Wednesday, May 1, 2013

LG Optimus G Pro for AT&T goes official

AT&T has just announced it will be launching the LG Optimus G Pro flagship on May 10. It will be an AT&T exclusive smartphone and will go on pre-order on May 3. AT&T's Optimus G Pro is almost identical with its international sibling. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display and is powered by the Snapdragon 600 platform with a 1.7GHz quad-core Krait 300 processor,...

Apple takes a gamble on delays to overhaul iOS 7

Ive alive - he's not messin' abaaaht Apple's iOS 7 could be 'delayed' as the company gives Sir Jonathan Ive time and space to completely overhaul the mobile OS. People 'with knowledge of the matter' told Bloomberg that while Apple is still aiming to reveal iOS 7 at WWDC 2013 and launch it with the new iPhone in September, it has set internal deadlines later...

Android 4.3 running on several devices already, server logs show

When Google I/O is underway, there’s usually some new Android version waiting to be unveiled. Despite all the murmurs about Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, this I/O might bring just 4.3 Jelly Bean. The version number first showed up in logs of the Android Police website and now Android Authority is reporting its server logs show visits from Android 4.3 devices. They seem to...

HTC Watch closes in six EU countries on May 31

HTC Watch video service was launched back in May 2011 with the HTC Sensation smartphone. It offers various Hollywood movies for rent and download. As it seems though it didn't gather enough interest and HTC will be limiting its availability. HTC confirmed it will close the HTC Watch service on May 15 in six EU countries - Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden....

HTC M4 render claims to show HTC One mini, seems pretty dubious

Although it looks similar, it may not be real (credit: PhoneArena) An image claiming to show a handset going by the code name HTC M4 has popped up online, but after a little bit of digging we're not convinced. The picture popped up on PhoneArena apparently showing the M4 handset - thought to be a cut down version of the flagship HTC One with almost identical...

iPhone 5S to be allegedly announced on June 20

We all know that the upgraded iPhone 5 is just around the corner and a leaked internal document from a Japanese carrier reveals that the next generation iPhone will be announced on June 20 and will be available in the stores by July. The leaked document also suggests that the iPhone 5S (as it is referred to in the document) will run on the upcoming iOS 7 operating...

Intel's refreshed Atom chip will revitalise Windows 8 tablets

The chip Windows 8 tablets deserve Intel is set to introduce its next-generation Atom processor, which will be the first redesign of the chip since it launched five years ago. May 6 is the day Intel is expected to announce the refresh, which will be targeting a range of products from low powered tablets to smartphones and PCs. The 22-nanometer Atom will...

HTC M4 surfaces, looks like a mid-range variant of the HTC One

It seems HTC is planning on releasing a younger sibling to the critically acclaimed HTC One. The HTC M4 as it is called for now (the One was called M7 at one point) looks very similar to the HTC One but will have downgraded specifications and a lower price tag to go with them. The M4 design looks very similar to the One's but it's difficult to tell...

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 currently has three guises, and one's got a flexible display!

To flex or not to flex, that is the question It looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 design is still up in the air as reports suggest the Korean firm is mulling a trio of options. SamMobile says that "sources familiar with the matter" (hmm...) claim Samsung is toying with a Galaxy S4 look-a-like, a totally redesigned option and a flexible display variant...