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20 May 2013, 11:42 am by: Florin
Proudly announced by Nokia last week, the new Lumia 928 Windows Phone 8 handset only has 16 GB of internal memory. Well, at least its regular version has, because Vodafone will sell an exclusive 32GB edition in Europe. And yet it looks like this edition…
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20 May 2013, 11:25 am by: Vlad Bobleanta
The Acer Iconia W3 is definitely real. The tablet was first leaked a couple of weeks ago, and now it’s been confirmed by none other than Acer itself. To be more specific, we’re talking about Acer’s Finnish arm, which has gone ahead and listed the W3 on…
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20 May 2013, 10:21 am by: Florin
The rumored Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is a real device, and several live photos of it have appeared on the Web to prove that. Similar in size to the original Galaxy S4, the S4 Active (mode number GT-I9295) looks quite different, thanks to its red back and…
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20 May 2013, 9:27 am by: Florin
When Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, it said the new tablet would be affordable. However, it didn’t provide an exact price. Now, if New York-based retailer Adorama is correct, it looks like the 8GB version of the tablet costs just $199.99. Of course,…
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20 May 2013, 6:37 am by: Florin
Built on the remains of Nokia’s and Intel’s MeeGo, Sailfish OS is a brand new mobile platform developed by Finnish company Jolla – founded by ex Nokia employees. The very first Sailfish smartphone has been unveiled today by Jolla, and it’s a fairly…
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17 May 2013, 2:22 pm by: Vlad Bobleanta
Each year in May Vodafone launches a new own-brand smartphone called Smart. At least that’s been the case for the past two years, and here we are in May and there’s a new Vodafone Smart up for purchase. Following in the footsteps of the original Smart from…
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17 May 2013, 8:50 am by: Florin
Samsung’s unannounced Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 has been pictured today – and it looks a lot like the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (although it should be slightly bigger, of course, measuring 209.3 x 122.2 x 6.95 mm). Sam Mobile says the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 could be launched at…
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16 May 2013, 2:50 pm by: Florin
Nokia’s Lumia 925 is certainly a great camera phone – thanks to the company’s PureView technology, optical image stabilization, the new Smart Camera software, and the Carl Zeiss lens. But just how good is it, really? Well, Nokia claims it’s the best…
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16 May 2013, 1:56 pm by: Vlad Bobleanta
The Microsoft Surface Pro is finally on its way to Europe. Well, to parts of the continent at least. Microsoft’s tablet is going to land on UK shores on May 23, followed by a release in more European countries on May 30, so exactly one week later. The device…
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16 May 2013, 1:06 pm by: Florin
Samsung’s Galaxy Mega 6.3 i9200 and Galaxy Mega 5.8 i9150 were announced in April, with the promise that they’d be released starting May in Europe. Last we heard, the Mega 6.3 was supposed to become available in week 19 (May 6 – May 12), and the Mega 5.8…
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16 May 2013, 11:44 am by: Vlad Bobleanta
The upcoming Sony Xperia UL has been caught in the wild for the first time, and a few photos resulted. This is the first time we get a look at the Xperia UL, a smartphone that was first rumored in March. Back then we heard it would be headed to Japan, and more…
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16 May 2013, 10:35 am by: Vlad Bobleanta
The Asus FonePad just got a hardware upgrade. In its native Taiwan, Asus launched a new version of the tablet today, one that comes with a beefed-up processor and more internal storage space. Whereas the original FonePad announced back in February comes with a…
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16 May 2013, 9:58 am by: Florin
Windows Phone and / or Nokia fans in the US can now order Verizon’s exclusive Lumia 928 smartphone. The 928 costs $99.99 on contract, or $499.99 without any agreement. For some unknown reason, though, Verizon can’t ship the handset right away – it…
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16 May 2013, 8:18 am by: Staska
Samsung Galaxy Note III, the next generation of the original phablet – is probably the next most anticipated mobile device after iPhone, still to be launched this year. The phablet is a few months away from launch, and early in the day we’ve heard a lot…
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16 May 2013, 6:55 am by: Staska
To say that Microsoft Surface and its trimmed down Windows RT tablet OS was not a success, is an understatement. Despite all the efforts and money the Redmond company poured into the project, according to most observers, they managed to sell less than a…
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16 May 2013, 2:15 am by: Staska
While not comparable in sales to Samsung Galaxy S III, Optimus G was the first true high end Android hit phone for LG. We already know that Korean company is preparing something special for the follow-up Optimus G2 soon. But , it seems, it still has some…
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15 May 2013, 4:58 pm by: Florin
There’s a new HTC smartphone that received Wi-Fi certification (PDF) a few days ago, and it might turn out to be an HTC One for Verizon Wireless. The smartphone’s model number is PN073XX, and we know that it features LTE connectivity, and dual band Wi-Fi.…
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15 May 2013, 2:19 pm by: Staska
Google I/O developer conference just started and we got our regular Android performance data update. And, if you look just at the rate the new Android devices are increasing – the numbers are mind-boggling. According to Google, as of today, they have…
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15 May 2013, 2:11 pm by: Florin
ZTE has announced yet another Android smartphone powered by a dual-core Intel processor – about a month after unveiling the ZTE Geek. The new smartphone is called ZTE Grand X2 In and, just like the Geek, it comes with a Intel Atom Z2580 chipset (aka Clover…
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15 May 2013, 1:47 pm by: Staska
Well, the last minute rumor about Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition with stock Android was true. Google just announced that this new phone will be available on June 26th. It will have the latest version of clean Android, will receive the OS updates together…
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15 May 2013, 12:00 pm by: Florin
In a post detailing Nokia’s brand new Lumia 925 (officially announced yesterday, and pictured below), Microsoft has revealed that a software update to all Windows Phone 8 handsets is coming “later this summer.” It won’t be a major update, bringing FM…
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15 May 2013, 10:57 am by: Vlad Bobleanta
If you’re interested in grabbing the HTC device that had a 1080p Full HD touchscreen way before the One, here’s something for you. Verizon has started a promo on the Droid DNA. It’s not the simplest thing in the world, but it’s not the most complicated…
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15 May 2013, 10:07 am by: Florin
Released in China at the end of April, the HTC One that’s available there is different from the international version: it has dual SIM support, MicroSD card slot, and a removable back cover. All these, alongside the rest of its features, have made the One…
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15 May 2013, 10:06 am by: Staska
For two years in a row, Samsung has been extremely good at keeping their newest flagship more or less secret almost until the launch day. Yes, bits of info dribbled here and there weeks before the launch, but we’ve usually been kept in the dark about the…
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15 May 2013, 8:20 am by: Florin
The HP SlateBook 10 x2 that we told you about last month is now official, as HP has announced it alongside the HP Split x2 – a 13.3 inch Windows 8 notebook. As its name suggests, the SlateBook 10 x2 has a 10 inch display (1920 x 1080 pixels). It’s powered…
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15 May 2013, 6:55 am by: Staska
Back in 2009, when Android was a scrappy, buggy mobile OS upstart, before Nexus One, before its growth surge of 2010-2011, and before Larry Page got so obsessed about own hardware, that he bought Motorola; Google’s mobile team was playing with a lot of…
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15 May 2013, 3:40 am by: Staska
With Google annual I/O developer conference opening later today, mobile side of it is likely to be a bit disappointing. From all things that already leaked and that didn’t leak, its pretty much clear that there won’t be a new major Android update announced…
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15 May 2013, 12:46 am by: Staska
Everyone knew that Galaxy S4 will be a big seller for Samsung. Now we are starting to get some inklings of just how big it’ll be. And it seems, that with Galaxy S4, Samsung is getting into Apple’s kind of opening weekend sales territory. According to…
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14 May 2013, 11:20 pm by: Staska
There will be no new Google Nexus phone announced at Google I/O later today. But the will something better. A Google Edition of what is arguably the best or second best smartphone on the market – Samsung Galaxy S4, running the stock version of latest…
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14 May 2013, 7:23 pm by: Florin
Expected to become available in Europe starting this month, the Acer Liquid E2 is one of the cheapest quad-core Android Jelly bean handsets ever. Acer will ask only €229 (about $296) for it. This low price is possible thanks in no small part to the quad-core…