Foxconn and Mozilla team up on Firefox OS devices

This is the first Firefox OS tablet we've seen (credit: Engadget) Mozilla continued to hype its Firefox OS plans at Computex in Taiwan this week, revealing a deal with manufacturer Foxconn as well as the first Firefox OS tablet. Foxconn and Mozilla will collaborate on numerous devices using the HTML5-based Firefox OS, said a press release sent out today....

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Acer forecasting 80 percent of product line will use touch screens by 2015

Acer hoping touch screens will transform sales Acer's annual Computex event has only just kicked off, but already the Taiwanese manufacturer is making some bold statements and claims with its newly announced products. After announcing a new phablet, the Liquid S1, and a new, minute Windows tablet in the Iconia W3, the range of touch screen devices manufactured...

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New Huawei Ascend W2 images in red and yellow surface

Huawei's second Windows Phone 8 smartphone has been doing the rounds in Rumorland for a while and we even saw the first official photo of the Ascend W2 a few days ago. Now, two more press images of the Huawei Ascend W2 has been leaked, courtesy of the popular leaks source evleaks. The two shots reveals that the smartphone will be available in a red and yellow colors,...

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It's official: HTC One is coming to Verizon this summer

It's been a tough couple of months for the Verizon subscribers, who were were left out of the HTC One fun. The wait is finally over then as the largest country in the US has confirmed that it will be offering the HTC flagship. Today Verizon announced HTC One is going to hit the carrier's retail network later this summer. There are no details beyond this info, but we...

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Kantar: WP gains market share in US, BlackBerry falters

According to Kantar WorldPanel in the three months ending April 2013 Windows Phone powered 5.6% of the smartphones sold in the US market, while Android remained in the lead. The Google platform had a share of over 51.7%, while its closest rival iOS is controlling 41.4% of the market. Compared to the same period of last year, iOS is the biggest winner, gaining 2.3 percent...

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Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1 coming to the A116 Canvas HD

The Micromax A116 Canvas HD has just seen its first major update released, which adds several cool new features and delivers a fix for the low GPS lock issue. The Android 4.2.1 update will not be released over-the-air, unfortunately, although it does include OTA update support, so future OS updates from Micromax should be easier to install. As far as what's...

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Cheap iPhone release date, news and rumours

While we see a cheaper iPhone arrive this year? (credit: iPhoneclub.nl) The iPhone. For many it's the hottest bit of tech you can own, a fashion statement and powerful travel companion all in one - but for others it's an overly expensive solution to a problem which is solved equally well by cheaper Android and Windows Phone devices. But perhaps not for...

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Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean for HTC One coming in mid-June

After finally putting the production issues behind it, the HTC flagship managed to gain some serious momentum in the market and the Taiwanese are willing to do everything in their powers to build on it. The company has committed to taking good care of the smartphone and it's now about to release the first major update for the One. Andrey Kormiltsev, the Head of HTC...

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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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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom saunters through States after Middle-East leak

Samsung can't keep a lid on anything The arrival of the much rumoured Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is becoming more and more likely as details on the handset begin to leak around the world. Earlier today we saw Samsung Kazakhstan apparently reveal details of the S4 Zoom alongside the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 on its site - and this has now be followed...

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Acer Liquid S1 is official, packs 5.7-inch display and Android 4.2

Acer has officially took the wraps off the Liquid S1, the company's first smartphone to pack a 5.7-inch display of HD resolution. Under the hood of the Acer Liquid S1 hums a 1.5GHz quad-core CPU and 1GB of RAM running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Available in single- and dual-SIM versions, the smartphone features an 8MP snapper with LED flash, DTS Studio Sound, Bluetooth...

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Samsung accidently announces Galaxy Note III in Kazakhstan

For more on the follow-up to the Note II, learn Kazakh Samsung's official Kazakh website has accidentally confirmed the existence of the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note III. On a page about a special VIP service, Samsung also confirmed other unannounced products including the Galaxy S4 Zoom and the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1, as well as the Note II This...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active shows up in range of new colours

Looks pretty static to us (credit: The Unlockr) We're pretty certain to be seeing the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active at the pseudo-mysterious 'Galaxy and Ativ' event in London later this month, and more colours are now emerging. It's obviously super-easy to change the hue of a device with any version of Photoshop, but we'd expect to see the black version of...

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5" HTC Butterfly S and 4.3" One mini to have UltraPixel cameras

The HTC One is finally starting to gain traction and rumor has it the company will bring a couple more devices based on it, the HTC Butterfly S and the HTC One mini (M4). The Butterfly S is a slight upgrade over the current Butterfly with the same 5" 1080p screen, but an UltraPixel camera and higher capacity battery, which reportedly makes the device thicker than the...

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Alleged images of low cost iPhone surface

Apple is rumored to be working on a more affordable iPhone for quite some time and even Tim Cook's denial of its existence isn't slowing down the gossip train. Today, purported images of the low cost iPhone have been spotted in China, pointing to a curvy plastic body in unison with previous reports. The images of the low budget iPhone have been obtained from...

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Samsung announces Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch and 10.1-inch variants

We have already seen the 7-inch version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, which was announced back in April. Now Samsung has announced two new variants in the form of an 8-inch and 10.1-inch model. The 8-inch model improves upon the 7-inch by offering a slightly bigger and higher resolution 1280 x 800 display, a faster 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 5 megapixel...

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Sky Go scores sports highlights, but Android users remain in pits

Highlights on the way for sports fans Sky's popular Sky Go service is adding sports highlights to its sturdy offering, allowing you to catch up on things like British Lions tries, wickets from the forthcoming Ashes series and the Monaco Grand Prix. As ever, Android owners cannot use the service yet and have to wait (im)patiently while iOS users soak up all...

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4G at centre of Vodafone's investment in 'seamless' network

Vodafone - investing heavily Vodafone UK has announced that it will be making a massive new investment in its infrastructure ahead of the launch of its 4G network in the summer. The British network will spend £900m to bring together its fixed and mobile infrastructure - hoping to provide its customers and businesses with a better service. The stated...

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Apple's Spotify and Pandora rival takes a big step closer to reality

iRadio - coming soon? Apple's answer to Spotify and Pandora looks to have taken a big step closer to reality, with growing rumours that a deal with Warner has been done ahead of a big reveal at WWDC. Locally stored music is being squeezed by streaming services like Spotify, with subscriptions allowing access to huge music libraries and cool things like...

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