LG G Pro 2 announcement and name get confirmed

LG spilled the beans on the announcement and the name of the successor of the LG Optimus G Pro. The upcoming phablet will go official in February (MWC in Barcelona is likely) as the LG G Pro 2. Unsurprisingly, LG removed the ‘Optimus’ moniker from the name of the yet to be seen handset. Like the latest batch of high-end smartphones from the Korean manufacturer, the...

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Google and Samsung form landmark patent alliance to aid fight against iOS

Take Note writ-happy tech companies! Perceived tensions between Google and Samsung had threatened to derail the dominance of Android, but a landmark parent agreement, announced this weekend, seems to have put all that nonsense to bed. The Korean hardware giant confirmed a wide-ranging ten-year licensing alliance, which includes all existing patents and those...

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Samsung and Google sign a long-term license agreement

Samsung and Google signed a long-term partnership which will see the two giants share their patent portfolios. The deal will cover the companies’ current and future patents over the next ten years. The partnership will spread over a broad range of technologies and business areas. Considering its duration, the collaboration is certain to extend well beyond mobile products,...

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Nokia Lumia Icon dummy unit found at Fry's

Nokia Lumia Icon, also known as Lumia 929, has leaked numerous times before. We saw it confirmed by a case, then Verizon itself posted its official listing of the device ahead of the announcements with pictures and user's manual. We even learned the Icon's contract-free price - $777. Then there was this hands-on video on YouTube. Today we get to see a dummy model of...

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Nokia Lumia 1520 mini emerges in a duo of leaked photos

The yet to be announced Nokia Lumia 1520v appeared in a duo of live photos. Also known as Nokia Lumia 1520 mini, the device is expected to bring the top-shelf specs of Nokia’s flagship phablet in a more compact for factor. The duo of leaked images showcase the Nokia Lumia 1520v sized up against its bigger brother and what appears to be an Apple iPhone. Unsurprisingly,...

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Colorful octa-core HTC Desire surfaces

According to the latest reports coming from China, HTC is preparing a mid-range Desire smartphone based on the latest MediaTek platform (with true octa-core Cortex-A7 CPU). The device somewhat reminds of the iPhone 5C because of its bright colors. The mysterious HTC Desire As the rumor has it, the leaked Desire smartphone will come with a 5" 720p display, 8MP camera...

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Micromax unveils Canvas Turbo Mini and Canvas Knight

Micromax has launched the A200 Canvas Turbo Mini smartphone, just a week after the A119 Canvas XL phablet went official. The new A200 Canvas Turbo Mini features a 4.7" 720p IPS display and runs on a quad-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 processor coupled with Mali-400MP2 GPU and 1GB of RAM (that's the MT6582 chip). The rest of the specs include a rear 8MP camera and a front 5MP...

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BLU outs Vivo 4.8 HD; costs $250

BLU is known for producing mid-range Android phones for bottom dollar prices, and the 4.8 HD is their newest handset to continue this trend. Coming in the standard Black and White colors, Blue is also offering two other ostentatious paint jobs: neon pink and neon yellow. Aside from BLU's...interesting choices in alternate colors, the 4.8 HD will pack a, you...

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