Updated ASUS PadFone Infinity A86 leaks, expected in September

The current ASUS PadFone Infinity has just been out in the market for a few months but ASUS is already working on its successor. The new PadFone Infinity A86 (the current one is A80) won't be a radically new from the current one but have just a handful of new features. Chief among the changes is a switch to Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC from the Snapdragon...

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Flickr for iPhone adds the popular live filter previews ditched by Instagram

Yahoo Flickr-ing off Instagram with live filters Yahoo has today outed a new version of the Flickr for iPhone app, which allows users to preview how each filter will look within their shooting environment before they take the photo. The updated app introduces the live filter previews feature, once popular with Instagram users before the Facebook-owned company...

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Spigen posts a Samsung Galaxy Note III render on its site

A Samsung Galaxy Note III teaser with a rendered image of the device has been posted on Spigen's website. Spigen, in case you haven't heard the name, is a company that manufactures cases for a huge variety of smartphones. So, out of the blue Spigen has published a teaser image of the upcoming Galaxy Note III phablet that is going to be unveiled on September 4. The render...

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Samsung may ditch plastic panels next year in favor of metal ones

The Samsung Galaxy lineup has taken the smartphone world by storm, but for the past two years the Koreans have been subjected to heavy criticism over their preference of plastic panels. If latest rumors are to be believed, though, this might change next year. According to the latest reports coming from Samsung's homeland, the manufacturer is planning on changing the...

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Google Android VP exits to join Chinese phone maker

Don't let the door hit you on the way out One of the more familiar faces at Google is leaving the company to join a Chinese phone maker. Hugo Barra, vice president, Android Product Management at Google, is taking off to become Vice President at Xiaomi Global. Barra has become a fixture at Mountain View events, such as IO, and product unveilings, including...

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Golden iPhone 5S casing leaks in a video alongside white 5C

A video has surfaced which shows the rumored iPhone 5S' golden casing and compares it side by side with the silver iPhone 5. The prominent differences are the dual-LED flash cutout on the iPhone 5S casing, the different third microphone pinhole shape and the fact that the chamfered edges on the sides aren't colored and are instead just plain aluminum. We've...

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Sony Xperia Z1 leaks in high-res live photos

Sony Xperia Z1, previously rumored as Honami, is one of the regulars in our news section lately. We already know so many things about the gadget that we wonder if Sony will have any surprises left for us at the official announcement next week. Anyway, today's leak brings us something we haven't seen so far - the Sony Xperia Z1 in good quality high-resolution photos....

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IDC: Micromax close to overtaking Samsung in India

IDC released a report on the smartphone market in India and claims the country will become the world's second biggest smartphone market, displacing the US (which lost the lead to China in 2011). Despite a sluggish overall phone market (21% growth year on year, 4% quarter on quarter), smartphones are exploding in India. Smartphone shipments in Q2 2013 are up 50% quarter...

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Best 4G phones 2013: 10 to choose from

Check out the best 4G phones compared The UK saw its first, belated, 4G network appear for use late last year thanks to EE, which managed to wangle approval from regulator Ofcom to launch an LTE service before the other main providers. But soon, the likes of Three, Vodafone and O2 will also be ready to let us connect to new, high-speed 4G networks of their...

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Unknown HTC leaks, 4-inch WVGA display and slim profile in tow

An unknown HTC smartphone has leaked today via two photos. The device looks nothing we've seen so far from HTC and is very slim. As the rumor has it the phone will pack a 4" or so WVGA display, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage, a 5MP rear and a 1.3MP front camera. There is no word on the processor, connectivity or Android version. The final piece if info in this rumor...

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Skype turns 10: did Microsoft's bet pay off?

Skype replaced Microsoft's ageing Windows Live Messenger in March 2013 Skype's users like it a lot, and when the Microsoft deal was announced in 2011 they had three key concerns. One, that Microsoft would cut off support for non-Microsoft platforms; two, that Microsoft would shove it into every conceivable Microsoft product whether it fit or not; and three,...

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Samsung Galaxy Gear may wrap wrists in 6GB and 8GB versions

No Adam. No we're not. IFA 2013 is less than a week away, so it's no surprise that talk of the now-confirmed Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is heating up. A new report from AmongTech, quoting sources at the Samsung Warehouse in Texas, brings us a load of new specs we might be seeing in a few days. To start off, the 2.5-inch OLED display we'd heard about...

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Nokia Lumia 625 is now on sale for £240 in the UK

Nokia Lumia 625 is the latest WP smartphone to come out of Nokia. It comes with a 4.7" WVGA IPS display, runs on a dual-core 1.2GHz Krait processor with 512MB RAM, supports LTE connectivity, and packs a 5MP snapper with 1080p video recording. Just like the Lumia 620, the Lumia 625 also offers exchangeable battery covers in different youthful colors. Various...

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Galaxy Note III to go on pre-order on Sep 16, sales start Sep 27

The Samsung Galaxy Note III will be unveiled at IFA on September 4 (that's next Wednesday) and according to ePrice it will go on preorder in Taiwan not long after that – September 16. Less than two weeks later, the Note III will go on sale – September 27. This matches earlier rumors that the new phablet will ship in September. There's a good chance Samsung will...

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iOS 7 beta locking users out of iPhones, forcing iOS 6 roll back

Looks so innocent... Experiencing some weird iOS 7 behaviour today? You're not alone - a number of users of the iOS 7 beta are reporting that their phones have bricked completely, forcing them to step back to iOS 6. Apple is currently refusing to say what's happening outright, but it seems to be a case of cracking down on non-developers who have installed...

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HTC One Max spotted again with dual SIM slot and removable back

The HTC One Max has surfaced yet again, this time in China, sporting a dual SIM slot and a fingerprint scanner. The SIM slots are placed underneath a back cover, which unlike on the One and One Mini, can be removed. The fingerprint scanner can also be seen below the camera sensor and there is also an button in the notification screen that shows a fingerprint...

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O2 and Vodafone launch 4G services to finally give EE competition

O2 and Vodafone join in almost a year after EE It's the day we've all been waiting for - August 29. The day O2 and Vodafone launch their 4G services in the UK to finally give some form of competition to EE, which has been going it alone since October last year. It's not all good news though, as O2 is initially launching its LTE service in just three cities...

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Nokia Lumia 1520 first photo leaks, sized up next to Lumia 1020

Nokia Lumia 1520, previously known as Bandit, is rumored to feature a 6" 1080p display and run on the latest Snapdragon 800 chipset. Other alleged specs include a 20MP camera on the back, wireless charging support, a polycarbonate body and Windows Phone 8 GDR3. Today we get to see what is allegedly a live photo of the phablet. How we know it's indeed the 6" Lumia 1520?...

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