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After a short break our Counterclockwise series is making a return. This is our weekly article that looks back in time at what happened over the same seven days in the last few years. So sit tight for your weekly dose of...

One of the main selling points of the Moto X when it debuted was that the phone was completely made in America. Motorola, in anticipation of the upcoming phone, created a plant in Texas for the purpose of manufacturing its flagship...

Thanks to some anonymous tipster a few images are now available online that show what appears to be a Samsung Galaxy S5 mini. The smartphone looks very similar to a Samsung Galaxy S5, using the same dotted back panel, a heart-rate monitor under the...

Images have leaked over in China showing a device running on iOS 7 that is said to be an Apple iPhone 6. As there's no video material of the device there's no way of telling if it's a real device and not a dummy but the icons on the screen appear to...

Shortly after teasing it, Oppo made the N1 Mini official. The company shared some of the phone's details, but not all, as it will hold an event on June 10 to do just that. What Oppo shared regarding the N1 Mini is little, but gives a...

Samsung Galaxy Mega 7.0 (or Mega 2) was cleared yesterday by USA's FCC. It supposed to be a massive 7" device, with thin waistline and all-round connectivity that includes full telephony support. That's just like its Mega 6.3 predecessor only on an...

A report by AdDuplex shows that Windows Phone 8.1 is quickly gaining traction and is now powering slightly over 5% of the overall WP phone base. The study shows the growth is thanks to the newly registered developer accounts and the market launch of...

One down and one to... be canceled? Some time after the HTC One (M8) was announced rumors started flying around of two new versions of the M8 – Ace and Prime. Yesterday a plastic, China-bound Ace went official under the name HTC One Vogue edition,...

If you live in the USA and have a thing for golden smartphones today might be your lucky day. HTC is selling its Amber Gold HTC One (M8) for $99 with a contract to Sprint, Verizon and AT&T, on its website. The deal is valid for 24 hours and has...

MacFixit has got its hands on what is said to be the shell of the upcoming iPhone 6. The shell is said to be that of the 4.7-inch variant, although there is supposedly also going to be a bigger version. The shell features antenna breaks at...

After many leaks, Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy S5 Active. Like last year's Galaxy S4 Active, the S5 Active is a ruggedized version of the Galaxy S5 smartphone. The body is water, dust and shockproof with its IP67 and MIL-spec 810G...

Samsung has seen a boon in tablet sales as of late and it’s evident that the Korean manufacturer is taking this particular aspect of their business seriously, from their latest commercials that rag on the iPad, to their constant release of new and...

The long-rumored HTC M8 Ace finally made an official appearance. The plastic-clad smartphone showed up on the manufacturer’s official website in China as HTC One Vogue Edition. The handset is set to launch next week, on June 3. At a quick...

Ok so calling Samsung’s upcoming 7-inch ‘Galaxy Mega 2’ (the supposed name for the device) a phone isn’t really appropriate: it’s more a tablet with a GSM antenna. There have been some murmurings about the device on the internets, but nothing really...

A few more leaked photos of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active surfaced today, again thanks to @evleaks. The press images are of the AT&T version of the phone and show not only the front, but also the back of the device and a view under the back cover...

Samsung is rolling out Android 4.4.2 KitKat for its devices one by one and the new winner is the Galaxy Mega 6.3 phablet. The device launched last year on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean). The software update has a build number I9200XXUDNE4 and is...

The world's most popular Windows Phone smartphone is about to get a successor. Meet the Lumia 530 and its first public appearance in a photo. The phone was spotted in a Windows Phone buying guide showing the available devices running Windows Phone...

Apple's acquisition of Beats Music and Beats Electronics is now official and the deal is costing the Cupertino company $3 billion. But why is Apple paying so much for buy a music company like Beats? The answer comes from a Tim Cook's letter to...

In the past we've seen long-term predictions completely miss the mark, so take this as a decent guess of what might happen. Unlike its 2011 forecast, this time around IDC is much more restrained in its predictions, expecting things in 2018 to be the...

LG Display announced it will be showcasing a 6" QHD phablet display in San Diego's SID expo in June. It is readying it for mass production and LG and its partners will be able to use it this year. The 6" QHD display has a density of 491 ppi,...