Another press image of HTC M8 emerges on Twitter

Yet another press image of HTC M8 made the rounds on Twitter, courtesy of @evleaks. The photo gives us a close look at the device’s dual camera setup. In line with previous leaks, the image clearly reveals the dual-tone LED flash of the device. It appears similar to the one found in the iPhone 5s. Despite the numerous unscheduled appearances of HTC One’s successor,...

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Micromax's octa-core Canvas Knight goes on sale

Power users rejoice, Micromax has announced that their first octa-core smartphone, the Canvas Knight A350, is now for sale. The Knight is powered by MediaTek 2GHz Tru Octa-Core MT6592T CPU, which the company flaunts as as being a multi-tasking workhorse. The three available colors (click to enlarge) The Canvas Knight also comes with a 5” SHARP full HD screen, 2GB...

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Feast your eyes on the New HTC One's dual cameras ... maybe

Double your cameras, double your fun (credit: @evleaks) In the case of the New HTC One, the phone is as good as revealed, though of course we're lacking official confirmation on just about every spec. What seems a done deal is that the One 2 will sport a unique dual-camera sensor design, a feature HTC itself has teased in recent days. While HTC would...

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FreedomPop unveils its 'Snowden Phone' to be a locked-down Galaxy S2

A Blackphone rival that can be bought with Bitcoins Anonymous internet goers who are willing to downgrade their smartphone in order to upgrade their privacy may be interested in the newish Android from FreedomPop. FreedomPop's Privacy Phone, appropriately nicknamed the "Snowden Phone," is actually a Samsung Galaxy S2 but one that comes with locked-down voice,...

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Hands on: Archos 40b Titanium review

The least powerful of Archos's MWC troublesome trio, the 40b Titanium is small in size but offers some respectable features within. The headline feature that Archos is singing about is music. The 40b Titanium packs dual front facing speakers for the music enthusiasts, in an otherwise budget-spec handset. For £99.99 ($165, around AU $185) it's a fairly...

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Sony Xperia Z2 hits post-pay pre-orders, better start saving those pennies

Is the Xperia Z2 worth £47 a month to you? After its arrival on SIM-free pre-orders last week, those seeking to snap up a subsidised Sony Xperia Z2 can now officially sign-up, but the company's new flagship won't be coming cheap. Carphone Warehouse is promising delivery of the handset on April 7, with contracts on all networks, starting at a rather steep...

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Gmail iOS app becomes more relevant with background refresh update

Just what we want, more messages. Google just made Gmail more relevant on its chief competitor's devices, as its official iOS app now includes a handy background refresh feature. This means that the Gmail app can fetch mail even when it's not open. The new messages will be waiting for you as soon as you open up the app, according to the release notes. ...

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All New HTC One squishes the Samsung Galaxy S5 in benchmark leaks

Better views of the All New HTC One We've might have already seen the All New HTC One in all its glory from the dual sensors to every inch of its metal unibody. But now we're finally getting our first look at what it can actually do on the processing power front. Newly posted photos on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Facebook, have revealed some scintillating...

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EE rolls out twice-as-fast LTE-A in London

Everything Everywhere, or in short EE, the joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and Orange S.A in the United Kingdom, is rolling out 4.5G data speeds in London. This is the LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology, which ups the data transfer speeds from the conventional LTE's 150 Mbps to 300 Mbps. For now the move covers only London with no word on LTE-A's expansion...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 pre orders hit the Netherlands

Following Romania, carriers and retailers in the Netherlands have put the Samsung Galaxy S5 available for pre-order. Three major carriers in the country, T-Mobile, Vodafone and KPN are ready to accept orders for the Galaxy S5. Out of the three, Vodafone is the only one offering the Galaxy S5 in gold. The carrier offers the phone for free on a 2-year contract worth...

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Did someone just out the prices of the Samsung Gear 2 and Gear Fit?

No Gear-change in price for this one? Samsung made its biggest wearable push yet at MWC 2014 by revealing three new devices – the prices of which may have just been outed. Sam Mobile claims to have the inside scoop and says we can expect to see the Samsung Gear 2 priced at €299 (which will probably end up as £299, $299), while the Gear 2 Neo and the Gear...

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New HTC One release date, news and rumors

Is this the All New HTC One? (credit: @evleaks) How do you follow up a phone like the HTC One? It was only the third smartphone to garner a highly coveted five star TechRadar review and the Taiwanese firm has got a job on its hands to repeat the trick with its successor. HTC is working on something as a myriad of leaks, rumors and suggestive benchmark...

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Google working on Android KitKat fix for camera app battery drain

You might want to cut down on those selfies If you've recently updated your smartphone to Android 4.4.2 KitKat and have noticed some abnormally high battery drain you're not alone - but Google is on the case. Apparently some Android handsets are seeing battery life diminish at a rate of knots after opening the camera application as a result of the phone's...

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New HTC One Benchmark puts it ahead of Galaxy Note 3

As the official announcement date of the All New HTC One draws near, the phone's leaking intensifies. Today we have a photo showing an AnTuTu test completed on the upcoming HTC flagship, which shows the phone has managed to beat the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. This is quite the achievement, considering the Note 3 isn't by any stretch of the imagination a slow phone. The...

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Google Nexus 6 could be a stripped-down LG G3

Keep flying the LG flag Google and LG are set to continue their romance through 2014, we're hearing, with word that both the Nexus 6 and the Google smartwatch will be LG-built. Gizmodo.de quotes a "business-related source" claiming that the Nexus 6 is intended to be "a lightweight" version of the LG G3, which we're expecting to arrive around the middle of...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 goes up for pre-order for €699

It seems Orange in Romania is the first one to put up the new Samsung Galaxy S5 for pre-order. The phone is available with a 2-year contract for €249 or you can pay €699 and get the phone without a contract and also completely unlocked. Orange will also throw in an S-View Flip Cover for the S5. As far as the delivery is concerned, the site mentions...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 goes up for pre-order on Orange Russia

It seems Orange in Russia is the first one to put up the new Samsung Galaxy S5 for pre-order. The phone is available with a 2-year contract for €249 or you can pay €699 and get the phone without a contract and also completely unlocked. Orange will also throw in an S-View Flip Cover for the S5. As far as the delivery is concerned, the site mentions that...

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Android-powered Nokia X hits Malaysia for $120

The first Android device from Nokia, the Nokia X, landed with much fanfare at MWC last week. The company is wasting no time in getting it out to customers, as the device has been announced through Malaysian retailer Storekini.com for RM 399 (about $120). While certainly on the cheap side, the device itself boasts rather meager specifications: a dual-core 1GHz...

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