Alleged HTC One M9+ press images appear on Twitter

Alleged press renders of the upcoming HTC One M9+ made the rounds on Twitter, courtesy of @upleaks. The high-end smartphone is going to make its official debut next month, on April 8 in Beijing. In line with past leaks, the press images showcase the upcoming handset is a rather eye-catching black/gold color scheme. The latter is not available on the...

Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB goes on open sale at Flipkart in India

The rapidly growing Chinese electronics startup, Xiaomi, is going places with the series of announcements to boost the smartphone sales. Xiaomi has announced it will sell the Mi 4 64 GB model without registration on Flipkart in India starting March 28. The company has announced it wants to sell 100 million smartphones this year and for that we can...

Xiaomi starts selling smartphones at physical stores in India

Since July 2014, Xiaomi has introduced five smartphones and one tablet based on the Android-inspired MIUI user interface in India. So far, the Chinese electronics startup has been selling those devices in partnership with Indian e-commerce company - Flipkart. Xiaomi sells its smartphones in China through carrier stores and its own website for China....

Upcoming Windows 10 for phones build will work on more devices

Microsoft has announced that the next build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones will support a lot more devices. "I get a ton of questions every day on Twitter about when your favorite phones will be usable, and I'm happy to report that the vast majority will be supported with the next flight," said Windows Insider manager Gabriel Aul in...

BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9983 Graphite now available in Canada

BlackBerry announced the third generation Porsche Design P'9983 handset last year. The luxury smartphone is now available in Canada for $1,950 CAD ($1,545). BlackBerry has once again teamed up with the Porsche Design team to build the successor of the P'9982 and the P'9981. Bearing a Porsche Design logo on its back in forged stainless steel, the P'9983...

Official hands-on video gives a peek of BlackBerry Leap

Hot on the heels of its latest quarterly earnings report, BlackBerry published an official hands-on video of the budget friendlyLeap smartphone. Earlier this month, BlackBerry announced the Leap at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The short video shows the BlackBerry Leap in action. It showcases essential BlackBerry features such as Blend,...

LG G4 to arrive at the end of April, rumor says

The LG G4 has been in the news for quite a while now, the most recent purported leak about it being from mere hours ago - and surfacing the image you can see to the left, which might show it. All this said, you may be wondering when to expect it to actually launch. It turns out that you may not have a lot of waiting to do from this point on. That...

Huawei's next Honor smartphone seemingly leaks in pictures

Huawei's Honor line of affordable yet not underpowered smartphones is enjoying more and more success. With this lineup, the Chinese company has emulated Xiaomi's sales model somewhat, opting to mostly get rid of intermediaries and sell directly to consumers. Soon, Huawei is apparently due to launch the Honor brand in Russia. And on that occasion,...

BlackBerry ends Q4 on a $28 million profit

BlackBerry's financial results for Q4 are out showing the company managed to end it on a profit. For the three-month period ending on February 28, BlackBerry reports a net profit of $28 million, while a year earlier the company's situation wasn't rosy with a $148 million loss. While many analysts predicted a revenue of around $790 million, BlackBerry...

Huawei details Kirin 930 chipset, says it uses enahnced A53E cores

Huawei made significant progress with its in-house chipsets and after the flop that the Kirin 910 turned out to be in the Ascend P7, the following iterations were markedly better. Both the Kirin 920 inside the Honor 6 and the Kirin 925 that powered the Ascend Mate7 proved to be strong performers. Now with the Huawei P8 just around the corner, the...

Meizu m1 note review: A major scale

The stuff floating in the wake of a flagship - minis, phablets, all sorts of spinoffs. Everyone does it, trying to capitalize on the novelty and the excitement. Meizu moves in a different way. To begin with, it has what's probably the smallest squad for the season...Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/meizu_m1_note-review-1232.p...

New flagship of HTC Desire line gets its specs leaked

It seems HTC has been hard at work on new devices lately. Just a few hours ago, word came out, that the Taiwanese manufacturer is planning to hit the Chinese market with an array of new devices and now another leak has surfaced, providing information about a new budget device in the works. The information is courtesy of Upleaks, but like always, should...

HTC T1H tablet leaked specs point to an AllWinner SoC

According to rumors, HTC is preparing to hit hard on the Chinese market. We have already heard news of the One M9, M9 Plus, as well as the E9 and perhaps even an E9 Plus, which should be hitting store is the growing Asia market pretty soon. But HTC might have yet another device up its sleeve - an 8.9-inch tabled, dubbed the T1H. It will probably be...

Oppo N1 gets official Cyanogen CM11S ROM

Oppo N1 was launched in 2013 with an innovative rotating camera lens, top-notch hardware and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS skinned with Oppo's Color launcher. The N1 was also the first phone to receive an official Cyanogen treatment as a collaboration with Cyanogen and Oppo. You are able to choose between the CM10.2 ROM based on the Android 4.3 Jelly...

Asus Zenfone 2 arrives in India on April 13

Asus caused quite the stir back in January, when it announced the Zenfone 2, which would pack a high-end Intel Atom chipset alongside 4GB of RAM, and cost $200 in the meantime. As it later turned out, that wasn't quite the case and the price was for a lower-specced model, while the top dog gravitates around the $280 mark. Either way, the highly-anticipated...

Press photos of the HTC One E9+ leak

HTC is finding it extremely hard to keep its One E9 and One E9+ under wraps. ISeveral rumors and leaks have given us almost all the information about these handsets. Now the purported press images of the One E9+ have surfaced online. They reconfirm the design of the smartphone and reveal that it will come in Gunmetal Gray, Space gray with Gold accent...

Oxygen OS delayed for the OnePlus One users

All those OnePlus One users who woke up to incessantly check if they've got the Lollipop update will have to wait few more days. OnePlus promised last week to release the CyanogenMod 12S update and the new Oxygen OS for the OnePlus One users by March 30. Apparently, that's not going to happen now. The company's representative David posted on Reddit...

Alleged live photos of LG G4 make the rounds online

A quartet of alleged live photos of the unannounced LG G4 made the rounds online. The images were posted on the web by a crafty member XDA Developers. In line with past reports, the photos reveal that LG G4 will pack a stylus. The accessory is located in the top right corner of the smartphone and will allow it to go head to head with Samsung Galaxy...

Motorola Nexus 6 arrives officially in six new markets

Google expanded the availability of Motorola Nexus 6 to six new markets. The Android 5.1 Lollipop phablet is now available to purchase from the new Google Store in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, and Portugal. This means that Google's flagship handset is now available directly from Google in a total of 21 markets globally. The search giant...

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge US pre-orders open tomorrow

Samsung announced the availability for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge for the United States. Quite expectedly the flagship duo will be released on April 10, while the pre-orders open tomorrow - March 27. All US carriers will be offering the Galaxy S6 smartphone. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and Verizon will be carrying both the Galaxy...

HTC One M9 available in the USA tomorrow

AT&T begins taking orders for the HTC One M9 at midnight in just few hours. All orders placed until 1PM CT will ship the same day, while the rest will be fulfilled within the days after tomorrow. AT&T offers the HTC One M9 for $199.99 with a 2-year contract. AT&T Next payment plans are available too - Next 24 has it on $23.64/month, Next...

Apple planning to release three new iPhones later this year

Apple has built a formidable track record of sticking with pretty much the same release cycle for its iPhone models. Handset releases come a year apart and have mostly been following a "tick-tock" scheme with the S models. Ever since the iPhone 5, we have begun to expect a new iPhone every September and there is no reason to believe the Cupertino...

Samsung to bring back the microSD slot with the S6 Active

Samsung Galaxy S6 turned out not the flagship many was hoping for. It ditched the SD expansion slot the water protection and removable battery for good, in favor of refined design and improved user experience. Now that those features are a lost cause for the Samsung Galaxy S6, many are hoping Samsung would reconsider for the upcoming Galaxy S6 Active...

Samsung plans to triple the production of Galaxy S6 edge

The special sibling to Samsung's latest flagship, the Galaxy S6 edge, is apparently even hotter than the company had foreseen. After forecasts by market analysts reached a 55M total Galaxy S6 units sold throughout the year, the Korean giant is finding a hard time keeping up with the demand. As it turns out, the ~€150 price premium that the edge variant...

Moto X 3rd Gen (2015) coming this fall

Rick Osterloh, Motorola's President, spilled the beans on company's plans about the next Moto X. He answered to a question on Twitter as part of the #AskRickO initiative. He was asked about the time-frame for the third generation Moto X. Apparently the Motorola will be trying to keep an annual cycle for all its products, including the Moto X, which...

HTC One E9 and One E9+ coming soon, rumored specs in tow

HTC One E9 has been in our rumored section for quite a while. It leaked with specs and live pictures numerous times, but as it turns out the leaked device was actually an upcoming HTC One E9+ model. HTC One E9 (A53), according to the popular @upleaks tipster, will pack a 1080p display and a 13MP rear snapper. There is no info on the display size,...

ZTE Nubia Z9 Max and Z9 Mini now official

On a dedicated press conference in Beijing today ZTE unveiled the long-awaited and oft-teased Nubia Z9, or two of them, to be precise. The high end Nubia Z9 Max is a 5.5-inch phablet, while the Nubia Z9 Mini is a more affordable 5-incher, but both have 1080p screens. The flagship ZTE Nubia Z9 Max packs the ubiquitous Snapdragon 810 chipset with all...

Huawei working on Lollipop running purported P8 Lite

A number of reports about Huawei's next major handset P8 have been making rounds over the web. The company sent out invite for the launch of Huawei P8 on April 15, but it seems another smartphone might get announced alongside the next flagship. As per TENAA's website a mysterious device with model number ALE-UL00 has been certified. Appearing very...

Microsoft Lumia 640, 640 XL import data reveals Indian pricing

Microsoft announced the Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM models at the MWC 2015. Both devices are powered by Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. . This week, Microsoft has been importing both models in significant numbers in India. As per the import data, the Lumia 640 Dual SIM has INR 4,683 ($75) price declared, while the Lumia...

Lenovo likely to launch the A7000 in India on April 7

Lenovo has started sending out invites for its event in Mumbai, India. Based on the invite, the company will likely be launching the new A7000 in the Indian market. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 7. The A7000 has a 5.5-inch, 720p display, octa-core Mediatek MT6752m processor, 2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory with microSD support, 8 megapixel...

Images and specifications of ZTE Nubia Z9 mini and Z9 Max leak out

Press images and specifications of ZTE Nubia Z9 mini and Nubia Z9 Max leaked out ahead of their official announcement. The smartphones will make their debut on March 26. ZTE Nubia Z9 mini and Z9 Max (click to enlarge) ZTE Nubia Z9 Max is the better equipped member of the duo. It packs 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in...

Alleged live photos of HTC One E9 make the rounds

A gallery of alleged HTC One E9 photos made the rounds online. This is the second unscheduled appearance for the smartphone today - it leaked out in a white and gold color scheme several hours ago. This time around, the unannounced handset posed for the camera wearing a protective case in a dark color scheme. The photos give us a closer look at the...

YU's Project Caesar gets teased again, has some specs outed

Earlier this month we first told you about Project Caesar, the codename for YU's next Android smartphone. The company is a spinoff from Micromax, the biggest Indian phone maker, and it launched its first device, the Yureka, a while back. This has been pretty well received, with its decent midrange specs, very low price, and CyanogenMod OS at the helm....

Xiaomi wants to sell 100 million smartphones this year

Xiaomi sure hopes its parts suppliers will be able to keep up with its growth this year. Lei Jun, the company's CEO (pictured to the left), has announced that Xiaomi plans to sell 80 to 100 million smartphones in 2015. When you compare this to the "more than 61 million" units that it managed to move last year, it quickly becomes apparent that this...

In the UK, BT launches its own 4G LTE mobile contracts

While it's waiting around for regulatory approval for its £12.5 billion acquisition of EE, BT has decided to swiftly re-enter the mobile market in the UK with a few SIM-only 4G LTE plans. The telecoms giant is, for now, offering these as an MVNO which uses EE's network. Obviously though, the options should multiply when BT becomes the owner of EE...

Sony Xperia E4: The odd successor

Sony started small with the E-series and hasn't tried anything crazy since but the entry-level lineup is in its fourth generation now and offering quite a bit of choice to the budget-conscious buyer. Of course, everything you get in this price range requires a certain trade-off.Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_e4-review-1231.p...

Lava Iris 414 with KitKat launched for $65 in India

While most handset makers are rolling out the Android 5.x Lollipop update, Lava Mobiles is still catching up with previous version. The company has introduced an entry-level Iris 414 smartphone with KitKat running on it and priced at INR 4,049 ($65). It offers basic features such as 4-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) resolution display and is powered by...

Hutchison Whampoa agrees to buy O2 UK from Telefonica

Hutchison Whampoa began talks with Telefonica to buy carrier O2 UK in January. The companies have finally reached an agreement for a sum of £10.3, of course pending an approval from regulators. Hutchison Whampoa already owns Three UK. If the deal goes through, the combined company will overtake the current biggest UK carrier, EE, and achieve around...

Xiaomi will unveil new product(s) on March 31

Xiaomi has wildly expanded its product range - starting with smartphones, the fast-growing company now offers TVs, Android TV boxes, headphones, battery packs and a fitness tracker. And there are more new product(s) incoming at the end of the month, March 31. That's right product(s) - the company is teasing the readers of its teaming forum and even...

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo to get Lollipop later this year

Before you think Samsung has forgotten about the lesser known cousin of the Note 3, the Galaxy Note 3 Neo, think again. The company's French Twitter account responded to a query about the Lollipop update for the device, confirming that the update is indeed arriving for the device some time later this year. The Note 3 Neo is the cheaper alternative...

HTC One M9+ dummy on video, working device photographed

The HTC One M9+ refuses to leave the rumor mill but soon it may have to. A promo image briefly appeared on the net, an invitation for the unveiling on April 8. The event will allegedly take place in Beijing and go under the slogan "More than One." Note that this image disappeared quickly so its authenticity is dubious. We've seen schematics of the...

BlackBerry Classic launched in Indonesia for $430

BlackBerry has formally introduced the BlackBerry Classic in one of its key market - Indonesia. The new BlackBerry Classic has a full physical QWERTY keyboard along with the touchscreen display. BlackBerry Classic is priced at IDR 55,99,000. That translates to $431 and is cheaper than the Indian pricing which is about $517. The BlackBerry Classic's...

More images of the purported HTC One E9 (A55) spotted online

HTC is working on a mid-range smartphone with model number A55 and likely to be released as the One E9. We reported about the expected specifications and the live images of the HTC One E9 (A55) already. HTC E9p(A55) pic.twitter.com/NuPXL8oQAK— @upleaks (@upleaks) March 25, 2015 Now promotional images of the One E9 have been posted online. There's...

HTC Butterfly 3 rumored to arrive in three color options for Japan

HTC has been working on the Butterfly series for the select Asian markets. As per recent rumors, the next generation Butterfly handset - Butterfly 3 is expected to debut in Japan. The dates are not confirmed but expectations are for the handset to show up in the second half of this year. HTC Butterfly 3(codename BUTTERFLY3#UHL) heading to KDDI JPN...

Alleged live photo of Meizu MX Supreme makes the rounds

Alleged live photo of the unannounced Meizu MX Supreme made the rounds on the Chinese social network Weibo. The previously rumored smartphone is reportedly developed in collaboration with Nokia. Meizu MX Supreme (click to enlarge) The image gives us a peak at the area below the display of the smartphone. Meizu MX Supreme packs an oval home button...

U.S. Cellular will begin selling LG G Flex 2 on March 26

U.S. Cellular announced that it will begin offering LG G Flex 2 later this week, on March 26. The Korean manufacturer's self-healing phablet is already available to order from Sprint in the United States. The carrier will ask $149.99 for the smartphone with a two-year contract, or $31.50 for 20 months with no money down. Users who don't like commitment...

New iOS 8.3 beta builds go out to testers and developers

Almost two weeks ago, Apple officially unveiled its consumer-oriented beta program for iOS 8.3. At the same time, it released the first beta build for eager testers, which coincided with the third iOS 8.3 beta release for developers. And today it's time for a new update. A new beta build of iOS 8.3 is now going out to both developers and consumers....

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 gets update with new KNOX, mute

The Samsung I9500 Galaxy S5 received Android 5.0 Lollipop early this year, a hefty 1.05GB update. Now it's receiving a smaller update, which keeps the Android version at 5.0.1, but Samsung KNOX goes from version 1.0 to v2.0. Another change is that the Silent mode returns. Lollipop removed that option, but Samsung has been reintroducing it, the Galaxy...

Three UK launches HTC One (M9) pre-orders

Three has joined the list of carriers in the UK that offer pre-orders for the HTC One (M9). The phone is available starting at £39 a month with an upfront cost of £19. For the price you can get 1GB of 4G data and unlimited calls and SMS. There are also 2GB 4G data and unlimited 4G data options for £42 and £47 per month but the £19 upfront cost for...

Xiaomi's handset dubbed Ferrari leaks with FullHD screen, Lollipop

Xiaomi recently struck a contract with Microsoft to let them experiment with Windows 10 on Mi 4. In the mean time, the Chinese handset maker is working on next generation of device - Xiaomi Ferrari. Spotted in the benchmark listings, the Xiaomi Ferrari appears to be a powerful mid-range device. Sporting an Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC with octa-core...