BlackBerry promises to be relentless in quest to become top dog

BB's gonna get ya There certainly seems to be a lot of fire in the BlackBerry belly as the Canadian firm looks to become a dominant force in the mobile market once again. The company starting to branch out in an attempt to control a bigger chunk of the market with the news that BBM will be available on iOS and Android devices from this summer, plus the fact...

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Google announces a Nexus-ized version of the Samsung Galaxy S4

Google's take on the Galaxy S4 Google today announced its very own take on the Samsung Galaxy S4 during the Google IO developers conference. The device runs stock Android 4.2 with the same software that runs on the Nexus 4 - meaning it's essentially an S4 without the TouchWiz touch. It will cost $649 unlocked (with an unlocked bootloader) on both AT&T...

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Google to start selling the Galaxy S4 running stock Android

At the annual Google I/O developer conference today, Google has announced the planned released of a Samsung Galaxy S4 running stock Android (AOSP). Just as rumored earlier today, the phone will be free of TouchWiz modifications. It will be selling directly through Google Play and it will enjoy timely Android updates just like all Nexus devices. Best of all, it will have...

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ZTE Grand X2 announced with 2GHz dual-core Intel Atom CPU

ZTE has officially unveiled the Grand X2 smartphone at the MedPi conference in Monaco. The device features the Intel Atom Z2580 processor and comes with an advanced camera. ZTE Grand X2 sports a 4.5-inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The smartphones is powered by a 2 GHz Intel dual-core processor with x86 architecture along with 1 GB of RAM. ZTE...

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Watch the Google I/O conference live feed right here

Google's annual I/O event, a forum for developers where everything Google is discussed, is about to start. In years past, Google has taken the opportunity to announce exciting new devices and Android developments at I/O, so we're eager to hear what they have in store this time around. We've got the live stream for you right here: While you wait, be sure to check out the I/O website. Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/watch_the_google_i_o_conference_live_feed_right_here-news-6046....

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Android hits 900 million activations, Google reveals at Google IO

Google announces another Android achievement Google announced during its Google IO keynote in San Francisco this morning that Android hit 900 million activated users in 2013. Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Android, Chrome, and apps, took the stage to announce the milestone during the keynote. Pichair focused on Google's dual dominance in browsers...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini leaks in new photos

Samsung may have managed to keep the Galaxy S4 under wraps until the premiere, but it seems the company isn't even trying to keep the Galaxy S4 mini a secret. The device entered our rumor mill in April, a few days later we saw its face and yesterday we even learned more about its chipset. Today, we were treated to a new batch of live images of the upcoming smartphone....

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Android 4.3 shows up on Google developers website

Less than an hour to go until the Google I/O 2013 kicks off and the search giant is obviously finding it quite hard to keep all its upcoming announcements under wraps. The Android version 4.3 has briefly showed up on the Google developers website. A webpage detailing the security enhancements in Android 4.3 was uploaded, and Google's own web crawlers have caught it,...

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White LG Nexus 4 says hello again, this time from Dubai

The white LG Nexus 4 is walking the rumorland since January this year, but it appears lately the smartphone isn't even trying to hide from the public. The Snow White Nexus 4 was showcased in Dubai and there is a video to prove it. It appears the Nexus 4 was the same as its black sibling, running on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. If the video is not enough for you to prove a white Nexus 4 is indeed in the works, this will probably do the job. A new hardware revision of the device was approved by the Bluetooth SIG. The revision v1.1 bears the...

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NEC Medias X has a water-cooled Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset

Well, this is a first – NEC just unveiled a phone, the NEC Medias X 06E, which features a water-cooled Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset. Yes, you read that right. It's a head pipe system rather than one with an active water pump, but still it promises to keep those four 1.7GHz Krait cores and the Adreno 320 GPU running cool with ease. NEC Medias X 06E • the LED lighting...

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Bye bye battery: EE adds 4G to the Glastonbury line-up

Yoink! Ah, it's the age old festival debate: rinse your battery or brag efficiently on social networks about what an amazing time you're having? EE just upped the stakes by confirming that it'll be providing 4G at Glastonbury this year. Maybe invest in a top-up charger and some comprehensive phone insurance before you go, yeah? More blips! We bet that...

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Sony Xperia Z gets firmware update, improves camera quality

Sony has just released a new firmware update for the Xperia Z flagship. It's still based on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, but brings quite a lot of improvements. The most notable change is the improved camera quality. The Sony fans probably remember the Xperia Z burst samples had better processing than the ones captured in regular (Auto) mode. .bbpBox{background:url(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uvczSePP1Vdzzv00CybhpfL_23lhefy7IC7V02ArlzXAFmzAOhhlciCftHgnQzRT-WDN1zMgrtAFSeGovTxQKSvsUv4wHqCtFsD3FETcB-7Eth7Ajg8nktP-bLr963Kq4EGT6fBDfTnvQhCYKHtQxIsaip1PeK-oELOwhO=s0-d)...

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BlackBerry connects instant messaging to Microsoft

Making more use of the Hub BlackBerry has extended the business functions of its BlackBerry 10 system with new messaging functions and an analytics tool for app developers. It has added a new feature to its BlackBerry Enterprise Service with a free update to its Enterprise Instant Messaging, enabling BlackBerry 10 smartphone users to communicate over Microsoft...

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Is Samsung working on a stock Android version of the Galaxy S4?

While it's quite unlikely that we'll see a new Nexus phone at this year's Google I/O, which starts later today, Samsung might have a surprise in store – a pure Android version of the Galaxy S4 flagship, a "Google Edition". This phone will reportedly drop the company's TouchWiz modifications and use the stock AOSP version instead. Now, we should note that this is an...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 already hits 6 million sales

4 million S4s in 4 days 4 real Fortuitous news from the Samsung camp today as an exec has claimed that six million Samsung Galaxy S4s were sold by 10 May. The Samsung Galaxy S4 technically hit the market on April 26 2013, and four million handsets were shipped to supply chains by the end of the month - although presumably Samsung began shipping the handset...

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Samsung ships 6 million Galaxy S4's, breaks own record

There was never any doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S4 would be a runaway success in the market. The only question was would it be able to beat the record of its super popular predecessor. The Korean company has managed to ship over six million units of its flagship smartphone by last Friday - just two weeks after the handset got its launch. As was to be expected, the...

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