Archive for Mobile Handset News
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New smartphone emerges from ex-Nokia team
A new smartphone has emerged onto the market after a team of ex-Nokia employees founded a company to make use of the abandoned MeeGo project. MeeGo was a smartphone operating system being pursued by Nokia prior to its decision to unite with Microsoft and deliver Windows Phone handsets. It was sat...
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Nokia launches phone with WhatsApp button
Nokia has unveiled the new Asha 201, a phone specifically designed for social media use, with a Qwerty keyboard and an integrated WhatsApp button. The Asha range is designed to be an affordable alternative to the premium Lumia range and is likely to be popular with a younger market keen to keep in ...
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Galaxy Mega smartphone unveiled
Samsung has revealed the biggest smartphone to date, its Galaxy Mega handset. The device boasts a 6.3 inch screen, making it perfectly designed for watching videos or for using more than one application at the same time. Samsung's 5.3 inch Galaxy Note handset was the original popular big-scr...
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Amazon smartphone speculation mounts
Speculation regarding the possible launch of an Amazon smartphone has increased with the company's appointment of an expert in the field. Charlie Kindel has been taken on by the business after his 20-year stint at Microsoft, where he most recently worked on the company's Windows Phone. M...
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Supply problems see release of HTC One delayed
The release of the HTC One smartphone is due to be pushed back due to supply chain problems. Reports from the Wall Street Journal suggest that suppliers have started to lose faith in HTC after the telecommunications giant has experienced several years of slow business. An anonymous source informe...
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Samsung unveils Galaxy S4
Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy S4 handset at a conference held in the Radio City Music Hall in New York. The handset has been eagerly anticipated by smartphone aficionados who are keen to see if it will stack up against Apple's iPhone 5 offering. In short, the answer to this looks like a &...
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Smartphones dominating mobile sector
Smartphones are set to continue to dominate the mobile phone sector during 2013, according to the latest figures from the International Data Corporation (IDC). The data predicted that vendors will ship 918.6 million smartphones this year, which will make up just over half (50.1 per cent) of the tot...
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Best Smartphone award goes to Galaxy S3
The Samsung Galaxy S3 has been dubbed the Best Smartphone at the Global Mobile Awards at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress. A number of technology reviewers have already lavished praise on the handset, but this is the latest official accolade that the phone will be adding to its collection. ...
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Apple said to be testing 'watch-like device'
Apple is thought to be testing a watch that has many of the smartphone features of the iPhone. The rumours about the testing of an electronic watch came about through reports that suggested the technology firm has spoken to Foxconn about assembling the wearable device. Reports from the Wall Stre...
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New LG smartphone series rumoured
Rumours have started to spread about the possibility of a new LG series of smartphones. The company posted on its Facebook account that it is planning a “surprise” that will come with “an unexpected distinction”. It also posted an image of a wrapped up package to accompany t...
