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The OnePlus One smartphone is having its announcement on April 23 and as the date nears we've been bombared with new information about the upcoming phone. First up official renders of the phone's StyleSwaps back covers have surfaced. Then, there are...

We have seen couple of images of the LG isai FL for Japan before. Although this particular handset will be exclusive to the Japanese market, it is widely believed that the upcoming LG G3 will be based on this device. In the past we have seen...

ZTE has officially announced a new mid-range smartphone named Star 1 in China. The newest offering from the company has a metal frame and a glass back and looks quite sleek in those official photos. ZTE Star 1 comes with a 5-inch OGS display with...

Good news for Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 owners who have been patiently waiting for their Android 4.4.2 KitKat update: it's may be released on May 2nd. Now the news hasn't been officially released by Verizon, but an internal document was leaked...

HTC Desire 610 was unveiled alongside Desire 816 at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Back at this press conference, the Taiwan manufacturer did mention that the Desire 610 would be available across Europe in May, but there was no word...

The AT&T-bound Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is now receiving the Android 4.4 KitKat update. The update file size varies between 447 MB - 877 MB depending on your current operating system version. At the moment, the new firmware is available over the air...

LG has put up the G2 mini for sale on its online store in Thailand. The company asks $310 (9990 THB) for the G2 mini (D618) - this is the Snapdragon 400 version with a 8MP camera. The same version is currently listed in UK retailer Clove for...

LG has launched a new addition to its L series smartphones dubbed L65. The newest mid-range offering from the company comes with Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box. LG L65 D285 sports a 4.3-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 480 x...

The Global smartphone shipments hit 266.9 million units in the first quarter of 2014, according to a report from market researcher TrendForce. The three month period, starting from January to March, saw a rise of 1.13% compared to the same period of...

Nokia has announced that it is temporarily suspending the sales of the Lumia 2520 tablet. It has come to their attention during internal testing that the supplied AC-300 wall charger, sold exclusively with the Lumia 2520, poses a health...

An updated Oppo R1 version is set to launch next Friday, on April 25 in China. Dubbed Oppo R1S, the newcomer will feature 4G LTE connectivity with support for Chinese and global frequencies, as well as updated internals. Oppo R1S (click to...

According to a report in The Telegraph, more than a third (38% to be precise) of the users who upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S5 switched from an Apple iPhone. The data has been gathered from the mobile trade-in website CompareMyMobile. The...

Remember the original LG Lucid? If you don't then that's fine: it wasn't much to write home about. But the new LG Lucid 3 for Verizon is a pretty decent handset, and it can be yours for $300, no strings attached. If you don't mind signing on the...

LG announced the global availability of G2 mini, the compact version of the company's flagship smartphone almost a month ago. However, the South Korean manufacturer did not reveal how much the device would cost. Well, the pricing details of the...

Google announced another winning quarter – the $15.4 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2014 was 19% up year on year. Of course, the sale of Motorola Mobility was a big event for Google in Q1. The search giant will continue handling profits...

It's customary for manufacturers to try and build up hype for their newly launched smartphone by talking up their sales numbers. Samsung made no exception to this, saying that its new Galaxy S5 flagship sold 30% more units than its predecessor on...

Nokia's plant in Chennai, India continues to be a source of tax issues with local authorities, so much so that it could be shut down by Nokia and be excluded from the upcoming Microsoft acquisition. The plant, seized last year by local...

Sony had already announced that the Android 4.4 KitKat update for Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z was under development and the new firmware would be available in May or June. Now, we have a confirmation that the update is...

A press photo of the yet to be annoucned LG L65 appeared on Twitter, courtesy of @evleaks. The image shows the front and the back of the handset in a white color scheme. Alleged specs of the LG L65 include a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 4.3”...

LG G3 will feature a gold color scheme among others when available. The fashionable color option was confirmed by a leaked live photo of the upcoming device’s retail box, obtained by The Verge. LG G3 retail box (click to enlarge) When...