Exclusive: Endgame: Syria developer talks about the trouble with Apple’s App Store

Auroch Digital developed Endgame: Syria in just two weeks and posted the informational game on Google Play and browsers. It was also intended for iOS devices, but Apple blocked its release. Its designer spoke with Digital Trends about the challenges of developing games about real conflicts.   Auroch Digital’s Game the News project hit a roadblock earlier...

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Huawei confirms slim P series handset for MWC

Ascend P1 successor scheduled for MWC 2013 As CES 2013 comes to a close companies are not wasting any time with teasing their Mobile World Congress lineups, as Huawei reveals it will have a slim new smartphone ready for the show. Consumer Business Group CEO at Huawei, Richard Yu, confirmed to Engadget today that the company will unveil a new addition to...

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Goodbye, CES 2013, here is what we'll remember you for

The CES 2013 is over. It wasn't quite as exciting at last year, but it wasn't a complete waste of time either. There were a few persistent features that probably defined what the 2013 will be and what to expect from the upcoming MWC, IFA, etc. The 1080p screens are the new thing for the flagships, while 5" screen is the new normal for the class. We've never been such...

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Nokia launches Lumia 920 and 820 in India, 620 coming in February

Nokia is launching its Lumia 920 flagship in India today alongside the Lumia 820. The phones will be available in brick and mortar stores as well as through Nokia's online store with free shipping starting tomorrow and will cost $697 and $504 (RS 38,199 and RS 27,599)respectively. The budget Windows Phone 8 offering Lumia 620 will be available in India from February...

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Windows Phone finally outsells Symbian thanks to Nokia Lumia handsets

Windows Phone gains traction over Symbian in Q4 2012 Nokia finally caught a break this week with better than expected sales of its Lumia and Asha smartphones, but the real story may be how Symbian has finally been surpassed by the Windows Phone platform. Unwired View reported Thursday that Nokia was doing some well-deserved chest thumping in a press release...

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Samsung sidelines the Ativ Tab Windows RT tablet in the U.S., blames low demand and poor marketing

A Samsung vice president has revealed the company won’t be releasing the Ativ Tab tablet in the U.S., blaming consumer confusion over Windows RT and low demand. Since its release late last year, Microsoft’s Windows RT operating system hasn’t proven to be much of a hit with manufacturers, with Samsung being the latest to decide against putting any effort into...

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Why Apple will have to start making cheaper iPhones

Bored of the same iPhone rumours? There could be a whole new set soon... There's no doubt that Apple will be forced into making a lower cost iPhone – but that doesn't mean it will be rubbish. I've been arguing back and forth with a number of noted voices in the technology community about whether Apple is really going to bring out a cheap iPhone – and it's...

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ST-Ericsson introduces its NovaThor quad-core chip, with energy conserving eQuad technology

ST-Ericsson has announced the NovaThor L8580, a quad-core processor which uses a new method of conserving energy, which the company has named eQuad. This past week, we’ve been introduced to next generation processors from Qualcomm, Nvidia and Samsung, and now it’s the turn of ST-Ericsson, which has revealed its new NovaThor L8580 quad-core chip at CES 2013....

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Both Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL will be available in Canada

It seems that the early info that the Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL aren't going be sharing markets was wrong - Sony Mobile's Twitter account posted a message saying that both models will be available in Canada. .bbpBox{background:url(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v-i34w32HQ-tIarZp7WIjk4DS7PUaWZ2tKAZ8hIQL42s2QDsDkNumrcqUlKyzWFr8quIIarg2tcXTUTJ2hDrxI4fW5Gu3_CC7lhqVlABjRCyMZQM_CGMH-8Tw07P2_3idSCGrAsoekhXyKd2_4Ka_omhRueTEnA7TkZ9HUyYYv=s0-d)...

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Google gives devs a voice with Play comment response

Time for devs to have your say on Google Play Android developers will soon be able to respond to users' comments about their apps on Google Play. While major Android devs have had this option for some time, all the signs point to Google extending the privilege to more, if not all, app makers. "The feature originally rolled out to top developers and we're...

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Best of CES 2013: Mobile

We catalog our favorite phones, tablets, software, and companies at CES 2013. It was a quiet CES for mobile this year, but even a quiet CES is a busy one. Though big players like LG and Samsung seem to be holding out for Mobile World Congress in late February, up and comers like Sony, ZTE, and Huawei announced a number of new flagship devices. Below are our...

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Apple: Cheap phones will never be our focus

"But we will make Apple cars in 2014," Schiller didn't say Phil Schiller has told a Chinese newspaper that Apple will not make budget smartphones a focus. Speaking to Shanghai Evening News (and translated by The Next Web), Apple's SVP of worldwide marketing spoke relatively candidly about the rumours the brand is set to unveil a handset with a more affordable...

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Apple executive Schiller denies reports of a ‘cheap’ iPhone

Apple’s senior vice president of marketing has said cheap smartphones “will never be the future of Apple’s products.” There’s been much speculation of late about the possibility of Apple launching a cheap iPhone. We’ve had the usual “unnamed sources” offering up information, “people familiar the matter” claiming to know what’s going on, “a person in the supply...

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