Moto G is the most successful Motorola smartphone yet

The budget-friendly Moto G is Motorola’s “most successful, highest-selling smartphone”. Rick Osterloh, the senior vice president of product management in Motorola revealed the news at an MWC press dinner. Motorola’s SVP went on to mention that the company makes money on every Moto G it sells. The profits are said to increase even further after the completion of the...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs Galaxy S3 Mini

Which is right for you? If you're stuck looking for a new phone, you will likely have stumbled across many-a-Samsung handset, including both the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini and Galaxy S4 Mini. Both handsets are still proving incredibly popular, so which one should you choose? Samsung began the rewriting of the mid-range handset market in 2012 with the launch...

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Gears are slowly turning at Samsung with Gear Fit, subdued Galaxy S5

Subdued but still with a pulse, according to this Gear Fit The Barcelona Opera House Chamber Orchestra that performed a seemingly never-ending opener made the Samsung MWC 2014 press conference's 50 minutes feel short and subdued. However, the South Korean electronics giant still hit a lot more right notes today than it did last year at its widely panned...

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MWC: HTC One awarded Best Smartphone, iPad Air - best tablet

The GSM Association organizes the annual Mobile World Congress and along with it the traditional Global Mobile Awards (its 19th edition this year). More than 175 independent analysts, journalists, academics and subject matter experts throughout the world participated in the judging process. The entry deadline was November 29, 2013, so it's generally last year's products...

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Hands on: Lenovo S860 review

As well as the Yoga HD+, Lenovo has announced three new phones here at MWC 2014 including this - a new flagship handset in its S Series available in both titanium and white finishes. Slotting in above the S850 and S660 (which I've also checked out - be patient!) is this beauty of a handset which, like many high-end smartphones before it, promises all day batter life....

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Hands on: HTC Desire 816 review

After getting our eyes up close to the HTC Desire 816, we couldn't wait to go one step further and actually touch the damn thing. So that's exactly what we did, and there was nothing you could have done to stop us. In case you missed it, HTC announced its mid-range phablet at MWC, and aside from the naff name, the phone brought made pretty agreeable promises along...

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Hands on: Alcatel OneTouch Pop Fit review

Alcatel can not be described as lacking either a sense of adventure or the desire to shout about their new things from the rooftop. Whether the devices in question make sense is an entirely different kettle of fish. The Alcatel OneTouch Pop Fit is, almost beyond question, an interesting device - designed to be a wearable phone and music device for those that like...

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Nokia says 75% of all Android apps are compatible with Nokia X

Nokia X, X+ and XL all went official yesterday and Nokia is already trying to attract developers to its latest platform. The trio is running on a stripped-down version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean missing on all Google Services. Nokia has modified the entire user interface to mimic Asha's Fastlane plus it has created a proprietary application store. There is also...

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Hands on: LG L70 review

I'm all for choice, after all variety is the spice of life, but LG might be getting a little carried away with itself as the L70 struggles to carve out a space in the busy budget market. The LG L70 is the troublesome middle child of the Korean firm's L-series smartphone trifecta, bringing a pretty pedestrian set of specifications to the table. You get a 4.5-inch,...

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The shows must go on: why we need a buoyant MWC

Unpacked5 back in Barcelona From never-ending orchestras to tapas, from giant stands to guerrilla pitches, Mobile World Congress is certainly a spectacle, and with the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Sony's Xperia Z2 it can certainly lay claim to being one of technology's most relevant shows. Apple's decision to make announcements far from the...

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Xperia Z2 goes on pre-order, here are the prices

The Sony Xperia Z2 was announced at the MWC yesterday and is up for pre-order right away. Here are some of the prices and timeframes we've collected from several sites. First off, the Xperia Z2 is available for pre-order from Sony Mobile's own site. All country-specific sites we tried promise a delivery in April, but prices vary quite a bit. In the UK, it's...

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