HTC found to violate Nokia patents by US trade panel judge

In a preliminary ruling for the US International Trade Commission, a judge concluded that HTC infringed two Nokia patents in manufacturing its products. ITC is scheduled to make a final decision on the case on January 23, 2014. The HTC devices included in Nokia’s lawsuit are from the Taiwanese manufacturer’s 2011 lineup. They include the Amaze 4G, Inspire 4G, Radar...

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Low-cost BlackBerry handset codenamed Kopi leaks out

Following the footsteps of the C-series device we saw a couple of days ago, another unannounced, low-cost BlackBerry 10 smartphone has made an unscheduled appearance. Codenamed Kopi, the upcoming smartphone offers a combination of a hardware QWERTY keyboard and a touchscreen. BlackBerry Kopi is hardly a looker (click to enlarge) The BlackBerry Kopi will reportedly...

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BlackBerry C-series 'Americano' might combine best of the Z and Q

BlackBerry C-series: specs of the Q5 with no QWERTY in sight? (credit: BBin) BlackBerry is really not doing so hot, with losses and layoffs in its future, but the latest leak holds that its next scrabbling handhold on the ever-receding cliff face of profitability is a new budget line called the BlackBerry C-series. The BlackBerry C (code name: "Americano")...

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BlackBerry gets $4.7 billion buyout offer from Fairfax group

BlackBerry hasn't had a great run in the recent times and the company has been losing ground rather quickly. The last few quarters have been rough for the once dominant Canadian tech company, and depleting market share has resulted in its Board of Directors deciding to sell the company. Ever since then, the company's board has been pushing for a quick sale before...

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BlackBerry actually finds a suitor, investment firm extends buyout offer

BlackBerry gets bought BlackBerry is becoming a private company again after signing a letter of intent agreement to be bought out by a group led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, it was announced today. The deal is worth approximately $4.7 billion (about £2.93b, AU$4.98b) at $9 per share (about £6, AU$10) in cash for all of the shares that Fairfax doesn't...

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Oppo N1 official camera samples emerge

Oppo turned a few heads today at its unveiling in China of the new Oppo N1, where it introduced a 13MP camera capable of rotating 206-degrees from front to back. This means that your front-facing images should theoretically be just as good as your rear-facing ones - it is one and the same camera after all. The images are processed by Oppo's new Pure Image algorithm,...

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iPhone 5S and 5C sales hit 9 million in three days

iPhones strangely popular Apple has announced that its latest iPhone launch is the most popular yet, with 9 million new iPhones sold in just three days. According to Apple, the launch of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C was a record breaker for the company and downloads of iOS 7 have been impressive too, clocking in at 200 million. To compare, the iPhone 5...

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Apple sells 9 million iPhone 5s and 5c units in first weekend

Apple prides itself on its opening weekend sales each year and there's always that word record somewhere to be found. This year Apple boasts 9 million sold iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c units in the first weekend. Apple didn't provide specifics on which iPhone sold how many, but the two new iPhones combined for a significantly larger win over last year's 5 million iPhone units...

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Oppo N1 is official with 5.9-inch fullHD display and Color OS

Oppo has just announced its latest smartphone in a special event in Beijing, China. It's called the Oppo N1 and runs the latest version of the company's home-brewed Color OS. !--In fact, the company is the first hardware smartphone manufacturer to partner with the newly incorporated Cyanogen and as a result the Oppo N1 can run CyanogenMod out of the box as well if you...

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LG's warped-looking Vu 3 is officially official

Well, she's happy with it anyway After unveiling its new animation-friendly cases last week, LG has now given the Vu 3 the official nod with its 4:3 stylings set for release by 27 September. Not in the UK, US or Australia, mind you - the Vu 3 seems set for a limited release with the company focusing its efforts on its home turf. So we'll be missing out...

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LG unveils Vu 3 with 4:3 screen, stylus and Snapdragon 800 chipset

LG had a phablet before the Optimus G Pro, the LG Optimus Vu, and two generations of it, at that. Now the company has put out its third iteration, and following its new naming convention it's just LG Vu 3 (no "Optimus"). The Vu 3 drops the squarish looks of the first two iterations and goes for a more rounded look that is similar to the Optimus G Pro (but not...

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