Woah — Samsung is working on a phone called Neo. The Galaxy Note 3 Neo appears to be a low-cost addition to the Note line of big-screened blowers, with a detailed leak pointing to specs very similar to the Note 2. Previously referred to by leakers as the Note 3 Lite, GSM Arena’s anonymous tipster …
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9 January
Nokia’s version of Android looks sleek in leaked pics
New pics purporting to show Nokia’s own customised version of Android have appeared online, showing the internal project’s interface for the first time. Notorious (and frequently correct) Twitter-based mobile mole @evleaks published the renders, showing what a Finnish phone might look like running Google’s software. Nokia has reportedly been working in private on its own ‘forked’ version of Android for …
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9 January
Xiaomi said to be hawking $50 smartphones in the near future
Leave it to Xiaomi to come up with a $50 smartphone. The Chinese smartphone maker is said to be looking to bring uber-cheap phones to Japan in the near future, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Xiaomi is considered China’s high-end smartphone maker that sells sleek devices at low prices. In 2012, the company sold more than 7 million handsets and …
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9 January
All hail the phablet! Jumbo phones finally going mainstream
LAS VEGAS — It seemed like only yesterday that we mocked the idea of holding up a 5-inch smartphone to your ear for a call. Now, we’re not even batting an eye at 6- and 7-inch displays on smartphones. Such is the quick ascent of the “phablet,” the official name for jumbo phones that lie between a traditional smartphone and …
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9 January
HTC Desire 601 now on O2 4G in desirable red for £240
Red is the colour of desire, so it’s fitting that the 4G HTC Desire 601 now comes with a lick of red lipstick, only on O2. The kiss-coloured Android smart phone is a 4.5-inch blower that lets you connect to high-speed 4G without emptying your wallet at an equal pace. It’ll set you back £240, or it’s free if you …
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9 January
Samsung promises Galaxy S5 by April, with slimmer Gear
The Galaxy S5 will launch in March or April and bring with it a sleeker, better Galaxy Gear watch, Samsung’s executive vice president of mobile Lee Young Hee has revealed in an interview with Bloomberg at CES. That would appear to make an appearance at February’s Mobile World Congress trade show less likely, after a Korean official said an MWC …
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9 January
Nokia rolls out Lumia Black update
Nokia has begun the worldwide rollout of its Black update for Lumia smnartphones. How app folders will look on your homescreen after Lumia Black is installed. (Credit: Nokia) Lumia Black is a firmware update for Nokia’s Lumia range of Windows phones. It adds a number of features to the OS as well as tweaking some of its existing ones. Out …
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9 January
Apple iWatch concept imagines the 5S and 5C of smart watches
What if Apple isn’t working on one iWatch, but two? After introducing two iPhones in the shape of the 5S and colourful 5C, new concept designs envision whether Apple could do the same with its hotly-rumoured smart watch. Concept artist Martin Hajek is the go-to guy for visualising cool products that don’t exist yet, from the rumoured iWatch to a …
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9 January
Tablets of CES 2014
Though companies flock to CES to show off big tech, like TVs and smart appliances, there are still plenty of tablets shown off at the event. We’ve already seen two big releases from Samsung, the Galaxy Note Pro and Galaxy Tab Pro and plenty of models from Asus. Stay tuned to this page for videos of the tablets from our …
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9 January
A voracious mobile world needs ‘spectrum, spectrum, spectrum’
LAS VEGAS — The message came across loud and clear: our wireless way of life could hit a wall, and hit it hard, if it doesn’t get more spectrum very soon. Federal communications policy took center stage Wednesday at CES 2014 here, including the CEA Innovation Policy Summit, where attendees heard from a wide range of US government and industry …
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