Nexus 5 release date, news and rumors

Leaked photo of Nexus 5 The Nexus 5 is going to be the successor to last year's Nexus 4, and from what we know so far, it's going to be made by LG - just like the previous model. We've seen numerous leaks of and about the device now - we even saw one from a Google promotional video for Android 4.4. KitKat - so we have a very rough idea of what he new Nexus...

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Nexus 5 makes an appearance in yet another live photo

After appearing in an Android KitKat promo video, going through the FCC, and sitting unattended in a bar, the yet to be announced Nexus 5 smartphone made another unscheduled appearance. This time around, a live photo of the LG made Android powerhouse popped up in a forum thread at Macrumors. The latest live photo of the Nexus 5 falls right in line with previous leaks....

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Windows Phone sales in Europe near double digits, begins to close gap with iOS

Europe doesn't hate on WP8 Not even Ballmer can cry with these numbers. Windows Phone sales were the highest ever in the last three months, accounting for 9.2% of smartphones sold in Europe's five major markets. That's just the average in Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, according to the numbers from consumer research firm Kantar Worldpanel....

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Google’s Nexus 5 will allegedly feature nano-SIM card slot

Hot on the heels of the leaked specs from earlier today, another detail on the highly anticipated Nexus 5 made an appearance. The next generation, LG-made Nexus will reportedly feature a nano-SIM card slot. The information on the smartphone appeared on the website of the Ukrainian wireless provider Life:) (yes, the smiley is part of its name). In a small-font disclaimer,...

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HTC One Max might actually release on Oct. 17

It looks like the HTC One Max will release in mid-October Those waiting on the edge of their seats for more HTC One Max news can celebrate today, as long as a completely unsubstantiated rumor of a slightly later HTC One Max release date is enough to satiate. The latest comes from the Chinese site ePrice, which said late last week that the HTC One Max will...

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Lumia 929 may be arriving on Verizon come November, plus a 'mysterious' tablet too

Another Lumia for Verizon? (credit: evleaks) Verizon has the Lumia 928 and the older Lumia 822 up for grabs in its store, but another Windows Phone may be headed to Big Red. Windows Phone Central claims the Lumia 929 will hit the checkmark carrier's shelves quite soon - Nov. 6 to be exact. The 929 will supposedly sport a 20MP camera and 1080p 5-inch...

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Samsung on the defensive over gold phone rat race with Apple

One of Samsung's earlier gold phones, the 2008 Beijing Olympics E848 Welcome to another game of Apple vs. Samsung, where two of the richest tech companies in the world - and their fans - fight pointless, petty battles and everyone, loses every time. This time Samsung finds itself on the defensive as Apple fans accuse it of copying the gold iPhone 5S with...

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Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear hit the AT&T stores on October 4

AT&T has just announced the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablet and the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch will become available for purchase on the AT&T website and throughout the AT&T brick and mortar stores on October 4. The pre-order campaign for the two devices has been going for a while now, but it concludes today with actual Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear...

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Kantar: Windows Phone exceeds 9% market share in Europe

According to the latest smartphones sales data from analyst company Kantar Worldpanel, Windows Phone has reached a new high in market share across the five major European markets (UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain). In France, Microsoft's mobile OS has scored 12% market share, while in the UK it's powering 10.8% of the smartphones sold in the three months ending in...

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Sony Xperia Z1 review

Sony Xperia Z1 review Ratings in depth Sony was the first of the big-name manufacturers to launch a new 2013 flagship smartphone back in March, with the Sony Xperia Z, a 5-inch model outwardly rather similar to its new Z1. The Xperia Z beat the HTC One and Samsung...

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Bluetooth 4.0 not coming to high-end Lumias, says Nokia Australia

Nokia Australia announced in a series of tweets that Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy support is not coming to the Lumia 820, 920 and 1020 smartphones with the upcoming GDR3 Bittersweet shimmer update. Nokia Australia later clarified the reason behind the lack of Bluetooth 4.0 LE support within the next major WP8 release is hardware limitations. That sounds a bit strange, given that the recently released Nokia Amber update adds Bluetooth 4.0 LE to the Lumia 520, 620, and 720, while Lumia 625 has it out of the box. @rath79 Hi Gary, Bluetooth...

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Fujitsu Arrows A hits Softbank, lasts a day after a 10min charge

The Japanese carrier Softbank has unveiled its upcoming smartphone lineup and the most interesting one among them is the Fujitsu Arrows A running on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 800 chipset and comes with a 5" 1080p display and a 13MP camera. It has 64GB of internal storage, which is further expandable via a microSD...

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Nokia Lumia 520 is Microsoft's best-selling device right now

Big up the budget The state of the PC industry was summed up this week in an internal meeting at Microsoft, where it was revealed that the Nokia Lumia 520 is the biggest selling Windows device on the market at the moment. The budget-friendly smartphone, according to Softpedia, is the most popular Windows device going, with its sales outgrowing that of any...

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Official doc confirms Sony Xperia Z1 mini existence, specs

Some leaked documentation, allegedly belonging to Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo, is referencing the specs of the local version of the Sony Xperia Z1 (SO-01F) as well as a device dubbed Sony Xperia Z1 f (SO-02F). It's believed that the Z1 f is actually the long-rumored Xperia Honami mini. The smartphone is said to shares the quad-core 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 800 and 20.7 MP...

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iPhone 5S and 5C can now hop onto O2's 4G

All the Gs The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C have touched down with more LTE love than ever, but O2's 4G network was missing from the lineup of networks offer the super fast speeds on the new handsets from launch. But that's now changed, with O2 customers able to hop onto 4G on their flashy new iPhones starting today. But hold your horses. In order to enjoy...

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Network confirms Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S3 Android 4.3 release date

Make it better. Make it faster. Make it work with the Gear. A network in France has decided that the world needs to now a little more about Android 4.3 updates, which will be of most interest to those eyeing the Samsung Galaxy Gear. French carrier SFR has published a table of when the updates will be landing in France, and corroborates information that's...

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Lenovo Vibe Z with 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 goes official

After announcing the Lenovo Vibe X at IFA 2013, the company has added a second member to the Vibe family dubbed Vibe Z. The Lenovo Vibe Z was previously known as K910 and sports a metal body and a design similar to the Vibe X, which the company hopes to appeal to the younger demographic outside China. The Lenovo Vibe Z sports a 5.5" display of 1080p resolution....

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Leaked Nexus 5 log reveals most of the specs

Myce.com got their hands on a log from the Nexus 5 (also called LG D820 and Hammerhead) and AndroidWorld.it dug though it. Some 133 thousand lines were searched but the reward was probably worth it - a number of interning specs for the upcoming pure-Google phone were confirmed. Most of the stuff is no surprise – a 5" screen (actually, 4.97") with 1080p resolution,...

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Android 4.4 KitKat leak reveals wireless charging on Nexus 5

We're gonna need a bigger mouth New details about the Nexus 5 have surfaced thanks to a leaked log file of Android 4.4 KitKat running on the device, where it's expected to make its debut. The screenshots, leaked by Myce, show a bunch of new details about the 'Hammerhead', which is believed to be the Nexus 5's code name. This includes information that the...

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LG G Pro Lite Dual to have stylus, lower-end screen and chipset

The LG G Pro Lite Dual is back with a brand new leak and while last time we wondered why it was called "Lite," now we wonder why it's called "Pro." There's also a curious change – the phablet will have a stylus that can be sheathed into the device's body, Galaxy Note style (unlike the LG Vu's, which had no slot for the stylus). The dual-SIM LG G Pro Lite Dual will reportedly...

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Huawei Ascend P6 review

Huawei Ascend P6 review The Huawei Ascend P6 represents the Chinese smartphone manufacturer's biggest attempt yet to join the Android elite. It boasts a level of design and a range of quietly innovative features that are in many ways worthy of Samsung, HTC, LG and Sony at their best. Despite this, it's not quite in the same category as the absolute top-spec...

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