HTC MWC 2015 livestream is set to start soon, watch it here

HTC execs are going over their talking points one last time as the clock nears zero, the event is about to begin (at 3pm GMT). We're headed over there, but you can experience the unveiling of the new metal-clad Android flagship with us. The HTC One (M9) will certainly be the star of the show and will come adorned with a Snapdragon 810 chipset and a 20MP camera, unless the rumors were way off. The UltraPixel camera should live on, this time dedicated exclusively to selfies. A slightly larger version of the phone might be on stage too, the so-called HTC One (M9) Plus. A 5.5" QHD display might separate the Plus and non-Plus phones. HTC might also surprise us with a smartband, the HTC Petra. This one will do direct battle with Microsoft Band. This isn't the first time HTC has promised a smart band/watch though, but keep an eye on the presenter's wrists just in...

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HTC One M9 and Samsung Galaxy S6 have already been priced

Mere hours before their respective official announcements, both the HTC One M9 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 have seemingly been priced already. In the first case, that of the HTC One M9, the information seems to be more legit, since it comes straight from a listing on Best Buy's website. That page is still up, by the way, so it's probably the real deal. As you can see, HTC's new handset is going to cost $649.99 if you want to buy one without a two-year contract. This is the AT&T version of the device, but we have no reason to believe that pricing for other carriers will be different. Moving on to the Galaxy S6, a user over at the XDA-Developers forum posted a screenshot of what is claimed to be a listing for the smartphone at Samsung's UK website. The attached price is a whopping £699, which works out at around $1,079 or €963. However, this should probably be taken with a grain of salt, as the page isn't currently online, and the picture supposedly showing the Galaxy S6 is actually of the Galaxy Alpha from last year. So someone may have employed some last minute Photoshop skills on this one. That said, the Galaxy S6 will surely be expensive anyway, though hopefully not that expensive. We'll find out soon enough. Source 1 • Source 2 | Via 1 • Via...

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Huawei Watch has classic looks, runs Android Wear

"A watch is a watch" says Huawei as it takes a swing at both Motorola and LG with its own round watch. The Huawei Watch is perfectly round like the LG Watch Urbane, but has thin bezels like the Motorola Moto 360. This is the first Android Wear watch with a sapphire crystal, also beating Apple to the punch. Below it is a 1.4" round AMOLED display, making it among the smallest of the current generation. The screen has 400 x 400 resolution, making it sharper than both the LG and the Moto 286ppi. The case measures 42mm and is made out of cold-gorged stainless steel. The Huawei Watch has been designed with wristbands for both men and women. They are interchangeable and Huawei will be offering metal and leather bands. Color options include Gold/Brown Leather, Silver and Black, the last two have a metal mesh band of matching color. There are also a Black leather strap and a traditional Gold colored stainless steel wristband. The bands are standard 18mm, so you can swap them out The Huawei Watch contains 130 components and it takes 260 manufacturing steps, 160 of which are done by hand. Anyway, the company is proud that it used traditional watch elements like the crown. In this case it's Android Wear's usual single button, but it's placed off-center for ergonomic reasons. The Huawei Watch has a built-in heartrate monitor and comes with Huawei-made software for health tracking. The watch also supports Google Fit and Jawbone. There's an accompanying smartphone app which will be able to integrate with third-party...

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Acer 2015: Liquid Jade Z, Liquid Z520 and Z220, Liquid M220, Liquid Leap Plus hands-on

Traditionally, Acer is focusing its efforts in the low-end and mid-range sectors of the smartphone industry and at this year's Mobile World Congress, the company delivered a number of interesting smartphones. But not to stay behind the...

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Microsoft jumps the gun on the Lumia 640 and 640 XL news post

The Lumia 640 has been popping up in various rumors throughout the past month or so. The Windows Phone handset was rumored to make an appearance at MWC 2015 and even though you never know untill it official, the upcoming unveiling of the smartphone is beyond any doubt now. The company's official news center jumped the gun earlier today and released an article for the device, confirming its existence. This is a substantial lip up on Microsoft's part, but what makes it particularly juicy is that the article also refers to another, previously unknown phone, dubbed the Lumia 640 XL. According to a previous leak the Lumia 640 is allegedly a dual SIM smartphone that sports integrated digital television (DTV) and supports 3G and Bluetooth 4.0. Judging from the XL moniker, we can only assume that the other device will be a larger version of the handset, just like the Nokia XL was to the Nokia X. The article itself was naturally quickly taken down, but thanks to Google's helpful web crawlers a cached version is still available, sowing the article's title and original URL. The leak does not really disclose any info about the two devices, but it does proclaim their existence and definitely elevates expectations for Microsoft's Barcelona event, set for tomorrow, March 2, at 08:00 GTM+1. Source |...

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Exclusive: Gionee Elife S7 leaks ahead of launch at MWC

Gionee will be announcing the Elife S7 at MWC tomorrow on March 2. But before that, we have some exclusive images of the upcoming slim smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer. The phone is said to be 5.5mm thick, which is about the same as the S5.5 but slightly more than the S5.1. It is said to be running on a 64-bit processor, although whether it will be a MediaTek or Qualcomm chipset is not yet known. Also, as you can see from the images, the phone is running on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Other than that you can expect a 13 megapixel camera and a 5.0-inch display with 720p resolution. More details when the phone is officially announced...

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