Apple sued for $2 Billion in Germany

Apple has been sued for $2 Billion by the German company, IPCom, due to alleged patent infringements. The patent is for mobile phones giving priority to emergency calls over a cellular network. IPCom purchased the patent from Robert Bosch, a German automobile parts maker. Seeing as this technology has existed in mobile phones for a long time, and virtually...

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BBM for Android, iOS receives a much-needed Find Friends feature

BlackBerry PINs reminded us of Nintendo's annoying User ID numbers BlackBerry is out to build a better messaging system through BBM on Android and iOS devices, and to do that it's helping users build their contacts with an easier method of adding friends. Today's update adds a much-needed Find Friends feature to the BBM app that's available through the Google...

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HTC M8 shows its face in newly leaked live photos

After showing us a dual camera setup on its back earlier today, the HTC M8 appeared yet again. This time around, we get to see the alleged front of the yet to be announced smartphone in a couple of leaked photos. HTC M8 (click to enlarge) The two images reveal that the upcoming device looks a lot like its predecessor, save for the significantly smaller display bezels...

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LG G Pro 2 to feature razor-thin 0.4mm bezel, report says

The original G Pro's bezel will get even thinner in the G Pro 2 The LG G Pro 2 is all set to be unveiled at MWC 2014, but the rumors keep pouring in ahead of its official reveal. The latest concerns the new LG flagship's bezel - or lack thereof, to be exact. Apparently the G Pro 2 will feature a razor-thin 0.4mm bezel, making its large display look ever...

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Nokia patent victory forces HTC to modify smartphones

Ch-ch-changes are coming A German court has handed yet another patent victory to Nokia, and this one will force Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC to redesign many of its devices, even as the company's attorneys pursue an appeal. ZDNet reported Tuesday that HTC plans to sidestep a fourth patent infringement defeat handed down in Germany last week by modifying...

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Samsung skips tap dancing, looks to show Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Gear 2 at MWC 2014

Unpacked 5 is coming It's looking ever more likely that Samsung will be showing off the new Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Gear 2 at the Mobile World Congress later this month. The NY Times printed a fresh report Samsung plans a relatively low-key event for the Galaxy S5. According to a smartphone industry informant, when the South Korean smart device maker introduced...

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Possible Ascend P7 design renders leak

Huawei's Ascend P6 phone was praised for its slim profile while still maintaining top of the line specs. The handset's successor, the P7, has yet to be officially released, but we do know a few things about the device; namely its leaked technical specs. We may also have some leaked image renders of the smartphone, straight from China. From the renders, it looks...

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Siri just became really, really human-like

Doesn't seem so distant now, does it? We've just taken another significant step towards Spike Jonze's world of human-like AI. Apple has pushed out its iOS 7.1 beta 5 firmware, and with it comes some more natural-sounding Siri voices for the UK, Australia and Japan. Go check them out over on AppleInsider. Still no word on when 7.1 will be available for...

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Mid-range Blu Life Pure Mini with 4.5" screen goes official

Blu has extended its family of mid-range smartphones with the introduction of Life Pure Mini. The latest addition from the company is said to be designed from a single piece of polycarbonate using the CNC technology. The Life Pure Mini sports a 4.5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The device is powered by a MediaTek quad-core processor clocked...

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Samsung unveils faux leather-backed Galaxy S4 LTE-A

Samsung is updating its 2013 flagship – the Galaxy S4 – in incremental steps and that has created a confusingly long list of versions. The latest is based on the Galaxy S4 LTE-A and feature faux leather on the back, similar to the Galaxy Note 3. If you're thinking that's the Galaxy S4 Black Edition, you'd be wrong – that one has the leather but uses the original Snapdragon...

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Apple iPhone 6 will allegedly feature a 10 MP F/1.8 camera

It's still pretty early to be talking about the next generation of Apple iPhone, but the latest report from a Chinese website suggests that the iPhone 5s successor will support an enhanced camera and improved filters over the current model. Citing the supply chain sources, the report claims that the upcoming iPhone will feature a 10 megapixel rear camera with an aperture...

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Apple's iPen could be far more awesome than we thought

Will Apple REALLY launch a stylus? The Apple iPen has popped up again showing off more features that will help it become smarter than the average stylus. Whilst it won't be out to steal picnic baskets the latest patents, picked up by Patently Apple, show that an Apple stylus could be a modular device (in a similar way to Motorola's Project Ara smartphone)...

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Samsung and Apple now in two-thirds of US smartphones

As yet another quarter comes to a close it seems that comScore might as well just start using the same template for their US smartphone market share reports as the same story keeps repeating itself: Samsung and Apple on the rise. The latest finding has each of the two top OEMs solidify their positions at the top of the smartphone market, with increases of 1.2 points....

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KitKat has its fingers in 2% of Android devices

Just wait until MWC It has been 3 months since the launch of Google's latest mobile OS, Android 4.4 KitKat, and current figures show that it is now on just under 2% of all Android devices. This shows a rise of 0.4% since January, taking KitKat up to a total of 1.8% devices that logged into the Google Play Store during the week ending February 4 2014. Owners...

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You only live twice: Apple may resurrect iPhone 4

Guess who's back, back again Apple may be about to resurrect the iPhone 4 which it finally killed off last year after the launch of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. According to Indian site The Economic Times, Apple is planning on bringing its fourth generation smartphone back to life - but only for developing markets. The news apparently comes from three...

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Android in January: JB and KitKat climb at Gingerbread expense

In December we saw that Jelly Bean and KitKat are the one gaining ground among Android smartphones and, as you could expect, the trend continues in the month of January. Jelly Bean and KitKat are now responsible for 62.5% of all Android devices, while 2.3 Gingerbread and 4 Ice Cream Sandwich have dropped by 1.2 and 0.8 percentage points, respectively. Jelly Bean's 4.1...

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HTC One 2 leaked again - is it enough of an upgrade?

It won't be long before we see what all the fuss is about With the HTC One 2 launch expected in the coming weeks, the stage has been set for a whole raft of leaks to start making their way onto the world wide web. We've not heard of Twitter tipster HTCFamily_RU before but they have managed to get themselves a pretty convincing looking photo of the back of...

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LG Optimus G Pro to get Android 4.4 KitKat in Q2

LG India has answered a question on Twitter about the company's plans for a KitKat update for the Optimus G Pro. Even though there is no official press statement so far, according to the message sent the update is indeed in the works. It seems LG is prepping to release Android 4.4 KitKat, probably sweetened by the latest Optimus UI, in Q2 this year. This means, if...

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LG Optimus L1 II Tri has three SIMs inside it

LG is releasing a triple-SIM smartphone for the Brazilian market - the Optimus L1 II Tri (yes, LG one two three). The handset is pretty low key with a 3" QVGA (240 x 320), 1 GHz processor and 512 MB RAM. Interestingly, all three of its SIMs support 3G connectivity, though. The LG Optimus L1 II Tri has a SIM switch button on its front as well as a 2 MP camera on the back...

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HTC M8 first live picture is here, has two rear cameras

HTC M8, the successor of HTC One, has leaked numerous times before. We heard lots of rumors throughout the last couple of months - we saw the rear panel, alleged specs, heard rumors about a twin UltraPixel camera, saw its virtual buttons, the M8 even got tipped for a March release, after a New York announcement. Today we have the first live picture of the HTC M8, not...

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Moto G launched in India exclusively on Flipkart

The Motorola Moto G has finally been launched in India. For the first time, the company has collaborated with an online retailer for a launch. Moto G will be available exclusively on Flipkart, India's largest e-commerce website, starting tomorrow, February 6. If you're curious about the pricing, you'll be happy to know that Motorola and Flipkart have...

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