Nokia has finally decided to launch its Lumia 1520 Windows Phone 8 smartphone in the UK from December 6 just in time for the holiday season after launching it in France last…
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Samsung announces Android 4.3 Jelly Bean powered Galaxy Grand 2
Samsung has officially launched its Galaxy Grand successor – the Galaxy Grand 2 – with specifications that can be compared to high-end smartphones out there. The Galaxy Grand 2 features a bigger…
Huawei Ascend Mate 2 pictures surface on the web
Huawei may be planning to release Ascend Mate 2 as early as January 2014 as pictures leaked on the web indicate that the company has already finalized on the phone’s build and…
FCC may allow in-flight cellphone use
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is up with plans to allow passengers use their cell phones in-flight. While there is still a restriction on using cell phones during takeoff and landing, FCC’s…
Samsung’s ‘kill switch’ feature rebuffed by US carriers
Samsung proposed pre-loading smartphones with a ‘kill switch’ that would enable customers to render their stolen or lost phones inoperable, but the security feature was rejected by US carriers. According to District…
Nokia Lumia 1520 goes on sale in France, but no news about UK launch
Nokia Lumia 1520 has gone on sale in France and is slated for release in Russia, US, Hong Kong and Italy later this week, but there is officially no word about its…
Samsung investigating Galaxy S3 Android 4.3 update cockups
Samsung is currently investigating Galaxy S3 Android 4.3 update issues after users started complaining that their S3 was behaving abnormally after the upgrade. Samsung released the update just a few days back…
Get ready for dual-screened YotaPhone’s pre-Christmas launch
For all those who feel one display screen just wouldn’t be enough, here comes the official word that the dual-screened Yotaphone, which received great response at the Consumer Electronics Show held this…
Lenovo dubbed third-largest smartphone manufacturer as global smartphone sales rise
Global smartphone sales have shown a huge rise in Q3 2013 owing to consumers opting for affordable smartphones replacing their basic handsets, reported Gartner, one of the leading industry research firm on…
Motorola doles out £135 Moto G
Motorola has put to rest all Moto G related rumours by officially launching the budget smartphone today afternoon with a price tag of just £135. Unveiled at an event in Sao Paulo,…
Windows Phone 8.1 being tested by Microsoft, Nokia internally
Reports of existence of Windows Phone 8.1 have been floating for a while now, but latest evidence indicates that the Windows Phone 8 successor is being internally tested at Microsoft and Nokia….
Android grabs 81% smartphone market share in Q3 2013
Google has managed to stroll past the 80 percent market share with its Android mobile operating system for the first time in Q3 2013 accounting for a total of 211.6 million units…
Google: Nexus 5 Black 16GB out of stock
According to a Google Play Store update, Google has managed to sell all its 16GB Black Nexus 5 US inventory in matter of days. Those who have ordered the 16GB Nexus 5…
Researchers detect smartphone unlock codes, PINs through mic and camera
Researchers over at Cambridge University have created an app to demonstrate the ease with which smartphones PINs can be detected using microphone and camera of the device. The scientists, using an app…
CyanogenMod to power Oppo N1 limited edition
Oppo will be shipping CynogenMod powered limited edition N1 smartphones from December making it the first smartphone to run CyanogenMod out of the box, the company has announced. Oppo N1 limited edition…