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Sony Xperia TX, T and V benchmark scores are here

Sony Xperia TX, T and V benchmark scores are here

30 August, 2012 | comments (438)

As you probably noticed, we are back at the Sony booth at the IFA floor. After we put the cameras of the newly unveiled trio of Android smartphones to the test we are now ready to try and evaluate the performance of their chipsets. The Xperia...


LG Optimus G becomes official, arriving in Korea next month

LG Optimus G becomes official, arriving in Korea next month

28 August, 2012 | comments (128)

The LG Optimus G has finally become official, letting us have a good look at its glorious design and specs. This will be one of the first phones to be based upon the new quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor and also has a ton of other great features....

Tags: LG, Android, Touch UI


HTC 'Proto' images leak, looks like the Desire V

HTC 'Proto' images leak, looks like the Desire V

24 August, 2012 | comments (20)

The Verge has uncovered pictures of an upcoming HTC phone, known for now as the HTC 'Proto'. It is said that this will be the successor to the HTC One V in the international markets, and has a 4-inch, WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera and a dual-core...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


European HTC One S receives OTA update to ICS 4.0.4

European HTC One S receives OTA update to ICS 4.0.4

23 August, 2012 | comments (89)

We received a few reports that the European variant of the Krait-packing HTC One S is getting an over the air update. The new firmware brings Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 and the latest Sense version 4.1 to the HTC mid-range smartphone. As...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


HTC One X gets Android 4.0.4 with Sense 4.1 OTA update

HTC One X gets Android 4.0.4 with Sense 4.1 OTA update

10 August, 2012 | comments (542)

The international version of the HTC One X is getting an over-the-air update bringing it to Android 4.0.4 and updating its Sense UI to 4.1. In addition, the update also optimizes the performance of the stock web browser and enhanced the image...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


T-Mobile cuts the HTC One S price to $149

T-Mobile cuts the HTC One S price to $149

07 August, 2012 | comments (23)

The HTC One S is one of the more impressive devices around, and is now available for $149 with a contract from T-Mobile. The One S, previously offered from T-Mobile for $199, was one of the first devices to run on the Snapdragon S4 chipset...

Tags: AT&T, Misc


AT&T HTC One X gets updated to Android 4.0.4

AT&T HTC One X gets updated to Android 4.0.4

03 August, 2012 | comments (32)

The AT&T version of the HTC One X is getting a new software update today that changes the software number to 2.20.502.7 and the Android version number to 4.0.4. As of now, only one notable change is known that is brought about by this update and...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Sony Xperia LT29i Hayabusa previewed before launch

Sony Xperia LT29i Hayabusa previewed before launch

31 July, 2012 | comments (99)

The Sony Xperia LT29i Hayabusa (the international version of the Xperia GX) has teased the rumor mill with a few spy shots of the device and a couple of camera samples, but now someone at ePrice got their hands on an engineering sample and did an...


Sony LT30p Mint previewed ahead of announcement

Sony LT30p Mint previewed ahead of announcement

26 July, 2012 | comments (97)

The upcoming Sony LT30p Mint from Sony did a few rounds a couple of weeks ago, when some camera samples leaked alongside a specs sheet that had flagship written all over it. Today, it seems that Mobile-Review has not only gotten their hands on...


HTC One X+ with 1.7GHz Tegra 3 might be headed to T-Mobile USA

HTC One X+ with 1.7GHz Tegra 3 might be headed to T-Mobile USA

26 July, 2012 | comments (43)

So far, AT&T has been enjoying exclusivity of the HTC One X in the US (theirs is a renamed Krait-powered One XL), but now a rumor based on a leaked shot of T-Mobile's inventory shows that the carrier will be getting the "HTC One X+". So,...


HTC officially confirms Jelly Bean coming to One X, XL and S

HTC officially confirms Jelly Bean coming to One X, XL and S

20 July, 2012 | comments (138)

Yesterday, Telstra let the cat out of the bag - HTC is working on a Jelly Bean update. Today, HTC officially confirmed it and offered the full list of devices that are planned to get the update. There are no big surprises here - the HTC One X...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Jelly Bean update in the works for HTC One XL, One S says Telstra

Jelly Bean update in the works for HTC One XL, One S says Telstra

19 July, 2012 | comments (29)

Australian carrier Telstra let it slip that HTC is working on an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for at least two of the One series smartphones - the One XL and the One S (those are the two Snapdragon S4-based One droids). Owners of the Tegra...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


 Android in June 2012: Android 4.0 user base rises to 10.9 percent

Android in June 2012: Android 4.0 user base rises to 10.9 percent

03 July, 2012 | comments (91)

As a bi-monthly tradition, Google has updated the Android user base pie chart on its developer website. Now there is some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the Android 4.0 adoption is at an all time high. You may remember...


Rumor: HTC One XXL to be like One XL, but with quad-core Krait

Rumor: HTC One XXL to be like One XL, but with quad-core Krait

22 June, 2012 | comments (108)

Android users have become power-hungry - dual-core processors no longer cut it. If you're among that crowd, this next rumor should give you a twitch of excitement - an HTC One XXL with two extra cores than the XL, better graphics and more RAM. A...


HTC Windows Phone 8 roadmap leaks out, 3 models in tow

HTC Windows Phone 8 roadmap leaks out, 3 models in tow

21 June, 2012 | comments (100)

HTC's Windows Phone 8 roadmap has leaked out, revealing three models with the freshly announced Microsoft OS in the pipeline. In a fashion, similar to the Android running HTC One series, the Taiwanese company will release an entry-level, upper...


Nokia, Samsung, Huawei, HTC to make the first phones with WP8

Nokia, Samsung, Huawei, HTC to make the first phones with WP8

20 June, 2012 | comments (57)

Microsoft's preview of the upcoming Windows Phone 8 mobile OS is over and there's an important takeaway - which companies will debut the first WP8 phones and where the chipsets for those phones will come from. Nokia is obviously one of the...


HTC One S Deluxe Edition comes with Beats Solo in Singapore

HTC One S Deluxe Edition comes with Beats Solo in Singapore

20 June, 2012 | comments (44)

HTC stopped bundling Beats headsets with its high-end smartphones, but on rare occasions there are exceptions. We already saw the One X get bundled with a Beats Solo headset in Taiwan and now it's the HTC One S getting the Deluxe Edition treatment...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


HTC admits Wi-Fi hardware issue on the international One X

HTC admits Wi-Fi hardware issue on the international One X

19 June, 2012 | comments (97)

Quite a few owners of thе HTC One X have reportedly noted connectivity issues with Wi-Fi and strangely, it's something that can be temporarily solved just by squeezing the handset in the right place. Clearly then this is a hardware...

Tags: HTC, Android, Touch UI


Nokia to acquire Scalado's imaging technology and staff

Nokia to acquire Scalado's imaging technology and staff

14 June, 2012 | comments (42)

After announcing that Vertu is ready to go, Nokia re-confirmed that they are staking a lot on mobile imaging and photography by announcing their planned acquisition of everything imaging technology Scalado had to offer. Founded in 2000 and based...

Tags: Nokia


Early benchmarks show that  Mobile Safari got faster with iOS 6

Early benchmarks show that  Mobile Safari got faster with iOS 6

12 June, 2012 | comments (58)

It's customary for a new mobile OS version to bring an improved web browser and that's one of the first things to get tested. iOS 6 was only announced yesterday ,but the default browser of its beta version was already subjected to a few...

Tags: Apple, iOS, Touch UI