HTC One Max may stretch out jeans pockets before year's end

HTC One on more steroids than the MLB (credit: @evleaks) If the 4.7-inch screen of the HTC One wasn't big enough for you and the HTC One Mini moved things in the wrong direction, you may want to wait for the rumored HTC One Max. The Taiwanese company is said to be crafting a 5.9-inch phablet version of its well-received flagship smartphone, and all signs...

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Future to the back: BlackBerry launches 9720 handset running BB7 OS

BB7 still on life support Normally, when a company is desperately trying to reinvent itself with a new 'with-the-times' image, it'll avoid the things that saw it fall so far behind everyone else. BlackBerry, it seems, has a different idea. Today it launched the new BlackBerry 9720 smartphone, not running the BlackBerry 10 operating system it is desperately...

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BlackBerry Z30 to support wireless charging

BlackBerry Z30 has already leaked in live pictures, we learned its specs and we even saw it star in a six-minute video. It's supposed to be Z10's bigger sibling with a 5.0" OLED 720p display, but to keep the same internals. Latest piece of info comes from the Wireless Power Consortium, where the BlackBerry Z30 is listed as a Qi wireless charging compatible device....

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Apple: Trade your cheap charger for an official one and avoid electrocution

Concerns about the safety of third-party charges have been raised Apple has extended its charger amnesty for iOS devices to the UK, allowing users to swap potentially dangerous, third-party adapters for an official accessory. For a fee of £8, iPhone, iPad and iPod users can take any knock-off charger into an Apple Store or authorised Apple dealer and get...

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LG G2 available for pre-order in UK, priced at £468

LG recently unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the G2. The dedicated launch event brought the ultra-slim bezel, the new design and a few other cool new features into the limelight, but there was no information on the availability and the pricing of the smartphone. However, an online listing revealed the cost of the device in Europe. Now, the latest beast from the...

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LG Optimus L1 2 makes the low end even lower

How low can you go? There's a new baby in the ranks over at the South Korean firm as the LG Optimus L1 2 comes into view - even though we seemed to have completely missed the first incarnation of the dinky device. We thought the Optimus L3 2 would be propping up LG's smartphone offering this year, and while it's been doing just that so far the Korean firm...

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LG G2 event turns into balloon battle royal

The culprit Life's not so good for 20 people who have just felt the brunt of a commercial stunt gone wrong. LG had an idea to promote the LG G2 in Seoul - release helium balloons with smartphone vouchers attached, hoping people would would wait for them to come down before claiming their prize. But LG also doesn't understand human nature, with many participants...

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New BlackBerry 9720 brings QWERTY keyboard, old design

Oh, BlackBerry! The company just announced the new BlackBerry 9720, a BlackBerry OS 7.1 phone with 2.8" HVGA touchscreen and a hardware QWERTY keyboard. That's right, this isn't a Q5 alternative, just a leftover design (the Samoa that leaked a while back). The phone is firmly low-end and is running an OS that’s about as current as Windows Phone 7 or Symbian....

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Nokia Amber update coming in late August, early September

We know everything about the Nokia Amber update, except for the launch date. We had heard August from Nokia Spain's Twitter, but those social networking accounts are often unreliable. Now Nokia PR at the Lumia 925 launch in Taiwan says late August, early September is the target. That's good news, but unfortunately there's some bad news too – apparently, Nokia will...

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80 best free Android games 2013

These are the best free games for Android As Android phones and tablets have increased in popularity, the number of apps available for the platform has rocketed. And that means more free Android games. There's a lot of junk out there but, fortunately, there are gems among the junk. We've worked our way through a whole load of Android games to reveal the...

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Alcatel One Touch Idol X arrives with big power and zero bezel

X marks the spot The Alcatel One Touch Idol X is unlikely to find itself draped across billboards nationwide, but it's looking to take on the big guns in the mobile market. The handset sports a sizeable 5-inch FHD IPS display with a full HD, 1920 x 1080 resolution, 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 13.1MP rear camera meaning it stacks up pretty...

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Apple to release iPhone 5S and 5C on October 25

Over the weekend, we brought word of Apple's anticipated September 10 announcement date for its new iPhone models, the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Now, an October 25 release date has been tipped as well - that's when we will allegedly see the two new Apple smartphones on the store shelves. The Apple iPhone 5S is expected to feature an improved 8MP camera sensor...

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Sony launches firmware update for the Xperia SP, no Android 4.2 yet

Sony has started rolling up the Android 4.1.2 software update for both the Xperia SP C5302 HSPA+ and the Xperia SP C5303 LTE. The update brings the phone's firmware to version 12.0.A.2.245 and users report that although it's not Android 4.2.2, it brings the UI visuals to almost perfectly match the Xperia Z's. In the software update for the the Xperia SP,which is based...

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