HTC One tipped for octa-core update, but it's all Greek to us

Octa-core HTC One incoming? According to a report emanating from Greece, HTC is working on an octa-core variant of its flagship HTC One handset. The TechCommunity.gr site is under the impression that a refresh is on the way, that a new version of the critically acclaimed handset also see the memory bumped up to 3GB RAM. The report shows a purported screenshot...

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Troublesome case causing HTC One mini supply shortage?

The HTC One mini gets down and dirty HTC may not be able to supply enough HTC One minis to meet consumer demand, according to one report. Problems in HTC's supply chain, particularly with the HTC One mini's casing, will soon cause shortages, Reuters reported today. The HTC One mini's chassis is reportedly in short supply thanks to "design difficulties,"...

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Nokia event set for Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi, Lumia 1520 probably dropping

What will it be Nokia? 1520? Tablets? Both? The sand dune teaser image above from a Tweet a few weeks ago has now been confirmed by Nokia as Abu Dhabi, the location for its Oct. 22 Nokia World event. Aside from naming the city, details are sparse but it's likely the rumored 6-inch screened Lumia 1520 will be unveiled. The phablet will be the first from...

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HTC announces Android 4.3 for One coming this week

President of HTC America Jason Mackenzie posted on Twitter that the Android 4.3 and the latest version of Sense will hit HTC One Developer Edition smartphones starting this week. This will be followed by Canadian HTC One owners by the end of the month. Since service providers need to give the final go-ahead for carrier branded units, specific dates have not been provided. Mackenzie sent out a second tweet regarding US carrier certification, although this one was even more vague in regards to anything other than "soon." We're still working...

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Sony Xperia M dual to go on sale by the end of September

Sony announced the Xperia M and Xperia M dual more than three months ago, but until now only the single SIM version was available on the market. Well, it looks like the wait for the dual-SIM variant, which is yet to make its first appearance is finally over as the Xperia M dual will be hitting the stores by the end of this month. According a tweet from Sony Mobile Russia,...

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LG confirms its target to sell 10 million G2 units

Recent rumors suggested that LG was aiming to sell 10 million units of its new flagship smartphone, the LG G2. Now, LG Taiwan official has confirmed that the company has indeed set a target of moving at least 10 million G2 units across the globe. LG's spokesperson also said that the South Korean smartphone manufacturer is looking to sell 20,000 G2 units per...

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Nokia's October 22 event gets a second teaser

Nokia has once again gone to Twitter to tease its upcoming October 22 event and this time we got to learn its location. The venue will be Nokia World and the place is Abu Dhabi with the date being October 22. Nokia attached the hashtags #closr, #wayforward and #innovationreinvented to the message. The first teaser showed us skiers in warm outfits on desert dunes...

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Samsung ISOCELL image sensor likely to star in the Galaxy S5

Samsung has unveiled its latest CMOS image sensor, promising substantially increased light sensitivity. Dubbed ISOCELL, Samsung says its new imager produces photos with higher color fidelity thanks to its improved control of electron absorption. The company states that all of these enhancements make the ISOCELL CMOS sensor suitable for its upcoming line of smartphones...

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Android in 2020: the future of Google's mobile OS explored

Where are the Google heads planning to drive Android in the next decade? Cast your mind back to late 2008, when the first Android-powered handset saw the light of day. Obama won his first Presidential election, Apple launched its App Store (the iPhone had appeared the year before), Google announced its own Chrome browser and we got our first look at the company's...

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iPhone 5s chipset detailed, 1.3GHz CPU, PowerVR Series 6 GPU

Thanks to the guys over Chipworks and their detailed inspection of the board of the iPhone 5s, we now know the full specifications of the chipset of Apple's latest flagship. As you probably know since day one, the new iPhone 5s runs on a new Apple A7 SoC that utilizes a 64-bit processor. This new CPU turns out to be a dual-core unit clocked at 1.3GHz and uses the latest...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 to sport full metal jacket and new camera tech?

Could this be the end of the plastic era for Samsung? The Samsung Galaxy S5 is likely to have an all metal body, which if true would finally remedy the flagship lines one real Achilles heel. We've heard these rumours before, but they've now been given more credence as Barclays analysts have stated that Catcher Technology Co has taken an order to make the...

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Flexible-screened Samsung Galaxy Note 3 confirmed, but won't bend

Take Note, this phone won't bend The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 already arrived during IFA 2013 earlier this month, but there's a flexible new variant on its way. A Samsung spokesperson has apparently confirmed that it will be producing a Note 3 complete with flexible display - although the phone itself won't actually bend. The current Galaxy Note 3 sports...

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