Android 4.4 KitKat will grace other devices soon, but not the Galaxy Nexus

KitKat arriving in style Update: Unfortunately, Galaxy Nexus owners will not be getting Android 4.4 KitKat. Google stated as much on a support page, noting that because the phone was released two years ago, it doesn't meet the 18-month window where devices normally receive updates. There's also word over at Engadget Spanish the phone won't get the upgrade...

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Alleged image of Motorola Moto G leaks out on Twitter

After appearing alongside the Moto X on Motorola’s website the other day, the yet to be announced Moto G showed up yet again. This time, an image of the smartphone, along with some alleged specs made the rounds on Twitter. Alleged photo of the Moto G (click to enlarge) Reportedly, the Moto G will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC with 1.5GHz quad-core CPU. The...

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Nexus 5 torn down in front of a camera

Here is another Google Nexus 5 leak. In case you aren't tired of seeing the smartphone leaking from pretty much every corner of the universe, here we have yet another set of pictures for you. This time the Nexus 5 poses in front of a camera with an opened battery cover. You'll get to see the 2,300 mAh battery, the alleged OIS camera, plus the round earpiece. LG...

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Forget movies, smartphones are the new box-office winners for Sony

Sony getting smarter on phones Olympus Has Fallen. This was the movie name-checked in Sony's recent financials, where it announced it has slashed its full-year profit forecast by a whopping 40%. It's an unfortunate title when you consider that one of the giants of the tech world has once again showed with a plummet in profits how volatile the entertainment...

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Pink Samsung Galaxy Note 3 goes on sale in the UK

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was announced in three flavors - black, white and pink. The black and white Note 3 are already available globally, while the pink is yet to hit the shelves. It seems UK is the first market to get the pink Galaxy Note 3. It will be available tomorrow exclusively via Phones 4U. You can get the phablet for free with a 2-year contract on various...

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Nokia seeks to ban import of One smartphones in UK

Nokia has scored an important victory in its legal crusade against HTC. The Patents Court in London has found that the Taiwanese company infringes on one of Nokia's patents. The Finns will now try and leverage on the decision and pursue an import ban of the One smartphones as well as seeking compensation of undisclosed amount. The Finnish company is displeased with...

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Android 4.4 KitKat could spread the love to budget handsets

KitKat could bring an end to fragmentation Android has come on leaps and bounds since its launch in 2008, but many users are using old or low powered phones which aren't compatible with more recent versions of the OS. In fact versions as old as Gingerbread are still relatively common. Android 4.4 KitKat aims to change that according to a new leak from JessicaLessin.com....

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Nexus 5 hands-on video leaks, again

This is getting embarrassing – the Nexus 5 has leaked all over the place, even gone on preorder, and yet Google still hasn't officially announced it. Well, you might not be getting the official info on the Nexus 5 yet, but here's a lengthy hands-on video in case there was something about the phone that wasn’t known yet. The About screen on the device reports it as the Nexus 5 running Android Key Lime Pie, which means it was probably running old software. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 800 chipset and has around 12GB user-available storage,...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active mini all but confirmed

Is this the rugged S4 Active mini? Do we even want an Active mini? Mini smartphone models seem to be all the rage, and with FCC and Chinese equivalent filings joining benchmark entries, a Galaxy S4 Active mini model looks to be on the way. Chinese FCC equivalent Tenaa has a filing for a device called the "Samsung GT-I8580", giving us some pictures that look...

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Facebook now has 1.19 billion monthly active users, mobile use is skyrocketing

Facebook is mobilizing China, India and Facebook. If you go by the numbers, Facebook (again) has enough monthly active users to be the world's third largest country. In reporting its Q3 2013 financials, the company boasted its monthly active users hit 1.19 billion as of September 30. That's an 18% increase year-on-year. Last quarter, Facebook notched up...

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Google Nexus 5 spotted out of the box

With the Nexus 5's release looming, this photo seems legit Google's Nexus 5 was spotted out of its box today, hours before the new Android flagship is expected to go trick-or-treating officially with an announcement tomorrow morning. The image of the powered-off Nexus 5 sitting next to its recognizable blue retail box appeared in a Photobucket album, though...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 12.2 specs may as powerful as the tablet is large

Slightly larger than this, believe it or not You know what they say about large tablets... large specs. That's exactly what we are thinking now that the Samsung Galaxy Note 12.2 is rumored to boast some of the most powerful tablet hardware available. The 12-inch tablet has found enough room to pack in a speedy quad-core 2.3 GHz Snapdragon 800 processor and...

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Nokia gunning for HTC One UK sales ban after major patent victory

One and done? HTC is facing the prospect of a UK sales ban on flagship handsets like the HTC One after losing another round of its ongoing global patent war with Nokia. The Finnish manufacturer says it will seek an import ban on the devices, including the HTC One, HTC One SV and HTC Wildfire, following the High Court ruling on Wednesday. Nokia is chasing...

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Amazon phone may arrive in 2014 with 3D gesture and eye tracking

Eye see you There's been plenty of buzz around a possible Amazon phone, and just when we thought the rumours had run out, they pull us back in. The latest word, according to AppleInsider, is that the phone will use 3D gesture and eye-tracking control for input and will arrive in the second quarter of 2014. The phone will apparently have six camera modules,...

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Intel's holdout against making ARM chips comes to an end

Unable to break through with its own mobile Atom chipset, it seems that Intel finally raised the white flag and has decided to begin manufacturing 64-bit ARM chips of its own. The ARM architecture's supremacy in the mobile market has been a result of the varied and competitive core licensing terms provided by ARM Holdings. This has allowed a variety of manufacturers...

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ZTE unveils a trio of Blade Q smartphones

ZTE has announced three affordable smartphones for the European market, which it hopes will help it grow its market share on the Old Continent. The three new additions to the ZTE lineup are the 4.0" WVGA Blade Q Mini, the 4.5" FWVGA Blade Q and the 5.0" FWVGA Blade Q Maxi. All three phones share similar internals. They are all powered by the MT6572 chipset with...

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Google Nexus 5 aces BaseMark X gaming benchmark

If all the rumors and teasers are to be trusted, Google will be announcing the LG-made Nexus 5 this Friday. The flagship has leaked numerous times revealing all there is to know about its design, specs and even pricing. We've already seen official pictures of the Nexus 5 and we know it will come with a 4.95" 1080p IPS display and Snapdragon 800 chipset. What we didn't...

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Xolo Q900 is a quad-core smartphone for €155

Xolo Q900, the company's latest quad-core smartphone, has launched in India. It comes with a 4.7-inch 720 display and is powered by the MT6589 chipset with four ARM Cortex-A7 cores clocked at 1.2GHz, PowerVR SGX544 graphics and 1GB of RAM. The Xolo Q900 has 4GB of internal storage expandable via a microSD slot. There is an 8MP rear camera capable of 1080p video recording...

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5 million Samsung Galaxy Note 3s sold in the first month

Analysts expect the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to take up the slack now that the Galaxy S4 has passed 40 million sales and demand is weakening. According to Korean publication Hankooki (quoting the president of Samsung Mobile), the Note 3 phablet is off to a good start, having sold 5 million units in one month. For comparison, the original Galaxy Note took 5 months to...

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App updates tease arrival of Android 4.4 KitKat and Nexus 5?

...or is it? We hope so! With numerous Google apps all being updated, it seems there is something brewing over at Mountain View, something that could give us a bit of a break. Nearly all of the Google suite of apps are gaining updates, with that number currently sitting at 16, an increase from the original 12 that were spotted. This could signal the imminent...

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Dual-SIM HTC One Max crops up in Vietnam

Before the HTC One Max was officially unveiled, there were a few leaks showing a dual-SIM version. It showed up in Vietnam, although it was supposedly a unit headed for the Chinese market. It cost 21.6 million dong ($1,015), up from 17.9 million dong ($840) for the single-SIM version. The specifications look exactly the same – 5.9" 1080p screen, Snapdragon 600 chipset,...

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Apple concedes that the battery life is dodgy on some iPhone 5Ses

Not perfect after all If you've noticed that your iPhone 5S battery is quick to drain and slow to charge, you could be the owner of one of "a very limited number" of handsets that has a battery defect. Apple has conceded that some of the new iPhones have a problem with their batteries, although it's not saying how many are affected beyond "a very limited...

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Apple admits a battery issue in a small number of iPhone 5s units

Earlier this month while going through our battery test of the iPhone 5s, we noted that on some occasions, the smartphone suffered from quick battery drain. Today, in a statement to The New York Times, Apple has acknowledged that a small number of iPhone 5s devices are indeed affected by such an issue. According to spokesperson from Apple, a manufacturing issue sits...

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'Moto G' makes Motorola site appearance before being pulled

Spotted! (credit: Droid Life) First the Nexus 5, now this - seems companies can't keep quiet on their own websites when it comes to unannounced products these days. Motorola looks to have spilled the beans as a listing for something called the Moto G appeared on its website earlier today. Engadget and Droid Life both made the spot, but the reference has...

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Samsung details Premium Suite updates for the US

Today Samsung US detailed the availability of the so-called Premium Suite updates for its former flagships. It will bring Android 4.3, Galaxy Gear smartwatch support, better Easy mode and Multi Windows multi-tasking plus new camera features and KNOX support. The first devices to get this update are Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S III. The update will become...

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£10,000 giveaway: WIN! A year's Sky subscription, Sigma DSLR, Sony home theatre and more

Future is giving away £10,000 worth of tech prizes TechRadar's parent company Future is giving away a massive stash of tech worth £10,000 in our biggest ever prize draw. The prize pool includes a year's Sky+HD subscription, £2,000 Sigma D-SLR camera, Sony BDV-N590W home theatre system, a JVC GCXA1 Action Camera, Pure Jongo S3 and lots more gadgets besides....

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China Mobile teases LTE network ahead of iPhone 5s launch

China Mobile has posted a teaser page of its upcoming 4G LTE network. The most popular carrier in China will also start offering the Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C to complement the launch of its high-speed mobile network. According to the teaser, the rollout of the LTE network will take place from November 9 to November 10. While the LTE network is being prepared...

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Nexus 5 goes on sale prematurely in the Netherlands

Silly Nexus 5, you're not supposed to be out yet. Yet it is – Dutch online retailer Belsimpel has put up the yet-unannounced Google phone on sale already. The SIM-free is a hefty €460 but then Nexus devices are usually quite expensive when you don't get them from the Play Store. The phone is also available on contract with Tele2 for €36 a month, Hi HS Student...

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Nokia Lumia 1020 price slashed by a third in China

Nokia Lumia 1020 seems to be struggling to make a significant impact on the Chinese market. The first hints that its start was less than impressive was the fact that the phone didn't make it among the most popular WP handsets in the last two months. China is the world's biggest smartphone market for mobile phones and the Lumia 1020 premiered there on the insanely price...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active mini version in the works

The water-resistant Galaxy S4 Active released this summer ended up being a hit from Samsung, so much so that the Korean manufacturer is planning on releasing a mini version to follow in its footsteps. Much like the Galaxy S4 mini, the Active mini (identified by its GT-I8580 model name) is set to feature not only smaller dimensions than its counterpart,...

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