Tuesday, January 8, 2013

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Sony Xperia Z announced with 5-inch 1080p display, a 13 MP HDR camera, and a 1.5GHz quad-core processor

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 05:48 PM PST

Sony has used its annual CES showcase press event to unveil its flagship 2013 smartphone device, the Sony Xperia Z, set to debut later this year. The Xperia Z is designed to put speed, durability, and flair in a 7.9mm package.
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Sprint says it will carry HTC and Samsung Windows Phone 8 devices -- by summer 2013

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 03:27 PM PST

Sprint was the only of the four major carriers to not offer a Windows Phone 8 smartphone in late 2012, but the Now Network today announced that it will indeed join the Windows Phone party. Exactly when that party will start is anyone's guess.
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Huawei Ascend Mate announced with a 6.1-inch 720p display and a 4,050 mAh battery

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 02:31 PM PST

Huawei has decided that being big isn't big enough, so the Chinese manufacturer today announced the Huawei Ascend Mate, a smartphone with a 6.1-inch screen. Just in case you were wondering, that's not a typo; the Ascend Mate has a 6.1-inch display.
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Huawei Ascend D2 has a 5-inch screen, 13 megapixel camera, and big battery to go with big specs

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 02:31 PM PST

Huawei went big with today's announcement of the Huawei Ascend Mate, but the company also decided to deliver some impressive hardware for another big phone it plans to release this year, the Huawei Ascend D2.
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AT&T launching Pantech Discover with 720p display, 13MP camera, and 1.5GHz processor Jan. 11 for $50

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 09:01 AM PST

AT&T will soon add the Pantech Discover to its roster of options for Android smartphones. The Pantech Discover has what would have been considered industry-leading features had it been released last year, but the device specs still remain quite competitive.
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Acer Iconia B1-A71 Android tablet appeals to budget-conscious 7-inch tablet buyers

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 08:08 AM PST

The rise of 7-inch tablets has continued following the success of low cost devices like the Amazon Kindle Fire and Google Nexus 7, and Acer today announced plans to keep deal-hunting buyers happy with an Android tablet for only $149.
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MetroPCS ends 2012 with 460,000 fewer subscribers

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 06:52 AM PST

In what could be its final year as an independent company if its merger with T-Mobile USA is approved by the U.S. government, fifth-place carrier MetroPCS lost nearly half a million customers in 2012.
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Apple says App Store has served 40 billion app downloads, 20 billion in 2012

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 06:33 AM PST

Apple today announced that the App Store has served more than 40 billion app downloads since it was introduced in 2008. That's an already impressive figure, but what's more surprising is that customers downloaded half of those apps in 2012.
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NVIDIA Tegra 4 quad-core processor features 72 GPU cores and "always-on" HDR photo and video

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 06:19 AM PST

At its opening CES press conference, NVIDIA announced Tegra 4, a new mobile chipset that features 72 customer GPU cores, a quad-core Cortex-A15 CPU structure, and a 4G LTE modem.
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HTC reports its worst quarter since 2004 as profits drop more than 90 percent

Posted: 07 Jan 2013 06:00 AM PST

HTC reported it earned only NT$1 billion (US $34.48 million) in the fourth quarter of 2012, a jarring decline from the $375.86 million earned during the same period in 2011. Bloomberg notes that the most recent quarter was HTC's worst financial quarter since 2004. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer has struggled to introduce popular smartphones that can compete with Apple and Samsung, and the success of its rivals caused HTC's market share to drop significantly in 2012. CEO Peter Chou says he believes the worst is over for the company, and he anticipates a rebound in 2013.
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