Photos of BlackBery Z10 Porsche Design leak

The last time we saw a Porsche Design phone, it was the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981. Some new leaked photos today show a new version of the BlackBerry Z10, which bears the same unmistakable design traits.

The unannounced phone reportedly has the model name BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9982.

BlackBerry Z10 Porsche Design P'9982

Beside the photos, there is not an awful lot of extra information about the smartphone. We only get to know that the handset will be priced to match the luxury branding. The BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9982 will probably cost more than USD$2000.

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Strategy Analytics: Android had 80% market share in Q2

It’s safe to say that the Android OS has extended its dominance without any real competition from any other mobile operating systems out there. According to Strategy Analytics, Android has recorded a whopping 80% global market share during Q2, 2013.

The Google developed Android OS has accounted for 182.6 million out of the 229.6 million sold globally. Apple's iOS scored a 13.6% market share with 31.2 million iPhones and is in the second spot, while Windows Phone managed to grab the third place with a 3.9% share.

According to the report, Apple's iOS global market share is the lowest since Q2, 2010. However, the Cupertino giant still had a strong quarter with its overall shipments rising from 26 million over the same period last year. Android has seen a significant boost from the previous year, where 108.7 million Android devices were shipped.

The popular analytic firm also notes that the only way for Microsoft to increase its global market share is by charging less for the software licensing and by making its platform more competitive with Android eco-system.

It's worth noting that Strategy Analytics posted a similar report on the tablet market earlier this week, which contains numbers some way off the Canalys estimates from today.

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Moto X not coming to Europe, a cheaper version might

Motorola won't be bringing its freshly-unveiled Moto X to Europe. The reasons for this are unclear but insufficient supply or due to the different structure of the market seem like hot prospects.

The information comes courtesy of a Motorola spokesperson in the UK and doesn't mean that the Motorola is abandoning Europe entirely. It's just that Motorola have other X-branded devices down the line, which will be making an appearance on the old continent.

According to said spokesperson the Moto X is just the first in a line of X-branded portfolio. There's talk that the company will introduce a cheaper variant next, but it's mostly guesswork at this point.

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16GB Motorola Moto X to cost $575 SIM-free

Motorola Moto X was unveiled yesterday and the smartphone will soon be available from the top 5 carriers in the USA. The 16 GB variant of the Moto X is priced at $200 and the 32 GB unit costs you $250 with a two-year contract.

At the announcement event Motorola did not announce the pricing details of the SIM-free editions, but they are no longer a mystery as AT&T has confirmed the pricing of the device without a contract. At launch, the 16 GB model of the Moto X will cost you $575, while the 32 GB is priced at $629.

Google has announced that the Moto X will be available from the Play Store as well, where it will latter be joined by a Google Play Edition version. However, the pricing details for that one are not out yet.

We spend some quality time with the smartphone and have prepared an extensive hands-on article for you to check out. You can find lots of live images, benchmarks and our first-hand impression over here.

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra gets its first update, minor improvements

Sony recently announced its Xperia Z Ultra phablet and the 6.4-inch beast with its Snapdragon 800 chipset is by far the most powerful device in the current market. Sony is yet to launch its monstrous phablet outside of Asia, but the company has already rolled out a firmware update for it.

The latest firmware for the Sony Xperia Z Ultra has a July 19 build date and is pretty minor. There is no change log available, so it appears its was all about squashing some of the bugs that were spotted after the market release.

The firmware update is currently available on the PC companion and is not seeding over-the-air (OTA). Sony has officially announced that the Xperia Z Ultra will be getting the latest Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update, but that's going to come later on with another update.

By the way, we have already got our hands on the gigantic Sony Xperia Z Ultra and you can check out hands-on impressions here.

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Android in July: 4.1 JB now more popular than 2.3 Gingerbread

The Android masses are getting younger – the OS versions we mean. In the month of July, v4.1 Jelly Bean has at long last dethroned Gingerbread as the single most popular Android OS release. In June Jelly Bean beat Gingerbread, but that was only if you added the two JB branches (4.1 and 4.2).

Basically what happened in July was Ice Cream Sandwich, Gingerbread and the older versions combined shed about a percentage each, to the benefit of Jelly Bean 4.1 and 4.2. The newest version, Jelly Bean 4.3 has yet to make a mark but it was only announced at the end of July. Still, with the Nexus 7 2 launching immediately with the announcement, v4.3 will probably have something to show next month.

The adoption of Jelly Bean 4.2 seems to be slowing a bit though. In May it was 4%, then jumped to 5.6% in June and now it's at 6.5%. It will probably climb higher as makers push out their 4.2 updates, but with 4.3 already on the roadmaps it probably won't get very high.

There's a lot of talk of Android fragmentation, but with Google slowing down the release schedule (4.3 was supposed to be out months ago at I/O) and pushing out only relatively small updates (which will allow makers to catch up quicker), we might be seeing the beginning of Android's unification.

Note that Google is not slowing down the release of new features, the company is just doing it through apps. Google recently moved the malicious app scanning function to the Play Store app so that even Gingerbread devices can use it, the Play Games is an app, not a native OS feature and so on.

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