Andrew Hoyle/CNET Singapore was one of the six cities around the world in which LG launched its new flagship, but one of the only countries to reveal pricing. The 16GB version of the G3 will retail for S$868 (around $690, £410) without contract, while the 32GB will go for a slight markup of S$928 ($740, …
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PhoneArena While the earlier Bluetooth listing didn’t quite confirm the Galaxy S5 Prime (supposedly due in June), this set of leaked photos published on PhoneArena is further evidence of the existence of Samsung’s forthcoming metallic update to its flagship phone. The three photos show off the phone’s aluminium chassis with brushed-metal edges, with a new speaker grill located at the …
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Aloysius Low/CNET BEIJING — If you ever wondered what the iPad Mini would be like if Apple decided to make it look like the iPhone 5C , well, look no further. The Mi Pad , from the Beijing-based company Xiaomi, is probably the closest you’re going to get to a plastic iPad. The Wi-Fi only 7.9-inch slate strongly resembles the …
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No KitKat update for the S3. Sarah Tew/CNET If you own the global 3G version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 , the bad news is that KitKat, the latest Android 4.4 update will not be coming your way. According to a statement posted on the SamMobile blogsite, the company says the S3 and S3 Mini only have 1GB of RAM, …
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Xiaomi Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi will be hosting a launch event at the Beijing National Convention Center next week and it’s likely we’ll see the launch of the company’s next flagship handset. If the rumors are to be believed, the next phone will be called the Mi3S — after its current flagship, the Mi3 — and it will have 4G …
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An apparently leaked photo of the HTC One Mini 2. @evleaks Serial leaker @evleaks has apparently let the cat out of the bag again. This time, it’s an alleged photo of the upcoming HTC One Mini 2. Based on the picture, the phone would appear to come in three colors — gray, silver and gold — and would bolster earlier …
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Sung Hong Lim, Samsung’s imaging chief. Aloysius Low/CNET Samsung’s latest K Zoom isn’t exactly the follow-up to last year’s S4 Zoom . While it may look similar to the Galaxy S5 , the K Zoom is part of a new product category altogether, says senior vice president and head of imaging Sung Hong Lim. “The K Zoom is not just …
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Aloysius Low/CNET With plans to sell its Redmi and Mi3 handsets in 10 new markets, Chinese company Xiaomi is also rebranding its name for a global audience. Xiaomi’s global boss Hugo Barra recently tweeted that the company’s website will now be Mi.com, instead of the previous Xiaomi.com domain. While it seems like a simple change, the move has set the …
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WhatsApp The WhatsApp messaging service is doing really well in India. According to a report by BGR India, WhatsApp spokesperson Neeraj Arora told the site that the company now has more than 48 million active users a month. There were 40 million monthly active users in India in February, which translates to about 4 million new users a month. WhatsApp …
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The Acer Liquid E3 has been launched in Taiwan. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Despite Acer’s partnership with chipmaker Intel for its Liquid smartphones for emerging markets in Asia, the Taiwanese company does not have plans to use Intel chips for its upcoming 4G handsets. Instead, it will stick to using Qualcomm and MediaTek processors for its upcoming 4G smartphones that are due …
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