Microsoft on WP8, Build and how it will win the cheap phone wars

New Lumias shown at CTIA 2013 Microsoft skipped out on making major announcements at this year's CTIA, but in a catacomb of meeting rooms beneath the main show floor, Senior Marketing Manager Greg Sullivan made sure the company and its Windows Phone 8 weren't forgotten. Sullivan's energy about WP8 was palpable; he quickly pointed to IDC figures that show...

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Are there more HTC One variants on the way?

Like this, but bigger, maybe The HTC One could soon be released in a slew of new variations, according to reports this week. Most recently we learned of a bigger HTC One that's rumored to have a large display between five and six inches, according to pocket-lint.com. The site was tipped off to the larger HTC One variant by the ever reliable "people familiar...

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iOS 7 leak reportedly paints picture of flat, monochromatic redesign

Ive is giving iOS 7 an extreme home makeover We first learned Apple was going to great lengths to give iOS 7 designer Jonathan Ives the time necessary to complete his overhaul of the operating system earlier this May. The new iOS 7 is still believed to be on track for a debut at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference in June, and is expected to be used...

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Cover your BlackBerry Q10 in gold and diamonds for £20,000

Alexander Amosu, the luxury designer, who is well known for adding a dash of super expensive exclusivity to modern day electronic devices, has come up with a BlackBerry Q10 design, which is made up of white gold and diamonds. The Amosu's BlackBerry Q10 is made up of 18 carat white gold and the smartphone is encrusted with over 700 VVSI diamonds, which amount...

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Leaked images show Android 4.3 on a Nexus 4 at a mobile expo

Two lucky XDA Developers Forum members ("challeen" and "innocent36") were at the right place at the right time (Thailand Mobile Expo 2013). They spotted a Google Nexus 4 on display, running Android 4.3 and decided to share their find with the eager tech-savvy world. As its About screen confirms, the device was running Android 4.3. One of the changes they've spotted is...

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Facebook and Google enter bidding war for Waze app

Google or Facebook? Which Waze will it go? Travel app Waze has found itself at the centre of a bidding war between Google and Facebook, according to new information. Waze, a community driven GPS social navigation app, is one of the main data suppliers for the rather-maligned Apple Maps. In January, it was reported that Apple and Waze were in takeover talks,...

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The Samsung I8800 is a Tizen smartphone, photos leak

Samsung integrated its Bada OS into the Tizen project a while ago, but we are yet see a smartphone running on the open source project. However, traces of a Samsung device running on Tizen was confirmed by a UAProf earlier and now, the images of the smartphone with Tizen 2.1 have surfaced online. Images of Samsung Redwood with Tizen 2.1 The upcoming Tizen smartphone...

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iOS 7 could sport flatter, less glossy look, black and white UI

Apple is set to unveil the latest installment of iOS 7 at its Worldwide Developer Conference coming this June 10. Apple announced the event stating it "can’t wait to get the new versions of iOS and OS X" into the hands of developers. We've heard that iOS 7 will likely sport a flatter design but we're now also hearing that the UI will revolve around black and white interface...

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Nokia returns for second round of HTC One patent pile on

A ban would be bad news indeed Amidst rumors marketing executives are making a mass exodus from HTC, the Taiwanese company closes out the week with more legal trouble from Nokia. AllThingsD reported Thursday that Nokia has followed up on a year-old patent infringement lawsuit filed against HTC with two new actions this week. Between a second complaint...

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Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Star to be released on July 31 for €70

Samsung announced the Galaxy Star in the beginning of April. It is a low-end droid, which will redefine the smartphone landscape with its rock bottom pricing. The little smartphone runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and is powered by a single-core 1GHz processor. It features a 3" QVGA display, a 2MP snapper, 512MB of RAM, and an expandable 4GB worth of an internal storage....

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Samsung GT-i8805 could be world's first proper Tizen smartphone

The start of something new? Samsung has already said it's committed to delivering handsets running Tizen this year and the GT-i8805 may be our first glimpse of this promise coming to fruition. The folks over at Techtastic spotted a user agent profile which apparently reveals details about its first mainstream Tizen-toting smartphone - dubbed "Redwood" and...

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