlocking phones 14 Feb 2013, 23:59 10

President Obama held another Google+ Hangout today and answered questions on a number of topics, and...

Staples to begin selling Apple products in the U.S.

Staples to begin selling Apple products in the U.S. 14 Feb 2013, 23:49 5

Staples already sells Apple products in Canada, now it looks like the office supply chain will be doing...

Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamad to retire in 2014, no replacement yet

Rogers CEO Nadir Mohamad to retire in 2014, no replacement yet 14 Feb 2013, 23:25 1

Nadir Mohamad has been the CEO of Canadian wireless carrier, Rogers since 2009, and during his tenure,...

Google outlines the security enhancements in Android 4.2

Google outlines the security enhancements in Android 4.2 14 Feb 2013, 23:03 20

Security is always big news when it comes to Android, although most of the time, the news has to do with...

Smartphones grab 50% of U.S, mobile market in 2012

Smartphones grab 50% of U.S, mobile market in 2012 14 Feb 2013, 22:49 1

comScore's report for 2013 says that smartphones made up 50% of the mobile market in 2012 while tablets...

US Cellular LTE network to reach almost 90% of users by end of the year

US Cellular LTE network to reach almost 90% of users by end of the year 14 Feb 2013, 22:39 1

US Cellular isn't one of the biggest wireless carriers in America, it actually stands at the 8th largest,...

ARCHOS unveils new Platinum Range of Android tablets

ARCHOS unveils new Platinum Range of Android tablets 14 Feb 2013, 21:27 15

Today ARCHOS announced three tablets in its new Platinum Range covering different sizes and high resolution...

Next Apple versus Samsung trial, set for 2014, could be delayed or canceled

Next Apple versus Samsung trial, set for 2014, could be delayed or canceled 14 Feb 2013, 21:16 18

Judge Lucy Koh, who was lucky enough to draw the first Samsung vs. Apple patent battle and who is scheduled...

Screen shots of Samsung Galaxy Altius smartwatch leak

Screen shots of Samsung Galaxy Altius smartwatch leak 14 Feb 2013, 19:57 12

A mysterious OS makes an appearance in purported screenshots of Samsung's upcoming smartwatch...

Remove all traces of your ex on Facebook with KillSwitch

Remove all traces of your ex on Facebook with KillSwitch 14 Feb 2013, 19:50 6

Want to get rid of all traces of a bad relationship, including all Facebook pictures, but you want to...

Nokia Music+ launches in the U.K.

Nokia Music+ launches in the U.K. 14 Feb 2013, 18:41 1

Nokia Music+ is now available for you to subscribe to in the U.K. and is like Nokia Music on steroids...

IDC says iOS and Android combined for 87.6% of the 2012 smartphone market

IDC says iOS and Android combined for 87.6% of the 2012 smartphone market 14 Feb 2013, 18:06 47

Not like we needed more evidence, but the smartphone market isn't really all that competitive. In reality,...

One week after Android tablets, Wunderlist 2 comes to the iPad

One week after Android tablets, Wunderlist 2 comes to the iPad 14 Feb 2013, 17:49

Wunderlist is one of the better to-do & task manager apps available on mobile (as long as you aren't...

Major update for DROID DNA now live

Major update for DROID DNA now live 14 Feb 2013, 17:29 16

A couple days ago we let you know that there was a major update for the HTC DROID DNA in the works, and...

Sony Xperia ZL comes to Canada in April

Sony Xperia ZL comes to Canada in April 14 Feb 2013, 17:28 4

Sony on Thursday announced that the Sony Xperia ZL is coming to Canada in April and more specifically...

Googlers do the Harlem Shake with the Android statues

Googlers do the Harlem Shake with the Android statues 14 Feb 2013, 17:02 11

Unless you've been away from the Internet for the past week or so, you've probably seen the Harlem Shake,...

Kickstarter launches official app for iOS

Kickstarter launches official app for iOS 14 Feb 2013, 16:49 1

We all love giving money to potentially great ideas, and Kickstarter has become the best way to do just...

Google Play hands your personal info to each developer with every app purchase

Google Play hands your personal info to each developer with every app purchase 14 Feb 2013, 16:19 75

Since it appears to be by design, it would not be called a flaw, but does digital media require disclosing...

Google launches retail store locator for Google Nexus 4

Google launches retail store locator for Google Nexus 4 14 Feb 2013, 16:04 1

Google has launched a retail store locator for the Google Nexus 4 that tells you what stores in your...

HTC One to launch March 22nd for Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile?

HTC One to launch March 22nd for Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile? 14 Feb 2013, 12:22 19

Earlier on Thursday, we passed along the speculation that the HTC One would be be priced at a subsidized...

LG says it sells an L-Series phone every second in 2013

LG says it sells an L-Series phone every second in 2013 14 Feb 2013, 11:46 19

LG sold 10 million units of its Optimus L-Series phones by December with an additional 5 million phones...

Losing Home Depot biz shatters investors' confidence in BlackBerry 10

Losing Home Depot biz shatters investors' confidence in BlackBerry 10 14 Feb 2013, 10:26 20

It has been a tough few days for BlackBerry as things have happened that call into question whether or...

Former co-CEO Jim Balsillie sells full 5.1% stake in BlackBerry

Former co-CEO Jim Balsillie sells full 5.1% stake in BlackBerry 14 Feb 2013, 09:47 15

BlackBerry former co-CEO Jim Balsillie has sold his full 5.1% stake in the company just after the launch...

HTC One to come with metal chassis, stereo speakers and $199.99 contract price

HTC One to come with metal chassis, stereo speakers and $199.99 contract price 14 Feb 2013, 09:42 40

According to an insider tip, the One will cost the usual $199.99 at T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint for the...

Unofficial LTE support for Google Nexus 4 gone after Android 4.2.2 update

Unofficial LTE support for Google Nexus 4 gone after Android 4.2.2 update 14 Feb 2013, 09:20 21

Although the Google Nexus 4 was never intended to run on LTE airwaves, it could connect to LTE networks...

Asus Padfone 2 Review

Asus Padfone 2 Review 14 Feb 2013, 09:11

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Luxury phone maker Vertu ditches Windows Phone 8 plans, will focus on Android

Luxury phone maker Vertu ditches Windows Phone 8 plans, will focus on Android 14 Feb 2013, 09:07 22

Luxury phone maker Vertu has dropped its plans to make Windows Phone 8 devices quoting “complexities”...

How Apple can get the iPhone name in Brazil

How Apple can get the iPhone name in Brazil 14 Feb 2013, 09:01 32

Yesterday, as expected,Brazilian regulators gave local manufacturer Gradiente the rights to the iPhone...

First Tegra 4 smartphones and tablets will launch in August at the earliest

First Tegra 4 smartphones and tablets will launch in August at the earliest 14 Feb 2013, 08:51 18

NVIDIA's latest generation mobile SoC, the Tegra 4, was unveiled about a month ago at CES 2013. We even...

Qualcomm brags about its Quick Charge 1.0 Snapdragon tech that tops up your phone 40% faster

Qualcomm brags about its Quick Charge 1.0 Snapdragon tech that tops up your phone 40% faster 14 Feb 2013, 08:41 13

The rapid charging technology is being already used on phones like the Droid DNA, Lumia 920 or the Nexus...

Samsung said to be expecting sweeping demand for Galaxy S IV, sales to reach 100 million units

Samsung said to be expecting sweeping demand for Galaxy S IV, sales to reach 100 million units 14 Feb 2013, 08:34 51

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S IV is clearly the most anticipated Android device this year, and Samsung...

Samsung explains how big.LITTLE works on chips like Exynos 5 Octa

Samsung explains how big.LITTLE works on chips like Exynos 5 Octa 14 Feb 2013, 08:25 16

big.LITTLE is ARM’s architecture where high-performance Cortex A15 cores (big) are paired with energy...

What's the handset with the best phone-to-screen size ratio ever? Why, the Xperia ZL, says Sony

What's the handset with the best phone-to-screen size ratio ever? Why, the Xperia ZL, says Sony 14 Feb 2013, 08:23 21

The Xperia ZL apparently hits 75.84% ratio, while most of today's smartphones max out at 60-68%. We'd...

Did Samsung accidentally show us the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0?

Did Samsung accidentally show us the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0? 14 Feb 2013, 07:48 13

In promoting a new Garnet Red version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, a picture released by Samsung...

How to sideload Android 4.2.2 on your Google Nexus 4

How to sideload Android 4.2.2 on your Google Nexus 4 14 Feb 2013, 07:10 4

If you are not one of the lucky souls that are having their latest Android update fix over the air on...

Say Cheese! Apple patent application lets the camera select the best shot

Say Cheese! Apple patent application lets the camera select the best shot 14 Feb 2013, 07:02 44

Apple has filed an application for a patent on a digital camera technology that would allow the camera...

Nokia: two years after the Windows Phone adoption

Nokia: two years after the Windows Phone adoption 14 Feb 2013, 06:34 140

It feels like yesterday when we heard Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop shock the industry with his...

Verizon's top 50 apps list now curates them with security, battery and data consumption ratings

Verizon's top 50 apps list now curates them with security, battery and data consumption ratings 14 Feb 2013, 05:58 1

Verizon's top 50 apps list for the last 30-day period now shows a few very important criteria that other...

Feature phones aren't dead yet: Samsung REX series is announced

Feature phones aren't dead yet: Samsung REX series is announced 14 Feb 2013, 05:41 25

Nope, feature phones haven't gone extinct yet, although their market share is surely dwindling. Samsung...

Samsung Galaxy Fame Preview

Samsung Galaxy Fame Preview 14 Feb 2013, 05:31

Getting brackets ready for March Madness? There will be an app for that

Getting brackets ready for March Madness? There will be an app for that 14 Feb 2013, 05:06

March has a special place in the hearts of sports fans. The college basketball tournaments are exciting...

Telstra tests 4G LTE network, reaches downloads over 90Mbps

Telstra tests 4G LTE network, reaches downloads over 90Mbps 14 Feb 2013, 04:27 7

We all know that testing is not representative of real-world use, but Telstra, Australia’s largest carrier,...

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