BlackBerry set to launch a limited edition Gold Passport

BlackBerry is about to launch a limited edition Gold Passport. Only 50 pieces of the decked out smartphone will be available to order worldwide. A listing for the upcoming luxury version of the smartphone is already live in BlackBerry's online store in Canada. The handset is priced at $999. The Gold BlackBerry Passport will feature metal trim and...

Check out all the new phones that debuted this week

It has been a busy week, with intriguing announcements taking place in various parts of the world. To make sure you haven't missed anything here's the quick recap of all the new phones that debuted over the past 7 days. Arguably, the most important event was Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi's press conference on Wednesday. After we had seen a fair share...

5" Moto G Titan and 4.3" Moto E Styx leak with Lollipop

Detailed specs of two exciting phones leaked from the most unusual of places today. Two upcoming additions to the Motorola lineup got listed on the website of UK retailer Argos, complete with detailed specs and even pricing info. The devices in question are called Moto G Titan and Moto E Styx and they are both powered by the latest available Android...

Week 3 in review: Mi Note, Lumia 532, 435, Samsung Z1

This week saw a lot of action in the mobile world. After all the dust had settled and last week's CES 2015 was officially over all seemed calm with no great action expected until the MWC kicks off. January 14, however brought about an unexpected avalanche of new devices that for one reason or another did not make their way to the Las Vegas event floor....

Nokia Lumia 635 arrives on Sprint in the United States

Nokia Lumia 635 is now available for Sprint Wireless in the United States. Sprint is the third major carrier in the country to offer the budget-friendly smartphone after AT&T and T-Mobile. The device is available for $0 with a two-year contract or for $7 monthly for 24 months with Sprint Easy Pay. The off-contract price tag of the Nokia Lumia...

Xiaomi Mi Note, Mi Note Pro priced for international orders

Xiaomi made its new Mi Note and Mi Note Pro phablets official just yesterday, at a special event. During that we were told how much they would cost in China, but so far we've had no idea what to expect internationally. See, like its previous high-end devices, Xiaomi's Mi Note and Mi Note Pro will be released in China first, at the end of this month....

Galaxy Note 4 and LG G3 added to Sprint's leasing scheme

Back in October of last year, Sprint started offering its customers a leasing scheme for certain high-end smartphones. This started with the iPhone 6, but was then expanded to include both the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy S5 Sport. And from today the carrier is adding two more handsets to this initiative. They are the LG G3 and the Samsung Galaxy...

Sony Xperia C3 and C3 Dual review: Let me take a selfie

The Sony Xperia C3 is touted as a PROselfie smartphone but it could've easily been missed in a growing crowd of handsets boasting high-res wide-angle front cams. Sony's first 5MP front-facer with a 25mm wide-angle lens sure took a while...Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_c3_dual-review-1197.p...

HTC Nexus 9 will be offered by O2 UK starting on Monday

This coming Monday, on January 19, the HTC-made Nexus 9 tablet will become available at O2 UK. Obviously you've been able to pick up a contract-free Nexus 9 for a while now, but if instead you wanted to get it with a data plan from an operator, then this surely is for you. You'll be able to purchase the Nexus 9 for as low as £29.99. To do that, you'll...

Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the LG G2 is live in South Korea

The Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the LG G2 looks to be happening right now for some users in South Korea. According to LG Phone Firmware, which tracks the company's progress on updating its smartphones, the Lollipop update for the phone is seeding right now for LG G2 units working on SK Telecom and LG U+ netoworks. The update is marked under the...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 issues a thing of the past

The past few months have been plagued by rumors about Qualcomm's manufacturing issues with the Snapdragon 810 SoC, the chipset of choice for high-end devices in 2015. The company has tried to do its best to dissipate them, by reiterating how everything is perfectly fine, only to see another report pop up the following week. Digitimes, however, has...

HTC sends out MWC 2015 invites, is building a utopia

HTC sent out invites for its MWC 2015 event. The invite is pretty simple - a starry sky with the words "Utopia in progress" below the company's logo. Unfortunately that's all there is, no silhouettes of phones, no promises of ground-breaking flagships, nothing. Last year at the MWC all HTC brought was the Desire 816, a mid-range phablet and all we...

The Galaxy S6 to use a non-swipe fingerprint sensor

Fingerprint sensors finally gained popularity on smartphones, but the experience isn't always prefect. Some companies, like Samsung, used the swipe type of sensor where you had to swipe your thumb (or other finger) over the Home button, which wasn't always easy to do while holding a 5+ inch slab. Insiders claim that the company will be moving to the...

Sony Xperia Z4 gets certified by Japanese wireless authority

While CES has been the traditional scene for new Xperia Z announcements, this year the company seems to be keeping its ace for the Mobile World Congress. Meanwhile, the Xperia Z4 has been certified in its home country in three versions - NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and SoftBank. Al three support LTE, including VoLTE, which is the new generation in voice call...

Xiaomi Mi Note supports both FDD-LTE and TD-LTE

The Xiaomi Mi Note went official yesterday with LTE Cat 9 support that grants it up to 450Mbps download speeds. Interestingly, Xiaomi seems to be planning a wider release of the phone than just China as the Mi Note is revealed to support both FDD-LTE and TD-LTE. FDD-LTE is more widely spread than TD-LTE and is used in the majority of LTE markets....

OnePlus Two rumored to have 5.5" screen, QHD this time

There might still be those of you toiling hard to get an invite for the OnePlus One, but the OnePlus Two is in the works and it should be worth waiting for. Rumors have surfaced, claiming the next generation of an already solid performer to be even better. Unnamed sources claim the OnePlus Two, as it will likely be named, will retain the same 5.5-inch...

New batch Yu Yureka phablets will go on sale January 22

For better or for worse the eastern model of selling hotly anticipated smartphones involves squirting out small batches that are literally gone in seconds. This happened to the Yu Yureka, which got a limited 10,000 unit release on Amazon.in (the exclusive retailer) that was gone in 3 seconds. A new batch is incoming - it will go on sale on Amazon...

Microsoft teases wider Lumia Denim rollout, 930 getting it now

Microsoft promised that the Lumia Denim update will soon be released for a wider share of Windows Phone 8.1 devices and markets this month once partner testing has been completed. Until then the Lumia Denim update will continue to arrive in waves for devices - currently we have reports saying Lumia 930 owners are receiving the firmware update in the...

Lenovo launches A6000 smartphone in India

Lenovo has launched its newest budget smartphone, the A6000, in the Indian market. The phone is priced at Rs. 6,999 ($113) and will be available exclusively through online retailer Flipkart. Registrations for the phone open today at 6:00 PM IST. The Lenovo A6000 has a 5.0-inch, 720p IPS display, 64-bit quad-core Snapdragon 401 chipset, 1GB RAM, 8GB...

Android 5.0.2 factory images available for Nexus 10 and 7 2013

Android Lollipop has been a reality for quite some time now, but the massive OS overhaul is undoubtedly a huge venture and there is still a lot of work to be done to get a final polished product. Even though there are AOSP builds for pretty much all current Nexus devices it comes as no surprise that not only outside manufacturers are still knee deep...

User agent profile confirms QHD display for Samsung Galaxy S6

While we're waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S6 to show up this quarter (hopefully around the Mobile World Congress) we're treated to the latest leak. The User Agent Profile for a SM-G920A has been found confirming some of the details we're keen to know about the device, prior to launch. We didn't really expect anything different but the UAProf confirms...

Xiaomi Mi 4 to launch in India on January 28

Xiaomi has announced that it will be launching its last year's flagship device - the Mi 4 - in India on January 28. Unfortunately, no price was mentioned but we will update you on that as soon as that information is available. The Mi 4 has a 5.0-inch 19280x1080 display, Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB RAM, 16/64GB memory, 13 megapixel rear camera, 8...

OnePlus One to get CM-based Android 5.0 next month

Cyanogen founder Steve Kondik revealed that OnePlus One will receive stable Android 5.0 Lollipop update next month. The ROM will be based on CyanogenMod 12 build. The Cyanogen-based ROM will not be available to OnePlus One users in India. As you probably know by now, Micromax has partnered with Cyanogen to offer its software exclusively on its Yu...

BlackBerry Classic is now available to buy in India

For Indian lovers of that classic BlackBerry form factor, here's some good news. BlackBerry has finally decided to launch the Classic in the subcontinent today. Furthermore, the device is already available to buy, so you don't have to wait one moment longer if you've been craving it. The BlackBerry Classic is up for grabs at Snapdeal and at all BlackBerry...

LG G4 rumored to come with 16MP camera, Snapdragon 810

This year's top Android smartphone from LG is probably going to be the G4, going by the naming convention the Korean company has been using for a few years now. This device should be unveiled in the coming months, but so far few details about it have surfaced. Today a rumor originating in Greece tells us what camera resolution to expect the G4 to...

Xiaomi Mi Note gets benchmarked, overtakes the Mi 4

A few hours ago, Xiaomi took the wraps off its two new phablets - the Mi Note and the Mi Note Pro. While the latter comes with the best possible specs for this day and age, the "lower-end" Mi Note is probably worthy of flagship status too, despite not coming with the latest chipset or screen resolution. It will be cheaper than the Pro model, though,...

T-Mobile launches new Simply Prepaid plans

To properly complement its rather successful Simple Choice postpaid plans, T-Mobile has today unveiled its new Simply Prepaid offer. The three plans that make it up are quite similar to the carrier's old Simple Choice Prepaid options, but they're thankfully cheaper now. For $40 each month, you'll get unlimited talk and text, and 1GB of high-speed...

Bank of America says 1.1 million cards now use Apple Pay

Bank of America is one of the major partners for Apple Pay and alongside its financial results, the company revealed today that nearly 800,000 customers have started using Apple's new payment method. As a result, more than 1.1 million cards have been added to Apple Pay just from Bank of America alone. In addition, the good news for Apple Pay continue...

ZTE Blade S6 leaks, iPhone 6 feels it's looking in a mirror

An online retailer has spilled new photos of the upcoming ZTE Blade S6. The phone passed through TENAA back in December under the ZTE Q7 model name and resembles the look of the iPhone 6 Plus. In addition to the single official-looking image of the phone, there are also several hands-on snaps. The phone measures 157 x 78 x 7.9mm and weighs 160 grams....

Apple iPhone 6s to pack 2GB of LPDDR4 RAM

The latest set of rumors regarding the Apple iPhone 6s suggest that the company will using 2GB LPDDR4 memory. Previously, it was purported that Apple hasn't decided if it shouldn't stick with LPDDR3, since its 35% less expensive and its suppliers couldn't have made enough LPDDR4 memory chips. However, if the rumor is true, the company isn't facing...

TSMC reports strong Q4 earnings thanks to strong Apple orders

TSMC has announced its Q4 financial results, and it appears all is very good for the chip maker. The company reports that 2014 is its best year mainly because of the chip orders coming from Apple. Net profit for the quarter was $2.51 billion, while revenue rose by 53% to $7.02 billion The chip maker marks 2014 as its strongest year yet with profit...

Pinnacle Africa launches a budget Windows Phone handset

Pinnacle Africa has just announced a new WP smartphone, dubbed Proline SP4. It's headed for the South African market and starting on January 30, the smartphone will be available in stores at a price of just ZAR999 ($87). The Windows Phone 8.1 device features a Snapdragon chipset with a quad-core processor, Adreno 302 GPU and 512MB of RAM. The 4GB...

Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2 update still alive, certified

With all the Windows Phone 10 rumors going around, there was speculation that Microsoft will focus on bringing the major update and skip over the smaller WP8.1 GDR2 update. That seems to have been wrong as the Bluetooth SIG had issued a certification for "Windows Phone 8.1 Update 2," aka GDR2, about a month ago. The new minor update is supposed to...

Apple seeds iOS 8.2 beta to devs, adds Apple Watch support

Apple has recently seeded Mac OS X 10.10.2 beta to developers with various connectivity improvements. Today Apple has released the beta version of iOS 8.2 to the dev community. A further inspection of the next notable iOS release reveals integrated support for the upcoming Apple Watch. The text suggests Apple Watch will have a dedicated stand-alone...

Nokia N1's impressive run continues, new batch sold out

Last week, when the Nokia N1 tablet went on sale in China, the first batch of 20,000 units sold out in only 4 minutes. The second batch went on sale today and it too sold out in minutes. Although there's no word on the number of units that were up for grabs, the flash sale lasted longer this time around, the report notes. As clear from the snapshot...

Galaxy S6 to ditch Snapdragon 810 over overheating fears

Last month, there were reports that overheating issues with Snapdragon 810 SoC could delay next generation flagships, especially the Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S6 smartphone. Now the rumor mill is abuzz with reports that the South Korean company could ditch the Qualcomm chipset in favor of its own Exynos-series chip, although not completely. According...

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro is official with QHD display, Snapdragon 810 SoC

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro looks just like the newly announced Mi Note - it uses a dual-glass design with a 2.5D front and 3D rear glass. The footprint remains the same as the standard Mi Note, but the Pro version brings a better 5.7" display and more powerful innards. Xiaomi Ni Note Pro utilizes a (Sharp/JDI) 5.7" IPS display of QHD resolution (that's 515ppi)...

Xiaomi announces new Mi Note phablet with 5.7-inch display

Xiaomi has finally announced its latest smartphone that it has been teasing for the past few days. The Xiaomi Mi Note is the company's latest flagship that it is using to compete against the Apple iPhone 6 Plus. The Mi Note is about the same size as the iPhone 6 Plus but has a bigger 5.7-inch 1920x1080 resolution display. The display, manufactured...

Watch Xiaomi unveil its new devices

Xiaomi has hinted that it will have not one but two flagships announced tomorrow, however, the manufacturer made it clear that the Xiaomi Mi 5 will not be one of them, despite benchmark score and other leaks about it. What does this leave? The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 is a good bet - its Redmi 2 sibling launched last week. The new Redmi Note is expected...

Google lays out details about Project Ara Spiral 2 prototype

Google took the wraps off the first Project Ara modular phone that will be commercially available at a dedicated developer conference. Dubbed Spiral 2, the handset will first launch in Puerto Rico in the second half of this year. The Project Ara Spiral 2 model specifications include dual application processors (Marvell PXA1928 and Tegra K1). A 720p...

Samsung is reportedly in discussions to buy BlackBerry

Samsung is in talks to purchase BlackBerry. Reuters reports that executives from both companies have met last week to discuss the transaction. The Korean manufacturer has allegedly offered a price in the range of $13.35 to $15.49 per BlackBerry share - well above today's opening price. This brings the total of the transaction to as much as $7.5 billion....

New Xiaomi Note gets rumored size, price, and specs

Tomorrow's Xiaomi event is going to bring us two new handsets, it seems. The Chinese smartphone maker itself has hinted at this through some of its teasers for the event, so that's pretty much certain. Just what those phones will be, however, has been a bit of a mystery. For a long time we've heard rumors about the Mi 5 being unveiled tomorrow, but...

Dual-screen Yotaphone 2 to be released by T-Mobile

Ever since it was originally unveiled back in February of last year, we've known that the Yotaphone 2 was eventually headed to the US market too. But it still hasn't made it. Thankfully though, a new rumor claims that this is now on track to happen soon. Apparently T-Mobile will be the carrier offering the Yotaphone 2 to the American public. The release...

HTC's Lollipop update schedule leaks, original One is next

Yesterday the HTC One (M8) started receiving the update to Android 5.0 Lollipop in earnest, after the original rollout for the Google Play Edition units last month. Now the Developer Edition version joins in on the Lollipop fun - but not only that, even the One (M8) models sold unlocked are getting the new bits. You might however be wondering which...

Six smartphones debuted today - see if you have missed any

Today, on what was a seemingly uneventful day we saw the announcement of six new devices. Among them are four new entry-level Lumia handsets, well actually two - Lumia 435 and Lumia 532, just in both single and dual SIM variants. They will both offer a 4-inch LCD screen, with a resolution of 480 x 800px and a Snapdragon 200 SoC, which is outdated...

Oppo Mirror 3 64-bit mid-ranger announced, costs $280

Oppo has been pretty hard at work recently and after we told you about the sapphire-crystal R1C, here's more info on the Mirror 3, the company's brand new entry into the lower midrange. The new smartphone packs a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 SoC, with a 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, paired with a modest 1GB of RAM. Built-in storage is rather low at 8GB, but is easily...

Leaked images show two hues of purple coming to the Xperia Z3

Purple had become a sort-of trademark color for Sony's premium Xperia Z line, until the Xperia Z3 came along and broke the streak. The third-gen flagship added Copper and Green to the traditional Black and White color options, but Purple may soon make a comeback. And not a moment too soon either, the Xperia Z4 family is expected at the MWC in early...

MediaTek predicts single-digit growth in tablet shipments in 2015

MediaTek has issued a forecast suggesting tablet shipments are going to rise in 2015, but at a much slower pace than last year. More specifically, the chip maker is anticipating a single-digit growth rate for the tablet market this year with the most positive forecast standing at 9%. According to the company's estimations, about 175 million Android...

Galaxy Note 4 Lollipop manual appears, update imminent

Samsung has updated the user manual for the Galaxy Note 4 to reflect on the changes the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update is bringing. The firmware update is anticipated to land some time this month and the latest manual is a strong indication that the wait for owners of the phone will soon be over. A video demonstrating Android 5.0 Lollipop running on...

New Samsung Galaxy A7 actually has a 1080p display

Looks like Samsung made a bit of a blunder in the spec sheet of the newly announced Galaxy A7. When the phone was announced a couple of days ago, the spec sheet mentioned it had a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display. Turns out, that wasn't quite right, as the A7 has a FHD or a Full HD (1920x1080) resolution display instead. Samsung has since then corrected...