LG G Flex will hit over twenty European markets next month

Hot on the heels of the AT&T pricing and availability announcement in the United States, LG spilled the beans on the European arrival of the curved G Flex. The phablet will officially make its way to over twenty European markets beginning next month. Users in major markets such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Austria will be among the...

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Rumour: 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch iPhone 6 handsets coming as soon as June

What's up there, short stack? Despite the success of handsets 5-inches and larger, you felt it was with a certain amount of reluctance that Apple bumped up the iPhone from 3.5-inches to a dinky 4-inches with the iPhone 5. Now, according to reports emerging from China, the company is tossing out its display size inhibitions and plans to launch two much larger...

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The Flex Express will roll into Europe as LG confirms G Flex arriving next month

Do you like 'em curvy? LG has officially confirmed the intriguing G Flex smartphone will go on sale in 20 European countries, starting next month. The handset, which was announced in October for the Korean market, will go on sale in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Austria and others. Although the 6-inch 720p curved device has been available to...

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AT&T announces LG G Flex pre-order pricing and availability

Following Sprint’s announcement from last week, AT&T announced its own pricing and pre-order availability of the LG G Flex. AT&T customers will be able to claim their own curved phablet online or in store this Friday, on January 24. Like its Sprint relative, the LG G Flex for AT&T is priced at $299.99 with a two-year commitment. AT&T Next 18 and Next...

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Nokia to add Lumia 1520 and 2520 models to trial scheme

it's back in business Nokia is set to add the Lumia 1520 and 2520 models to its business trial scheme. The scheme, open to IT decision makers in the UK, gives organisations the chance to test a variety of Nokia handsets for 30 days. Businesses can apply to trial the phones on the Nokia website. Those that qualify will currently receive a Nokia Lumia 520,...

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SK Telecom to introduce 300Mbps LTE-A this year

Korean carrier SK Telecom plans to introduce its updated LTE-A network by the end of 2014, which will be capable of supporting speeds of up to 300Mbps. The carrier will be able to double the standard LTE-A speed of 150Mbps by utilizing its new technology called 3band LTE-Advanced. It relies on aggregating different frequency bands in order to double the throughput...

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HTC M8 to retain 1080p display resolution, user agent confirms

The HTC M8 leak marathon continues with an User Agent Profile coming straight from the HTC website. The successor to the popular HTC One didn't get too many of its specs listed there, but at least we got official confirmation of its screen resolution. The profile confirms 1920 x 1080 pixel screen - the same as on the HTC One. We also learned an interesting detail on...

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Exynos-based Samsung Galaxy Note 3 gets Android 4.4 KitKat

The Android 4.4 KitKat firmware for the Snapdragon 800-powered Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is already seeding in Poland and even more countries will be getting it very soon. Today, just a week after the S800 ROM became official, the Exynos 5 Octa powered Galaxy Note 3 is also tasting the sweet KitKat. The first country to get the latest Android release is Russia, but naturally,...

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HTC M8 looks set to shun 2K display

Two speakers but no 2K screen? Unable to be kept quiet before a possible MWC 2014 launch, more specifications of the upcoming HTC M8 have made their way onto the worldwide web. A User Agent Profile (UAprof), highlighted by Twitter tipster @evleaks, reveals the upcoming HTC flagship will ship with a full HD 1920 x 1080 screen, as well as the latest version...

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Sony Xperia Z2 UI screenshots leak

Sony is hard at work on its Xperia Z1 successor that should debut at the MWC in Barcelona next month. The alleged device is has the the codename Sirius, but should be called Xperia Z2 once it goes official. Just e few days ago we saw high-res live pictures of the Xperia D6503 Sirius. It packs a 5.2" 1080p display, runs on Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974-AB chipset with a quad-core...

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ZTE Geek could be first Tizen smartphone at MWC 2014

Is it time for Tizen at last? We've been waiting and waiting for a Tizen phone to emerge and finally we may get one at MWC 2014, but perhaps not from the source we were expecting. Samsung is a major player in the Tizen project and the Korean firm has been heavily linked with smartphones running the alternative software for a while, but it could be beaten...

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Fate of Samsung Galaxy S5 retina scanner still unclear

Here's looking at you... As the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S5 edges closer, more specs are making their way onto the web. Unfortunately, that eye-scanner that we keep hearing about looks to have been omitted from the upcoming flagship, or has it? According to industry sources talking to the Korea Herald "the tech giant will go for fingerprint authentication...

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Lumia 929 aka Icon caught on video

While Nokia is absurdly holding off announcing the Lumia 929, or Icon, the device has added a new leak to its portfolio. This time by means of a video on YouTube. The video is low on quality but compensates with usefulness by showing all of the device's sides. The top has the ejectable SIM slot and center-placed headphone jack, then there's the camera lens and dual LED flash on the back. The front isn't particularly interesting with the usual three capacitive WP buttons below the screen. The device runs on Windows Phone 8 and has a screen...

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Samsung's new TouchWiz UI leaks as a prettier Google Now

Google Now, but nicer (credit: @evleaks) It's that time of year where Samsung Galaxy S5 rumours are flying in thick and fast, and further leaks point towards a new user interface (UI) and "multi-hovering" controls. First up is a screen leak from @evleaks - a usually reliable source of mobile slips - revealing a potentially revamped homescreen with large,...

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XOLO Q700S announced with 4.5" display and quad-core processor

XOLO has launched the new Q700S smartphone in India. This budget Android phone has a 4.5-inch, 800x480 resolution IPS display, 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB internal memory with microSD card slot, 8 megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera, 1,800mAh battery and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The phone is 8.9mm thin and has a metallic finish to it. ...

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