Mobile Price: 2013

Samsung Galaxy S IV Gets Unveiled

The next big thing from Samsung is finally here as the Samsung Galaxy S IV has been announced in New York this morning. The phone is unarguably one of the very best in the smartphone industry ever with its ground-breaking specs.

Featuring a 4.99 Inch Full HD display, 13mp camera and an 8-core processor, this phone has enough power to thrash any phone in the market right now.

Here are the specs followed by details below:

OS: Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
CPU: Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Chipset: Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU: PowerVR SGX 544MP3
Design:
Dimensions: 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in
Weight: 130 g
Display:
Type: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 4.99 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Memory:
Card slot: microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal: 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA: 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA: 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, NFC, Infrared port, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
Primary Camera: 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features: Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR
Secondary Camera: 2 MP
Battery: Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery

HTC Sense 5 coming to One X, One X+, One S and Butterfly

Wondering if your HTC One X, One X+, One S or the Butterfly will be getting the new Sense 5 from the HTC One? Well, you don't have to anymore, as HTC has revealed that it does plan to do so.

Replaying to query on Facebook, HTC clarified that it does intend to update the above mentioned handsets with the new Sense 5 software features from the new HTC One, except for those tied to the hardware. We believe these may be the new camera related features such as Zoe but other than that you can look forward to the refreshed UI and the new HTC BlinkFeed.

As for the availability of the updates, HTC said it would be coming 'in the next few months'. Note, all the devices mentioned above are the international

Samsung officially retiring Bada, will make Tizen phones instead

What started off as speculation and was soon to be inevitable, is finally official.

Samsung is giving up on the Bada OS but instead of sweeping its remains under the carpet, the Korean manufacturer will integrate its Bada OS into the Tizen OS project. This is first-hand information comeing from Hong Won-pyo, President of Samsung's Media Solutions Center.

Though smartphones running Bada won't be able to upgrade to Tizen when it's ready, the latter will be backwards compatible with Bada apps, which is good news for every new OS with a low profile app catalog.

Following Nokia's decision not to support MeeGo, the Tizen OS emerged as the open source project to realize all that exciting potential. Samsung are clearly hoping to use the platform in a bid to set themselves apart from the Android and Windows Phone crowd.

Samsung to announce Galaxy S IV on March 14

Samsung has announced that they will be unveiling the next generation Galaxy S smartphone, colloquially called the Galaxy S IV, on March 14 at their Unpacked event, confirming some of the rumors we have been hearing right.

The Unpacked event is said to take place in New York City, unlike the Galaxy S III launch event which was set in London, and will be the first US launch event for Samsung in three years. Samsung says they were "bombarded with requests from U.S. mobile carriers to unveil the Galaxy S IV in the country", hence the change of venue this year.

As for the phone itself, we are still dealing with rumors that suggest a 4.99-inch 1080p display, quad-core Qualcomm processor and a 13 megapixel camera. We'll see how much of this comes to be true in a couple of weeks from now.

Nokia announces 105 and 301 feature phones at MWC

The Nokia 105 is the company's most affordable phone to date and is priced at just €15. The phone has basic features such as a color display, FM radio, multiple alarm clocks, talking clock, and the mandatory flashlight - all in a dust and splash resistant body.

The Nokia 105 will be sold in black and cyan in China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Russia, Vietnam and other markets in Africa, Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Europe this quarter.
Nokia 301

The Nokia 301 has a slightly more upmarket feel, with a 2.4" display, 3.2 megapixel camera with some camera goodies inspired by the Lenses feature on the Lumia phones. There's a Nokia Xpress Browser on board and 3.5G connectivity.

Upcoming Nokia Asha phone design leaks

The Nokia event at the Mobile World Congress is about to kick off but before anything is officially announced we already have some pictures of a new Asha phone that is supposed to be unveiled today.

There is no information available about the device, including its name, other than this image. The only bit of specs we can confirm from the image is a 5 megapixel rear facing camera and dual-SIM support. You can also see a transparent case for the device in some shots.

The phone has a new design that is a slight departure from previous Asha phones and is closer to the look of Nokia's Lumia phones. There is also a new dedicated back button below the display, which replaces the call and end keys on previous Asha phones.

Samsung Galaxy S4 to be unveiled on March 14 in New York

We just got yet another report that the Samsung Galaxy S IV will be announced in mid March. The rumored upcoming flagship smartphone of the South Korean manufacturer is going to be unveiled on March, according to a report by Mobile Review's Eldar Murtazin.

Now Mr. Murtazin's reports have been more of a miss than hit recently, but this particular info aligns with previous rumors brought by SamMobile, so there might be truth to it. The report also says that Samsung's Unpacked event will be held in New York, which if true, will make the Galaxy S IV the first flagship of the company to debut outside of Europe.
So far we know that the Samsung Galaxy S IV will sport a 4.99" Super AMOLED display of Full HD resolution, an Exynos 5 Octa chipset with 8-core processor, 8-core Mali-T678 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera with 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone will be powered by the latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

Archos will soon launch its first Android smartphones

Archos, the French company, who is known for its budget-friendly tablets will soon launch its first series of smartphones. Archos is reportedly going to announce three new Android smartphones at the upcoming MWC next week.

The latest line-up from the European manufacturers consists of Archos 35, which will sport a 3.5" display of 320 x 480 pixel resolution, 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB internal memory with microSD support, 3G connectivity and Dual SIM support. Archos 35 will be powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and run on a 1,500mAh battery.
Archos 35 Carbon is expected to be available from April and the smartphone will only cost you €90 (about $120).
Archos 48 Platinum will be the company's flagship smartphone and the device comes with a 4.8" IPS display of 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, 1.7 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor, 3G as well as FM Radio, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi and GPS. Archos 48 runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and the smartphone might also feature the LTE radio. The flagship device will go on sale starting from May and will carry a price tag of €249 (about $333).

LG took the wraps off the Optimus Pro G last week but the announcement was curiously devoid of any useful specifications. Now, the company has announced the phone for the Korean market and thankfully, there are now some specs for us to drool at.

You may already be acquainted with the 5.5-inch, 1920 x 1080 resolution display on the Optimus Pro G, which LG says is the largest on any of its phones yet. The display is surrounded by a narrow bezel, which makes the phone 76.1mm wide, narrower than the Galaxy Note II, which is 80.5mm wide and has an identically sized display.

Inside, the Optimus G Pro runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset, with a 1.6GHz quad-core Krait 300 CPU and Adreno 320 GPU, the first phone on the market to do so. Then there is 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory, with a microSD card slot. The Optimus G Pro runs on Android 4.1, Jelly Bean.

HTC has felt that teasing its upcoming One smartphone in a quick video just wasn't enough and has decided to release some additional photos.

The photos in question hint at the phone's features such as the phone's mouthwatering ultrapixel camera, quad-core processor and stereo speakers. The speakers will even be front-mounted if the leaked press photos of the device turn out real and not a hoax.
Check out the photos and tell us if you can make out any other clues to the HTC One specs sheet.

According to some rumors, the latest flagship device from HTC will be up for grabs starting from March 22 and the smartphone will be priced at $300 for 64 GB variant and $200 for the 32 GB model in the US. Naturally, those prices only come if you are willing to sign a two-year contract.
The time when we'll get to know all there is to the HTC One is tomorrow at the company's simultaneous

Recently, there have been reports of the iPhone 4S having cellular performance issues after updating to the new iOS 6.1 update. Vodafone even suggested its customers not to upgrade to iOS 6.1 if they have an iPhone 4S.

A few days later, Apple has released another update specifically for the iPhone 4S. The iOS 6.1.1 update release notes state exactly what you'd expect, updates to the cellular performance and reliability of the device.

Nokia announced dual-SIM Asha 310

Nokia has launched a new Asha phone, called the Asha 310. The phone slots in above the currentAsha 309 and includes dual-SIM support lacking on the 309.

Other specs remain identical, including a 3-inch, 400 x 240 LCD, 2 megapixel rear camera, 20MB memory with microSD card slot (supports up to 32GB), WI-Fi, Bluetooth and FM Radio. The dual-SIM slot uses Nokia's Easy Swap method that lets you swap SIMs without switching off the phone and remembers profiles for up to five SIM cards.

Huawei is either not that good in keeping secrets or not trying too hard to do so. Even before the CES press conference we already knew almost everything about the Ascend D2 and Mate. It seems the case will be similar to the upcoming MWC event, where Huawei is expected to unveil the Ascend P2.

The upcoming smartphone will feature smaller (compared to the D2) 4.5-inch 1080p screen and will run on a chipset with a quad-core 1.8GHz processor. The camera department will be the same as on the D2 - a 13MP snapper with 1080p video recording. We even got to see the first live photos of the smartphone a while ago.

Today's scoop from rumorland brings another live shot of the Huawei Ascend P2, along with an interesting bit about its specs sheet. The smartphone will reportedly be dust and water protected. The Ascend P2 will be carry IP54 certification, which means it will be protected from just from water splashes, not water submersion.

The Vertu Ti is the first truly new phone model Vertu has to present after they parted ways with Nokia. It's also their first Android smartphone.
And Vertu has done a nice job in making sure the specs are as up-to-date as possible. There's a dual-core 1.7Ghz CPU, 1GB RAM and 64GB of in-built storage. It's got an 8MP camera capable of recording 1080p video plus a 1.3MP front camera. Software-wise, it makes use of Android 4.0 ICS with a custom UI.
At 3.7-inches the WVGA display on the front is not as big as on the recent super-phones but Vertu claims these are the biggest sapphire crystal glass panels they've built. The body is made out of Grade 5 titanium, and there is a set of stereo speakers, tuned in collaboration with Bang&Olufsen.
The body of the phone consists of 184 individual parts and each unit has been built by a signgle one of the company's craftsmen in England. The side key on the left-hand side has an V-shaped in-set ruby to highlight the brand's traditional design language.

The sales of the LG-built Google Nexus 4 have reached a million units, according to the owners of the smartphones. The members on the XDA Developer forum have worked a way out to make an educated guess on the smartphone shipments on the basis of its IMEI number.

The XDA post, suggest that the 999,998th Nexus 4 was sold in Turkey and the device was produced on February 5.

LG and Google have managed to sell over a million units in a little over two months and with all the supply shortages, the figure seems decent. Google has declined to comment on the latest Nexus 4 sales, but the internet giants seem to be quite happy with the performance of the handset.

Micromax A116 Canvas HD, the successor of the popular Micromax A110 will be hitting shelves on February 14, according to the company. The Micromax A116 Canvas HD will be up for grabs from its official website.

Micromax A116 Canvas HD carries a very attractive price tag of INR15,000 (about $280) and brings value for your money, considering its features and specifications.

Micromax is having a great time in the Indian market recently and the company will be hoping that the quad-core A116 Canvas HD smartphone will help it gain even more momentum.

Samsung makes 8 of the top 10 most used Android devices

As one can expect, Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy S III and its predecessor Galaxy S II are the top guns, holding a combined share of 17.4%. The mid-range Galaxy Ace is a distant third spot with 3% of the Android market, followed by the Note and the Note II phablets with 2.6% and 2% respectively.

Amazon's Kindle Fire sneaks in the list with 1.7% of the Android users. The tablet is followed by the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with 1.4% of the Android devices. The other smartphones in the list are Galaxy Y,Droid RAZR and Epic 4G.

According to the report, Samsung controls whopping 47%

Samsung starts testing Jelly Bean firmwares for Galaxy Ace 2

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, the successor of the popular Galaxy Ace smartphone might get the much awaited Jelly Bean update siib. As expected, the Galaxy Ace 2 will be skipping on ICS to get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Samsung has already started making Jelly Bean test firmwares for the Galaxy Ace 2, according toSamMobile, who claims to have received few screenshots of a pre-release firmware for the handset.

The Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean for the smartphone is expected to be rolled out in the month of March or April. The upgrade will also feature the latest TouchWiz Nature UX interface and for obvious reasons, the UI will be a trimmed down version of what the Galaxy S III has.

Supposed leaked images of the Apple iPhone 5S surface

Images of is supposedly an upcoming variant of the iPhone 5, the iPhone 5S, have surfaced.

Not much is known about the phone which is speculated to be announced at some point this year, possibly alongside the iPhone 6.

According to the leak, the Apple iPhone 5S is expected to be both stockier and cheaper, with a plastic casing 8.2mm thick, compared to the 7.6mm aluminum unibody of the current flagship. There are rumors of it being available in up to six colors as well.While the leak shows off what is undoubtedly an assembly line producing what appears to be iPhones, many speculate that this is a factory that produces iPhone knockoffs rather than the real thing. Given that Foxconn is usually doing pretty well to pre

You simple can’t deny the growing popularity of mid-range phones running on Android and as more and more manufacturers are getting onboard the ship, the number of such type of phones is increasing rapidly too.
The Xperia E is one of them. What’s more is that there is a dual-sim version of this phone too.
But what really makes this phone stand out from the crowd is its amazing design which is unarguably better than most mid-range phones right now.
Both the versions have got decent processor with 512MB of RAM, that will run on Android ICS. Users may find its battery little on the lower end, otherwise its a solid phone for the price range.
Here are the complere specifications:

Apple Releases the 128GB iPad for Hard-core Users, Worries Competitors

Apple, the undisputed leader of the tablet market has released its tablet with the highest storage capacity. The new iPad with retina display and 128 GB retails for $799 for the Wifi model and $929 for the LTE version.

The tablet will be the dream device for people who are always running short of storage spaces on their devices.

Other than the 128GBs of storage space, a feat unmatched by any of its competitors, this iPad doesn’t feature anything different from its other iPad 4 brethren.

iPad 128 GB thumb Apple Releases the 128GB iPad for Hard core Users, Worries Competitors
Must’ve worried competitors

Everyone knows the impact that Apple products make on the market so this product won’t be any exception. Right now, most of their competitors are offering tablets with storage space of 16 and 32 GBs and some even with 8GBs. Getting more than 64GBs of space is still an extremely rare thing.

Smartphones specifically designed and built to run the Ubuntu mobile operating system are going to start shipping in October this year.

The information comes from Canonical CEO and founder Mark Shuttleworth. He added that Ubuntu for smartphones will also hit a couple of "large geographic markets". Although he didn't specify them, he told WSJ that "North America is absolutely a key market for Ubuntu.".
Additionally, according to Mr. Shuttleworth, Ubuntu has got the necessary attention from multiple carriers, which are going to back the newborn mobile OS at its launch. However, which ones exactly remains a mystery.

The BlackBerry Z10 – the flagship of the company’s brand new OS – launched in the UK at the end of January, a day after its official announcement. And it sold better than any other BlackBerry in the UK, ever.

Here’s what CEO Thorsten Heins had to say about the UK launch: "In the UK, we have seen close to three times our best performance ever for the first week of sales for a BlackBerry smartphone."

The Z10 launch in Canada, BlackBerry’s home turf, came several days later – February 5 – and it was another record. "In Canada, [Tuesday] was the best day ever for the first day of a launch of a new BlackBerry smartphone. In fact, it was more than 50 percent better than any other launch day in our history in Canada," says Heins.

Pink Galaxy Note II spotted on Samsung's website

We have seen pink colored versions of Samsung's smartphones before. There was the pink Galaxy S III and then the pink Galaxy Note before that. Now it's the turn of the new Galaxy Note II to go pink.

The entire front and back of the phone gets the new shade of pink, which is lighter than the one we saw on the original Note. The stylus also gets the new color treatment. Other than that the phone is identical to the other color models.
Samsung is yet to announce the phone and so far it exists only on the company's Taiwanese website. More details regarding availability should be released soon.
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Samsung Galaxy S IV rumored to be announced on March 15

Samsung's next generation Galaxy S flagship smartphone will be launched on March 15, according to a "trusted" insider, who has confirmed the arrival to SamMobile. Earlier, an internal raffle doc leak at a New Zealand retailer had suggested that the device might be available from April, but we can now expect the smartphone to hit the stores from the beginning of April.

We already know Samsung's Unpacked event won't happen at the MWC, but the company is expected to send the invites after the conclusion of the industry's largest event.

Samsung's 2013 flagship smartphone is rumored to sport a Super AMOLED display of FullHD resolution and a whopping 8-core Exynos 5 Octa processor, 8-core Mali-T658 GPUand 2 GB of RAM. A 13-megapixel rear camera with the ability to shoot 1080p full HD videos at 30 fps will be mounted at the back, while 2-megapixel front camera will take care of video-calls. The next Samsung flagship will reportedly be powered by Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean.

Huawei Ascend P2 blurry shots leak, price in tow

Two spy shots of Huawei's upcoming Ascend P2 leaked. The phone has been rumored to sport a 5" 1080p screen, later a 4.5" one and now rumors suggest a 4.7" at the front.

Others information suggests that the Huawei Ascend P2 will be powered by an 8-core processor, which will probably be along the lines of Samsung's big.LITTLE chip where four Cortex-A15s handle big loads while four Cortex-A7s are there for the power saving.

The leaked images align nicely with the leaked official photo of the Ascend P2 we've seen.
The camera on the back of the device has been hidden in these images, which inclines us to think that the Ascend P2 could sport an above 13 MP snapper. It could be just a coincidence, though.

Nokia's 41-megapixel sensor, which was showcased for the first time at MWC 2012, bought a whole new dimension to the cameraphone game. After its recent success with the 808 PureView, Nokia will be bringing its class-leading 41-megapixel sensor to its Lumia lineup.

New reports from The Guardian back up previous rumors that the 41-megapixel Lumia device will be dubbed EOS, and the smartphone is expected to launch in the summer in the US. Unfortunately, there are no confirmations on the specifications of the device yet.

The Lumia EOS is expected to capture images with about 5 megapixel resolution, using oversampling, just like the 808 PureView did in its default Auto mode.

The latest Nokia Lumia 920 comes out with a floating lens technology, which is actual optical image stabilization - a first for a smartphone.

Samsung announces Galaxy Young and Galaxy Fame

Samsung has announced two new Android smartphones aimed at the lower end of the smartphone market. Called the Galaxy Young and the Galaxy Fame, neither of these phones are going to set benchmark tests on fire but then again, they aren't meant to.

The Galaxy Young has a 3.27-inch, 480 x 320 resolution LCD, 1GHz processor, 768MB of RAM, 4GB internal memory with microSD card slot, 3 megapixel fixed focus camera, VGA video recording at 24fps, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, digital compass, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a 1,300mAh battery.
The Galaxy Fame has similar specs but a slightly bigger 3.5-inch display of the same resolution, 5 megapixel rear camera with auto-focus, VGA front facing camera, 512MB of RAM (yes, it's less for some reason) and optional NFC.

Huawei and Microsoft have announced a new Windows Phone for the African continent, called Huawei 4Afrika. This phone is essentially a slightly modified version of the Huawei Ascend W1 that we saw back at CES.On the hardware side the Huawei 4Afrika retains the 4.0-inch, 800 x 480 resolution LCD, dual-core, 1.2GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB internal memory with microSD card slot, 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and a front facing VGA camera. On the software side, however, the Huawei 4Afrika comes with custom apps designed by local African developers for Africa, which Microsoft believes will make people switch from cheap feature phones.

The Huawei 4Afrika will go on sale later this month in Angola, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa and will be available in blue, red, black and white colors.

BLU Products has entered into the quad-core smartphone game, with several new offerings of the Tegra 3 variety. The Quattro family will feature smartphones with 4.5" and 5.7" screens, quad-core 1.5 GHz Tegra 3 SoC's, and Android 4.0.The entry level Quattro 4.5 features qHD resolution, 5 MP camera, fullHD video recording as well as 4GB of (expandable) internal storage and 1GB of RAM. It's expected to retail at $249.99.The Quattro 5.7 HD is surprisingly not the most expensive of the bunch at $299.99, despite featuring a 5.7 inch 720p display, 8MP camera, and the same 4GB of flash memory expandable via microSD, and 1GB of RAM.Finally, the Quattro 4.5 HD flagship also comes with a 720p display, only this time it is protected with Gorilla Glass. An 8MP camera with fullHD recording are also in store, and with

Huawei, the Chinese manufacturers are all set to launch its Ascend P2 at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. Surprisingly, Huawei might also launch the mini version of the P2 at the same event, according to a report from MyDrivers.

The Ascend P2 mini will reportedly sport a 4" 720p display and according to few rumors, the smartphone will be powered by Android Jelly Bean. The mini version of the P2 is said to come out with a 8 megapixel camera and feature at least 1 GB of RAM and a dual-core processor.

The report also suggests that, the Ascend P2 will come out with a very thin bezel and an 8.5mm thick body. As expected, Ascend P2 will be powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and sport a 4.7" display. The device is also set to come out with a 13 megapixel rear camera along with a 1.8 GHz quad-core processor developed by Huawei.

Hauwei Ascend P2 will sport 1GB and 2GB RAM variants and the smartphone will be made available in different back cover color combinations.

The hacking community has been hard at work to crack Apple's defenses in iOS 6 and the A6 chip inside the iPhone 5 ever since their debut last year.And while the waiting was long, it's now finally over and the jailbreak is publicly available.The freshly released evasi0n by evad3rs is the tool that can jailbreak your iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini running on iOS 6 and iOS 6.1. The tool is compatible with Linux, Mac OS X and Windows and can be downloaded by following the source link below.The jailbreaking process should be straightforward and without issues but keep in mind you are at risk of bricking your device if you don't follow instructions to the letter.

Since its entry into the smartphone picture, Intel hasn’t really played an enormous role in the hardware of smartphones.
Although definitely a huge PC hardware maker, the company has not made any dents in the mobile phone universe until now but that might change with the announcement of the new Acer Liquid C1, which is a mid-range Android 4.0 smartphone which comes with Intel’s Atom Z2420 chipset.
Here are the specs:

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
4.3 inch display with resolution of 960 x 540
Weight: 140g
Thickness: 10mm
1.2 Ghz x86 processor with Intel Atom Z2420 chipset with Hyper-Threading
4GB expandable internal storage
8mp main camera with LED Flash and Full HD video recording
VGA front-facing camera
Bluetooth 2.1, microUSB 2.0, Wifi-Hotspot
2000 mAh battery
The problem here is that the phone still launches with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which, in case you’ve forgotten was released in 2011, i.e. a long time ago.

Samsung is celebrating the overwhelming global success of the “Samsung Galaxy Note II” by holding “Creative Guru” activity at various cafes across Pakistan. Launched in October 2012, the Galaxy Note-II is an intuitive smartphone and a fascinatingly creative device.

Samsung claims that worldwide sales Galaxy Note-II had exceeded five million units within two months of its launch, while the figures continue to grow rapidly. This smartphone is consistently selling at more than three times the pace of the Note 1 – its predecessor.

The inauguration ceremony was held at the Atrium in Mall Of Lahore, on 1st February, 2013, attended by prominent personalities along with Television, Print, Radio and online Media.

Its obviously the biggest moment in ~~RIM’s~~ BlackBerry’s history, so important, that they’ve even decided to change their name in its honour. By placing all their eggs in one basket, BlackBerry is now facing a now-or-never situation right now.
By offering a smartphone for the average users and one for its dedicated ones, it has definitely played a clever trick but the real question is how well do these smartphones fare against the competition?
We will find out in a comparison table below:

	BlackBerry Z10	BlackBerry Q10	Google Nexus 4	Samsung Galaxy S III	iPhone 5	Nokia Lumia 920
Status	Available	Unreleased	Available	Available	Available	Available
Weight	137.5g	139g	139g	133g	112g	185g
Thickness	9mm	10.4mm	9.1mm	8.6mm	7.6mm	10.7mm
Operating System	BlackBerry 10 OS	BlackBerry 10 OS	Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean	Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean	iOS 6.1	Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Sim card	Micro-sim	Micro-sim	Micro-sim	Micro-sim	Micro-sim	Micro-sim
Display size	4.2 inches	3.1 inches	4.7 inches	4.8 inches	4 inches	4.4 inches
Resolution	768 x 1280 pixels	720 x 720 pixels	768 x 1280 pixels	720 x 1280 pixels	640 x 1136 pixels	768 x 1280 pixels
Processor	1.5 Ghz dual-core Krait	1.5 Ghz dual-core Cortex A9	1.5 Ghz quad-core Krait	1.4 Ghz quad-core Cortex A9	1.2 Ghz dual-core Apple A6	1.5 Ghz dual-core Krait
RAM	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB	1 GB	1 GB	1 GB
Memory	16 GB, expandable	16 GB, expandable	8/16GB, non-expandable	16/32/64 GB, expandable	16/32/64 GB, non expandable	32 GB non-expandable
Rear-camera	8mp with Full-HD video recording	8mp with Full-HD video recording	8mp with Full-HD video recording	8mp with Full-HD video recording	8mp with Full-HD video recording	8.7mp with Full HD video recording and Pureview tech
Front-camera	2mp	Yes	1.3mp	1.9mp	1.2mp	1.3mp
Connectivity	Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC, dual band Wifi	Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC, Wifi-Hotspot, dual band Wifi,	Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC, dual band Wifi, Wifi Hotspot	Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, USB-on-the-go, NFC, dual band Wifi, Wifi Hotspot	Bluetooth 4.0, Lightning dock connector, Wifi dual band, Wifi Hotspot	Bluetooth 3.1, NFC, microUSB 2.0, Wifi-dual band, Wifi-Hotspot
Battery	1800 mAh	1800 mAh	2100 mAh	2100 mAh	1440 mAh	2000 mAh

As clear by the table, the two BlackBerry smartphone do some things better than their competitors but the bitter truth, however, is the fact that they don’t offer anything out-of-the-world right now.

ASUS sells nearly 1 million Padfone 2 units

Asus Padfone 2 is one of the most innovative devices in the mobile market beyond any shadow of doubt. The second generation of the 3-in-1 smartphone, which can be converted into a tablet and later into a laptop with the help of dock has surely changed the way we look at buying smartphones and tablets.

ASUS, the manufacturers of the multi-featured smartphone has reportedly sold nearly 1 million Padfone 2 units, despite the fact that the availability of the smartphone has been very limited.
A more juicy bit of the DigiTimes report has it that ASUS will showcase an updated version of the Padfone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress, which will be held in Barcelona later this month.
Asus has been making lots of headlines recently with its recently launched VivoTab Smart ME400 and 7" MeMO Pad ME 172 tablets. The company is surely having a wonderful time in the tablet market, but it

HTC's excited chairman shows off the upcoming M7 flagship

In a similar fashion to his peer from Huawei, HTC's chairman Peter Chou showed off the yet to be revealed M7 flagship during the company's year end party in Taipei, Taiwan. Mr. Chou also confirmed the smartphone's name quite originally - by repeatedly screaming it.

The smartphone makes a brief appearance while HTC's chairman took some pictures of the gathered crowd. Sadly, we could not see much of the device, save for its white back cover.

The latest in the Xperia family, the Sony Xperia Z, which was announced in the recently-concluded CES 2013, will go sale in the UK beginning in February 28 and Three has already started accepting pre-orders for the smartphone.

According to Three, Sony Xperia Z will be available for £34 a month with an upfront payment of £69, and the first 1000 pre-ordering customers will receive a pair of Sony MDR-1R Prestige headphones worth £299.
Three also offers the smartphone on a £36 per month plan with an upfront payment of £69 and 2 year contract.

Huawei Ascend Mate pre-orders start at $575 in China

Huawei announced three phones at the CES in Las Vegas in January - the Ascend D2 1080p smartphone, the Ascend Mate 6.1" phablet and the Ascend W1 Windows Phone midranger. Usually the Huawei phones launch in their homeland - China - first and so this is the case here.
The 6.1-inch Ascend Mate droid will launch in about a month and at least one retailer is already taking pre-orders for it. The Chinese retailer Liaow, which offers international shipping charges exactly $575 for the smartphone.

Shipping would be another $23-$38, depending on the country you live in and you get to choose between

The rivalry between the Apple and Samsung had led to an injunction on the Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, which was reversed later by an appeals court. Apple had then asked the court to reconsider, but the case is now over as Apple's request has been demised.

The US court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, motivated its decision from today with the fact that all the nine judges of the Appeals Court reconsidered the sales ban.

The conflict was based on Apple's 604 patent, which was initially infringed by the Galaxy Nexus. The violation was by the unified search, which was implemented on the Galaxy Nexus and to justify its request, Apple had to demonstrate that the consumer demand was directly tied with the infringing functionality. Apple's task was cut out as it was a real ask given the features on the smartphones.

BlackBerry Z10 global pricing and availability detailed

BlackBerry has revealed the pricing and availability details of its BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, which was released a while ago. The smartphone will head to all the key world markets including UK, Canada and UAE.

BlackBerry Z10 will be available in UK, starting from tomorrow and the smartphone will be available on pay monthly contracts and Pay as you Go plans from EE, OS, Vodafone, Phones 4u, BT, 3UK and from the Carphone Warehouse. Pricing of the device will vary from carrier to carrier, although the BlackBerry Z10 will be available fully subsidized on monthly pay contracts on all of them.

In UK, the Carphone Warehouse will offer the Z10 for free on contracts of £36 per month on most the major networks. Furthermore, Vodafone offers the latest BlackBerry Z10 for £29 on the £42 monthly rental plan, which includes unlimited calling and texts along with 2GB of internet. The device is up for grabs at free of cost for £47 monthly plan or £69 one-time payment on the £37 monthly plan.

The long awaited, highly anticipated Windows Phone 7.8 update has made its way to the first generation Nokia Lumia smartphones. Users of the aforementioned devices should be receiving notification for the new OS version's availability in the coming weeks. The update will be installed via Microsoft Zune desktop software.

Windows Phone 7.8 brings a host of upgrades to the table. They include a brand new homescreen with more customization options, camera extras, and a host of performance enhancements for the first members of the Nokia Lumia lineup.

The LG Optimus L7 is getting a sequel with improved specs and dual-SIM capabilities to boot. The LG Optimus L7 II Dual updates the design a bit, going for a less angular look and has moved to capacitive keys only.

The regular Back / Home / Menu keys are joined by a SIM switch key for easy toggling between the two SIM cards.

The Optimus L7 II Dual keeps the 4.3” IPS LCD screen of the original but bumps up the CPU spec to 1GHz dual-core (of unknown architecture) and adds a better camera that shoots 8MP stills and 720p videos. The phone will run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box and comes with LG's home-brewed QSlide, QuickMemo and QuickTranslator software.

The Galaxy Express is Samsung's new affordable LTE handset

Samsung has just announced the latest member in its Galaxy range of Android device, the Galaxy Express. In case the name sounds familiar, it's because Samsung has already used it before for a phone available on AT&T's network in the US. This international version is mostly the same with just a handful of differences.

The new Galaxy Express has a 4.5-inch, 800 x 480 resolution, Super AMOLED Plus display, same as the AT&T version, but instead of a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor it has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor of unknown origin.

Other than that it still has a 5 megapixel rear camera with 720p video recording and 1.3 megapixel front camera, 1GB of RAM, 8GB internal memory with microSD card slot, MHL, NFC, A-GPS + GLONASS, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Samsung's suite of features such as AllShare Play, S Beam and the various Samsung Hubs and a 2,000mAh battery. And of course, it has 4G LTE connectivity, which is the main selling point.

Galaxy Pop is a quad-core version of Galaxy Premier for Korea

Remember the Galaxy Premier we met with a few months ago? It is a Jelly Bean droid based on the dual-core TI-OMAP 4470 SoC and packs a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD display. Back then it looked like a downgraded version of the Galaxy S III to us.

Well, the Premier is now launching in South Korea, but instead of the dual-core TI-OMAP SoC, it's powered by the Galaxy S III's quad-core (1.4GHz) Exynos 4412, and it is now called the Galaxy Pop.

The Galaxy Pop's model number is SHV-E220 and except for the chipset, the rest of the specs stay the same - a 4.65-inch 720p Super AMOLED screen, 1GB of RAM, an 8MP rear camera, and 8 or 16 GB internal storage expandable via a microSD card slot.

Japanese retail stores have started displaying demo units of the hotly anticipated Sony Xperia Z. What's more, there's now an exact date when sales will start, and that's February 9.

Mind you, that date counts only for Sony's home market, and not the European, where the device isexpected to land in March or late February. The information comes from TalkAndroid, so take it with a grain of salt, as Sony hasn't yet officially confirmed anything.

Still, having demo units in the retail store is as sure a sign can we get that the Xperia Z launch date is near. Sony's latest flagship generated serious buzz at CES 2013 earlier in the month and has left many consumers eager to get their hands on it.

Karbonn S1 Titanium has gone official in India. It’s a quad-core smartphone running on the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

The S1 Titanium is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz processor - almost certainly the MediaTek-made one with the Cortex-A7 architecture. The smartphone comes with a 4.5-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) IPS display, 1GB of RAM, 4GB internal storage expandable via a microSD card slot, a 5MP rear camera with a LED flash and a VGA front one.

The Karbonn S1 Titanium is a dual-SIM phone with quad-band GSM support with EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM radio.

The BlackBerry Z10, which is all set to make it to the grand stage this week has been the talk of the town lately. After we got to see some press images of the smartphone and got treated to a tutorial of its OS we not got to learn more about the pricing. The price tag of the BlackBerry Z10 was revealed by a screenshot of a major retailer's inventory system.

According to the Carphone Warehouse, the BlackBerry Z10 will cost £480 (about $760). The listing in the company's database clearly shows the pricing of the white variant of the smartphone and the attached BLAZ10WHI product code too aligns nicely with the earlier leaks from the retailer.
The leaked price is said to be for a SIM-free version and the smartphone will naturally be available for far less on contract.

Pantech Vega No 6 goes official in South Korea

Pantech has unveiled yet another excitingly sounding smartphone from the Vega lineup. Unfortunately, just like most of its siblings the Vega No 6 as the new device is called will remain exclusive to South Korea. It packs a 5.9-inch 1080p display and is powered by a quad-core 1.5GHz Krait processor.

The Pantech Vega No 6 also offers 2GB or RAM and generous 32GB internal storage, which can be expanded further through the microSD card slot. A 13MP primary camera and a 2MP front-facing snapper take care of your photography and video-chat needs.

The connectivity department of the Vega No 6 has everything - from Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi and USB for local transfers to LTE for high-speed internet access on the go.
Pantech Vega No 6 runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean skinned with Pantech's own Flux UX. It will launch on all three South Korean carriers in February. It will cost KRW849,000 (about €580/$780) SIM-free, but if

A lot of rumours have been heard lately saying that HTC is pulling itself out from the Android starting range but those have finally been denied as the Taiwanese company has just announced a new budget phone for the market, The HTC Desire U.
To keep the pricing down, HTC has opted for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich instead of Android Jelly Bean. Also instead of a dual-core processor, this phone runs on a single-core 1GHz processor.
In terms of design, the Desire U fits in nicely . On front, this new device features a 4.0-inch with 800 x 480 resolution display.
HTC packs 5 megapixel camera on the back with WVGA video recording, Beats Audio with the battery capacity of 1,650mAh.

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The Huawei 4Afrika will go on sale later this month in Angola, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa and will be available in blue, red, black and white colors.