Microsoft officially acquires Nokia's devices & services units

In a (barely) surprising fashion, Microsoft has reached a deal to acquire Nokia's devices and services units. The deal will also include the Finnish company's patents and mapping services. Under the reached upon agreement between the two companies' boards of directors, Microsoft will pay €3.79 billion for the devices and surfaces business. Nokia's patents will fetch...

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Holy Lumia! Microsoft buys Nokia devices and services divisions

Pretty soon, those Lumias will be made by Microsoft Some may argue it was inevitable following the deal inked over two years ago that saw Nokia exclusively offer devices running the Windows Phone operating system, but Microsoft has just announced its intentions to purchase Nokia's devices and services divisions. The deal - which seemed doomed to fail back...

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Snapdragon 800 and 2.5GB RAM 'confirmed' for Galaxy Note 3

What's on the inside will be revealed shortly... With Samsung's September 4 Unpacked event at IFA 2013 just around the corner, some 'official' rumours and leaks have popped up about the upcoming Galaxy Note 3 smartphone. While numerous rumours had 3GB RAM slated for the Note 3, a tweet from @evleaks is "confirming" that a screenshot showing Note 3 specs...

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Sony Xperia Z1 appears in official-looking press shots ahead of IFA

Sony Xperia Z1 primed for launch After official teaser shots, high-quality spy snaps, interface leaks and more, it seemed almost inevitable that legit press shots would appear before Sony had a chance to announce its Xperia Z1 handset. And right on cue, just two days before its scheduled unveiling at the IFA tech show in Berlin, Xperia Blog has gotten its...

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Shots of alleged iPhone 5C packaging tip matching wallpapers

The oft-leaked iPhone 5C model has been (supposedly) spotted yet again in various manufacturing plants in Asia. The device has been pictured with in iPod-esque packaging showing off the new color varieties with matching backgrounds. There's also a few shots showing what's inside the packaging, which include matching oval-shaped documentation, and a SIM ejector...

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Hands on: ZTE Blade V review

Hands on: ZTE Blade V review The ZTE Blade V is a phone that will both perplex and amaze you in equal measure; it's not the most auspicious opening for a new handset, but it's one that had us scratching our heads a little. For on the one hand, you're looking at a phone that can be had for as little as a shade over £70, and it comes with a, frankly unbelievable,...

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Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) official press renders leak

Sony Xperia Z1 a.k.a Honami has appeared in numerous leaks and we even saw a press image of the upcoming cameraphone from Sony. Now, the high-res versions of the official press renders of the Xperia Z1 have been leaked ahead of its announcement at IFA, Berlin. The high-resolution images show us the elegant design of the Sony Xperia Z1 along with the power button, volume...

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ZTE Blade V is a bargain-basement quad-core smartphone

Quad-core on a budget In an effort to beat the IFA 2013 hoardes, ZTE has let its smartphone cat out of the bag ahead of the tech show, unveiling the ZTE Blade V. It comes with a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor behind a 4-inch IPS screen, all for the bargain price of £72 on Virgin Media PAYG. There's also 1GB of RAM on board, 4GB of memory (plus microSD...

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Meizu MX3 with Exynos 5 Octa and 8MP camera goes official

Meizu has officially announced its latest flagship smartphone, dubbed MX3. Meizu's newest addition packs a punch with its powerful hardware and brings a touch of class with its Android 4.2 Jelly Bean-based Flyme 3.0 user interface, which is said to bring 324 updated interactions and 1,579 new visual features. Meizu MX 3 comes with a 5.1- inch display with an unusual...

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Oppo N1 to launch later this year, Find 7 coming in late 2014

Oppo will be unveiling its N1 cameraphone on September 23 at a special event in Beijing, China. The Chinese manufacturer has been teasing its upcoming handset with countdown timers, sneak peaks of its camera and its unique rear touch panel features. We have also seen the live image of the upcoming Oppo N1 along with the details of its rear panel touch. Now, Oppo has...

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Samsung Galaxy Note III S800 version with LTE-A confirmed

This just in: from a press conference held by KT Cordporation, formerly known as Korea Telecom, we learn that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note III phablet will carry a Snapdragon 800 chip inside. The network provider is the first to officially acknowledge the Note III's innards reconfirming that the phablet will offer the powerful quad-core chip. There's some...

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Acer launches the first 4K-capable smartphone - Liquid S2

As the IFA 2013 show is about to unfold in Berlin, Acer has jumped the gun announcing the first smartphone with 4K video recording support - the Liquid S2. The device comes running Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and is powered by a Snapdragon 800 chipset with a quad-core 2.2 GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. At the front you get a 6" Full HD IPS display (368 ppi) covered in Gorilla...

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First 4K-recording smartphone lands in form of Acer Liquid S2

Ah, those iconic soft curves "4K recording" seems set to be this year's phone buzz-feature (sorry, "world's slimmest", you've had your day) and Acer is first to out its offering, the 6-inch Acer Liquid S2. With a full HD IPS screen, the handset comes running Android 4.2 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 2.2GHz processor which gives it that 4K capability. ...

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