Android quest for global domination continues, according to new figures

Google picks up all the marbles... or jelly beans Google's mobile operating system may be fragmented, but Android as a whole stills eats up the smartphone pie chart with 79 percent market share in the second quarter of 2013. "Android continues to dominate with nearly 80 percent market share," wrote market research firm Gartner in a press release today. ...

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More rumours suggest Samsung is Gear-ing up for September 4 smartwatch launch

Galaxy Gear to see Samsung debut its Flexible AMOLED display tech? According to unconfirmed reports on Wednesday, Samsung will launch the heavily-tipped Galaxy Gear smartwatch during its Unpacked event early next month. Sammobile, the often reliable independent Samsung site, claims it has information confirming the company will introduce its precursor to...

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Samsung needs help deciding what to do with flexible displays

Got any $10K ideas floating around in your noggin? The last we heard of Samsung's flexible display tech was April, when the rolly screens were warbled by delays. Now we know why - apparently the Korean company can't figure out what to do with it. Hence the "Samsung Create: Flexible Future Business Plan" contest that Samsung launched today, offering prizes...

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HTC's Iron Man-starring ad has nothing to do with HTC One Max

HTC borrows some of RDJ's cool HTC committed to its "here's to change" ad campaign today by debuting its full-length ad starring Iron Man himself, Mr. Robert Downey Jr. The ad, in which RDJ attends a board meeting and explores the various meaning of the acronym "HTC," was teased earlier this month with a short clip. Contrary to TechRadar's prediction,...

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Sony Xperia i1 "Honami" compared to iPhone in latest photo leak

Sony's Xperia i1 Honami next to the iPhone 5 and Xperia Z (credit: Digi-wo) Pictures allegedly showing the white version of Sony's rumored Xperia i1 "Honami" surfaced last night, placing the 5-incher next to the competition for comparison. In the photos, posted last night on the Chinese message board Digi-wo (via Xperia Blog), the Honami can be spied...

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LG G Pad rumored to pack Retina-like display and cell capabilities

LG G Pad: like a bigger Nexus 7? More rumors about LG's alleged upcoming tablet, the LG G Pad, popped up again today when sources came forward claiming they've held the device in their hands. According to the Greek site TechBlog (via Phone Arena), those sources spilled the beans about some of the G Pad's stats. Allegedly the LG G Pad is an 8.3-inch tablet...

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White Sony Xperia Honami caught in the wild, shot next to iPhone 5

The Sony Xperia Honami has appeared in a series of live photos again, only this time dressed in a shiny white outfit. This time around Sony's upcoming cameraphone has also been placed next to an iPhone 5 so we get a better idea of its size. Set to pack a 5" 1080p display, the Xperia Honami won't be much different from the Xperia Z on the front. However, on the back,...

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iPhone 5S leaves more fingerprint evidence

The differences are VAST, we swear! (credit: Nowhereelse) It's been all about the budget iPhone 5C recently, but today we're back focusing to the iPhone 5S with a new part claiming to offer up more evidence that it could be offering up a fingerprint reader. You know, the one we keep hearing about. A component leaked by Nowhereelse.fr shows some design...

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HTC releases a 2 minute One Max video teaser

HTC released an extended version of its "Here's To Change" ad starring Robert Downey Jr. The ad follows Mr. Downey Jr. through the process of figuring out what the HTC acronym means, including "Happy Telephone Company" and, uh, "Hold This Cat." Felines aside, the ad also features a humongous tinfoil catamaran and the "humongous" might not be accidental – the...

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Photos of Apple iPhone 5S chassis components surface

There are plenty of rumors going around about the iPhone 5S, including things like a dual-LED flash and a fingerprint scanner. Now, leaked components of the next-gen iPhone show changes to the top of the back and around the home button, which might be due to the inclusion of just those components. Another noticeable change in the components is that the mounting points...

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Best 4G network: EE vs O2 vs Vodafone

Which is the right one for you? EE is no longer going to be the only 4G operator on the block, with the big blue of O2 and the big red Vodafone networks finally bringing their super fast mobile offerings to the table. With EE being an established network, covering over 50% of the UK population, both networks have a lot of work to do. The biggest thing...

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Cheap iPhone 5C release date, news and rumours

While we see the cheaper iPhone 5C 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...

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O2 finally confirms 4G pricing but fails to impress

Give us all your money and you may have some... SOME... bytes O2 will be launching its 4G service across the UK on 29 August, but it's finally spilled the beans on how much you'll have to pay for the superfast connection. Sadly, it's only matched the incumbent 4G operator, so it's not going to be cheap. Starting at £26 per month, you'll be invited to consume...

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Gartner: smartphones outsell featurephones thanks to Android

Gartner has released its Q2 2013 mobile phones sales report, which shows that smartphones have outsold featurephones for the first time. Worldwide smartphones sales grew up to 225 million units, a 46.5% increase from the same period last year. This has mostly come at the expense of feature phone sales, which declined by 21% for the same period to 210 million...

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Nokia Lumia 625 gets UK release date, yours for £179

Nokia Lumia 625s in ALL the colours We know you've been waiting impatiently for this news so we'll cut straight to the point: the 4.7-inch screen-toting, 4G-rocking, multi-shelled Nokia Lumia 625 has been given a UK release date. Yes! And a price. And here they are: the Lumia 625 will be available from O2, Vodafone, EE, Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U...

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Samsung I9507 Galaxy S4 with S600 spotted in GLBench

The Samsung Galaxy S4 may go down in history as the phone with the most versions ever – yes, there's another one. The Samsung I9507 popped up in results from GLBenchmark not long after appearing on Picasa and there's even a user agent profile. Don’t confuse this with the I9506, which is the international version of the Galaxy S4 with a Snapdragon 800 chipset....

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Samsung Hennessy clamshell Android smartphone now official

Samsung China has just officially announced the Hennessy - a flip-phone with dual screens running the Android operating system. More specifically, the Hennessy is boasting a pair of 3.3" touch displays of 320x480 resolution each. It's powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU and 1GB of RAM that helps it run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The Samsung Hennessy is quite thick and...

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