Friday, May 31, 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active for AT&T press image leaks

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has made yet another appearance on the web - this time with AT&T livery on. A press image of the yet to be announced smartphone has emerged, showcasing the handset with the AT&T signature globe on its back cover. As we already know from the previous leaks, the rugged Samsung Galaxy S4 will sport a 1.9GHz quad-core CPU made by Qualcomm,...

White LG Nexus 4 makes its way to the United States

The freshly announced white LG Nexus 4 has officially made its way to the United States. The eye-grabbing handset can be purchased at the moment both from the Google Play store and online at T-Mobile. In the Google Play store, the white Nexus 4 is priced at the usual $299 for the 8GB version, and $349 for a 16GB device. Google is also giving away a free white bumper...

European commission questioning if Apple coerced mobile networks

The iPhone's popularity may have lent Apple an unfair advantage in negotiations The European commission is investigating claims that Apple used its considerable influence in the mobile world to bend network operators to its will, said a report today. According to the Guardian, the European competition authority is sending questionnaires to mobile networks...

Sky's Android apps make triumphant return to Google Play following hack

On your marks, get set.... Sky Go! Sky has announced that its suite of Android apps have been restored to the Google Play store, following last weekend's hacking incident at the hands of the Syrian Electronic Army. The company had temporarily removed the likes of Sky Go, Sky+, Sky Wi-Fi and Sky Movies when the Google Play pages were compromised, with logos...

Is that a live photo of the Sony Xperia L4 and the Nokia phablet?

We stumbled upon a blurry image, which allegedly shows the Rumorland-resident Sony phablet going by the name of Xperia Togari (L4). There's also a Nokia phablet, which sources point could be named 1030 with perhaps a Lumia somewhere in the name too. The photo allegedly shows the Sony Xperia L4 and Nokia Lumia 1030 The Togari could sport a 6.44" FullHD 1080p display...

Why HTC shouldn't make the T6 phablet

Don't do it HTC - it's not time! What's this, another one for the oversized smartphone bandwagon? But before HTC jumps headfirst into the over-hyped and badly named "phablet" market, perhaps it should take a minute to read this. In theory, a handset with a seriously huge display is great. Samsung, ZTE, Huawei and LG are all churning these things out - but...

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini priced, coming to Three UK

Russia will be receiving the Galaxy S4 mini for a price of 19,990 Russian rubles (around $630). The dual-SIM version of the smartphone will be available in June. Of course you shouldn't reach too much into that as the prices of smartphones in Russia are always quite high. However, if we take into consideration the 29,990 rubles price of the full-grown Galaxy...

New photo of LG Optimus G2 and details on Optimus L9 II leak

LG seems to be cooking up refreshes for two phones that are overdue for an upgrade – the Optimus G flagship and the Optimus L9. The LG Optimus G2 was caught in another photo and it seems like the early software had experienced some issue, with the error screen advising beta testers to send an email report to G2-SW-Stability@lgm.com. Unfortunately, this image doesn’t...

Analyst: Samsung to sell 80 million Galaxy S4 in 2013

Samsung announced just a few days ago it has shipped 10 million Galaxy S4 units globally. It is an impressive milestone achieved in less than a month - two times better than the achievement of its predecessor. RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue predicts that the strong sales of the Samsung Galaxy S4 will continue to at least until the end of the year. He expects Samsung...

Sony Xperia Z to be available through a US carrier soon

At the All Things D D11 conference, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai confirmed that the Sony Xperia Z will be heading to a US carrier in the near future, although he didn't specify which carrier exactly. The most likely candidate currently is T-Mobile, as leaked images of what is purportedly an Xperia Z with T-Mobile branding surfaced last month. The smartphone also got FCC...

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini release date and price: Where can I get it?

The errant child Arriving a little earlier than anticipated, Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy S4 Mini, the fresher, younger, and of course smaller version of its flagship, which will offer a slightly more budget-friendly option that keeps in line with Samsung's high-end design. But where might you be able to get your tiny hands on the scaled-down...

HTC might release AOSP ROM for current HTC One owners

People in the US looking to buy an HTC One will soon (June 26) be faced with a tough decision – buy One with Sense 5 or a One Nexus Experience (and lose some functionality). But if you already bought one, the choice has been made. Or has it? HTC is reportedly "examining the best way to support early adopters of the One," so there could be an official AOSP ROM coming...

Saying a big hello to the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

Whatever angle you look from, it's definitely a smaller S4 When is a launch not a launch? When it's a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini launch. Rather than keep its powder dry until the official launch date on June 20, Samsung has decided to tell us everything well in advance. So what's the story? According to our resident phone expert Gareth Beavis, while it "packs...