Apple distances itself from Google, Facebook in new transparency report

A leaf for every government request Following months of revelations that the government has likely collected information from and about you (yes, you), Apple has issued a new formal transparency report. Google, Yahoo, Facebook and others have circulated these for some time now, but Apple, perhaps struck by a pang of duty, is out with its data on government...

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HTC Comes Crawling Back to Budget Phones for the Rest of the Year

Could the HTC One Two be doomed already? You better start savoring that HTC One family now because it might be the last set of premium handset HTC ever makes. Reuters reports that the Taiwanese smartphone maker is planning to sell cheaper devices in an attempt to cut its costs by nearly a quarter and hopefully bounce back onto stable, and profitable, feet...

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'We want KitKat!' say thousands of Galaxy Nexus owners in petition

Nexus owners for change (credit: Change.org) Galaxy Nexus owners miffed their devices won't receive the latest Android 4.4 KitKat update can now take action! Sorry, we got a little caught up in the spirit of the 15,378 (at last check) people who've signed a Change.org petition asking Google to send the new OS down to their handsets. "We, the Galaxy...

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Nokia Lumia 525 press image makes the rounds on Facebook

After getting spotted in China’s mobile certification agency, the upcoming Nokia Lumia 525 made another appearance. This time around, a press image of the handset made the rounds on Facebook. The press image reveals that Nokia Lumia 525 will sport a visibly sleeker profile than its predecessor. Three color options are shown – red, yellow, and white. Previously known...

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ZTE announces the Grand S Flex for the European market

ZTE has officially announced the Grand S Flex smartphone for the European market. ZTE's newest addition has a stylish look with its thin and clear lines running around the bezel. The Grand S Flex measures 145 x 70 x 8.9mm and weighs about 130g. It sports a 5-inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pxiels and is powered by a dual-core processor clocked at...

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Android 4.3 update now seeding to HTC One in UK

The international version of the HTC One has already received the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean upgrades, but the users in the UK had to wait a bit longer. However, the new firmware upgrades for the device is now seeding across the country. There's no word on why the upgrades were delayed, but we presume that the optimizations required for specific UK carriers might...

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HTC posts loss in Q3, predicts declining revenue in Q4

HTC's unaudited report for the third quarter of this year pointed to the first quarterly loss in the company's history. The final report confirms that and doesn’t paint a rosy picture for Q4 either. The company's revenue for Q3 this year was $1.6 billion. That's a sizeable drop from the $2.4 billion in last year's Q3, and $4.54 billion for the same quarter in 2011. The...

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Nokia Lumia 525 leaked as budget blower follow up

The name's had a slight tweak, but that's about it (credit: Baidu) We're big fans of the Nokia Lumia 520 and we're not alone as it's proved to be the most popular Lumia yet. So the thought of a follow up is no bad thing. That follow up is the Nokia Lumia 525 and Chinese site Baidu recently got a hold of its specs. The phone apparently has a 1GHz dual-core...

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Nokia Lumia 525 gets certified in China, new images appear

The Nokia Lumia 525 has bouncing around in rumorland by its codename "Glee" for quite a while now. The upcoming device will be the replacement for the hugely successful Lumia 520, and naturally, the smartphone is set to compete strongly in the midrange sector. We now have the first leaked images of the Lumia 520 successor, which comes from China's mobile certification...

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Sure enough, the LG G Flex can actually flex

Well we'll be damned Well whaddyaknow - the LG G Flex actually lives up to its name. The phone has been caught bending out of its unusual shape in a demo video. You can see the action taking place over on Engadget, although it's added that a "reasonable amount of force" is needed to contort the phone. Maybe not all that advisable then... While we've been...

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LG offering developers a device for 30 days to test their apps

Looking for an Android device to test your app on but don't have access to the latest hardware? If you live in US or Canada, LG has got you covered. Android developers in the above mentioned areas can now sign up for LG's developer program to request an LG G2 or even the older Optimus G Pro and Optimus G for up to 30 days to test their applications...

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