3GHz NovaThor L8580 CPU to debut on MWC 2013 floors

ST-Ericsson unveiled their latest 2.5GHz NovaThor L8580 CPU earlier in this year, but the company is now readying to showcase an even faster version of the chip at MWC 2013. The four Cortex A9 cores residing in the NovaThor L8580 (or eQuad, as it's also dubbed) that's going to be on display at MWC are going to be clocked at 3GHz. In order to not drain the battery...

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What the 4G auction means for you: which networks won and lost?

The future's fast, the future's...purple? With the notion of not only 4G on the cards, but also talk of 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum being bandied about, it can get confusing very quickly – even the networks themselves have had trouble picking through the bids to see how their rivals have done. But in a nutshell, the main technology you should care about within...

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Acer lifts lid on Liquid Z2 ahead of MWC 2013

The Liquid E1 - does the E stand for Europe or what? Kicking off its 2013 line-up, Acer has taken the wraps off the Acer Liquid Z2 - a cheap and cheerful entry-level Jelly Bean handset. The Z2 has more diminutive proportions (and pricing) than its recently unveiled co-star, the Liquid E1, with a 3.5-inch HGVA screen and a choice of either a 3MP or 5MP rear-facing...

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Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Star is in the works

Remember Samsung's cheap featurephone Star lineup? It seems the series is getting a reboot and this time it'll be getting a proper OS. As the latest rumor has it Samsung is developing a low-end smartphone called Galaxy Star with similar specs to the Galaxy Y but running on Android Jelly Bean. The alleged specs sheet includes a 3.0-inch QVGA display, a 2megapixel...

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Apple iPhone 5 and 4S top global smartphone shipments for Q4 2012

According to the latest report from the Strategy Analytics, Apple iPhone 5 was the best-selling smartphone in the world for the the fourth quarter of 2012. Surprisingly, the second spot was taken by Apple's iPhone 4S, leaving the Samsung's current flagship device in the third place. According to the report, Apple managed to ship 27.4 million iPhone 5 units during...

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LG Optimus F7 and F5 photos break cover ahead of MWC reveal

LG is all about the mysterious video-based hints as MWC 2013 looms ever closer, but two of its upcoming Android devices seem to have been unofficially revealed on Twitter. LG recently unveiled the Optimus L Series II trio and Optimus G Pro ahead of the Barcelona conference, but the EVleaks Twitter account has now posted an image of what it's claiming to be the LG Optimus F7 and LG Optimus F5. While both units have some slight differences between them, they certainly follow the style we'd expect from the Korean manufacturer. Pick 'n'...

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Pictures LG Optimus F5 and F7 droids leak prior to MWC unveil

We stumbled upon two leaked images of two upcoming smartphones that belong to LG's new F-series. The Optimus F7 and Optimus F5 are a mystery as far as specs go but the F7 design looks like a mix between the Optimus 4X HD and the Optimus G. LG gave us a little little teaser treatment yesterday flaunting the upcoming L, F, V and G series ahead of their imminent Mobile...

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New Huawei Ascend P2 images leak, 13MP camera confirmed

The Ascend P2 from Huawei has leaked once again. This time around, GizChina has captured the rear of the device where you'll see a '13.0 FHD' label under the camera sensor, alongside a dual-LED flash, which confirms that Huawei's upcoming flagship will indeed be joining the 13MP club. Besides revealing a new white color scheme, the images show a 3.5mm audio...

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iPhone 5 becomes world's best selling smartphone

Number one, but for how long? In the battle between Samsung and Apple the iPhone 5 has beaten Samsung's flagship phone in sales during the last months of 2012. The iPhone 5 became the best selling smartphone in the world with the Samsung Galaxy S3 being pushed into third placed behind the iPhone 4S, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics....

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Asus prepping a MWC 2013 'metallic miracle' and alien invasion

When there's something bad in your neighbourhood... Hot on the heels of LG's teaser for MWC 2013, Taiwanese firm Asus has released a fairly bonkers video to get you in the mood for the Barcelona event. In the video we see an alien invasion sweep over the Catalonian city, with the shiny metallic spaceship landing on the famous Sagrada Familia church. A...

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Android scores BBC Sports app

The app has been optimised for screens up to 7 inches It's a little over a month after the iOS version, but the BBC's dedicated Sports app has today made it onto Google Play. The free mobile app has been designed to play nicely with screen sizes all the way up to 7-inch tablets, meaning you 10-inch owners may not get the best experience. It'll work with...

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Acer Liquid Z2 is an entry-level JB droid with dual-SIM version

Acer made a quick pre-MWC announcement of a new entry level Android phone, the Acer Liquid Z2. Also, the company is expanding the availability of the more powerful Liquid E1 that it announced a month ago. The Acer Liquid Z2 is powered by a dual-core 1GHz processor with 512MB RAM and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The display is a 3.5" HVGA unit and there's a special Quick...

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LG's cryptic video teaser hints at four new handsets for MWC 2013

We love a cryptic video here at TechRadar In the run up to MWC 2013 next week in Barcelona LG has released a teasing video to whet your appetite. It looks like LG may well be going big on NFC this year with the video declaring that "you can tag what you want" and ordering you to "tag and stand apart from others". That's not all though, with the video also...

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BT to enter 4G fray as Vodafone wins big in superfast auction

Confirmed: time will not go faster on 4G The always-riveting 4G spectrum allocation has been completed in the UK, and it seems most firms got something they wanted. The auction, which has been running from the tail end of last year but has been under negotiation for years, sees the combined total for the HM Government tip 'only' £2.3bn, rather than the £3.5bn...

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SwiftKey 4 gets swiping smarts in latest overhaul

Tapping is so last year, gesture input is the new cool The popular SwiftKey application which offers up a clever and highly accurate typing solution has added another string to its bow in the form of SwiftKey Flow. Now in its fourth iteration SwiftKey users can now take advantage of the swiping feature we've seen on other Android keyboards, allowing for...

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