The Motorola Moto X, currently the subject of a price war in Canada, will be knocked down in price to $100 on contract during the fourth quarter, according to a tweet from reliable tipster evleaks; in the U.S., the phone is available from AT&T and Verizon for $199.99 on contract. In Canada, the price of the device has been found as low as $149.99 with a signed two-year contract...
Motorola's latest and greatest Moto X has generally been lauded by everyone for its unique customizable colors and performance but the $200 price tag on contract has often raised questions, especially considering you get much more powerful smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One for the same price. It seems Motorola is aware of this and is planning a price drop in the...
The Japanese carrier KDDI has confirmed the name of the Apple's next flagship - the iPhone 5S. The name with the dummy link is now gone, though at this point it's as certain as it gets that Apple is going to stick to its usual naming scheme for yet another year. Apple will supposedly reveal the next generation iPhones on September 10. We expect to see the iPhone 5S with faster processor,...
Originally filed in February 2012, the USPTO on Friday outed a patent application made by wholly owned Google subsidiary Motorola for a smartwatch; according to the filing, the watch will offer "gaze detection" which means it will know when you are looking at it. And there is talk of dual-touchscreens and enough health related functions to keep a hypochondriac busy including pulse measurements, body temperature readings and a heart monitor...
Having placed all its bets on Windows Phone and its Lumia range of devices, Nokia has been consistently introducing compelling hardware at prices that are all over the spectrum. Following the recent trend of extra large devices, Nokia Lumia 625 employs a large screen with mid range specifications at a fairly appealing price point. Will that be sufficient to fend off competition from spec monster Android devices ? Read on to find out our opinion. Design The Lumia 625 is perhaps one of the most ergonomic devices we've used and the rounded corners and edges go a long way in facilitating that. While the handset appears like a play on the Lumia 620 and doesn't really stand out, it is a device that isn't an eye sore and manages to distance itself from the hoards of very similar low cost Android phones out there. The dimensions of the handset come in at 133.25 x 72.5 x 9.15 and it weighs in at a surprisingly hefty 159 grams. The front of the phone is quite literally dominated by the 4.7 inch screen which is the largest display ever in a Nokia device. The screen has a Gorilla Glass 2 layer above it and gently ...
Intex launched the Cloud X3, the cheapest Android smartphone for Rs. 3790 running on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) recently. We brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the recently, here we have the complete review of the device. This is the first device to launch in India to be powered by a dual-core 1GHz MediaTek MT6572 chip. Soon after it other companies started launching affordable smartphone with this chip running on Android 4.2 and just 256MB of RAM. Is this device really worth the price ? Let's check it out in the review.Unboxing httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLRlTasweo8 Box Contents The box contents include: Intex Cloud X3 smartphone 1450 mAh battery micro USB Cable 2-pin charger adapter in-ear Headset Warranty card User Manual Hardware The phone has a 3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels) 256k colour capacitive multi-touch display at a pixel density of 165 ppi. Even though the display is bright, the viewing angles are poor. The sunlight legibility is poor too. The touch screen is not very responsive, so it might be hard while using the keyboard. Since the display is shiny, it is prone to smudges. There is a 0.3-megapixel camera on the top, next to the ear piece. The phone lacks the usual proximity and ambient light sensors. There are capacitive touch buttons for menu, ...
HTC Zara is actually HTC Desire 601, according to the usually very reliable evleaks. An official render of the phone has already leaked once along with a bunch of specs. HTC Zara will ship as the Desire 601— @evleaks (@evleaks) August 30, 2013 HTC Zara a.k.a. Desire 601 will supposedly pack a 4.5" qHD display and will run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8930 chipset with two 1.2GHz Krait...
Samsung is doing great job so far keeping the Galaxy Note III phablet under wraps and we are yet to see leaked pictures of the actual device. However we spotted renders, specs, panels, different model rumors, and, most recently a launch date. Today's piece of info comes for Three UK internal document, which contains various devices release dates including the Samsung Galaxy Note III and Sony...
A leaked inventory systems screen for U.K. carrier Three shows that the mobile operator plans on launching the eagerly awaited Samsung Galaxy Note III on September 16th; the next iteration of Samsung's phablet line is expected to be introduced at the Samsung Unpacked event on September 4th in Berlin, just a couple of days before the IFA 2013 show is to begin...
Japanese carrier KDDI has confirmed that the next iteration of the full-priced Apple iPhone will be named the Apple iPhone 5S; on the carrier's website is a listing for the phone, which is expected to be formally introduced on September 10th alongside the budget priced Apple iPhone 5C. Expect Apple to throw away the guide book with the "rulers" that it previously had adhered to when it came to its number one grossing product...
Here the sound of explosives and aerial attacks up in Canada? There's a real price war going on north of the U.S. border and it is all about the Motorola Moto X; it was just Wednesday when we told you that Canadian carrier Rogers had cut the price of the Moto X by $20 to $169.99. It doesn't seem that the economic laws of supply and demand were at issue here...
Back in July (hard to believe that it was only a month ago), we told you about a handset called the the Meizu MX3; the phone is top-shelf all the way from the 13MP camera on back, to the Exynos 5 Octa SoC under the hood. The 5.1 inch screen carries resolution of 1080 x 1920 and where we were growing up, that was called FHD, Mister...
BlackBerry's newly elected director Bert Nordberg says that the Canadian OEM is not going to survive if it tries to challenge iOS and Android; instead, the newly elected board member says thatt BlackBerry can survive as a niche player in the industry. Nordberg says that the board has "subsets within the company that it can get rid of," although he wouldn't list which parts of the business he had in mind...
Earlier today, we talked about the potential issues that customers will have to look out for with the Samsung Galaxy Gear and the Sony SmartWatch 2, because we're not convinced the hardware or software is ready for smartwatches yet. One big worry is battery life, and a new leak concerning the specs for the Galaxy Gear, it looks like battery life could be a problem...
We have known that Google has been working on its own smartwatch, and at the very least it is working towards optimizing Android for use on smartwatches. But, it seems that Google has been working on this longer than we have known. A new report is saying that Google secretly acquired Android smartwatch maker WIMM sometime last year...
A leaked document revealed on Friday shows that Apple is imposing a vacation blackout for its employees from September 15th through September 28th; traditionally, such blackouts are done during a period of time that includes the launch of the next-gen Apple iPhone so that it can be "all hands on deck" at the Cupertino based manufacturer just when it needs phones and desks to be manned...
It might be really hard to believe, but the Nokia Lumia 625, that launched recently, is the company's largest phone till date, with respect to screen size. The UK Retail box of the 4.7 inch device just landed in our labs and naturally, we were bothered enough to unbox it and take a overview of the device on video, watch - httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTQVPQBunCY The box contents, as you saw in the video are - Pretty normal contents as far as retail boxes are concerned, and that is actually one of our issues with it. The micro USB cable is too short for desktop usage and the bundled ear phones are cheap and not even in-ear. Considering the fact that you are paying around 20K INR for this phone, one would expect at least higher quality earphones, let alone a lengthy data connectivity cable. Coming to the actual device itself, the Lumia 625 is positively bulky thanks to the 159g weight, but is slightly more manageable than the Lumia 920 due to the relatively slim 9.1mm profile. The display, which is a 4.7 inch WVGA LCD screen, is very similar to the one on the Lumia 520, and that's not a compliment. The back houses a similar ...
The long rumored trade-in program for the Apple iPhone at Apple's own retail locations has started on Friday; Apple says that the trade-in will help the environment and at the same time, customers who turn in an iPhone will receive credit toward the purchase of a new model. How much? According to Apple, the most that a person can receive is $280 depending on the model being traded in and the condition of the trade...
Alcatel has extended its collection of smartphones with the introduction of One Touch Idol S and One Touch Idol Mini. Both the devices come with a compact design along with a slim profile. The Idol S is the slimmer of the two with its profile measuring just 7.4mm, while the Idol Mini is also very slender at 7.9mm. The highlights of the Alcatel Idol S include a 4.7-inch IPS display with a...
Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 Zoom back in June and unleashed its 3G version worldwide in July. It's just now though Samsung is releasing the LTE-capable version of the S4 Zoom. The LTE Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is completely identical with the already available version but as you probably guessed adds support for 4G networks. The gadget will be available on various EU markets and carriers very...
You'll have to pardon this slight, for we're repeating ourselves: the Sony Xperia Z1 (aka Honami) has set the web on fire in a spectacular manner these last few weeks...
Snaps of the front panel of a device that looks suspiciously alike to the gigantic Huawei Ascend Mate have been leaked by French Nowhereelse, revealing that a possible successor may be in the works as we speak...
One of the most talked about phones in Asia is the Xiamoi Red Rice; the reason for the buzz is the remarkably low price of $130 for a handset using a quad-core processor with a screen offering a pixel density of 312ppi. Analytics firm Trend Force found that the phone has $85 worth of materials inside the device, led by the MediaTek MT6589 processor which accounts for 20% of the phone's manufacturing cost...
After Samsung became the undisputed kind of camera phones with the Galaxy S4, it's now LG's turn to challenge the king with a 13MP camera of its own. The G2 flagship has arrived and we've taken its camera outside for a quick photo shoot...
We all know that something of a "smartwatch revolution" is on the way. Although there have been smartwatches on the market for a bit over one year now, no one has really paid them much mind, because realistically they haven't been able to do what we all want a smartwatch to do. We are getting closer and closer to the point where smartwatches can be a legitimate companion device for our smartphones, but getting closer doesn't mean we're there yet. So, here are some reasons why you should slow your roll and not plan on buying a smartwatch anytime soon...
Huawei has launched the Huawei Honor 3 on the Chinese market. The successor of the popular Honor 2 features a 4.7" 720p IPS in-cell display and runs on the Huawei's homebrewed K3V2E chipset with a quad-core 1.5GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. The rest of the specs of the Honor 3 include a 13MP camera with Sony lens, a LED flash, 8GB expandable internal storage, and a 2150 mAh battery. There is...
Intex has just sent out a media invite for the launch of next-gen premium smartphone. The phone would be launched by their brand ambassador, director and actor Farhan Akthar. The press invite says "Gorge your eyes on the newest wonder in town" which hints at a new smartphone in the Wonder series. The Intex Aqua Wonder smartphone was launched earlier this year, the successor Aqua Wonder Quadcore with a quad-core processor was launched in April. So this phone might be the third-gen Aqua Wonder smartphone. The company launched the Aqua i-5, their latest flagship smartphone back in June, which we reviewed recently. Since the Aqua i-5 had a 5-inch qHD screen, the new smartphone is likely to come with a 5-inch 720p HD display to compete with the other smartphones in the market. The phone shown on the image looks premium for sure with a chrome rim on the sides. No word on the specifications yet. Intex Aqua I-4 and Cloud Y5, mid-range smartphones appeared on the official website last week.
Thursday evening, Finnish OEM Nokia posted a cryptic message hinting at an announcement for Friday morning; there was some thought that the announcement would be related to cars since the message concluded with Nokia wishing everyone a safe drive home. Sure enough, on Friday morning Nokia introduced a series of applications that offer more than just navigation for cars...
Mophie is releasing a colorful Spectrum Helium collection of Juice Packs. The new color options include blue, green, pink, purple and red, and all bring 1500mAh…
We have talked before about the incredible growth that China's Xiaomi has seen over the past couple of years. The company, along with its MIUI ROM, has been taking China by storm, and as we have also seen, the company is looking to expand globally along with new hire (and ex-Googler) Hugo Barra. Of course, Xiaomi's growth hasn't just been in hardware, but software as well, where its MIUI app store has been performing like gangbusters...
