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Windows Phone Italy's Facebook page reveals WP7.8 features
The big Microsoft event came and went and there wasn't even a word about Windows Phone 7.8. Joe Belfiore and co didn't even announce a date when the update will be released, but it will probably be a while after WP8 hits the shelves (which is already ... -
iOS on the rise in the US, Android continues European conquest
No one doubted that the iPhone 5 launch will be big, but it turned out so big that it slowed the growth of Android in the US and the UK, according to Kantar World Panel. The rest of the EU5 (France, Germany, Italy and Spain) saw just the opposite -... -
Nokia Lumia 820 is now on sale in the UK
With Windows Phone 8 now officially released, everyone is looking at Microsoft's partner to unlock the potential of the new platform. We already know that we should expect to see the first WP8-powered smartphones in the next week, so it's ti... -
Samsung announces the I9260 Galaxy Premier
Samsung has announced the new I9260 Galaxy Premier. This phone is essentially the Galaxy Nexus with slightly updated hardware and running Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz interface on top of Android 4.1. The Galaxy Premier has a 4.65-inch, 1... -
Huawei debuts 5-inch Ascend D2, quad-core and Jelly Bean in tow
Huawei is the latest manufacturer to join in the phablet race and it sets its sights on the Galaxy Note II, Oppo Find 5, Optimus Vu and the Pantech Vega R3. The company just unveiled the Ascend D2 and it's been showcased in China and promised to... -
It will be a while before Windows Phone 7.8 update is released
Windows Phone 8 might be officially out, but the Windows Phone 7.8 update is nowhere to be found. Microsoft even ignored the matter during the press conference yesterday. Latest online rumor has it, the Windows Phone 7.8 will be released a few week... -
Rumor suggests the Galaxy S IV will use Exynos 5450 chipset
The new Samsung-made Nexus 10 uses the next-generation Exynos chipset - an Exynos 5 with two Cortex-A15 cores at 1.7GHz and Mali-604 GPU (the same chipset as the new Chromebook). So, rumors that the next Samsung Galaxy S IV will use an Exynos 5 chi... -
Huawei announces Honor 2 with a quad-core CPU and 2GB RAM
Huawei has announced the Android-based Honor 2, which comes with some major hardware improvements over its predecessor. The Honor 2 has a 4.5-inch, 1280 x 720 resolution display with a pixel density of 326ppi. Inside, there is Huawei's K3V... -
Scott Forstall, senior VP of iOS, to leave Apple in 2013
Apple has announced some major changes in the company's management, starting with the exit of senior vice-president of iOS software Scott Forstall from the company. Forstall will leave Apple in 2013 and till then will act as an advisor to CEO Tim... -
Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 are now shipping
Nokia announced that the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 duo of Windows Phone 8 smartphones is now shipping. The devices will be available in stores and carrier retail locations as early as this week. France and the UK will be the first countries to re... -
Verizon to get WP8 Samsung Ativ Odyssey in December
Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 press conferences is already over and among all new things announced there was the Samsung Ativ Odyssey for Verizon. The only bits of info we got were the name and the launch month - December. The name Odyssey was the ru... -
Windows Phone 8 launches, to hit Europe this weekend
In the space of just a couple of hours we saw the second major mobile OS announcement - Microsoft's Windows Phone 8. We've seen WP8 before, but today Joe Belfiore came on stage and showed us the whole thing in detail. The new OS build... -
Android 4.2 officially out, Jelly Bean name here to stay
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is now official, following Google's announcement of the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10. There are a lot of new things to cover, so let's not waste any time. Multiple user accounts Android 4.2 Jelly Bean for tablets adds mu... -
Google unveils HSPA+ Nexus 7 version, 32GB version in tow
Alongside the brand new Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet, Google also announced an HSPA+ enabled Nexus 7 slate. The 3G radio sporting device will be compatible with over 200 GSM carriers worldwide, including AT&T in the United States. ... -
Watch the Windows Phone 8 event here [Update: it's over]
Microsoft's event in San Francisco will see the official launch of their new mobile phone OS, Windows Phone 8, and you can be a part of it, even if you're not in town (or didn't get an invite). Here's the live stream where you can wa... -
Google officially unveils the Samsung Nexus 10 tablet
The cat's out of the bag and the Google Nexus 10 manufactured by Samsung is now official. Undoubtedly, the most prominent feature of the slate is its 10.1" display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. This makes for a pixel densit... -
Hurricanes be damned, the LG Nexus 4 goes official
Hurricane Sandy may have forced Google to cancel the New York event, but even the storm can't stop LG from announcing the Nexus 4. The phone leaked extensively, so there's little about it that's unknown (it's based on the LG Optimu... -
Nokia Lumia 822 for Verizon goes official
Nokia's flagship Windows Phone 8 handset may be exclusive to AT&T for the first half year, but its Lumia 820 sibling is not - Nokia just announced the Lumia 822, Verizon's version of the device. The phone comes fully loaded - it has t... -
Jelly Bean update for HTC One X boosts performance
The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the HTC One X recently started rolling out and it brings a good performance boost with it. One of our readers (thanks, Safal) sent in screenshots of some benchmarks he ran on a JB-running One X. SunSpider... -
Leaked press shot of the Lumia 822 reveals multiple colors
The Nokia Lumia 822 has leaked yet again. This time we got a press photo, revealing the color choices that'll be available for the Verizon-bound device. The leaked photo reveals that the The Lumia 822 will be available in white, grey and b...