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It the uneventful weekend days, when no official announcements take place, your desire for technology needs to be satisfied otherwise. Always devoted to keeping you entertained and well informed, we here at GSMArena.com are launching a new...

Usually there's a lull in the days after a big event, but this first week after CES 2015 proved very exciting. In this edition of Counterclockwise we'll be looking back at CES throughout the years. We also look back at how QWERTY went from the...

BlackBerry is about to launch a limited edition Gold Passport. Only 50 pieces of the decked out smartphone will be available to order worldwide. A listing for the upcoming luxury version of the smartphone is already live in BlackBerry’s...

It has been a busy week, with intriguing announcements taking place in various parts of the world. To make sure you haven't missed anything here's the quick recap of all the new phones that debuted over the past 7 days. Arguably, the most...

Detailed specs of two exciting phones leaked from the most unusual of places today. Two upcoming additions to the Motorola lineup got listed on the website of UK retailer Argos, complete with detailed specs and even pricing info. The devices in...

This week saw a lot of action in the mobile world. After all the dust had settled and last week's CES 2015 was officially over all seemed calm with no great action expected until the MWC kicks off. January 14, however brought about an unexpected...

Nokia Lumia 635 is now available for Sprint Wireless in the United States. Sprint is the third major carrier in the country to offer the budget-friendly smartphone after AT&T and T-Mobile. The device is available for $0 with a two-year...

Xiaomi made its new Mi Note and Mi Note Pro phablets official just yesterday, at a special event. During that we were told how much they would cost in China, but so far we've had no idea what to expect internationally. See, like its previous...

Back in October of last year, Sprint started offering its customers a leasing scheme for certain high-end smartphones. This started with the iPhone 6, but was then expanded to include both the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy S5 Sport. And from...

This coming Monday, on January 19, the HTC-made Nexus 9 tablet will become available at O2 UK. Obviously you've been able to pick up a contract-free Nexus 9 for a while now, but if instead you wanted to get it with a data plan from an operator, then...

The Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the LG G2 looks to be happening right now for some users in South Korea. According to LG Phone Firmware, which tracks the company's progress on updating its smartphones, the Lollipop update for the phone is...

The past few months have been plagued by rumors about Qualcomm's manufacturing issues with the Snapdragon 810 SoC, the chipset of choice for high-end devices in 2015. The company has tried to do its best to dissipate them, by reiterating how...

Fingerprint sensors finally gained popularity on smartphones, but the experience isn’t always prefect. Some companies, like Samsung, used the swipe type of sensor where you had to swipe your thumb (or other finger) over the Home button, which wasn’t...

HTC sent out invites for its MWC 2015 event. The invite is pretty simple – a starry sky with the words "Utopia in progress" below the company's logo. Unfortunately that's all there is, no silhouettes of phones, no promises of ground-breaking...

While CES has been the traditional scene for new Xperia Z announcements, this year the company seems to be keeping its ace for the Mobile World Congress. Meanwhile, the Xperia Z4 has been certified in its home country in three versions – NTT...

The Xiaomi Mi Note went official yesterday with LTE Cat 9 support that grants it up to 450Mbps download speeds. Interestingly, Xiaomi seems to be planning a wider release of the phone than just China as the Mi Note is revealed to support both...

There might still be those of you toiling hard to get an invite for the OnePlus One, but the OnePlus Two is in the works and it should be worth waiting for. Rumors have surfaced, claiming the next generation of an already solid performer to be even...

For better or for worse the eastern model of selling hotly anticipated smartphones involves squirting out small batches that are literally gone in seconds. This happened to the Yu Yureka, which got a limited 10,000 unit release on Amazon.in (the...

Microsoft promised that the Lumia Denim update will soon be released for a wider share of Windows Phone 8.1 devices and markets this month once partner testing has been completed. Until then the Lumia Denim update will continue to arrive in waves...

Lenovo has launched its newest budget smartphone, the A6000, in the Indian market. The phone is priced at Rs. 6,999 ($113) and will be available exclusively through online retailer Flipkart. Registrations for the phone open today at 6:00 PM...