LG Optimus G Pro for AT&T image and specs leak out

With less than a week left until its scheduled unveiling, the full specifications of the LG Optimus G Pro for AT&T emerged, together with a press image. The handset will go official next week, on May 1st, at an event in New York City. The specifications of the US bound LG flagship are mostly in line with those of its Korean sibling which we extensively reviewed....

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Samsung releases Q1 2013 earnings, posts $7.9 billion profit

Samsung released its Q1 2013 earnings report. The company's financial performance fell right in line with the financial guidance it released earlier this month. Thanks to strong smartphone and tablet sales, Samsung achieved an operating profit of 8.78 trillion won ($7.9 billion) - more than 50% higher than the same period of last year. The net profit was 7.15 trillion...

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Amazon phone release date, news and rumors

Will it look something like this? With the runaway success of Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet - the media-happy device owns over half the Android tablet market - it seems only natural that the company would turn to smartphones next. Amazon's strategy of putting all its media content directly into consumers' hands has worked out well so far, so wouldn't the Seattle...

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Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Core leaks before announcement

Samsung might be busy with the market release of the Galaxy S4 flagship, but it is also hard working on a new devices. The latest leak sheds some light on the upcoming GT-I8262 Galaxy Core smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy Core is reportedly a dual-SIM droid with a 4.3-inch WVGA display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 768MB of RAM, 8GB internal storage expandable via a microSD...

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BT's 4G spectrum win could prompt unlikley reunion with O2, reports claim

BT is hoping to re-enter the mobile market British Telecom is on the lookout for a network partner to assist its re-entry into the consumer mobile market, following its surprise win in the UK's 4G spectrum auction last month. The Financial Times reported on Thursday that BT is preparing to make a major push mobile push after snapping up £200m-worth of 4G...

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Sony doing better than expected; revises fiscal forecast

After what was by all accounts a terrible fiscal year, ended in March 31, 2012, where Sony posted a net loss of 456.7 billion yen (about $4.6 billion), things are finally starting to look up for the Japanese tech giant. This year, thanks to great sales, Sony has raised its sales prediction figure by 3% compared to its initial forecast, its operating income by...

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LG aims to unveil a phone with a flexible screen later this year

We just got a new report that along with the increased smartphone sales LG has made another interesting announcement the other day. The company's vice president of mobile, Yoon Bu-hyun, shared at the conference call that the company is working closely with LG display to create a phone with a flexible OLED screen by the end of the year. We are not too sure whether flexible...

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Nokia to hold a Lumia event on May 14, a new device on the way?

Nokia has just revealed its plans for a dedicated Lumia event on May 14 in London via press invites. In the said invite the Finns kindly offer the press and the public to "see what's next" and take a front-row seat as "the Nokia Lumia story continues." With leaks of the Lumia EOS intensifying, it's more than possible that the Finnish phonemaker will finally make its...

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Nokia to reveal new Lumia at May 14 event

Comprehensive description also available below (credit: All Things D) An invite has gone out inviting media to an event in London, where Nokia promises that we'll "See what's next" on the Lumia front. "The Nokia Lumia story continues," the invite adds. The invite also features a 60:40 colour block split: the larger side features thin pale blue stripes...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 delayed in the US, blames high demand

USA's T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon won't have the Galaxy S4 stock as scheduled. As it seems Samsung can't manufacture enough units of its flagship to cope with the demand. That's right, the unexpected global demand for the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the reason why some US carriers (and probably other markets too) will premiere the flagship with a few weeks delay. Sprint...

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Samsung Galaxy S5: What we want to see

We know what he wants to see... The Samsung Galaxy S4 has finally landed - and we loved it, as you'll see through our in-depth review. It's light, slim and powerful, and has the best screen we've seen on a smartphone. But we know what you're like. You're already thinking about the Galaxy S5. You're looking at the S4 and wondering: "You know what, could Samsung...

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Oppo unveils 6.9mm thin mid-ranger, the R809T

Earlier this month a there was a rumor that Oppo is working on a 6.1mm thick smartphone, the R809T. Well, that phone is now official in China, but it’s thicker than that – at 6.93mm it's quite slim but can't beat the Oppo Find (6.65mm). The Oppo R809T sits somewhere between the Find 5 flagship and the Find in terms of specs. It boasts a quad-core 1.2GHz processor...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 on steroids: rugged version on the cards?

How much do you bench(mark)? The Samsung Galaxy S4 hasn't even hit stores yet, but word's out that the Korean manufacturer is already working on a meaner, tougher version of its latest flagship handset. According to TechView, Young Soo Kim, president of Samsung Gulf has confirmed that it's working on a rugged version of the Galaxy S4. Apparently this gym-jock...

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LG to release flexible OLED phone this year

Flexible smartphones - they're on their way If all goes according to plan, LG has announced that it will launch a flexible OLED smartphone before 2013 is out. We'd already heard that LG was preparing to release its curved OLED televisions later this year - as well as providing flexible panels for other smartphones - but the Wall Street Journal now reports...

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HTC Butterfly to launch in the Netherlands this May

The HTC Butterfly has the distinction of being the first phone with a 1080p screen to hit the global market. The story after that is less glamorous – it was only launched in a few countries before attention shifted to the HTC One. The HTC Butterfly was promised to get a European launch too (despite early reports that it will not). Fast forward a few months and...

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Skype finally graces BlackBerry 10, but only on the Q10

Skype says hello to BB10 During the BlackBerry 10 launch back in January Skype was said to be "fully behind" the new OS, but it's taken the Microsoft-owned firm until now to actually make an appearance on a BB 10 device. The Skype Preview app has now popped up in BlackBerry World - but is only compatible with the BlackBerry Q10, which is running the newer...

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HTC One update brings further improvements to the camera

The HTC One is yet to go on sale in many parts of the world but that hasn't stopped HTC from constantly releasing a stream of updates for the device. After the recent update that improved camera performance we have another one that improves things further. Version number 1.29.401.13 mostly features improvement to the camera, with changes such as: ...

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