Sony gives a glimpse of the Xperia Z Ultra in a press invite

Sony teased its upcoming phablet, codenamed Togari in a press invite. The previously leaked device is set to break cover at an event in Paris in less than a month, on July 4th, as Sony Xperia Z Ultra. The invite for the Paris event (click to enlarge) As you can see in the image above, the press invite reveals one of the device's sides, thus showcasing its slim profile,...

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Nokia will stop shipping Symbian phones this summer

Nokia will stop shipping Symbian smartphones this summer, thus leaving the revered 808 PureView as its last developed product on the "burning platform." Going forward, the only smartphones manufactured by the Finnish giant will boot Microsoft's Windows Phone OS. Nokia pointed long development of Symbian devices as one of the reasons to halt their production. According...

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Goodnight, sweet prince! Nokia set to end Symbian's suffering this summer

The 808 Pureview would be a 'fitting' end for Symbian, Nokia says Nokia will halt shipments of handsets bearing the self-built Symbian operating system sometime this summer, according to reports on Wednesday. AllThingsD brings word from sources that the dying embers of the old faithful OS will be soon be extinguished and the remaining handsets will only...

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HTC One Mini gets caught posing for the camera once again

The HTC One Mini has made yet another appearance in front of the camera. This time around, the upcoming mid-range offering got caught next to its bigger brother in a matching color. The fresh batch of rumored specs for the HTC One Mini fall right in line with previous reports. The upcoming smartphone is said to feature a 4.3" display (likely a 720p unit), and a 1.4GHz...

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HTC One Mini leak the real deal?

HTC One Mini ... or is it? (credit: Engadget) We know there's an HTC One Mini really in the works, thanks to a report from Bloomberg yesterday. But today, Engadget claims a "trusted" source has given them an image of the HTC One Mini along with specs of the soon to be announced phone. The image is blurry at best and possibly photoshopped, but so far...

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Is an ad-free ITV player app worth four quid a month to you?

Now without commercial interruption for paying customers ITV has launched a subscription-based model for its ITV Player app for iOS devices, allowing users to skirt commercial interruption for the first time. The £3.99 a month premium subscription will provide a substitute for the revenue the broadcaster makes from commercials on its catch-up service. ...

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'Mario for iPhone? Not on my watch,' says Nintendo chief Iwata

Don't expect to see this guy on a smartphone screen any time soon Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has reaffirmed his staunch unwillingness to offer the company's most popular games on smartphone or tablet devices. The gaming giant has continually resisted the clamour from fans (and even shareholders) for classic franchises like Mario and Zelda to arrive...

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Why is Samsung ruining the Galaxy S4?

It's like One Direction were re-cast as smartphones Samsung has been churning out some interesting devices – but in doing so is ruining its flagship handset. It's a conundrum many brands face: do you try to create loads of recognisable ranges of products, or do you get everything to revolve around one key product? It's a strategy that works both ways:...

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5 things Apple's iOS 7 won't let you do

"Oh, so this phone is worthless now. Damn it!" The all-new Apple iOS 7 - launched at WWCD 2013 this week - features all sorts of goodies, including a shiny new interface, and - was this was inspired by one specific crisis, perchance? - easy, one-swipe access to the torch function. But Apple notoriously giveth and taketh away (hello, Google Maps). So, with...

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EXCLUSIVE: Huawei Ascend P6 full specs leak via internal doc

The Huawei Ascend P6, although still listed as rumored in our database, is all but officially announced after its latest specs leak. With last month's official render and not-so-official pricing of the device, followed by leaked benchmark results and live photos, we'd almost expect to be able to walk into a store and see it on shelves, even though Huawei's "mysterious"...

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Is this Android 4.3 Jelly Bean running on the Galaxy Nexus?

Coming soon with Android 4.3? Android 4.3 leaks having been trickling through for the past few months and the latest one apparently reveals the updated OS running on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Google is yet to unleash a new version of its Android operating system this year and while Key Lime Pie no longer seems to be next in line after Android 4.2 the search...

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Leaked screenshots show what Sony's Android 4.2 might look like

Sony Xperia ZU a.k.a. "Togari" is the rumored 6.44" phablet coming on June 25 with a Snapdragon 800 chipset and Android 4.2.2. The new version of Android will reportedly bring a slightly tweaked Sony UI. Here are some screenshots that are allegedly from the updated software. We tried to match them with screenshots from our Xperia Z review and aside from minor cosmetic...

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Sony Xperia M gets priced in the UK and Germany

The Sony Xperia M has had its price revealed in the UK and Germany. The single SIM variant of the handset is available for preorder in Germany from Cyberport.de for €239, while the dual-SIM version is listed at notebooksbilliger.de for €299. The difference seems a bit too big so we assume the latter price is slightly off, though. In the UK, Handtec has the...

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Will BBM on an iPhone save BlackBerry?

BBM on iOS and Android attracts celebrities like Lewis Hamilton to BBM Channels When BlackBerry architect Gary Klassen first came up with the idea for what became BlackBerry Messenger, his colleagues at what was then Research In Motion didn't understand why anyone would need anything except mobile email. Even his wife wasn't impressed. "The first time I...

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Why iOS 7 and OS X 10.9 signal a reinvigorated, confident Apple

Safari on OS X and iOS. Shared features but different interfaces that are optimised for each device "A picture is worth a thousand words" is an overused phrase, but one with more than a kernel of truth. With that in mind, how much can an entire visual language tell us about an object, or provide insight into its creators? In Apple's case, with its revisions...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom official with 10x zoom, Android 4.2

Samsung officially announced its latest cameraphone running Android and it's called the Galaxy S4 Zoom. It's basically a hybrid between the Galaxy S4 mini and the Galaxy Camera, combining solid smartphone functionality with the versatility of a zoom lens and a proper flash. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom built around a 4.3" Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 960x540...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom announced, and it's the ugly duckling of the pack

Overt your eyes children, this could scare you for life The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has been officially unveiled and while its existence is no surprise considering the amount of rumours which have been circulating, the sheer number of Galaxy S4 branded handsets Samsung seems to be forcing on the world is a little more alarming. Developing... Source : htt...

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