More specs outed from Huawei's slinky Ascend P6 one week before reveal

The Emotion UI has a staid quality (credit: @evleaks) The ever loose-lipped @evleaks has done it again today, posting what it says are the specs for Huawei’s Ascend P6. “Huawei Ascend P6: 1.5GHz quad-core, 4.7-inch 720p, 8MP BSI w/ 4cm macro, 5MP FF w/ face enhance, new Emotion UI, 6.18mm,” the leakster tweeted. We’ve heard the screen size, front-facing...

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HTC to launch less-awesome mini version of awesome HTC One handset?

Further evidence HTC is plotting a mini reveal HTC is planning to capitalise on the critical success of the HTC One handset by launching a smaller, scaled back version of the device, more reports suggested on Tuesday. Following claims earlier this month from the hit-and-miss tech site Digitimes, Bloomberg has now reported that the Taiwanese company will...

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Google confirms purchase of social traffic provider Waze

Google outmaneuvers Facebook for Waze Sorry, Facebook: better start searching for another real-time traffic provider to buy up, because Google just confirmed it now owns the one you had your eye on. In an official blog post Tuesday, Google confirmed it's now the proud owner of Waze, the Israeli provider of crowdsourced traffic data rumored to have rebuffed...

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Galaxy Mega 6.3 masquerades as Note III in spy photo

We've been seeing leaked photos of a Samsung phone in launch box (basically black blocky plastic to conceal the final design), supposedly the Galaxy Note III. There's a new one out today, next to an old Nokia and another Samsung launch box. We dug through our database and found the Nokia phone to be the 1202, which measures 105.3mm tall. After straightening out the photo...

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Get your hands on the beta version of iOS 7 now

The latest build of Apples popular mobile operating system, iOS 7, is now available for download through Apple's developer portal. Naturally, you need a developer's account to get access to it. In case you missed it, Apple announced iOS 7 yesterday at WWDC 2013. The new build includes a complete UI overhaul, a new control center, updated multitasking and Siri personal...

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 release date in July, and 4G confirmed

Ace in the hole The recently announced Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 could be hitting stores next month as high street retailer Carphone Warehouse tips July 2013 for the phone's release. Carphone has been swift in getting its pre-registration page up for Galaxy Ace 3 and while it says the handset is "expected: July 2013", that date is subject to change. There's...

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