HTC M8 to have a Mini sibling with a 4.5-inch display and on-screen buttons?

Like this, but more mini-er The forthcoming HTC M8, or HTC One 2 as its been coined, hasn't even arrived yet, but there's already word of the inevitable scaled back version for those with smaller pockets. According to prolific phone leaker @evleaks, the HTC M8 mini will arrive with a 4.5-inch, 720p display. That's up from the 4.3-inch 720p screen that headlined...

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Samsung Windows Phone, “Huron” confirmed for Verizon

Looks like the FCC spilled the beans on the Samsung Huron. The Verizon bound Windows Phone's model number is SM-W750V, and it will carry Verizon's LTE bands. This means that the phone will most likely be released soon. The FCC report doesn't detail much about the phone, save that it will have dual-band WiFi, Global 3G antennas, Bluetooth, and NFC. Evleaks...

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Lenovo announces A628T with 5" screen in China

Lenovo has officially taken wraps of its A628T mid-range smartphone in China. With the newest addition, the company will be looking to attract young audiences during the Valentine's Day sales in the country. Lenovo A628T sports a 5-inch display with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. The smartphone is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor along with...

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iOS 7.1 update will allegedly release in March

Apple's upcoming and anticipated iOS 7.1 update will be arriving in March, according to 9to5Mac. Apple released the fifth beta to developers earlier this week and hopefully the GM will be out soon. iOS 7.1 is expected to bring several changes across the board to the OS. A lot of them are UI changes, such as a new dialer, redesigned Slide to Unlock UI,...

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Sony rolls out firmware update for Xperia Z, ZL and ZR

Sony has started rolling out firmware update for the Xperia Z, ZL and ZR smartphones. This update is based upon Android 4.3 and brings with it several improvements to Bluetooth connectivity, battery, YouTube app and other software. firmware rolling for #Xperia Z, ZL & ZR (Tablet Z eta next week) – brings BT connectivity, battery, YouTube app improvements & more— Sony Xperia News (@SonyMobileNews) February 7, 2014 The update will soon be available for the Xperia Tablet Z as well, with the ETA to be announced...

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2014 week 6 in review: the news that you might have missed

This week saw several major shifts in the tech world, the repercussions of which will be felt for years to come, even if they will barely have an impact on this year's mobile world. The rumor mill has also been quite busy with talk of the flagships from major smartphone vendors as the MWC is approaching. Undoubtedly the biggest news to break this week is that...

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Nokia teases WP announcement, is it the Lumia 929 Icon?

Nokia US has posted an interesting teaser video on its YouTube account, asking if we’ve heard what’s coming. The short clip ends with the Windows Phone logo, giving away the nature of the upcoming announcement, but we didn’t get a specific date for it. Given the number of times the Nokia Lumia 929 Icon has leaked, it’s very hard to look beyond it when searching for the possible device behind this teaser. The handset and its rumored PureView branding also align nicely with the message of the video – “See and hear what you’ve been missing”....

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