BlackBerry promises to be relentless in quest to become top dog

BB's gonna get ya

There certainly seems to be a lot of fire in the BlackBerry belly as the Canadian firm looks to become a dominant force in the mobile market once again.

The company starting to branch out in an attempt to control a bigger chunk of the market with the news that BBM will be available on iOS and Android devices from this summer, plus the fact that the BES 10.1 backend system will allow companies to control iOS and Android devices on top of BlackBerry handsets.

BlackBerry realises that a lot of its customers aren't aware of everything the firm can offer, and a degree of education needs to happen in order to increase awareness of the brand and its services.

Don't stop me now

Rob Orr, BlackBerry's UK Managing Director told TechRadar: "people need to understand that BlackBerry is able to, and the best in class at providing a secure VPN on an iPad.

"That's something that's probably not at the forefront of people's minds, so we're getting out there to tell people what we're doing and why we're doing it."

Talking about what's next for BlackBerry Orr said: "We're just going to keep going. We're going to be relentless, listen to our customers, engage with them and build the true reality of our mobile computing platform."

This sentiment echoed what BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said during his keynote presentation at BlackBerry Live in Orlando, explaining that the firm is "committed to making BB 10 the platform which will take the mobile industry to the next level."

Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/blackberry-promises-to-be-relentless-in-quest-to-become-top-dog-1151666

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Google announces a Nexus-ized version of the Samsung Galaxy S4

Google's take on the Galaxy S4

Google today announced its very own take on the Samsung Galaxy S4 during the Google IO developers conference.

The device runs stock Android 4.2 with the same software that runs on the Nexus 4 - meaning it's essentially an S4 without the TouchWiz touch.

It will cost $649 unlocked (with an unlocked bootloader) on both AT&T and T-Mobile and house 16GB of storage. Users can pick it up starting Jun 26 via the Google Play Store.

"It's Google's take on Android," Huge Barra of Google said.

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Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/google-announces-its-own-version-of-the-samsung-galaxy-s4-1151319

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Google to start selling the Galaxy S4 running stock Android

At the annual Google I/O developer conference today, Google has announced the planned released of a Samsung Galaxy S4 running stock Android (AOSP).

Just as rumored earlier today, the phone will be free of TouchWiz modifications. It will be selling directly through Google Play and it will enjoy timely Android updates just like all Nexus devices. Best of all, it will have an unlocked bootloader for that extra flexibility.

This Google edition of the Galaxy S4 will be selling in the US starting from June 26 without a contract and with no carrier subsidy. The retail price will be $649 and its LTE radio will support both the AT&T and T-Mobile US network.

So far we don't know whether there are some changes in specs. We suppose that at least the proprietary "smart" software features designed by Samsung will be gone along with TouchWiz.

Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/google_announces_the_galaxy_s4_google_edition-news-6049.php

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ZTE Grand X2 announced with 2GHz dual-core Intel Atom CPU

ZTE has officially unveiled the Grand X2 smartphone at the MedPi conference in Monaco. The device features the Intel Atom Z2580 processor and comes with an advanced camera.

ZTE Grand X2 sports a 4.5-inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The smartphones is powered by a 2 GHz Intel dual-core processor with x86 architecture along with 1 GB of RAM. ZTE Grand X2 flagship has an 8 megapixel rear camera, 1 megapixel front facing camera and 8 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded via microSD card slot.

The Grand X2 runs on Android Jelly Bean and the smartphone is powered by a 2,000mAh battery. The camera on the ZTE Grand X2 is capable of shooting up to 24 frames per second with no shutter lag and the real-time 2x axis stabilization allows you to get blur-free shots in challenging environment.

The ZTE Grand X2 will be available in Europe in Q3 2013, but there is no word on the pricing of the smartphone as of now.

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Watch the Google I/O conference live feed right here

Google's annual I/O event, a forum for developers where everything Google is discussed, is about to start.

In years past, Google has taken the opportunity to announce exciting new devices and Android developments at I/O, so we're eager to hear what they have in store this time around.

We've got the live stream for you right here:

While you wait, be sure to check out the I/O website.

Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/watch_the_google_i_o_conference_live_feed_right_here-news-6046.php

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Android hits 900 million activations, Google reveals at Google IO

Google announces another Android achievement

Google announced during its Google IO keynote in San Francisco this morning that Android hit 900 million activated users in 2013.

Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Android, Chrome, and apps, took the stage to announce the milestone during the keynote.

Pichair focused on Google's dual dominance in browsers and mobile through Android and Chrome. He said the possibility for developers to build thousands of third-party apps is what really excites Google.

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Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/android-hits-900-million-activations-1151340

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini leaks in new photos

Samsung may have managed to keep the Galaxy S4 under wraps until the premiere, but it seems the company isn't even trying to keep the Galaxy S4 mini a secret. The device entered our rumor mill in April, a few days later we saw its face and yesterday we even learned more about its chipset.

Today, we were treated to a new batch of live images of the upcoming smartphone. You can clearly see it the Galaxy S4 mini uses a design very similar to its bigger brother, the Galaxy S4.

Samsung Galaxy I9195 Mini

Judging by the homescreen, we bet the Galaxy S4 mini is running on the same Android 4.2.2 version and TouchWiz UX 5.0 as the Galaxy S4 flagship. We can see the S4 mini supports eye-tracking (the icon next to the network bars), so we might even see the awesome Air gestures, too.

So far we know the Galaxy S4 mini will be powered by Samsung's own Exynos 5210 chipset with a dual-core 1.6GHz processor and 1GB of RAM. The rest of the specs include a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, an 8MP rear camera with dual-video recording, and at least 8GB internal storage expandable via a microSD card slot.

The official announcement is expected to happen by the end of this month.

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