Nokia X specs include a dual-core processor and 4

The Nokia X, a.k.a. Nokia Normandy, has been talked about for some time now. The latest information regarding Nokia's first ever Android smartphone comes again from evleaks, who has provided some of the key specs of the device. One of the leaked specifications is a dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Exact SoC is unknown but previous reports had suggested...

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IDC: Over a billion smartphones were shipped in 2013

In line with its prediction from November last year, IDC announced that more than a billion smartphones were shipped during 2013. According to the global market intelligence provider, smartphone vendors dispatched 1,004.2 million units worldwide last year – up 38.4% from 2012. Demand for large-screen and low-cost smartphones were among the leading forces behind the...

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Apple reports record revenue from the fiscal Q1 of 2014

Apple announced its financial results for the fiscal Q1 2014. The Cupertino giant achieved record quarterly revenue of $57.6 billion. Net profit hit $13.1 billion or $14.50 per diluted share during the period which covers from October to December of last year. Apple’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $3.05 per share of its common stock. Apple’s revenue...

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Tim Cook calls mobile payments 'a big opportunity,' one of the prompts to Touch ID

Mobile payments were a thought behind Touch ID Apple's old staples are selling well enough, but questions always swirl about what "one more thing" Cupertino has planned next. One of the most recent reports about a possible area of interest for Apple is the mobile payments space, and CEO Tim Cook brushed on the topic during the company's earnings call today....

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Alleged camera samples from Sony D6503 Sirius emerge

The latest bit which the rumor mill brought on the upcoming Sony D6503 Sirius flagship is a pair of camera samples. Allegedly captured with the upcoming device, the photos are naturally shot with an internal testing firmware. Like the Xperia Z1, the Sony D6503 packs a 20.7MP camera. The duo of images showcase the newcomer’s camera chops alongside a couple of photos captured...

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Riding high: Apple sold 51m iPhones, 26m iPads in the last three months

Apple takes a bite out of previous sales If you're getting a little ill over Apple's continued success quarter after quarter, we suggest you turn away from the rest of this story. The company reported Q1 2014 results today (covering October 2013 - December 2013), and among its high notes was word Cupertino set an all-time quarterly iPhone sales record with...

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NSA extracting data from mobile app leaks

The news about the NSA's reach into our personal devices is becoming more and more harrowing each day. Recently leaked documents from the government agency show that the NSA has been successfully extracting data from our mobile applications for years. The NSA, through analyzing and zeroing in on the configuration data of said mobile apps, are able to find location data...

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Red Nexus 5 exposed in trove of Twitter pics

Clues are stacking up (credit: @artyomstar) We pick up where our fellow gadget gumshoe left off. Another clue has stumbled into the case of the red Nexus 5. Make that a whole mess of clues, a rarity in this crazy mixed-up world of smartphone sleuthing. By way of @artyomstar, our peepers spy a legitimate-looking Nexus 5 box, identical to the one you'd...

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T-Mobile US to launch LG G Flex and Optimus F3Q on February 5

T-Mobile USA has announced the availability of two new LG smartphones - the curved 6" G Flex and the Optimus F3Q with a sliding-out QWERTY keyboard. The LG G Flex has been around for a few months, while the Optimus F3Q was just a rumor until today. So, the LG G Flex will hit the carrier's stores on February 5. You can have it for $672 with a six-month free Netflix subscription,...

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Android 4.4 KitKat test firmware leaks for AT&T Galaxy S4

Now that the Galaxy Note 3 KitKat firmware is rolling out globally, Samsung is focused to deliver the latest Android version on the Galaxy S4 as well. It seems there are already test firmwares and one of those has popped up over at XDA Developers. Two weeks ago we saw a test KitKat firmware for the international I9505 model. Today's firmware is for the AT&T-bound...

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A batch of red LG Nexus 5 units caught on camera

LG might be readying new colorful edition for the Nexus 5 flagship after all. First we saw what seemed to be an official Play Store listing with six new colors - yellow, red, blue, green, orange, and purple. Unfortunately this turned out to be fake. And just when we thought the rumor is dead, we saw a red Nexus 5 posing in front of a camera. Today we get to see something...

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Samsung and Ericsson settle patent quarrel for $650 million

Swedish company Ecisson announced today that it has reached an agreement with Samsung to end their 2012 patent infringement case. Samsung has accepted to pay up $650 million in addition to years of royalties. The details regarding what royalties Samsung has accepted to pay are still unclear. The case started in 2012 on the grounds that Samsung has infringed several...

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Getting marathon fit with your smartphone

Time to stick on those trainers If the New Year has inspired you to get fighting fit, then you've hit the right page. Technology has the tools to help you get in the shape of your life but it's not easy to know which product is right for your goals. We've enlisted the help of T3.com Editor-in-chief and ultra runner Kieran Alger to put together a four-part...

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Kantar: WP, Andrdoid grow but lose some momentum

Kantar has just released its statistics on the smartphone OS market share for the quarter ending in December. The report shows Android and Windows Phone expansions continue through 2013 with steady growth even though it might be losing its momentum. Meanwhile BlackBerry and iOS lose users in all key markets. Smart OS share year-over-year comparison (December) The 2013...

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HTC may take another swipe at Moto G with octa-core smartphone

HTC set to go even brighter HTC might be on the verge of launching the refresh to its five star HTC One handset, but that doesn't mean it has forgotten its other customers (you know, those who can't afford £500) as it looks to take on the budget market with a new Desire model. Suggestions that HTC is planning on launching a new budget model first surfaced...

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BlackBerry eyes up MWC 2014 for new handsets launch

Stack 'em high, sell 'em cheap BlackBerry's woes are well documented, but the Canadian firm isn't giving up without a fight as news surfaces that it's planning to launch some new handsets very soon. The news comes from Foxconn's CEO Terry Gou, whose company recently signed a deal with BlackBerry to design and produce a series of low-end handsets for emerging...

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Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 to rock a radical new flexible design

Just wait until Paul Le Monkey hears about this The Galaxy Gear might not have been a triumph, but at least a number of Samsung bods have recognised that a rethink is needed for its next smartwatch. Rumours of what the Galaxy Gear 2 may or may not feature have been floating about for months, and the latest we're hearing is that the watch will have a completely...

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ASUS PadFone E sits between the mini and Infinity

ASUS went ahead and announced the PadFone E, a middle man in its lineup of smartphone and tablet hybrids. The PadFone E sports modest specs a looks pretty similar to the PadFone mini. It sports a Snapdragon 400 chipset with a quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU, 1 GB of RAM and 4.7" 1280 x 720 display. Powered by Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, the hybrid sports a 13 MP LED-enabled...

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Nokia Lumia 1520 mini may launch as Lumia 930 with fewer headlining specs

Finally something that sounds realistic We've heard a few things about the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1520 mini, including that it might be called the Nokia Lumia 1520V, or even the Lumia 930. We're now able to put a potential face to those names, as well as reveal a little more about what the Lumia 1520V may pack inside its slender frame. An image spotted on...

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LG announces 2013 four quarter and full year financial results

LG has revealed its fourth quarter and full year financial results for the year of 2013. The company made $53.1 billion in terms of net revenue with $203.65 million net profit in the full year of 2013, an improvement over 2012. Operating profits increased to $1.17 billion in 2013 from $1.08 billion in 2012. As far as just the fourth quarter is concerned,...

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LG G Pro 2 confirmed for a MWC 2014 debut

Tell us more, LG, tell us more We now know at least one product we'll definitely see for sure at MWC 2014: LG has announced that it will announce the LG G Pro 2 at the phones show in February. Unfortunately we'll have to wait until the show kicks off to find out anything more concrete about the handset, which looks set to take the LG Optimus G Pro's place...

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This week in review: the news that you might have missed

You're busy, we get that. So here's a recap of all the big stories that happened this past week that you shouldn't have missed. This is the week in review. LG's Phablet, the Flex was made available for ATT this week in the US and all around Europe on February 1st. Looks like the Note series of phones has a worthwhile contender. The Galaxy S5 is purported...

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