Report: Amazon smartphone will hit in 2014 at 'a fraction' of iPhone price

Will Amazon finally pull the trigger on a Kindle phone this year? Amid all that talk of a potential TV set-top box and games console, longstanding rumours of an Amazon smartphone have taken a backseat just lately. However, the prospect has regained the spotlight, at least temporarily, with reports on Thursday claiming the company will launch a 5-inch, Full...

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Huawei will release a dual-OS device in the United States

Huawei intends to release a hybrid smartphone which will boot Android and Windows Phone in the United States. The company’s chief marketing officer Shao Yang confirmed the plan in an interview with TrustedReviews. Huawei’s CMO offered no explanation on why the company decided to offer two competing OS ecosystems in the same device. However, Yang suggested that with...

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LG D850 has a QHD screen, might be the LG G3

Earlier this year we heard info that the upcoming LG G3 will pack a QHD screen – it was too early to see it at the MWC, but now a User Agent Profile substantiates the rumor. The UAProf details the LG D850. Note that by LG's numbering scheme, the LG G2 is D800, the Nexus 5 is D820 and the LG G Pro 2 is D830. This means the D850 could be a new Nexus or a new phablet....

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Is this our first glimpse of iOS 8?

iOS may get a health kick (credit: 9to5Mac) We've been hearing a few whispers about iOS 8 recently, but now we've got something to actually feast our eyes on. The screenshot above was posted on a Weibo account, claiming to be of iOS 8, and 9to5Mac says it has confirmed its legitimacy "with several sources". As you can see, the rumoured Healthbook app...

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ZTE Blade Q Mini review

Ratings in depth Last year Motorola released the excellent Motorola Moto G and, in doing so, set a new benchmark for affordable smartphones. For all the excitement surrounding yearly flagship releases, the middle and lower tier markets are boasting the likes of the Moto G, Sony...

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Microsoft allegedly waives WP licencing fee for Indian OEMs

Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system hasn't been an obvious choice for manufacturers to run their smartphones. The Redmond giant is trying its best to push its mobile OS and its latest efforts will allegedly involve waiving the license fee for Indian OEMs like Lava and Karbonn. Microsoft at its press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona announced new...

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The unlocked HTC One gets a $100 price cut in the USA

HTC has lowered the price of the contract-free and unlocked version of the HTC One in the USA. It now costs $499.99, $100 below the official price of $599.99. The price cut happens two weeks before the announcement of its successor - the All New One or simply HTC One 2014. The device might not be official just yet, but it has already leaked numerous times before with...

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Xiaomi's Hongmi 2 to provide octa-core power on a budget

The octa-core-running Xiaomi Redmi 2 is slated to be one of the first devices around to provide octa-core performance at a budget price. The Xiamoi Redmi 2 (also known as the Hongmi), is slated to sport a 5.5-inch 720p display, 1GB of RAM, and 1.7GHz octa-core CPU from MediaTek or a 1.4GHz Snapdragon chip of unknown core count. Also on board is a 13MP/5MP camera...

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50 best iPhone apps 2014: the greatest paid and free apps around

Lots here to make you app-y Apps are the cornerstone of iOS. The ecosystem is what sets Apple's mobile platform apart from its rivals, and the highest-quality iPhone apps are typically best in class. This round-up compiles our favourites, from top-quality creative tools and video editors to the finest productivity kit and social networking clients. ...

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HTC One 2014 leaked again, this time through a case listing

It has become usual for case manufacturer Spigen to release photos of high-end smartphones wearing its cases before their official reveal and the HTC One 2014 is no exception. The photo of the HTC One 2014 that's currently available on the Spigen website shows both the front and back of the phone. Spigen's case has special design for the One's dual cameras as well as...

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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 released in Korea

It looks like Samsung has made their Galaxy Grand 2 smartphone available on its home soil in Korea. The phone costs 517,000 K. Won, the equivalent of about $484 USD, which does seem pretty steep for the handset. The Grand 2 packs a 5.25” 720p HD display, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1.5GB RAM, 8MP camera, LTE-A, and a 2600mAh battery. The smartphone comes with...

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Vodafone slams RootMetrics report, says it shouldn't be taken seriously

Who you calling slow and unreliable? Unsurprisingly Vodafone is far from pleased after coming bottom in RootMetrics' recent network performance report, and the Big Red reckons the results shouldn't be taken seriously. Ben Taylor, Senior Corporate Communications Manager at Vodafone, has spoken to TechRadar and raised the network's concerns over the report....

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LG G3 could one-up Galaxy S5 with QHD display

The G2 had a great full HD display, but will the G3 go one better? The LG G3 may be the first major handset with a QuadHD display if the latest leak is to be believed. Twitter tipster @evleaks has dug up a User Agent profile from one of LG's official websites, detailing a device going by the name LG D850 which sports a resolution of 1440 x 2560 (QuadHD in...

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Leaked Windows Phone 8.1 camera app looks suspiciously Nokia

Lumia look (credit: UnleashThePhones) There have been so many Windows Phone 8.1 leaks over the last few months that there surely can't be many surprises left and yet we keep seeing new things. The latest leak is a video of the new camera app. It's been posted by UnleashThePhones and it looks a lot like Nokia's camera app. The right side of the screen...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Sony Xperia Z2

Which phone is right for you? We're feverishly awaiting our review samples of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z2 – so to help keep you going in this barren period (assuming you've already gazed your fill at the New HTC One /M8 and iPhone 6 info we've parsed) we've pitted these two phones against one another in our early look. If you're one of those...

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Samsung's crazy long phone idea could be a movie-lovers dream

Imagine all the apps... Samsung might be trying to succeed where LG failed with a newly-filed patent for a smartphone with a 21:9 aspect ratio. That's pretty damn long, but given it's the same ratio found on widescreen TVs this could be for a phone built for the hardcore film fans. That's reinforced by the especially large speaker grill shown on the phone...

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Windows Phone 8.1 camera demoed on video

Time for yet another Windows Phone 8.1 video demo – this time it focuses on the revamped camera interface. The camera UI on Windows Phone 8 was the one of the most innovative interfaces of recent years and the 8.1 update builds on that. The default WP8.1 camera is called Microsoft Camera. Changes to it include a column of settings on the left side of the screen....

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