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Bad news for owners of the Galaxy S III I9300 (international model) and the S III mini. Samsung has confirmed that it will not be updating these devices to Android 4.4 KitKat. According to Samsung Mobile UK, “In order to facilitate an...

Samsung opened a new factory in Xi'an, China, where the South Korean tech giant will produce 3D V-NAND memory chips. Vice Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, Oh-Hyun Kwon along with Chinese and Korean officials, Samsung suppliers and clients...

Sony’s T2 Ultra phablet was slated to the come to the UK, but it seems that the massive-screened Android device has had its UK debut mysteriously axed. The sudden lack of UK availability for the device hasn’t been revealed. There have been some...

Apple is by far the most profitable smartphone manufacturer in the business right now, with 65% of industry share, and Samsung with a 41% share. All the other players in the smartphone game either had a negative share or essentially broke even...

Samsung replaced its mobile division design chief, Chang Dong-hoon with Lee Min-hyouk – its vice president of mobile design. The personnel shift takes place amidst criticism about the design of Samsung’s latest flagship – the Galaxy S5. Mr....

Pantech officially announced the Vega Iron2 smartphone in South Korea. The high-end LTE-A device will be available in its home market later this month. The Pantech Vega Iron2 will be available in black or white color scheme. Its design...

We've received yet another batch of exclusive LG G3 photos. This time, the phone sports a gold paint job and although the photos are a bit on the blurry side, they reveal all about the phone's design. Our insider tells us that the main camera and...

New information about the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini (SM-G800H) has surfaced from two sources, but unfortunately it contradicts in a big way. One source says it will have a 4.5" screen and Snapdragon 800 (making it a true super-mini), the other says...

LG unveiled the long-awaited LG G3, well, sort of. It's called the LG Isai FL and is everything the LG G3 was rumored to be, except exclusive to KDDI Japan. It's the successor of the G2-based Isai and packs a massive 5.5" QHD screen with super thin...

Times of India brought news that Apple is resurrecting the iPhone 4 earlier this year and now it brings news of its demise. One of the three leading Apple partners in the country said that the older model helped Apple doubled the user base. That...

A month after Samsung teased it, the Swarovski for Samsung collection is official. This marks the start of the latest chapter in the collaboration between the jewelry company and the phone maker and brings a couple Swarovski-made crystal-coated...

LG Display has just had its latest AH-IPS LCD panel certified by NEMKO - electronic products certification authority. LG has also announced the company will be ready to mass produce the 5.5" QHD panels shortly. The various rumors through the past...

The Sony Xperia ZL2 is now official in Japan. This is the second generation of the phone and just like the first one, it's a version of the current flagship with much slimmer bezels and smaller footprint. The phone carries the 5" 1080p display...

The Chinese manufacturer Vivo officially took the wraps off the camera-centric Xshot smartphone. The high-end Android handset will be available in China in the near future. There is no word on international availability for the time being....

Xiaomi has steadily been making big moves in China with their constant release of quality handsets at bargain prices. It looks like all of their work has paid off, as the Chinese smartphone manufacturer now commands a larger market share than Apple...

The first rumor of the upcoming HTC One (M8) Prime has hit the web. The Prime, which is believed to be the codename for the One (M8) Max (or One Max 2, if you like), is rumored to pack the company's first QHD display. More specifically, the...

Huawei just unveiled the Ascend P7 (check out our review), but the company has more good news to share – it has become the third largest smartphone manufacturer. The Ascend P6 (P7's predecessor) had a large part to play in that with 4 million units...

The Huawei Ascend P7 is now official and is ready to pick up the duties as the company's 2014 flagship. Compared to its predecessor, the Ascend P6, the new flagship brings a much better screen as well as major upgrades in the design and camera...

HTC in association with Marvel has announced a limited edition HTC One (M8) smartphone with the S.H.I.E.L.D logo engraved on the back of the device. The limited edition S.H.I.E.L.D One (M8) is based on the original Gunmetal grey edition of HTC's...

Oppo's latest flagship smartphone, the Find 7 was officially unveiled at a dedicated press event in March. Back then the company did reveal the pricing details of the smartphone, but there was no word on when the device will actually hit the...