We are at the Nokia press conference, follow it online

Nokia press conference starts at 8:30 CET and we've already took our seats there. There is a live webcast of the event, you can find it right here and follow everything online as it unveils. We expect Nokia to announce the WP8-powered Lumia 720 and 520 plus at least two new Asha phones. Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/we_are_at_the_nokia_press_conference...

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Samsung to announce Galaxy S IV on March 14

Samsung has announced they they will be unveiling the next generation Galaxy S smartphone, colloquially dubbed the Galaxy S IV, on March 14, proving some of the rumors we have been hearing right. The event is said to take place in New York City, unlike the Galaxy S III launch event which happened in London, and will be the first US launch event for...

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Firefox OS lights up with ZTE Open and Alcatel OneTouch Fire

The ZTE Open is one of the initial batch of Firefox OS handsets Mozilla has given a preview of the initial devices to run the HTML5-based Firefox OS. The handsets include the ZTE Open plus the Alcatel OneTouch Fire. LG and Huawei will follow. Making the announcement during a rambling and often chaotic event before the opening of MWC 2013, the initial devices...

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Firefox OS launches at MWC on ZTE Open and Alcatel OT Fire

Mozilla is officially launching their Firefox OS for mobile phones and are proud to announce that they have deals with 18 operators in place, a partnership with Qualcomm to use the Snapdragon chipsets and four manufacturers - ZTE, Alcatel, LG and Huawei. The first two also showcased phones with Firefox OS at the MWC. Firefox OS Firefox OS uses HTML5-based...

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Hands on: Huawei Ascend P2 review

Hands on: Huawei Ascend P2 review Last year Huawei gave us the world's slimmest and the world's most powerful smartphones in the form of the Ascend P1 S and Ascend D Quad, and now the Huawei Ascend P2 has stolen the "world's fastest smartphone" crown. In short, Huawei loves a good record breaker (which means it will absolutely love TechRadar), probably due to the...

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Alcatel unveils One Touch Idol X, 5-inch, 1080p, Jelly Bean

We haven't heard anything new from Alcatel since the last MWC. The manufacturer has taken a bold step into the high-end by announcing the One Touch Idol X today. At the front it's rocking 5" 1080p screen with a minimalistic bezel - not unlike many of the current top-shelf Android smartphones. It has a quad-core 1.2 GHz processor of unknown specification, 16 GB of internal...

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LG working on 8-core chip called Odin, Optimus G II bound

The LG Optimus G II is still a little far off with an expected unveil in Q3 next fall. But rumors are already in motion concerning its chipset, courtesy of KoreaTimes. It seems LG will go down the route of a home-brewed chipset much like Samsung and Huawei. Their first chipset, dubbed Odin, will essentially be an 8-core unit, not unlike Samsung's upcoming chip. LG...

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Huawei: It's been difficult to make it in the smartphone world

Awww, group hug guys During its keynote speech at MWC 2013 Huawei admitted it hasn't had an easy ride in the smartphone market. Huawei Device's Global Brand Director, Amy Lou took to the stage and explained the Chinese firm has had it tough over the past few years, but it's now looking to kick on. Lou said: " It's been difficult to shift from an ODM white...

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Huawei Ascend P2 unveiled as world's fastest smartphone

Zoom, zoom, zoom The Huawei Ascend P2 has been unveiled as the worlds fastest 4G smartphone at MWC 2013 in Barcelona, replacing the Ascend P1 in the Chinese firm's line up. It's the first smartphone to pack in LTE CAT 4, which Hauwei claims will allow the Ascend P2 to deliver some blistering web browsing speeds, faster than the CAT 3 toting Samsung Galaxy...

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10 things Apple totally messed up

The Shuffle's 3rd gen design was very wrong Apple has a reputation for perfectionism, for ensuring every last detail is absolutely right before presenting their latest "magical, wonderful" system, software or service to a waiting world. And that's perfectly true... sometimes. But Apple is made of people, and people screw up - sometimes because they make...

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Huawei Ascend P2 finally announced

The Huawei Ascend P2 uses a 1.5GHz quad-core processor similar to that of the already announced Ascend D2. It has 1GB RAM and 16GB storage, which unfortunately is not expandable as there is no microSD card slot. The slot you may spot on the side on some of the pics, is actually a microSIM slot. The P2 has a 4.7-inch 720p IPS screen with 312ppi ratio. This came as a surprise...

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Huawei Ascend P2 is confirmed, almost announced

The Huawei Ascend P2 uses a 1.5ghz quad-core similar to that of the already announced D2 Quad. It will have 1GB RAM and 16GB storage. The P2 has a 4.7-inch Full HD screen and a 13MP camera. Developing... Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_p2_is_confirmed_almost_announced-news-5594....

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 lands, but key information missing

And it's finally here! Samsung's long-rumoured Galaxy Note 8.0 has been officially announced ahead of the opening of MWC 2013. Samsung confirmed the device after an anonymous tipster, presumably part of the set-up crew in Barcelona, snapped a picture of the Samsung stand. There, lo and behold, was the Galaxy Note 8.0 featured on the big screen. It's big...

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Galaxy Note 8.0 confirmed by Samsung after earlier leak

And there goes the last bit of curiosity... (credit: Engadget) Samsung's long-rumoured Galaxy Note 8.0 has been officially announced ahead of the opening of Mobile World Congress. Samsung confirmed the device after an anonymous tipster, presumably part of the set-up crew in Barcelona, snapped a picture of the Samsung stand. There, lo and behold, was the...

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