LG G2 Mini to go quad-core and KitKat flavoured?

Honey, I shrunk the G2 With a quad-core processor and Android 4.4 KitKat on board the LG D-410 - thought to be the LG G2 Mini - is beginning to sound like a pretty decent offering. We've already got the Galaxy S4 Mini and the HTC One Mini, and with smaller version of the Xperia Z1 supposedly on the horizon it appears LG is gunning for the pint-sized market...

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Apple iPhone 5s and 5c will land on China Mobile on January 17

The long-awaited arrival of the Apple iPhone family on China Mobile got an official date. Apple’s iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will hit the shelves of the largest carrier in the world on January 17, 2014. The two giants announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement which will see Apple’s smartphones officially sold to China Mobile’s 700 million subscribers....

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iOS 7 Jailbreak arrives, promises simple, untethered solution in five minutes

iOS 7 freedom now available A team of hackers, notorious for their ability to smash through Apple's walled garden has released a simple jailbreak for iOS 7. The tool, which arrives three months after Apple launched its revamped mobile software, comes from the Evasi0n team and works on devices running iOS 7.0 to 7.0.4. The jailbreak, which allows iPhone,...

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CyanogenMod scores 10 million downloads

If you're a part the CyanogenMod team right now, you have to feel pretty good about yourself. The recently announced partnership with Oppo for a CyanogenMod edition N1 was followed by the custom Android ROM reaching over 10 million downloads. All of this data is computed right on Cyanogen's stat page. The number of Official Cyanogen downloads (linked from their...

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Untethered iOS 7 jailbreak goes live

evasi0n's iOS 6 jailbreak was one of the most popular tools to gain more control over your iDevices. However, Apple patched all the exploits that were used by evasi0n through its regular software updates. Now, evad3rs has released a new version of evasi0n, which can jailbreak your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini models that are running on iOS 7.0 through 7.0.4....

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Nokia wins an injunction against HTC in Germany

HTC has managed to get itself in more legal trouble. According to the news coming from Germany, the Nokia has managed to get an injunction against HTC for infringing upon one of its key patents, which affects all HTC Android devices. This means that Nokia can now get all HTC Android devices banned in Germany. The patent involves USB and the way the...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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. Via 1 | Via 2 Source : htt...

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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...

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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,...

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BlackBerry commits to five more years of smartphones

Let's turn it around, BB BlackBerry has just signed up for a five-year partnership with Taiwanese iPhone maker Foxconn. The two will work together to create new devices, according to BlackBerry, which stated that the initial focus of the partnership will be Indonesia and "other fast-growing markets" with an early 2014 target. The news comes on the same...

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Tablet or Phone: Which should you choose?

Which is best for you? There will be a lot of you out there who are already rocking a smartphone and/or a tablet, but for those of your about to dip your toe into the technologic water you may be wondering if you need both or just one. Luckily TechRadar is on hand to help you make that decision, whether it's picking up your first mobile device or perhaps...

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Glass half full of Christmas cheer

As rivals to Google Glass rise up, is wearable tech about to break through? George Orwell was wrong. The future isn't a boot stamping on a human face forever; it's the human race so engrossed in Facebook that it walks off the end of a pier. Such - ahem - pier pressure will only get worse as computing becomes more pervasive and stuck-to-our-facey, and there's...

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Samsung unveils Galaxy S4 mini La Fleur edition

Samsung has a tradition of releasing special versions of some of its devices with floral patterns, the so called La Fleur editions. The latest edition to the line is the Galaxy S4 mini La Fleur, which follows in the footsteps of the S III mini from January this year. This version of the phone is based on the Red Aurora color but features a big floral pattern on its...

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GDR3 with Lumia Black now seeding on AT&T Lumia 1020

Microsoft and Nokia has just launched the GDR3+Lumia Black firmware update for the Lumia 1020 cameraphone on the AT&T network. The whole process requires downloading five Microsoft and one Nokia update and will take a while before the installation is over. The Windows Phone GDR3 firmware build is 3051.40000.1346.0001, while the OS version goes at 8.0.10517.150. The...

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Android founder admits iPhone really did change everything

All change please, all change Former Android developer Chris DeSalvo has revealed that Steve Jobs' announcement for the first iPhone meant that Google had "to start over" after two years of development on Android. At the time of Apple's presentation Andy Rubin, director of the Android team, was in a car on the way to Las Vegas for a meeting. When the news...

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iPhone 6 could arrive with a flexible wraparound display

Curve it, flex it, bend it Samsung and LG have already got in on the curved game, and now Apple looks set to follow suit. A patent for a flexible wraparound display, made using a powder liquidmetal process, has just been awarded to Cupertino and could be a strong hint at what's coming in the iPhone 6, or more likely the iPhone 7 or 8. A wraparound display...

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Android 4.4.2 KitKat now rolling out for the Moto G

One of the cheapest and best value for money smartphones is getting a KitKat treat. Motorola has announced that it has begun rolling out the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for Moto G purchased from Motorola's website and Amazon in the US, with carrier versions and other regions getting it soon. The KitKat update was originally planned to release in early...

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BBM for Android and iPhone to get free voice calls in 2014

Make sure you have a good data plan, more free voice call options are coming... We already knew that free voice calls on BBM for Android and iPhone was coming when BlackBerry's VP Andrew Bocking confirmed it in October, but it looks like we won't be seeing it until early 2014. Along with BBM Voice calls, BBM Channels will also be migrating to iPhone and...

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Moto G is getting Android KitKat update earlier than promised

When the next Moto G comes out, they should rename this one Moto O.G. Android smartphone owners have gotten used to carrier-delayed firmware updates, so when Motorola announced an earlier-than-promised KitKat rollout, our robot antenna ears perked up. "Starting today, we are rolling out Android 4.4.2 to Moto G phones bought on Motorola.com or Amazon.com...

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The Nokia 1020 gets the Lumia Black update for RAW shooting, other fixes

For the smartphone paparazzi After much galavanting about the Nokia Camera App update, the Finnish smartphone maker finally dropped the Lumia Black update for the Lumia 1020. The Black update is available for download right now directly from the Nokia Lumia 1020 support page. First and foremost the software update will upgrade the Nokia Camera app to shoot...

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A Jolla Christmas? Sailfish smartphone goes on sale in the UK and Europe

The first Jolla phone is called, erm, Jolla If you fancy a break from the iOS and Android duopoly, and Windows Phone and BlackBerry just aren't doing it for you, you may like to take a look at the upstart Jolla Sailfish smartphone. The handset, running the Sailfish OS which began its journey within Nokia as the never-truly-realised MeeGo software, is now...

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Samsung patches security hole in Galaxy S4

If you own a Galaxy S4 or Galaxy Tab 3, it's time to change your password. MediaTest Digital, a company which tests security of mobile devices and software, was able to elicit sensitive user data from Samsung accounts. Names, email addresses, and passwords were all at risk. MediaTest took the news to Heise Security - a tech news outlet based in Germany. The media...

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Motorola patent filing details smartwatch with flexible display

Defying the laws of physics? (credit: USPTO) Like it or not, the smartwatch appears to be here to stay, but the best may be yet to come as companies like Motorola secure patents that would allow wearable devices with bendable displays. The US Patent and TradeMark Office (USPTO) published a new Motorola Mobility patent application today (via Engadget)...

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Auto Shazam arrives on iPhone so you'll never miss another track

Shazam goes 'always on' Auto Shazam, the feature that launched in May to turn our iPads into always-listening music matchers, has now arrived on iPhone and iPod Touch for both free and Encore Shazam users. If we have one frustration with Shazam, it's getting the app up and running in time to catch the final few seconds of that TV advert which keeps getting...

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Samsung to unveil its first Tizen OS smartphone at MWC 2014

The wait for Samsung to officially announce the first Tizen smartphone might be over soon. The Korean company, in cooperation with Intel (also a member of the Tizen alliance) have sent out invites for a press event in February. More specifically, it's going to take place a day before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona officially kicks off. The invite doesn't specify...

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Jolla is now on sale across Europe, costs €399

After initial units sold out quickly in Finland, the Jolla online store is now live and the smartphone is in stock for devices across EU countries, Norway, and Switzerland. You can order yours for €399 plus €15 shipping expenses. The Jolla smartphone is expected to launch in even more regions next year. Hopefully, after its decent start, Jolla will succeed in making...

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Best camera apps for iPhone

Can you get more from your iPhone's camera? For many people purchasing a smartphone, having a decent camera is still one of the biggest draws. It seems forever ago that cameras were first introduced on mobile phones, with 13 years being about 6 lifetimes in the tech world. Today's camera phones are modern wonders, and with more photos being taken on an iPhone...

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Samsung G900F spotted on AnTuTu, may be the Galaxy S5

The Samsung SM-G900F continues its tour across benchmarks – the latest find comes from the AnTuTu team, who spotted the device in their benchmarks and claim it is the anticipated Galaxy S5. The SM-G900F is powered by a Snapdragon 800 chipset with 3GB RAM, same as the Galaxy J, but with a revision of the 800 chipset, the 8974AC. There the Krait 400 processor is clocked...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 may not be world's first phone with 4GB of RAM after all

We'd like it to look a little like this The Samsung Galaxy S5 is somewhere in the pipeline - that we're sure of - and may have just popped up over on Antutu's database to flaunt some of its new specs. The device is listed at the SM-G900F which is the same model number we saw a few days ago in another possible S5 benchmark spot. Like last time, the mystery...

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Best Camera Apps for Android

Can a third party app help you get more from your UltraPixels? For many people purchasing a smartphone, having a decent camera is still one of the biggest draws. It seems forever ago that cameras were first introduced on mobile phones, with 13 years being about 6 life times in the tech world. Today's camera phones are modern wonders, just look at the massive...

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