Nokia Lumia 929 leaks in a live photo , this time dressed in white

After taking a break for a few weeks, the previously leaked Nokia Lumia 929 for Verizon appeared in live photos yet again. This time around, the yet to be announced Windows Phone powerhouse showed up dressed in white attire. Nokia Lumia 929 (click to enlarge) Alongside the leaked photo, alleged information on the battery of the Nokia Lumia 929 made the rounds. The...

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LG G2 to get the Android KitKat update in Q1, 2014

The LG G2 received favorable reviews from critics as well as customers. Now that Google has announced the Android 4.4 KitKat update, naturally everyone who bought one is wondering when will they be receiving the update. According to Mobile Syrup who contacted the Canadian division of LG, the company will be providing the Android 4.4 build to all the carriers in Q1, 2014,...

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SIM-free BlackBerry Z10 now available for $199

Black Friday is now behind us, but the Cyber Monday deals are already starting to come in. BlackBerry is among the first to give you a cool smartphone promotion, letting you have its former Z10 flagship for just $199. That’s the price for SIM-free BlackBerry Z10 with no commitment to any carrier. Shipping is also free, so the price announced is final (no taxes included,...

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Phoning it in: how the smartphone is disrupting Hollywood

Apps open up a whole world of video editing possibilities. Think of the best smartphone movies and, at best, you'll be imagining that video you once took of your drunken friends trying to push over a cow before falling into a ditch. At least it was in HD. But you should realise that your smartphone is silently weeping, hating you for not realising the untapped...

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Quechua announces a rugged 5" smartphone

Quechua in association with Archos has unveiled a rugged smartphone. The handset is designed with an active lifestyle in mind and is resistant to shock, mud, water, sand, cold and snow. Quechua's newest smartphone is IP 54 certified and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and has 1GB of RAM on a Qualcomm chipset. The rugged device is built around a 5-inch...

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Unlocked Moto G goes up for pre-order on Amazon in the US

A few days after it became available directly from Motorola in the United States, the Moto G also made its way to Amazon. The retail giant now has the budget-friendly Android smartphone up for pre-order unlocked, free of any contract commitments. Amazon has the Moto G priced the same as Motorola’s own online store. The 8GB version starts at $179.99, while its 16GB...

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Android 4.4 now seeding to Unlocked and Developer HTC One

Unlocked HTC One devices, as well as their Developer Edition siblings are now getting updated to Android 4.4 KitKat with Sense 5.5 in the United States. HTC USA announced the pleasant surprise on its official Twitter account. HTC surely isn’t wasting time in updating its flagship smartphone to the latest version available. The Sense-d version of the HTC One saw KitKat...

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LG G2 in line for Android 4.4 KitKat update, but not until March 2014

The rear-mounter volume rocker is the G2's calling card LG has offered the first indication of when its impressive LG G2 handset will be furnished with the new Android 4.4 KitKat update. The Korean company told Mobile Syrup that the new version of Google's operating system will begin hitting Canadian networks sometime during March 2014. While the representative...

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Android 4.4 KitKat now seeding to Korean LG G2

We have some good news for the LG G2 users. The Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Korean unit has been finalized and is already seeding to the the smartphone in its home market. If you live in Korea and you own an LG G2, the new firmware is already waiting for you to get it. You just need to use the official LG Update Tool on your computer instead of the over-the-air...

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Xolo unveils Q500, a dual-SIM Android phone

Xolo unveiled a new addition to its smartphone lineup. The Xolo Q500 is an affordable, compact dual-SIM Android phone, which has a 4" screen and measures 118.5 x 63 x 10.7mm. The screen has WVGA resolution for 233ppi pixel density. The Q500 is powered by a Snapdragon MSM8225Q S4 Play chipset with four Cortex-A5 cores running at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM and Adreno 203 GPU....

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LG G Flex could see international rollout starting this December

Will it bend? The LG G Flex could start arriving on our doorsteps as early as December if you're living in Europe. As flagged by 3G.cn, LG has sent out invites for an LG G Flex event in Hong Kong on December 3, which is reportedly to mark an international launch. Currently, the phone is only available in Korea, where it went on sale in early November for...

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Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 3 in red and rose gold

Samsung Argentina has unveiled two new colors of the Galaxy Note 3 flagship. Currently the phablet is selling in black, white and pink, but it seems Samsung will be adding more options to the pallete. The red Galaxy Note 3 is rumored to hit the shelves in the first week of January, while the rose gold edition will launch two weeks later. Both version will be available...

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Your smartphone PIN isn't as safe as you'd think

Who could be watching you without you knowing? We all know the dangers. The smartphone is the portal to online shopping, our bank accounts and all manner of social network profiling – for many, it is our digital identity. We know what we have to do: make sure it has a lock code, and never share it with anyone. But…what if even that isn't enough? Researchers...

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Android 4.3 update for S4 and S III gets to Europe

Some users are seeing their Samsung Galaxy S4 and S III receiving the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update in Europe. The update was first rolled-out but was shortly found to be infested by a lot of bugs and was since pulled. Not after AT&T resumed seeding the fixed version of the update. And now the update has started making its way to other regions. The update...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 won't be going gold - only joking, of course it will

Yeah, about this classy This just in from our existing-phones-in-different-colours correspondent: looks like Samsung is going to release the Note 3 in both red and white gold next year. It's getting to the point where if you want to stand out from the gadget pack, you'd be better off going for a plain old black handset. Via Sammobile More blips Blips...

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Red and white gold flavors of Galaxy Note 3 coming in January

Samsung is prepping to launch two new colors of the Galaxy Note 3 flagship, according to inside sources. Currently the phablet is selling in black, white and pink, but it seems Samsung will be adding more options to the pallete. The red Galaxy Note 3 is rumored to hit the shelves in the first week of January, while the white gold edition will launch two weeks later....

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5.5-incher from Huawei leaks with octa-core processor

Leaked images of a Huawei smartphone going by the G750 codename have surfaced. The smartphone is running on MediaTek's new true octa-core MT6592 chipset. MediaTek has been high on praise for its new chipset, which it claims is the first "true octa-core" solution, being capable of running all eight cores simultaneously. This is in contrast to chipsets like Samsung's...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for Verizon drops to $170

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 launched on Verizon in the US early last month on $300 with contract. In the spirit of Black Friday, the price of the flagship phablet has dropped to $170 on the same deals. The $170 price comes from Amazon and doesn’t seem to be a part of the etailer's Black Friday promotions (meaning it should be available even after today). This price...

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Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 droid leaks

A new leak from Hungary details the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2, the successor of its popular dual-SIM Android-powered phone. It has a 4" WVGA screen (480 x 800) and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It's powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz processor with 768MB RAM, though the exact chipset isn't clear. Anyway, the phone has a 5MP camera, 4GB of built-in storage, microSD...

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Samsung admits Outlook sync issue with Android 4.3 update

Oops, it's broken again If you're rocking a Samsung device which hasn't yet been upgraded to Android 4.3 you might want to count your blessings, as it appears the Korean firm is still having issues with the latest version of Jelly Bean. Samsung has admitted to TechRadar there is a new issue, which we were tipped off about. Our tipster highlighted that since...

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No Apple Store Black Friday discounts; have a gift card instead

This might be a disaster zone come tomorrow Apple stores will offer gift cards on Black Friday instead of the discounts expected by shoppers. The day after Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday, is a day of blissful debauchery for eager shoppers, who swarm retail stores in the wee hours of the morning and all through the day in search of unprecedented...

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Eight-core Huawei G750 joins the festivities in photo leak

Check out the first glimpse of the Huawei G750 (credit: MyDriver) It seems Huawei has some Android tricks up its sleeves, one of them being the newly leaked eight-core Huawei G750. The previously unheard of device reportedly packs MediaTek's powerful new octa-core processor, according to the photos and info that leaked on the Chinese site MyDrivers. ...

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Geeksphone announces high-end Firefox OS phone with Android too

There's some powerful, albeit nonsensical, imagery on the Revolution teaser site Geeksphone said "Happy Thanksgiving" today with the announcement of a new, reportedly higher-end Firefox OS device, the Revolution. There's a catch, though: the mysterious new smartphone isn't technically running Firefox OS. According to CNET, the Geeksphone Revolution actually...

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Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM and Asha 503 go on sale

Nokia put two Asha 50x phones on sale – the 502 Dual SIM and the 503. The two are based on the Asha 501 design, but add a transparent outer layer on the back (while being every bit as colorful underneath). The Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM improves the phone's photography skills by bumping the camera to 5MP and adding an LED flash. The video recording is still at the abysmal...

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HTC Desire 500 review

HTC Desire 500 review Ratings in depth HTC offers a mean flagship, in the form of the HTC One. But the firm knows that a lot of the mobile market now lies in the budget sector, and this is where the HTC Desire 500 is pitched. It might not have the super low price...

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