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Android regains top market share in the US

Android regains top market share in the US 25 Feb 2013, 02:34 15

Android rules the roost on the global stage overall, but the market share in the United States is a tight...

Nokia Lumia 520 is here with flashy colors and supersensitive screen

Nokia Lumia 520 is here with flashy colors and supersensitive screen 25 Feb 2013, 02:24 21

The Nokia Lumia 520 is the company's cheapest Windows Phone 8 handset, delivering experiences normally...

Nokia 301 announced: good camera on a feature phone

Nokia 301 announced: good camera on a feature phone 25 Feb 2013, 02:18 12

The Nokia 301 was just unveiled at MWC and it is an exciting budget phone - one of very few that actually...

Nokia Lumia 720 unveiled

Nokia Lumia 720 unveiled 25 Feb 2013, 02:10 37

Nokia has just unveiled the Lumia 720, another great mid-range Windows Phone 8 device, with a typical...

Nokia 105 announced with great battery life, the cheapest cyan you can buy

Nokia 105 announced with great battery life, the cheapest cyan you can buy 25 Feb 2013, 01:58 16

Nokia is bringing its phones downmarket with the 105 entry level phone, trying to reach those 2.7 billion...

Mophie Juice Pack Air introduced for the Apple iPhone 5; case doubles the phone's battery life

Mophie Juice Pack Air introduced for the Apple iPhone 5; case doubles the phone's battery life 25 Feb 2013, 01:53 6

Known for its Juice Box cases that supply extra juice to the Apple iPhone, Mophie has introduced the...

Nokia Lumia 520

Nokia Lumia 520 25 Feb 2013

Nokia 520 is an affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphone with 4" IPS WVGA display, 5MP camera and powered...

Nokia Lumia 720

Nokia Lumia 720 25 Feb 2013

Nokia Lumia 720 is another mid-range Windows Phone 8 device, with a typical Nokia unibody design coming...

LIVE: Nokia's MWC 2013 press-conference

LIVE: Nokia's MWC 2013 press-conference 25 Feb 2013, 01:27 47

Nokia is back here at MWC with a press-conference where we expect the manufacturer to unveil some quite...

3G subscriber penetration only 22% in China

3G subscriber penetration only 22% in China 25 Feb 2013, 01:11 3

China’s three carriers, each state owned, and each bigger than any other country’s single largest carrier...

GM replaces Verizon with AT&T for OnStar; 2015 models will be like smartphones on wheels

GM replaces Verizon with AT&T for OnStar; 2015 models will be like smartphones on wheels 25 Feb 2013, 01:07 4

GM has announced that it will replace Verizon with AT&T's 4G LTE network to run its OnStar on board system...

Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE

Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE is now available with Virgin Mobile 25 Feb 2013

Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE is a mid-range offering with 4" WVGA screen, Snapdragon S4 processor with...

Samsung confirms March 14th introduction of the Samsung Galaxy S IV?

Samsung confirms March 14th introduction of the Samsung Galaxy S IV? 24 Feb 2013, 23:48 64

As expected, Korean manufacturer Samsung will introduce the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S IV on...

LG: No Windows Phone 8 hardware is coming from us

LG: No Windows Phone 8 hardware is coming from us 24 Feb 2013, 22:54 22

Korean electronics firm LG has no plans to build an Windows Phone 8 handset and while the company is...

Mozilla releases video showing off the new Firefox OS

Mozilla releases video showing off the new Firefox OS 24 Feb 2013, 22:00 10

A video showing off the new Firefox OS has been released by Mozilla at MWC and also announced some partners...

And even more images of the Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 emerge

And even more images of the Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 emerge 24 Feb 2013, 21:52 24

We are just hours away from hopefully knowing all there is to know about these two devices, but the images...

Barnes & Noble may

Barnes & Noble may "move away" from Nook 24 Feb 2013, 21:30 13

Barnes & Noble has been relegated to a lower status in the tablet/e-reader market, but it has always...

Patent reveals Google Glass Part 2 with a binocular display

Patent reveals Google Glass Part 2 with a binocular display 24 Feb 2013, 20:49 13

The second phase of Google Glass is going to have displays for each eyes, according to a patent filed...

Qualcomm BatteryGuru app improves battery life for Snapdragon powered phones

Qualcomm BatteryGuru app improves battery life for Snapdragon powered phones 24 Feb 2013, 19:01 12

If you have a phone powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon, the chip maker has an app for you that could improve...

Should Android developers abandon Gingerbread and only support Android 4.0+?

Should Android developers abandon Gingerbread and only support Android 4.0+? 24 Feb 2013, 17:29 47

The tide is turning. Android devices are continually being upgraded, and older handsets traded in for...

NVIDIA Tegra 4 beats Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 in benchmark tests

NVIDIA Tegra 4 beats Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 in benchmark tests 24 Feb 2013, 17:28 45

Based on a series of benchmark tests, the NVIDIA Tegra 4 beats the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, the chip...

Motorola plans soak test of a new Jelly Bean build for Motorola DROID RAZR and Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

Motorola plans soak test of a new Jelly Bean build for Motorola DROID RAZR and Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX 24 Feb 2013, 16:39 4

No sooner did we praise Motorola for finding religion when it comes to timely OS updates, than some owners...

ESPN: Apple iPad to be used by the NFL to diagnose concussions on the field next season

ESPN: Apple iPad to be used by the NFL to diagnose concussions on the field next season 24 Feb 2013, 15:21 25

With 160 such injuries last year, concussions are a hot-button issue for the NFL and the league plans...

Tim Burton to direct Unicorn Apolcalypse movie in new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 ad

Tim Burton to direct Unicorn Apolcalypse movie in new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 ad 24 Feb 2013, 14:05 6

The continuous saga of Unicorn Apocalypse, the made up video game from a made up studio that has been...

MWC 2013 Day 0: round-up

MWC 2013 Day 0: round-up 24 Feb 2013, 13:54 6

And just like that, we’re getting close to wrapping up our first day at Mobile World Congress 2013 in...

BlackBerry Q10 hands-on

BlackBerry Q10 hands-on 24 Feb 2013, 12:52 17

We can reconfirm that it is a very well-built device, with a compact chassis that leaves you with a solid...

Liquipel to offer licenses world wide

Liquipel to offer licenses world wide 24 Feb 2013, 12:48 7

At MWC, Liquipel, the company that uses nano-coating to make your phone water resistant, similar to the...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 benchmark scores here: testing the Exynos 4412

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 benchmark scores here: testing the Exynos 4412 24 Feb 2013, 12:46 27

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is probably the most exciting tablet to come out of MWC - it is a direct...

ViewSonic VSD241 hands-on: you want an all-in-one with Android, you got it

ViewSonic VSD241 hands-on: you want an all-in-one with Android, you got it 24 Feb 2013, 12:37 5

The ViewSonic VSD241 is obviously a romantically named device, but there is more that you’d think beneath...

Mozilla CEO expects Firefox OS phones for US in 2014

Mozilla CEO expects Firefox OS phones for US in 2014 24 Feb 2013, 12:19 4

Mozilla’s chief executive Gary Kovacs has just unveiled an important partnership with LG and three more...

First camera samples from the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

First camera samples from the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 24 Feb 2013, 12:12 13

We managed to snap a few photos with the rear camera of the newly announced Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0,...

Lenovo S6000 hands-on

Lenovo S6000 hands-on 24 Feb 2013, 12:10 5

The Lenovo S6000 is the most capable of Lenovo’s new Android tablet lineup, fresh off MWC. That doesn’t...

Alcatel announces the One Touch Idol X smartphone with Android 4.2 and a 5-inch 1080p display

Alcatel announces the One Touch Idol X smartphone with Android 4.2 and a 5-inch 1080p display 24 Feb 2013, 12:04 27

The Alcatel One Touch (OT) Idol X is another beastly smartphone from a place you wouldn’t expect one...

Report: Microsoft Blue coming this Summer with support for 7 and 8 inch mobile devices

Report: Microsoft Blue coming this Summer with support for 7 and 8 inch mobile devices 24 Feb 2013, 12:04 36

Microsoft's next iteration of Windows, Windows Blue, is expected to be released this Summer and is expected...

HP outs the Slate 7: a $170 Android tablet with Beats Audio

HP outs the Slate 7: a $170 Android tablet with Beats Audio 24 Feb 2013, 11:40 26

HP is cozying up to Google lately, introducing a Chromebook, and now it throws in an Android tablet for...

ZTE, Alcatel, Huawei, and LG will make Firefox OS phones: coming with apps like Facebook, Twitter, Cut The Rope

ZTE, Alcatel, Huawei, and LG will make Firefox OS phones: coming with apps like Facebook, Twitter, Cut The Rope 24 Feb 2013, 11:32 8

Mozilla has just announced that it got four phone makers on board its brand new HTML5-based Firefox OS....

First Firefox OS phone coming to Europe this Summer: the Alcatel One Touch Fire

First Firefox OS phone coming to Europe this Summer: the Alcatel One Touch Fire 24 Feb 2013, 11:16 6

It’s been almost a year since Mozilla announced its plans to “free the web and mobile” by developing...

Alcatel One Touch Idol X

Alcatel One Touch Idol X 24 Feb 2013

The Alcatel One Touch (OT) Idol X is another beastly smartphone from a place you wouldn’t expect one...

HP Slate 7

HP Slate 7 24 Feb 2013

HP Slate 7 is a tablet which runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and as fitting for HP sports Beats Audio. The...

Huawei Ascend P2

Huawei Ascend P2 24 Feb 2013

Huawei Ascend P2 will have a major selling point being one of the thinnest big-screen handsets out there...

Lenovo IdeaTab S6000

Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 24 Feb 2013

Lenovo S6000 is an Android running tablet with 10.1 IPS display and 1.2GHz quad-core processor.

Lenovo IdeaTab A1000

Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 24 Feb 2013

The 7" Lenovo A1000 is an entry level warrior, powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core MTK processor, chewing through...

Lenovo IdeaTab A3000

Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 24 Feb 2013

The Lenovo A3000 is an affordable tablet with a 7-inch 1,024x600-pixel IPS screen and 1.2GHz quad-core...

Alcatel One Touch Fire

Alcatel One Touch Fire 24 Feb 2013

Alcatel One Touch Fire will be an entry-level device running Firefox OS which is completely web based....

Lenovo A3000 hands-on

Lenovo A3000 hands-on 24 Feb 2013, 09:54 1

Lenovo might have just become the largest PC maker at the end of this year surpassing HP, but the company...

Lenovo A1000 7

Lenovo A1000 7" tablet hands-on 24 Feb 2013, 09:48 1

Lenovo came out in full MediaTek swing today, announcing three Android tablets powered with these processors,...

Huawei Ascend P2 vs HTC One vs Sony Xperia Z: spec comparison

Huawei Ascend P2 vs HTC One vs Sony Xperia Z: spec comparison 24 Feb 2013, 09:43 29

The Huawei Ascend P2 just went official and it’s an exciting device with a battery lasting longer than...

Huawei Ascend P2 hands-on

Huawei Ascend P2 hands-on 24 Feb 2013, 08:37 7

Huawei Ascend P2 is a direct heir of last year's P1, and a very slim one at that. The body is plastic...

Huawei Ascend P2 announced with a slim body and large battery

Huawei Ascend P2 announced with a slim body and large battery 24 Feb 2013, 08:32 17

Just as rumored, the Huawei Ascend P2 will have a major selling point being one of the thinnest big-screen...

LG to use a homemade octo-core chip named Odin for its H2 flagship Optimus G2

LG to use a homemade octo-core chip named Odin for its H2 flagship Optimus G2 24 Feb 2013, 07:09 14

Last year we heard for the first time that LG will try and mimic the big boys by developing a mobile...

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