Alleged Huawei Ascend W2 specs appear, on sale for $289

Following the launch of its first Windows Phone 8 handset on the market in January, the Ascend W1 , Huawei is looking to expand its portfolio with the Ascend W2. The phone's specs have leaked at an online retailer, confirming its specs and price. According to the listing, the Ascend W2 is built around 4.3" IPS display of 720p resolution (341ppi density) and...

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Samsung looking to sell over 1 million Galaxy Mega 5.8 units

Samsung announced the big-boned Galaxy Mega duo and according to industry sources plans to manufacture at least a million of the smaller Mega 5.8. Reportedly Samsung contacted several Taiwan-based display manufacturers to order one million 5.8" screens. This optimism about the Galaxy Mega 5.8 sales stems from the good performance of the mid-range Samsung Galaxy Grand...

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Motorola X phone apparently delayed until late August

Xperiencing delays The hotly rumoured Motorola X phone still hasn't been made official, but its expected release date has apparently already been pushed back. Initial reports suggested the handset, tipped to run Google's next version of Android dubbed Key Lime Pie, would arrive in stores in around June/July after a May announcement at the search giant's...

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O2 Refresh brings a new way to pay for your phone

Don't get Fresh with me... O2 has decided to separate the talktime and phone costs in its new handset plan, designed to give users more flexibility. In reality, the bubbly network is now offering SIM Only deals and the chance to pay for the phone over the course of the contract. This isn't that different to how things work with the network now – consumers...

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Windows Phone 8 GDR3 update to give you more Live tiles

The upcoming Windows Phone 8 update, codenamed GDR3, is going to come with support for an additional column of tiles, rounding them to 4. To see how it might look like, have e peek at the mockup below done by Windows Phone Daily. According to earlier reports the GDR3 update is going to enable manufacturers to put 1080p displays in their upcoming phones. So a...

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Huawei Ascend W2 specs leak online

Is this it? (credit: xda-developers.com) A leak of the Windows Phone 8-powered Huawei Ascend W2 has appeared online, pointing to another affordable offering from the Chinese firm. The device has been rumoured for some time, but now new alleged specs suggest it will be going up towards the high-end of the Windows Phone 8 smartphones. If the latest is...

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