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Samsung Galaxy S4 and S4 Mini gets revealed in Black Edition and faux leather back panel

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Published On January 31, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Samsung's 2013 flagship smartphone, which showed it's face-off back in April at the South Korean's Unpacked Event now gets another refresher announced. This time around we see more hardware tweaks than of it's same internal specification. The company also announced a younger sibling to the new model for the Galaxy S4 Mini in the same new dress.

 So, as you can see from the above (Samsung Galaxy S4) and below (Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini) press renders, the handsets will bring along the traditional Galaxy Note 3 kind of back panel, featuring the faux leather sort of design with the stitching patterns edge to edge. The new smartphones from the Korean manufacturing giant will be named as Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 Mini Black Editions, respectively.

 From the powerhouse, the smartphone will report with a Quad-Core Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 processor with Krait 300 CPU running at 1.9GHz, an Adreno 330 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), five-inches Full High Definition Super AMOLED screen of 1920 x 1080 resolution display marked at 441 pixels-per-inch, 16, 32 or 64 gigabytes of internal storage options (expandable via microSD card slot), two gigabytes of Random Access Memory, 13 megapixels primary camera with Image Stabilization and LED flash with a two megapixels front facing camera, both capable of capturing 1080p videos at 30 frames-per-second, Galaxy's own S attributes, Bluetooth version 4.0 alongside 3G and 4G LTE networks support, 2,600mAh powered battery and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean out of the box.

 The device will hit the store shelves in White Frost and Black Mist flavors, where it is measure at 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 millimeters on scale and weighs about 130 grams in mass.



Another phone that made it's debut in news today is the smaller and cheaper version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 flagship in a new attire, named Galaxy S4 Mini Black Edition (from above picture). The newly announced smartphone will fall in line with the original Galaxy S4 Mini's internal specification or software, but will we launching with the same fake leather and stitching blueprint.

 Other tech specs include a Dual-Core Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 processor with Krait CPU speeding at 1.7GHz and a Adreno 305 GPU, 4.3-inches High Definition Super AMOLED screen of 540 x 960 resolution display marked at 256 pixels-per-inch, eight gigabytes of internal mass memory (expandable via microSD card slot), 1.5 gigabytes of Random Access Memory, eight megapixels primary shooter with LED flash and a 1.9 megapixels front facer, Bluetooth 4.0 with 3G and 4G LTE connectivity on board, a 1,900mAh powered battery with Android's version 4.2 Jelly Bean over the top.

 The unit will be out in Frost White and Black Mist colors and is measured at 124.60 x 61.30 x 8.94 millimeters in dimensions and 107 grams in weight.

 Both the new handsets from the Samsung's Galaxy fleet will be available globally in the coming months, where exact availability is not yet official, the Galaxy S4 Black Edition will be priced at about 660 United States Dollars and the Galaxy S4 Mini Black Edition will cost you around $460.

 Source: Samsung 1, 2

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Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 3 Neo in Poland

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Published On January 31, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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We have been seeing the smartphone coming, where we previously saw it leaking in live photographs and in press images, but had our doubts on it's name between the conflicts of Galaxy Note 3 Lite and Galaxy Note 3 Neo. But, now we have the South Korean manufacturer's Poland division announcing the Galaxy Note 3's budget priced version, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo.

 From it's design, the phone will feature the fake leather stitching panel on the back, as seen in the company's 2013 phablet flagship handset. The units will be coming to the store shelves in two variants, a 3G version and a LTE+ option , which is slightly smaller in length and width when compared to the original Note 3, but will bring along the S-Pen and it's optimized features like the Air Commend, Action Memo, Scrapbook, Screen Writer, S Finder, Pen Window, S Note, Multi Window, the new Easy Clip, direct stylus input and more.

 Other internal specifications include a earlier hinted and never seen before Hexa-Core processor with two Dual-Core Cortex-A15's running at 1.7GHz and four Quad-Core Cortex-A7 chipsets clocked at 1.3GHz for the 4G LTE+ model and the 3G will be unboxed with a normal Quad-Core CPU speeding at 1.6GHz, a 5.5-inches High Definition Super AMOLED screen of 1280 x 720 resolution display on unknown origin, 16 gigabytes of internal mass memory (expandable via microSD card slot), two gigabytes of Random Access Memory (RAM), eight megapixels primary camera with BSI sensor, Smart Stabilization technology and LED flash light, a two megapixels front facing camera, other Samsung Galaxy S attributes, Bluetooth 4.0 and IR Blaster on board, alongside 3G or 4G LTE+ network highlights respectively from the connectivity department, a removable 3,100mAh powered battery and Android's version 4.3 Jelly Bean with the company's own TouchWiz UI over the boot.

 The Samsung made Galaxy Note 3 Neo and Neo LTE+ will come in Black, White and Green colors and is measured at 148.4 x 77.4 x 8.6 millimeters in dimensions and weighs 162.5 grams in mass. According to reports, the phone will be available globally from next month for an unofficial price at the moment.

 Source: Samsung

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Red LG Google Nexus 5 coming to Google Play next month, reports suggest

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Published On January 31, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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We are all excited to see the Google's flagship smartphone in new colors and as leaked in Red flavor previously, the Nexus 5 is reportedly coming to the Google Play Store for sales and orders early next month.

 We today have a leaked filing from the Stateside carrier, Sprint Corporation's internal, proving again that the Red LG and Google manufactured Nexus 5 is a real thing, as the words from the above screen shot captured gives us details about when and where to expect the smartphone in new paint jobs. We also suspect Sprint to start of their sales on the same day.

 Well, we will most probably be looking forward to the dates of next Tuesday, 4th of February, next month, where the Red colored Google Nexus 5 is likely to show up both in Google's Play Store and Sprint stores.

 Source: Android Central

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Archos goes official with three new Neon tablets

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Published On January 31, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Archos being a French consumer electronics company, has announced three new Android powered budget priced tablet, named the Neon series. So the company has gone official with 90 Neon, 97 Neon and 101 Neon.

 As you see from the above picture, the 90 Neon will pack a Quad-Core Cortex-A9 processor clocked at 1.4GHz, a nine-inches screen of 800 x 480 resolution display, eight gigabytes of internal mass memory option (expandable via microSD card slot), one gigabyte of RAM, only font facing webcamera with Android's version 4.2 Jelly Bean out of the box. The unit measures 239 x 148 x 11.6 millimeters in dimensions and weighs 480 grams in mass.



Next up we have Neon 97, as the name suggests, the tablet will sport a 9.7-inches screen of 1024 x 768 resolution display, a Quad-Core Cortex-A9 processor running at 1.6 GHz and a Mali 400 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), eight gigabytes of internal mass storage (expandable via microSD card slot), one gigabyte of Random Access Memory (RAM), a two megapixels main camera with 0.3 megapixels front facer and Android;s version 4.2 Jelly over the hood. The tablet measures about 241 x 186 x 11.5 millimeters on scale and 648 grams in weight.



Last but not the least from the lot we have the big boy of the newly announced Neon line-up, the Archos 101 Neon, that brings along identical internal specification from 90 Neon. This slate will feature the same Cortex-A9 processor, speeding at 1.4GHz, 10.1-inches screen of 1024 x 600 resolution display, again an eight gigs of internal storage (expandable via microSD card slot), 1 GB of RAM, a front facing webcamera, where all three tablets will support WiFi networks on connectivity and powers off with Android's version 4.2 Jelly Bean. The slate is measured at 272 x 161 x 12.1 millimeters and weighs 690 grams. Unfortunately, Archos haven't made the availability or pricing information official.

 Source: ARCHOS

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Facebook launches Paper, coming to iOS next month

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Published On January 30, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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We have been hearing rumors of the Social Media networking giant Facebook's plans of introducing a new application, that will compete with the leaders in the category, like Flipboard and Google's own Newsstand. Today, Facebook, Inc. officially introduces Paper, that will make it's debut on iOS devices starting from 3rd of February, next month.

 Paper is an application that will show you the latest news from your Facebook account, in a more beautiful way than ever before. So, once you open the app, it will take the user through the News Feed first, in a new inspiring way with better designs for photos, videos and longer written stories, alongside you can also customize your Paper with more sections, topics and themes from photography, and sports to food, science and design.

 Some basic function includes some swipes through stories, with simple and natural movements. Also by tilting your phone, the app will let you explore high resolution panoramic photos to edge to edge frames and supports autoplay for videos in fullscreen. Paper from Facebook gives you the permission to preview your written post or shared photo, to how it looks within the app before you click that post button. The Facebook's Paper is the first product made from the company's Creative Lab's, where you will be able to download this application for iPhones from Apple App Store in the United States, starting next month. We still don't have any words for an Android availability, just yet.

 Source: facebook

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HTC accidentally goes official with Desire 310

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Published On January 30, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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HTC has got another smartphone to their Android based Desire fleet, named Desire 310. According to reports the smartphone had showed it's face-off in the company's official domain addressed from Europe, before it was pulled a few while ago. The new HTC Desire 310 will be the first one from the Taiwanese manufacturer to feature eight cores MediaTek SoC in it's internals.

 So, the Desire 310 will come out of it's box with a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6582M processor clocked at 1.3GHz with eight cores, a 4.5-inches screen of 480 x 854 resolution display, four gigabytes of internal mass memory (expandable via microSD card slot), 512 megabytes of Random Access Memory (RAM), five megapixels primary shooter and a 0.3 VGA front facing camera, Bluetooth 4.0 and 3G network connectivity on board with HTC's own BlinkFeed (as seen in the above picture), alongside a 2,000mAh powered battery and Android's version 4.2 Jelly Bean on top. 

 The handset is measured at 131.44 x 68.3 x 11.25 millimeters in dimensions on scale and 140 grams in weight. The smartphone is reportedly coming in Black and White colors and should be affordable in price point, where the unit's availability or pricing details is not yet official.

 Source: HI-TECH@mail.ru, GSMArena

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Google will hold back Motorola's Project Ara

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Published On January 30, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Last year we brought the Motorola's Project Ara in your notice, and after Lenovo's acquisition over Motorola Mobility, we were in doubts to where will this modular handset's end be from. But now the news has been confirmed that the Project Ara's patent portfolios will stay in the files of the American search giant.

 Basically, the Motorola Advanced Technology's biggest and most interesting project at times, will be located under the hood of the Google's Android department, at Google's Headquarters in Mountain View, California, United States. We also read that the 100 men army behind the the Project Ara led by Regina Dugan, herself will relocate their offices under Sundar Pichai at Google, than to the Chinese electronics maker Lenovo.

 Source: PHANDROID

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Lenovo acquires Google's Motorola Mobility business!

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Published On January 30, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Google has issued a Press Release, stating the Chinese multinational manufacturer Lenovo's acquisition over it's Motorola Mobility's business at a purchase price of 2.91 Billion Unites States Dollars. We are still in a shock to what made Google sell their two years old company to the Chinese people at a great loss. As you may be aware that the American search giant had bought the Motorola company back in 2011 for 12.5 Billion.

We head the news for a while with the taste of rumors and moments after, we saw the Americans going official with their Press Release on this deal. Basically, Lenovo will have to pay 2.91 Billion (subject to certain adjustments), where the new owner and computer manufacturer will have to pay 1.41 Billion this time around, followed by $660 Million in ready cash along with $750 Million in investments in Lenovo's ordinary shares and remaining 1.5 Billion to be paid in a three years promissory note.

The reads also mentions that this deal will give a definite boost and strengthen Lenovo's position in the smartphone industry. The company will be able to regain better business in the North and Latin Americas with Western Europe, empowering Motorola's branding in the areas. And talking about their patent portfolios, it will be remained with Google, while Lenovo will receive a license over these patents that don't go into their name and will also hold over 2000 other patents assets.

"The acquisition of such an iconic brand, innovative product portfolio and incredibly talented global team will immediately make Lenovo a strong global competitor in smartphones. We will immediately have the opportunity to become a strong global player in the fast-growing mobile space," said Yang Yuanqing, Chairman and CEO of Lenovo.

"Lenovo has the expertise and track record to scale Motorola Mobility into a major player within the Android ecosystem. This move will enable Google to devote our energy to driving innovation across the Android ecosystem, for the benefit of smartphone users everywhere," quoted Larry Page, Chief Executive Officer of Google.

"As part of Lenovo, Motorola Mobility will have a rapid path to achieving our goal of reaching the next 100 million people with the mobile Internet. With the recent launches of Moto X and Moto G, we have tremendous momentum right now and Lenovo’s hardware expertise and global reach will only help to accelerate this," denoted Dennis Woodside, CEO at Motorola Mobility.

Source: Google

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Lenovo ThinkPad 8 starts off it's sales in the Stateside

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Published On January 30, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Lenovo's one announcement that took over the mobile technology media back at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, was their ThinkPad 8. The Chinese multinational manufacturers slate that attracts the business officials with almost high-end internals and affordable pricing is now ready to be sold out from their domain in United States.

 Why for business humankind? This very unit from the Lenovo Group Limited will come in a complete metal body and will slot a dedicated HDMI port for better viewing experience, that lets the user connect the ThinkPad 8 to a external monitor or a projector, with the potential of Microsoft's Windows 8.1 operating system.

 So you must be anxious to know this workstation's internal specification listings? Well, the tablet will come out of it's box with a Quad-Core Intel Atom Z3770 clocked at 2.39GHz, alongside Intel HD Graphics 7th Generation, a 8.3-inches screen of 1200 x 1920 resolution marked at 273 pixels-per-inch, mighty 64 or 128 gigabytes of on board mass memory option (expandable via microSD card slot), two gigabytes of DDR3 Random Access Memory (RAM), eight megapixels primary camera with LED flash light with 2.2 megapixels front facing camera, both with 1080p video capturing capabilities, Bluetooth 4.0, an eight-hours powering battery and Windows version 8.1 and Pro 32 running over the hood.

 So if you prefer to get hold on to a Lenovo ThinkPad 8, you can order one from the company's official online store at a price of 429 United States Dollars for the 64 gigs variant and $569 for the 128 gigabytes model, respectively. The store also upgrades the slate to Windows 8.1 Pro 32 for just $50.

 Source: lenovo

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Geeksphone Revolution will come with Android and Alternative OS

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Published On January 30, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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We heard it coming from our Editor Mustafa the past month, the new Geeksphone will be powered with a Intel chip inside. At times we also read about the smartphone to feature Mozilla Firefox operating system, but this time around we see the handset to sport an Alternative OS out of the box with Android platform as their primary stand.

 Basically, the Geeksphone will run on new Boot2Gecko by Mozilla, (as Mozilla till date don't approve any certification process to their Firefox OS for any other independent manufacturers, do the Geeksphone Revolution is not yet licensed to use Firefox's branding or logo), accordingly the phone can give some power to the Firefox OS with this new software, dual-booting alongside the unspecified Android version. The people from the company also made it clear that their smartphone will support any community supported ROM with a user-friendly graphical interface and by also letting it's users to receive over-the-air updates from any database.

 From the phone's internal hardware specification, we will be seeing a Dual-Core 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z2560 Central Processing Unit (CPU), a 4.7-inches IPS qHD screen of 960 x 540 resolution display, four gigabytes of internal storage with single gigabyte of Random Access Memory (RAM), an eight megapixels main camera on the back with LED flash light, capable of capturing 1080p videos at 30 frames-per-second and a two megapixels front facer, 3G HSPA connectivity on board and 2,000mAh powered battery. Unfortunately, we still lack the availability and pricing information of the new device.

 Source: Geeksphone, Engadget

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LG G Pro 2's images leaks undercover

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Published On January 29, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Couple of days back we heard about LG's announcement for their upcoming high-end smartphone or phablet at Mobile World Congress Event, the G Pro 2. After we taking in the official confirmation, today we have two interesting photos claiming it to be the allegedly leaked handset from the talks.



Unfortunately we are still lacking the specification details on the purported device from the two above photographs that made it's debut on a Korean forum's domain. But, although without any words we can confirm that it will pack it's hardware buttons from volume up and down rockers to the power button fitted directly below the primary camera on the back of the phablet, with this design falling in line with the South Korean's 2013 flagship, the LG G2, if this turns out to be a real deal.

 And with a few rumors from the latest articles going live, we suspect it to include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, a six-inches Full High Definition screen of 1080p resolution display, three gigabytes of Random Access Memory (RAM), a camera with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) technology with higher speeds of LTE-Advanced network connectivity on board with Android's version 4.4 KitKat out of the box. Other features that's likely to pop from the unannounced smartphone can be LG's own custom User Interface with Gust Mode, QSlide, QuickRemote, Capture Plus, KnockON, and more. We must keep our patients dripping until next month for Barcelona, to get things unveiled LG style.

 Source: dcinside.com, Engadget

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Google Glass gets updated with frames, prescription lenses and shades

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Published On January 29, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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The about to be commercial or consumer version of Google Glass Explorer Edition now gets introduced to four new frames, prescription lenses and shaded cooling lenses upgradation for 255 United States Dollars. The American company today announced that they will sell the new Glass Titanium Collection units to the Explorers starting from it's official launch tomorrow afternoon.

 The new physically improved Google Glass will bring along four new feather-light or lightweight titanium frames, named Thin, Split, Bold and Curve with twist-on-shades, which will come in two new styles, where the lenses from VSP Vision Care, the leading optical insurance company in the Stateside and will also be available in different colors for each frames, accordingly.

 We have been seeing improvements from the Glass ever since it's launch with basic software and hardware tweaks and introduction of accessories like the Earbuds, earlier. Even though this specific Google product is not available for the public yet, it will not be that difficult to be a Google Glass Explorer until your using Google's Play Music All Access application.

 Source: GLASS, Google Glass (Google+)

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Reportedly next generation Apple iPhone 6's metal frame leaks

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Published On January 28, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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We have been hearing about large screened Apple iPhone's over a decade now, and each year when the Americans announce their flagship smartphones, we get to see the same old four-inches fashioned one go official.

 But now we have an interesting leak from a YouTube channel, where in this short video the user claims it to be the interior metal frame of what is to be the next generation Apple iPhone 6's. This time we see a much larger frame than a four-incher. Also according to some latest news from the rumor mill, the next or upcoming Apple smartphone is to feature a bigger screen from 4.5 to five inches in size. Well, the video is embedded below for your watching pleasure, but we do suspect it's reality, for instance.



Source: ConceptsPhone (YouTube), MrThaiBox123

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo coming to Netherlands

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Published On January 28, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Another mid-ranger smartphone from the South Korean Samsung's family goes official, also get's it's name and details listed on a Netherlands online retailer's domain as Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo GT-I9060.

 We guess the Korean's didn't get much into an announcement platform this time for the new Galaxy Grand Neo, as the company quietly added the phone to their webpage alongside with others from the fleet.

 Samsung made Galaxy Grand Neo will sport a Quad-Core Cortex-A7 processor running at 1.2GHz, 5.01-inches TFT WVGA screen of 480 x 800 resolution display, 16 gigabytes of internal memory (expandable via microSD card slot), a gigabyte of RAM, five megapixels primary camera with LED flash and a VGA front facer, Bluetooth 4.0 on board with 3G HSPA+ network connectivity, a 2,100mAh powered battery and Android's version 4.2 Jelly Bean out of the box with TouchWiz User Interface over the hood.

 The smartphone was previously caught on the Dutch retailers domain as said above, and will be priced at 260 Euros, which is about 355 United States Dollars off-contract.

 Source: Samsung, belsimpel.nl, SAMMOBILE

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Boost Mobile will sell ZTE Boost Max Android phablet affordable

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Published On January 28, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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The subsidiary prepaid wireless brand of Sprint Corporation in the Unites States is Boost Mobile, and these people has got a new device on roll. Remember the Chinese manufacturer showcasing the ZTE Iconic phablet a few weeks back at their Consumer Electronics Show's event, in Vegas?

 Well, that same handset now turned up it's face as the ZTE Boost Max for the carrier in the Stateside, opening room for aluminium based back, packing a Dual-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, a 5.7-inches High Definition IPS screen of 720p resolution display in protection of Corning Gorilla Glass, eight gigabytes of Read Only Memory (ROM), 1 gigabyte of Random Access Memory (RAM), eight megapixels primary camera with LED flash capable of capturing footages at 1080p and a one megapixels front facing camera with 720p video recording, dual-mode 3G and 4G LTE network connectivity on board with Dolby Digital Plus sound tech, 3,200mAh powered battery and Android's version 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box.

 Boost Mobile will make the ZTE Boost Max phablet available for only 299.99 United States Dollars unlocked with $30 account credit for new customers, only on their Web Offer, also on a contract with Boost Mobile's Monthly Unlimited Plan of $55 or Daily Unlimited Plan of $3.

 Source: boostmobile, Pocketnow

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Lenovo's upcoming smartphone K71 Kingdom with 2K display leaks in benchmarks

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Published On January 28, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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The Chinese multinational based manufacturer Lenovo is in plans to introduce a new successor or refresher model to their 2013 flagship smartphone, the Lenovo Vibe Z. The new upcomer will be the one that can compel will other high-end smartphones in the market.

For now, we have a leaked screen captured from AnTuTu's benchmark database, which shows-off some of the upcoming smartphone's specification. The company shave listed their new unannounced handset to be so called Lenovo K71 Kingdom, which is to pack a Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 processor and a Adreno 330 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a screen of 1440 x 2560 resolution display, basically 2K in marks, 16 gigabytes of internal mass memory (ROM), a 3 gigabytes of Random Access Memory (RAM), a 13 megapixels primary camera on the back with a five megapixels snapper on the front.

Well, that's it for now, we don't see any other information flying around nearby, but we expect people from Chinese to make the K71 Kingdom official soon.

Source: giZCHiNA.COM, TechnoBuffalo

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Apple again shows record sales with iPhones and iPads on Q1 reports

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Published On January 28, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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With the time for some revenue and earnings report, Apple shows magic once again with the sales numbers of iPhones and iPads. The American multinational company got great numericals this time around, with the holidays season going too good for them.

 When the records came out, Apple has managed to sell a total of 51 Million iPhones, which was reportedly backed by 47.8 Million during the first quarter of the last year, 2013's. The company also marked impressive sales with their slates, where it went up to 26 Million, which boosted up from last year's 22.9 Million iPads shipment. Apples profit will remain at same numbers, at 13.1 Billion in cash, with no definite changes in their accounts. Unfortunately, the reports did not actually made a mention on which of their iPhones basically scored more in income.

 Source: Engadget

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Red LG Nexus 5's on their way, packaging boxes leaks

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Published On January 28, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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It's now a reality, as the color codes for the LG Google Nexus 5 gets pictured in some real fresh photographs. We mean it when we say those words, and for fresh, we get to see the packaging boxes of the upcoming Red Nexus 5 smartphones.

 Before when we saw the handset leaking a hand full of colors on Google Play, came in some gossips of those to be a "Hocus Pocus" job on the father of all editing software, Photoshop. But today, the above photos that leaked in courtesy of a Twitter member, makes us believe that Google has some red hot news in stores for an announcement, as the user posted several photos of the Red color variant of Google's 2013 flagship smartphone's boxes and shipment cartoons. While we don't seen any other colors from the previous leaks anywhere nearby, we are still in wait for the companies to make these paint jobs just official.

 Source: Skazki (Twitter) 1, 2

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ASUS Padfone E gets unveiled

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Published On January 28, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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ASUS is really showing some love towards their Padfone series of slates and smartphones. The new member arrives to the fleet with mid-range specifications, named ASUS Padfone E.

 The device comes shipped with a Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.4GHz, a 4.7-inches High Definition Super IPS screen on the smartphone with the resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, which is in protection of tempered Corning Gorilla Glass with anti-scratch and anti-fingerprint capabilities, microSD card support for further memory expansion, 1 GB of LPDDR2 RAM, a 13 megapixels primary shooter on the phone with LED flash light and a 1.2 megapixels front facer, 3G UMTS connectivity on board with a 1,820mAh powered battery and runs on Android version 4.3 Jelly Bean over the hood.

 For the tablet docking station, it packs a 10.1-inches High Definition IPS screen of 1280 x 720 pixels resolution display with the same protection of tempered Corning Gorilla Glass with anti-scratch and anti-fingerprint capabilities, a one megapixels camera on the front and 5,000mAh powered battery capable of charging the docked Padfone deformation mobile.

 The Padfone handset measures around 139.6 x 69.7 x 9.8 millimeters in dimensions and weighs 126 grams, where else the tablet is measured at 181.5 x 263.6 x 17.44 millimeters on scale with 525.67 grams on mass. The unit's availability or pricing info is disclosed, as just yet.

 Source: ASUS

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Nokia made Android phone Normandy shows up in Vietnamese retailer's domain

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Published On January 27, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Nokia's most anticipated and talked about smartphone of the times, will be non other than their leaked and codenamed prototype Normandy. A few days back we heard that the Finnish people are reportedly in plans to call this specific phone the Nokia X once announced, courtesy of evleaks. 

 Android powered handset is now caught shown off on a Vietnamese retailer's website, as Nokia Normandy itself, well at least for now we don't see any name changes.While the phone itself is pictured in the domain, alongside we also get to see some of it's specifications detailed over there. So, the Nokia manufactured Normandy is expected to pack a Dual-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor, clocked at 1GHz, a Adreno 302 GPU, four-inches PWVGA screen of 480 x 854 resolution display, 4 gigabytes of internal mass storage space with microSD card memory expansion, 512 megabytes of RAM, five megapixels primary camera on the back capable of capturing 720p videos at 30 frames-per-second, with 3G dual-SIM card slots with HSDPA connectivity and running Android's version 4.4 KitKat out of the box.

 The webpage also shared some of it's other functions, which included Social Networking, Google Play, Google Search, Google Now, Maps, Gmail, YouTube and Calender like Android applications.

 With all that going perfect, we may be seeing Nokia announcing this smartphone dubbed as Normandy or X at Mobile World Congress exhibition, going to take place next month at Barcelona, Spain. We need some more patients to see whether everything goes right for Google and Nokia.

 Source: thegioididong.com, evleaks (Twitter)

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LG's next big smartphone, G Pro 2 coming next month!

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Published On January 27, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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The South Korean's next big successor in line to fall in announcement is the LG G Pro 2, which now gets it's official confirmations. So you G Pro fans, will just have to wait only until next month's Mobile World Congress event to kick start.

 LG today made it clear to the media that they will be announcing the refresher model to the predecessor, LG Optimus G Pro in February at MWC in Barcelona, Spain and will be named as the upcoming G Pro 2, which will sit in the company's high-end "G-Series" fleet. And, as we heard earlier, the time around too, the Koreans seems to be killing their traditional "Optimus" letters from the device's name.

 Accordingly when there is something in the pipeline, we should have some rumors or leaks to taste it better. So for your instance and for the unannounced G Pro 2 phablet, we expect to see a Qualcomm based Snapdragon 800 processor, a six-inches Full High Definition screen of 1080p resolution display, 3 gigabytes of Random Access Memory (RAM) and Android's version 4.4 KitKat out of the box. But to remind you, no info on the specs have been detailed, just yet.

 Source: LG, Android Central

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Samsung and Google signs a cross-licensing patent portfolio agreement

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Published On January 27, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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And the news that sounds great to our ears, came in yesterday, where the South Korean manufacturing giant Samsung Corporation and the American search giant Google Inc., went officially signing on some papers that will cross-license their global patent portfolios each other for the next ten years.

It was also made clear that the new contract will be covering the broad range of technologies and business areas, alongside both the companies existing patents and those filed in the upcoming years, within the agreement period. So, from this moment to the end of these people's agreement, which will be after 10 years, by 2024, we would probably not see  any kind of patent lawsuits filed to court by both of these multinationals each other.

"We’re pleased to enter into a cross-license with our partner Samsung. By working together on agreements like this, companies can reduce the potential for litigation and focus instead on innovation," said Allen Lo, Deputy General Counsel for Patents at Google.

"This agreement with Google is highly significant for the technology industry. Samsung and Google are showing the rest of the industry that there is more to gain from cooperating than engaging in unnecessary patent disputes," denoted Dr. Seungho Ahn, the Head of Samsung’s Intellectual Property Center.

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BLU welcomes Vivo 4.8 HD

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Published On January 27, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Another phone just showed up in some bright colors, this time around, the American budget friendly smartphone manufacturer, BLU Products introduces Vivo 4.8 HD Android powered handset. We have a few details and specifications of the device to share with you.



The unit will be available in a selection of colors, from Black, White and Blue to Neon Yellow and Pink, designed out of plastic chassis, scoring out some mid-range specs listings, where the makers also boasts it to be "Amazingly Thin" at 6.9 millimeters on scale and really affordable.

 So, the newly announced BLU Vivo 4.8 HD smartphone will come featuring a Quad-Core 1.5GHz MediaTek processor, 4.8-inches High Definition LCD Super AMOLED screen of 720 x 1280 resolution display, 16 gigabytes of internal memory (ROM) with a gigabyte of Random Access Memory (RAM), an eight megapixels primary shooter on the back and a five megapixels front facing camera. The device will come backed with HSPA+ connectivity speeds for the Stateside networks for just $249 off-contract.

 Source: BLU, Engadget

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ASUS fonepad 7: Unboxing (Video)

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Published On January 27, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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ASUS from Taiwan has always been the hit makers behind the big Google Nexus line-up of slates, also manufactures a few more tablets, where comes in the Fonepad 7. And today we have got the outdated device for a quick unboxing video. As the name suggests, the seven-incher will also feature a dedicated slot for SIM card supporting internet data and voice calling on 3G networks.

The unit will come out of it's box with a Dual-Core Intel Atom Z2560 processor clocked at 1.6GHz, a PowerVR SGX544MP2 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a seven-inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen of 1280 x 800 resolution display marked at 216 pixels-per-inch, 8, 16 and 32 gigabytes of on board mass memory options (expandable via microSD card slot), one gigabyte of RAM, five megapixels primary camera with 1080p video recording and a 1.2 megapixels front facer, 3G HSDPA network connectivity with single SIM card slot, a 3,950mAh powered battery and runs on Android version 4.2 Jelly Bean.

So if you wish to own a ASUS made Fonepad 7 tablet, you can grab one for 799 SAR, which is about 213 United States Dollars from Panda Hypermarket.


                

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Sprint and ZTE brings along a new low priced Optik 2 3G Tablet

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Published On January 26, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Sprint and ZTE announces a new successor model to their previous Optik, now named as Optik 2 3G tablet. The United Sates based carrier will sell the new slate from the Chinese multinational manufacturer on a contract.

The unit will come shipped in the same old traditional cheap plastic chassis, sporting really bigger bezels on the either sides parallel. Also the maker have gone much slimmer in it's design, than what we saw previously with the ZTE Optik. 

This time around, the Optik 2 will pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor running at 1.2GHz, a rather small six-inches screen of 1024 x 600 resolution display, eight gigabytes of internal mass memory (expandable via microSD card slot), one gigabyte of Random Access Memory (RAM), five megapixels primary camera on the back with LED flash light with a two megapixels front facer. The tablet will also accompany a 3rd generation SIM card slot for connectivity, all powered by the same 4,000mAh battery and features Android's version 4.1 Jelly Bean on board.

The ZTE Optik 2 3G tablet is now up for orders from the Stateside carrier Sprint, at a price of $29.99 per month on a two years contract, that will basically fire on the network's 3G data.

Source: TechnoBuffalo

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Samsung invites the media to their MWC show

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Published On January 24, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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It was Nokia moments back and now we have confirmations to what Samsung is sending out their invitations to. The multinational invites the Press media for their conference to be held at the Mobile World Congress's shows-floor. But as seen in the cover above, the South Korean's highlight to their event will be their new operating system Tizen.

 As said in their invitation, and in our last article on the matter. Samsung is set to only focus at the event will be Tizen, a HTML-5 based Intel and Samsung made operating system. The company also made a note that, people around the show will get an exclusive preview of their next generation Tizen powered devices. The event will take place at Hotel ARTS, in Barcelona, Spain on 23rd of next month, February.

 Nevertheless, according to our previous reports, the company is reportedly in plans to take their next big step to the mobile industry, with a new smartphone that is completely backed-off from the traditional Android platform. In fact, we have been hearing this words since last year and was said that Samsung will be revealing their first Tizen powered smartphone by the mid-2013. Anyways, we will be taking a look at what Samsung has to offer on the aforementioned date, and will bring it to your tip.

 Source: G4GAMES

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Qualcomm buy's Palm, IPAQ and Bitfone's patents from HP

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Published On January 24, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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The American global fabless semiconductor manufacturing company, Qualcomm Incorporated goes officially acquiring a patent portfolio from Hewlett-Packard company including Development Co LP and Palm, Inc.

This new acquirement totally consists of Plam, IPAQ and Bitfone's patents, where includes about 2400 granted patent and pending patent application, where 1400 of them comes in from the Stateside and the remaining 1000 from other countries, that brings along the mobile operating system techniques. Remember, Palm was bought by HP, back in 2010. 

Fell free to read the official Press Release note, attached below.


Qualcomm Acquires Palm, IPAQ and Bitfone Patent Portfolio from HP
Acquisition Further Enhances Strength and Diversity of Qualcomm Incorporated’s Patented Mobile Technologies

SAN DIEGO – January 23, 2014 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) and HP today announced that Qualcomm Incorporated has acquired a patent portfolio from Hewlett-Packard Company, Hewlett-Packard Development Co LP and Palm Inc. The portfolio, comprising approximately 1,400 granted patents and pending patent applications from the US and approximately 1,000 granted patents and pending patent applications from other countries, covers technologies that include fundamental mobile operating system techniques. The acquisition further enhances the strength and diversity of Qualcomm Incorporated’s industry-leading mobile patent portfolio and will enable the company to offer even more value to current and future licensees. The purchase price was not publicly disclosed.

About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. With the broadest technology portfolio spanning printing, personal systems, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP delivers solutions for customers’ most complex challenges in every region of the world. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless communications technologies. Qualcomm’s licensing business is operated by Qualcomm Technology Licensing, or QTL, a division of Qualcomm Incorporated, which owns the vast majority of Qualcomm’s patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm’s engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its products and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For more than 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of mobile devices and digital communications equipment, linking people everywhere more closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm’s website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Source: QUALCOMM

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Nokia sends invitations to it's MWC Press Event

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Published On January 24, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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Finnish based smartphone maker, Nokia invites the Press to their event that will take place in Barcelona, Spain next month accompanying the Mobile World Congress Exhibition. The Press conference is scheduled on Monday 24th of February, between 8:30 and 9:30 AM local time.

The forest themed invitation card from the Nokia team starts by making a note on the about to take-off event's dates, also quoting, "Meet us under the tree."

Well, we keep our expectation to it's best to see the company announcing the long rumored and talked about smartphone, the Nokia Normandy, which we saw apparently leaking in live pictures and screen shots, earlier. As far as the speculations empower, codenamed Normandy will come with screen of 854 x 540 resolution pixels, a purported five megapixels camera on it's back, gathering OEMs from Android's latest version 4.4.1 KitKat.

We also have a miniature version of the Nokia's 1520 phablet in line to fall official, that was previously allegedly named as the Lumia 1520V. With specification highlights of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, a smaller 4.3-inches screen of 1080p resolution display with 513 pixels-per-inch, 32 gigabytes of internal memory two gigabytes of Random Access Memory, a large 3,000mAh powered battery and runs on operating system Windows Phone 8.1 Black out of it's box, once announced.

Other reports suggest us a high-end Lumia 1820. The handset is rumored to pack the Qualcomm's latest 805 processor, with a 5.2-inches screen of 2K resolution display, 32 gigabytes of mass memory (expandable via microSD card slot), three complete gigabytes of RAM, all backed with a 3,400mAh powered battery.

Then finally we have reads of a 1525 phablet, that appears from the wild, with no specific mentions from it's stipulations, but hinting a six-inches screen, a 20 or 30 megapixels camera (as Nokia is the manufacturer), and at the most sensitive case, blowing some solar capable charging.

Source: Pocket-lint

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Nexus 5 gets shown-off in Red color, hinted for a Vietnam launch

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Published On January 24, 2014 By Syamanth Sreejith
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What we saw yesterday in pictures and a small video footage is now turning out to be a reality slowly, as the rumored and leaked LG manufactured Google's 2013 flagship, Nexus 5 now pops-up in a real-life image.

 The photograph comes in from courtesy of a Vietnamese media, that shot the allegedly leaked phone in Red hot color. Nonetheless, this time we also hear some rumors sounding the launch of this smartphone alongside a Yellow color option soon, like the next month, February or March, in the country of Socialist Republic of Vietnam. But before, you take it with water, let us remind you, that we still don't to seen any piece of evidence or proof for this to be a real deal, as what you may be looking at can just be a showcase figure device, too.

 Source: VIETNAMNET.VN

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