Nokia announces Android-app running Nokia X and Nokia X+

Nokia announced its first Android-app running smartphones - the Nokia X and Nokia X+. The phones pack a 4" LCD display and come with Nokia and Microsoft app preloaded. Developing... Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_announces_androidapp_running_nokia_x_and_nokia_x-news-7909....

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Nokia's MWC keynote is starting, watch it here

The ducks have arrived – now we get to find out if they are Android ducks or if they flew here from Redmond. We're, of course, alluding to the Nokia X A110, which has gained notoriety as the Android-powered Nokia phone, seemingly in defiance of the Microsoft acquisition. It's worth noting that while the Microsoft/Nokia deal has been approved by all relevant...

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Bigger cameras and better gaming promised for our smartphones

Dragon power for your smartphone Qualcomm has announced its latest smartphone SoC (system on chip), the Snapdragon 801 processor, which brings a whole host of enhancements to power the next generation of handsets. In terms of what the Snapdragon 801 - an enhanced version of the well known Snapdragon 800 - can offer, Qualcomm claims it'll provide up to a...

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Sony Xperia M2 lands with 4.8" qHD screen, affordable price-tag

Slim jim Unveiled at MWC 2014, Sony's Xperia M2 comes boasting hardcore processing power in a slim, impressive-looking package. It's not up there with its twin, the Xperia Z2, but the M2 comes with a 4.8-inch qHD screen and 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor under the hood, at a price point that Sony describes as 'mid-range'. Not to be sniffed at...

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Lenovo launches three new Android smartphones with something for everyone

Lenovo's new S850 smartphone brings an all-glass design Just because Lenovo recently acquired Motorola, doesn't mean it plans to stop pushing its in-house smartphones, something evidenced by the launch of three new handsets at MWC 2014. The company has unveiled the S860, the S850 and S660 Android handsets, promising a little bit of something for all sectors...

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Sony Xperia Z1 vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Bigger is better... right? When out browsing for a new mobile device chances are you've stumbled across Sony's Xperia range; you can't fail to miss the Xperia Z Ultra stretching across 6.44 inches of phone shop wall. In a Samsung like bid to take on the market in all its shapes and sizes, Sony has created an Xperia line up featuring the leviathan Z Ultra,...

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Spreadtrum planning a $25 Firefox OS smartphone

You heard that right. Spreadtrum and Mozilla are planning on releasing a smartphone that retails for $25. Spreadtrum is a cell phone manufacturer that isn't exactly known around the world, but it shares the same vision as Mozilla does: delivering smartphones to consumers at the lowest possible prices. What helps to keep the cost down is a Cortex A5 chipset:...

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Hands on: LG G Pro 2 review

Big is beautiful, or at least that appears to be the case in the smartphone market as every manufacturer seems to be pushing supersized devices on us at a rate of knots, and the LG G Pro 2 is no exception. The main feature on the G Pro 2 is its 5.9-inch full HD display, making it bigger than the phablet of choice, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, but smaller than HTC One...

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Is this the Galaxy S5 that we see in the background?

Samsung kicked off the MWC with the announcement of the Tizen-powered Galaxy Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, but the star of the show will arrive tomorrow – the Galaxy S5. The upcoming flagship is presumably in Barcelona right now and was caught in a short video showing the Gear 2. Here's the video, but don't look at the watch – there's a device that looks a lot like a Galaxy S4, except there's something strange under the camera. The LED flash on the S4 is there, but that's a small, single LED, while this unknown feature looks as wide as the camera....

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Alcatel and ZTE launch a number of Firefox OS 1.3 devices

Alcatel and ZTE unveiled a host of Firefox OS devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon hardware. Alcatel Fire C, Fire E, Fire S, Fire 7, and ZTE Open C and Open II feature entry-level and mid-range specs to go with Mozilla’s latest Firefox OS 1.3. The Alcatel Fire S is the most capable smartphone of the bunch. It features 4.5” qHD IPS display, 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, Category...

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Tizen spotted on a Samsung phone at the MWC

Samsung announced its new Tizen device – a smartwatch successor to the Android-powered Galaxy Gear. Was that it? Turns out it's not, not if you peek under the covers. An ExtremeTech writer spotted a Tizen-running Samsung phone at what seems to be the Tizen App Challenge event. Note that the photo isn't particularly clear and there's no way to tell if it's a Galaxy phone running Tizen. Nope, fat lot of nothing at the #Tizen event. The new smartwatches aren't even here. #mwc2014 pic.twitter.com/rNKeWSL9Yg— ExtremeTech (@ExtremeTech) ...

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Hands on: LG G2 Mini review

The LG G2 Mini rocks up a little late to the "mini smartphone" party, and it looks like someone at the Korean firm has forgotten what mini actually means. To be fair, the likes of the HTC One Mini, Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and Sony Xperia Z1 Compact aren't exactly the smallest phones on the market, but with its 4.7-inch display the G2 Mini is a similar size to the flagship...

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Huawei announces thinnest 7-inch tablet, wearable too

Kicking off its Mobile World Congress 2014 appearance Huawei has come out with the Ascend G6 smartphone, the world's thinnest 7" tablet in the face of the MediaPad X1, the 8" MediaPad M1 and the TalkBand B1 wristband wearable, which were all but expected. By far the most interesting of the lot is the MediaPad X1, which is just 7.18 mm thick, outdoing the Nexus...

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Mozilla unveils new Firefox OS phones, adds LTE abilities

Firefox goes 4G A quartet of new Firefox OS devices have been unveiled at MWC 2014 as Mozilla ups its low-end game. The ZTE Open C, ZTE Open II, Alcatel Fire C, Fire E and Fire S are all handsets, while the Alcatel Fire 7 is a tablet. Huawei is also releasing its first Firefox phone, the Huawei Y300. All the new devices rock Qualcomm Snapdragon processors,...

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Hands on: Huawei Ascend G6 review

Last year Huawei launched its flagship Ascend P6 smartphone, and now at MWC 2014 the Chinese firm has added to the range with the Huawei Ascend G6. As you may have guessed the G6 isn't a replacement to the P6, rather it's a more affordable option which shares the same design ethos as its bigger brother. The key facts about the Ascend G6 are its price and connectivity....

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