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Xiaomi Mi-3 to boast a 5

Xiaomi Mi-3 to boast a 5" 1080p screen, Snapdragon 800 chipset

20 March, 2013 | comments (58)

Xiaomi phones are known for their excellent specs and surprisingly low price and the rumored third generation is no exception. The Xiaomi Mi-3 is not official yet and the announcement will probably wait until Google I/O as the new phone from the...


An alleged official render of Sony Xperia SP leaks

An alleged official render of Sony Xperia SP leaks

14 March, 2013 | comments (43)

Sony Xperia SP has been wandering rumorland for quite some time. Most recently we heard the phone will be announced at a press event in Moscow on March 18. We even saw some live pictures of the gadget. Today an official-looking render image is...

Tags: Sony, Android, Rumors


Dual SIM Samsung Galaxy S4 images surface

Dual SIM Samsung Galaxy S4 images surface

14 March, 2013 | comments (97)

There are several leaks of the upcoming flagship from Samsung that have surfaced over the last couple of days, and today, just hours before the launch event for the Galaxy S IV, we see yet another one pop up. This time it is a Dual SIM device, and...


Samsung to update the Galaxy S III with a better screen and battery

Samsung to update the Galaxy S III with a better screen and battery

13 March, 2013 | comments (80)

Samsung might be working on a refreshed Galaxy S III edition with a better display, a bigger battery and wireless charging. Reportedly, the new battery capacity will be 2400 mAh - 14% more powerful than the original unit. There is no info on what...


Samsung Galaxy S IV I9502 video surfaces, reveals more secrets

Samsung Galaxy S IV I9502 video surfaces, reveals more secrets

12 March, 2013 | comments (317)

The Samsung Galaxy S III was a master-class in secret keeping by Samsung, but its successor seems much harder to keep under wraps. Yesterday we saw the first live photos of the alleged dual-SIM version of the Galaxy S IV for China Unicom and now we...


Nokia readies aluminum Lumia 928 with xenon flash for Verizon

Nokia readies aluminum Lumia 928 with xenon flash for Verizon

12 March, 2013 | comments (87)

A curious rumor surfaced today, saying that Nokia Lumia 920 for Verizon will be called Lumia 928 and will feature a different shell and a xenon flash. The Nokia Lumia 928 is rumored to replace the polycarbonate body with an aluminum chassis. The...


Samsung teases the Galaxy S IV with another video

Samsung teases the Galaxy S IV with another video

11 March, 2013 | comments (173)

Today, Samsung released another teaser for the Galaxy S IV, which continues the story of Jeremy Maxwell, the "secret messenger" of the unpacked event. Check it out: There's a promise of at least one more clip at the end, which will likely...


Galaxy S IV I9502 photos leak, is this the final design?

Galaxy S IV I9502 photos leak, is this the final design?

11 March, 2013 | comments (442)

A bunch of leaked images has surfaced on a Chinese forum, revealing a Samsung Android smartphone with two SIM card slots, a 1080p screen, 2 gigs of RAM, 13 MP camera, an 1.8 GHz clocked processor and Android 4.2.1 on board. Samsung Galaxy...


Lenovo S920 and S820 pictured in the wild, allegedly quad-core

Lenovo S920 and S820 pictured in the wild, allegedly quad-core

09 March, 2013 | comments (25)

Two upcoming Lenovo handsets have been caught in the wild. The first, more interesting offering is the S920, which is said to use a 5.3" screen upfront with slim bezels on each side. The resolution is said to be 720p, not 1080p, thus pointing at a...


Motorola lays off 1,200 employees in the U.S., China and India

Motorola lays off 1,200 employees in the U.S., China and India

08 March, 2013 | comments (36)

Motorola Mobility has sent an email to its workforce saying more than 10% of the personnel is going to be laid off, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The email, which affects about 1,200 employees in the U.S, China and India...

Tags: Motorola, Misc, Rumors


Samsung, Apple to use wireless charging on their phones?

Samsung, Apple to use wireless charging on their phones?

08 March, 2013 | comments (86)

Wireless charging tech has been around for a few years now, but 2013 might be the year it finally goes mainstream. Industry sources say that Samsung and Apple are both working on wireless charging for their 2013 flagships smartphones. Samsung is...


Screenshots confirm Smart scroll and Smart pause for Galaxy S IV

Screenshots confirm Smart scroll and Smart pause for Galaxy S IV

06 March, 2013 | comments (262)

Earlier this year Samsung trademarked Eye Scroll and Eye Pause and a couple of days ago the eye scrolling rumor reappeared. Today we can add several screenshots to the evidence that the Samsung Galaxy S IV will have both of these...


Next Apple iPhone might feature a smart stylus, rumor suggests

Next Apple iPhone might feature a smart stylus, rumor suggests

05 March, 2013 | comments (271)

As the rumor has it Apple might be working on a smart stylus for its next-gen iPhone 6. It should work the similar way as the Note and Note II S-Pens but support even more functionality. You should definitely take this one with a healthy pinch of...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Rumors


Cell phone unlocking to be legalized in the United States

Cell phone unlocking to be legalized in the United States

05 March, 2013 | comments (30)

Back in October of last year, the Librarian of Congress decided to remove cell phone unlocking from the exceptions to the DMCA list, effectively rendering it illegal. The decision came into effect on January 26 of this year, forcing users to stay...


Samsung Galaxy S IV will reportedly feature eye scrolling

Samsung Galaxy S IV will reportedly feature eye scrolling

04 March, 2013 | comments (237)

It looks like the headline-grabbing Smart Stay feature of the Samsung Galaxy S III will be taken even further in its successor. According to a New York Times report, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S IV will have eye scrolling on the list of its...


Nokia set to make a nano-coated water resistant phone with P2i

Nokia set to make a nano-coated water resistant phone with P2i

01 March, 2013 | comments (150)

Like Hz0 which we saw last year, P2i protects your phone on a molecular level making liquid substances bounce off the motherboard and various other internals. The advantage of this type of protection is that it doesn't involve the vacuum caps and...

Tags: Nokia, P2i, Rumors


Sony Xperia C670X to pack a 4.8in 1080p screen, Snapdragon 600?

Sony Xperia C670X to pack a 4.8in 1080p screen, Snapdragon 600?

01 March, 2013 | comments (102)

Sony showed off the Xperia ZL and the Xperia Tablet Z at the MWC, but no unannounced models. But unannounced models are starting to pile up in the rumor mill, the latest is the Sony Xperia C670X. As a comparison, the Xperia ZL model name is the...


HTC Tiara gets tipped with Windows Phone 8 GDR2

HTC Tiara gets tipped with Windows Phone 8 GDR2

26 February, 2013 | comments (29)

According to a fresh leak, HTC plans to expand its Windows Phone 8 lineup with a new handset, which is bound to sit between the Windows Phone 8X and the Windows Phone 8S when it comes into being. Dubbed internally as HTC Tiara, the smartphone will...


LG working on 8-core chip called Odin, Optimus G II bound

LG working on 8-core chip called Odin, Optimus G II bound

24 February, 2013 | comments (33)

The LG Optimus G II is still some time ahead with an expected launch next fall, but the rumor mill is already in motion regarding its chipset, as the KoreaTimes reports. LG is probably heading down the route of a home-brewed chipset much like...

Tags: LG, Android, Rumors


Samsung Galaxy S IV said to pack SoLux screen and Qualcomm CPU

Samsung Galaxy S IV said to pack SoLux screen and Qualcomm CPU

23 February, 2013 | comments (215)

According to a fresh report, Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S IV flagship is about to do away with two of the previous generation's staples - the AMOLED display and the Exynos CPU. The upcoming Korean flagship will reportedly feature a 4.99" 1080p SoLux...