HTC quietly announces Desire 400 dual-SIM with 4.3" screen

HTC has quietly listed the Desire 400 dual SIM smartphone on a couple of its regional websites. The thing is the different sites have different versions of the specs of the smartphone.

According to the Russian site the Desire 400 dual-SIM sports a 4.3" display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. HTC's newest addition is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz along with 1 GB of RAM. The smartphone also features an 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1.6 megapixel front facing shooter and 4 GB of in-built memory with the ability to expand it via microSD slot.

Meanwhile, according to the Ukrainian HTC website listing, the device comes with a 5 megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera and a dual-core CPU. The dimensions also differ slightly.

Both sites agree that the HTC Desire 400 dual SIM comes with the usual set connectivity options and packs home-backed customizations such as Sense UI and BlinkFeed. There is a 1,800mAh battery providing the juice for the smartphone, which according to the company lasts for about 12 hours on 3G talk time.

Unfortunately, there is no word on the pricing of the Desire 400 dual-SIM, but we know that the smartphone will go on sale in three different colors.

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Target promo drops iPhone 5s and 5c prices by $50

Target is running a promo for the Apple iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c until December 24. The first generation iPad Mini along with the latest iPad Air are also getting discounts for last minute Christmas shoppers.

The first part of the promo is only valid today and lets you grab the iPhone 5s for $149.99 on a contract, while the iPhone 5c costs you $50 and you will also get a $50 Target gift card. This means that the plastic iPhone comes to almost free.. If you don't count the two year contract, that is.

Target's second set of sales runs until Christmas eve and will see the iPhone 5c selling at $30 with a gift card worth the same amount. The pricing of the iPhone 5s is a bit higher than the current sale and if you plan to buy the device from December 22 to December 24 you should pay $179.99, but also get a $25 gift card.

Apple iPad Air is priced at $479 with a bonus $20 gift card. Lastly, if you are interested in the first generation iPad Mini then you would have to shell out $299.

You can check out the source link below to know all about the offers and maybe take advantage of them.

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Google adds 'I'm Feeling Lucky Radio' to iOS app, takes fight to iTunes Radio

We're listening to Play Music to Get Lucky?

Google's perennial attempts to turn Google Play Music into a force against iTunes have been boosted by the arrival of 'I'm Feeling Lucky Radio' within the company's iOS app.

The random radio feature comes to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch two months after it was rolled into the Android version, while an iOS 7-inspired UI has also been introduced.

The feature, like its search engine forebear, allows users to access a selection of music the app thinks they will like, auto-generating a radio station based on previous listening habits.

The app will automatically bring tunes form the users most-listened to genre.

Big Thumbs Up!

The revamped iOS app also access offers auto-generated playlists (such as Thumbs Up) for the first time and All Access subscribers will also have the opportunity to search genres within the app.

The revamped app comes into competition with Apple's own iTunes Radio platform, which is yet to outside the United States.

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Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/google-adds-i-m-feeling-lucky-radio-to-ios-app-takes-fight-to-itunes-radio-1210374

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Selfie In The Sky With Live Tiles: Windows Phone users get SkyDrive boost

Christmas bonus for Windows Phone users

Microsoft has offered a little festive treat for Windows Phone users by offering 20GB of bonus SkyDrive storage for an entire year.

The offer, which runs until the end of January, was publicised to Windows Phone owners via email this weekend. Users can follow the link within the email to sign up.

This adds to the 7GB of free storage Microsoft already gifts those using its mobile operating system, allowing the to safeguard files and photos on the cloud.

Microsoft hasn't made clear what will happen at the end of that one year, but it's possible that Microsoft will start asking you to pay for that 20GB once the promotion is over.

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Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/cloud-services/selfie-in-the-sky-with-live-tiles-windows-phone-users-get-cloud-storage-boost-1210369

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Android 4.3 makes its way to Verizon's Galaxy Note II

Verizon has just outed the Android 4.3 update for the Samsung Galaxy Note II. Highlights for build VRUEMJ9 include Galaxy Gear smartwatch support, KNOX security features, and improved camera firmware.

The update has been reported as now seeding over the air from multiple sources, while you can also use Verizon's own Upgrade Assistant.

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Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/android_43_makes_its_way_to_verizons_galaxy_note_ii-news-7406.php

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Gresso reveals Radical - Android-powered luxury smartphone

Luxury phone maker Gresso is jumping on the Android bandwagon with the Radical limited edition smartphone.

The Gresso Radical R1 is made of grade 5 titanium that is milled by high-tech machines for nine hours. The body is then handed off to someone to manually polish for 4 hours straight, resulting in the attractive texture on the phone's back. The back of the phone features Gorilla Glass insets that are tinted black using a special process.

More impressively, the capacitive keys on the front of the Radical R1 are part of the aluminum unibody, a unique design developed by Gresso. There's a manually polished Gresso logo that's made of titanium on the base phone, yellow or white gold on the higher-end model.

The phone measures 138 х 69 х 12 mm and weighs. Its smartphone credentials are a 4.5" touchscreen of qHD resolution (245ppi), Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, a quad-core 1.2GHz processor (no word on the core design but Cortex-A7 is likely), 8MP camera with 1080p video capture and 36GB of built-in storage.

Surprisingly, the Gresso Radical R1 is a dual-SIM phone. Perhaps not that surprising, considering the base model costs $1,800. The gold logo will set you back another $500.

A premium presentation of the device will be held at CES in Las Vegas early next year. Keep in mind it's a limited edition and only 999 units will be made. You can find out more about the Gresso Radical here.

Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/gresso_reveals_radical__androidpowered_luxury_smartphone-news-7404.php

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Kantar: Windows Phone holds position in November

Kantar has an early present for Microsoft – the preliminary smartphone OS market share numbers for November (check the October numbers here). Windows Phone continues to show a strong presence in Italy, where it held 15.6% of the sales for the month, outselling iOS which only had 10.6% of the market.

The iPhone 5s and 5c brought some fresh blood to the iOS landscape, so the expectation was that other platforms will drop during the holiday shopping frenzy under pressure by the new iPhones.

Besides Italy, Windows Phone stood its ground in the important (for Microsoft) US market and in Germany too. It did drop a little over a percentage point in the UK and its position in China declined also.

As before, Android dominates most markets except Japan and the US, where iOS is still going strong.

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