FCC approved Nokia RM-877, probably the EOS

Nokia RM-877 diagram, or Nokia EOS? (credit: Engadget) The Nokia EOS has seen a mixture of image leaks over the past couple of weeks and now, the mysteriously named Nokia RM-877 unit has passed FCC approval. According to Engadget, documents in their possession are shedding more and more light that the RM-877 is indeed the EOS. Apparently, the unit...

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Latest benchmark indicates quad-core Nokia Lumia is on the way

Nokia's quad-core phone may be a reality very soon To this point, there hasn't been a quad-core Windows Phone 8 device available anywhere, but that may soon change. A benchmark for an unnamed Nokia Windows smartphone appeared over the weekend on GFXBench, indicating the Finnish manufacturer may finally be stepping up its processor game. After releasing...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini up for pre-order with expected July 1 delivery

Is the Galaxy S4 mini a better fit for you? Mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse has now started to offer contract pre-orders for the new Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and says it expects to deliver the device on July 1. Interested parties can snap up the scaled-back version of the flagship Galaxy S4 from £27 a month for 24-months on Orange, with unlimited texts,...

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Motorola Moto X pegged with 1.7GHz dual core, Android 4.2.2

Motorola hasn't actually shown the Moto X yet Motorola's Moto X may have had its specs leaked over the weekend, and if so, it's looking pretty decent. The Moto X will sport a 1.7GHz dual core MSM8960 Pro chip, a 720p display 2GB of memory, 16GB of storage, 10- and 2-megapixel back and front cameras and Android 4.2.2, according to a Twitter tipster. The...

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Sony Xperia ZU high benchmarks raise eyebrows...and heart rates

Go big or go home, Sony Xperia ZU We're already expecting the Sony Xperia ZU to be big and fast, but some leaked benchmarks suggest it won't just be fast, it'll be insanely fast. The rumoured 6.3-inch handset is said to come boasting a quad-core Snapdragon 800 and the benchmark screenshot posted on Esato shows a record-breaking 32,173 AnTuTu points. So...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini goes on pre-order in UK, costs £390

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S4 mini at the end of May, but back then it failed to mention anything about its price tag. We already learned Three UK will be offering the 4.3" S4 mini when it becomes available in July. EE and Phones4U have also confirmed July availability. Today, Clove UK started its Galaxy S4 mini pre-order campaign. The retailer is the first one to...

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Oppo Find 7 to come in September with 4,000 mAh battery

We already knew Oppo is working on a next generation Find smartphone, but we just got a few more details about it. As it turns out the smartphone won't be called Oppo Find 6 as was previously speculated. The latest rumor suggests the phone will be called Oppo Find 7 and will launch mid-September. What might cause the Chinese company to skip a number is anyone's guess,...

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Leaked HTC One Mini specs 'confirm' HD display

The story so far... (credit: Engadget) We recently glimpsed a picture of the alleged the HTC One Mini, although all we could really tell from the grainy image was that the handset would be a lot slimmer, which was hardly an earth-shattering revelation. But now we've got more information on some of the more interesting features the phone will be bringing...

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Instagram video to launch at Facebook's June 20 event?

Is Instagram about to go cinematic? Get ready for an influx of olde time video clips as the latest speculation has Instagram launching video sharing at Facebook's event on June 20. The word comes from TechCrunch's inside source, who says that the app will allow people to take and share short videos through the same app. Before you get too excited (as...

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Here's the 364 diamond studded gold iPhone 5 you wanted

Is the £10 million Stuart Hughes iPhone 5 covered with gold and diamonds too rich for your blood? Well peasant, Goldgenie introduced the Superstar series just for you. It comes in two variations – Gold Superstar with 200g of 18K gold and the Gold Superstar Ice, which 364 diamonds (5.5 carats in total). Even with a bourgeois price tag of £48,000 for the Superstar and...

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Samsung prepping a Galaxy S4 with LTE-Advanced technology

An LTE-Advanced version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 is slated to hit the South Korean market as early as next month. The news was delivered by the company's co-CEO J.K. Shin, so it's as real as it gets. The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be one of the first smartphones to support the new LTE-Advanced standard, which promises data transmission speeds of more than double...

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10 Best BlackBerry Z10 Apps

The BlackBerry Z10 has a lot riding on its shoulders, being the first BB10-powered model to launch and therefore giving smartphone buyers the initial opportunity to see how the all-new mobile OS stacks up against the competition. BlackBerry hopes it'll turn things around in the face of Android and iOS domination, and in terms of quality and depth of apps on offer...

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Samsung turbocharges Galaxy S4 for one-minute movie downloads

Samsung's cracking the whip If you thought Samsung might be running out of steam when it comes to churning out Galaxy S4 variants, you've got another thing coming. However, this new flagship model might be a tad more interesting than the rest. Samsung co-chief exec, JK Shin, told Reuters that the the company is planning a new Galaxy S4 model that will run...

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Quad-core Nokia with WP8 shows up in GFXBench scores

Qualcomm recently announced the first quad-core chipset with Windows Phone 8 support and Nokia may already have a phone with it in the works according to GFXBench results. The promised GDR3 update should bring quad-core and 1080p screen support. However, the Nokia device that ran the benchmark had screen resolution of 720p, suggesting this might be a separate update....

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Jay-Z goes after the Galaxy with Samsung hook-up

Jay-Z on his Samsung Galaxy S4, pretending he doesn't use an iPhone Samsung has bought the first million copies of Jay-Z's new album and is giving them away to a million Samsung Galaxy S4, S3 and Note 2 users through a dedicated app, three days before the album is released to the rest of the world. The app lands on June 24, while the album itself drops...

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Alleged Motorola X smartphone specs leak, packs 10MP camera

Purported specifications of the Motorola X smartphone have appeared on evleak's Twitter account. The renowned leakster suggests the device will pack mid-range specifications, despite being touted as a "hero" device by the company's CEO Dennis Woodside. Anyway, the specs include a 720p display of unknown dimensions and 1.7GHz dual-core Krait CPU with 2GB of RAM on...

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