LG GX goes official in Korea with 5.5” screen and Snapdragon 600

LG took the wraps off a new Android smartphone with a large display. The LG GX got announced in South Korea with a 5.5” 1080p IPS display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset. A quick glance the specs of the LG GX reveals that the LTE device is a refreshed version of the LG Optimus G Pro. In addition to the same display and chipset, the GX sports 2GB of RAM, 32GB...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition gets Android 4.4.2

A day after its HTC One and LG G Pad 8.3 relatives got the treatment, the Google Play Edition Samsung Galaxy S4 received an update to Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The new OS version is now seeding to the handset. The latest Android KitKat build brings a number of mostly under the hood improvements to the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505G. The most notable one is a fix for a critical...

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Apple iOS 7.1 beta 2 now seeding to developers

The second beta version of the iOS 7.1 OS is now seeding to all the registered iOS developers. As usual, the newest firmware comes with several changes and bug fixes to enhance the overall performance. With the iOS 7.1 beta 2, we also get Touch ID and Passcode options in the main Settings menu instead of being buried inside the general menu. There is also a new accessibility...

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Last iOS 7.1 beta release hints at iOS in the Car feature

New features for iPhone-toting drivers on the way? The latest version iOS 7.1 Beta offers the biggest hint yet that Apple is preparing to roll out the anticipated iOS in the Car feature early next year. Seeded to developers this weekend, the second beta for iOS 7.1, brings the option for users to turn on a 'Car Display' in the Restrictions panel of the...

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Samsung offered $1 billion by Microsoft to produce WP devices

Nokia Lumia series of smartphones accounts for 90% of the Windows Phone eco-system. The support from the other manufacturers like HTC, Huawei and Samsung in developing WP powered smartphones has been rather poor, which is a cause of concern for Microsoft. Having already acquired Nokia, Microsoft is now trying to motivate other global manufacturers to develop Windows Phone OS based smartphones. According to a tweet from Eldar Murtazin, Microsoft has offered an annual sum of $1 billion to Samsung if the Koreans start producing Windows Phone...

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Nokia Lumia 525 on sale in Singapore for SG$249

Nokia's freshly announced, low-end Lumia 525 is now available in Nokia stores across Singapore. The handset is priced at SG$249. The key difference between the Lumia 525 and the 520 is the amount of RAM the devices are rocking - 1GB vs 512MB respectively. The 525's additional RAM allows users to enjoy more demanding WP applications. The Lumia 520 is an extremely...

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Canonical's long road to the Ubuntu Phone

Ubuntu for phones looks slick and elegant Back in 2004, Linux was a considerably more technical world than it is today. Even the more novice desktop flavours involved installation procedures, choosing tools, limited documentation and, at times, complex configuration. Though many of us dreamed of the power of Linux simplified for all, it was, by definition,...

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