Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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Google Raises Curtain on LG Nexus 5X

Posted: 29 Sep 2015 12:57 PM PDT

Two years since LG departed the Nexus scene with the Nexus 5, the South Korean company is back in the fold with the Nexus 5X. The handset was launched today by Google today and while it is easy to think of the 5X as a mere updated version of the Nexus 5, it is so much more. It brings a 2013 handset and brings it fully into 2015 and offers a compelling and affordable package along the way.
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Google Launches Huawei Nexus 6P: Up Close

Posted: 29 Sep 2015 12:19 PM PDT

Google has just announced what is perhaps the best Nexus flagship the company has ever been involved in, the Huawei made Nexus 6P. The device was launched by Google today and alongside the Nexus 5X is the first product to be rocking Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
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HTC Butterfly 3, High End and Global

Posted: 29 Sep 2015 10:07 AM PDT

The Butterfly has always been HTC's flagship compromise, a device that comes with the absolute best specs available but the design is typically compromised with plastic instead of metal. The Butterfly 3 that was launched today fits in with that previous track record and of course it is a smartphone we have seen before. Like previous Butterfly flagships, this was first launched as the Butterfly J, an exclusive to the Japanese market.
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HTC Debuts Reworked One M9+

Posted: 29 Sep 2015 09:14 AM PDT

This feels like Dja vu as HTC just launched the One M9+. Yes, the company did already release this handset earlier in the year, so this is a re-launch that brings some updated specs to the flagship. The handset is the most spec'd that HTC makes and while the original was a China expected this is expected to launch around the world.
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BlackBerry Priv, First Official Image

Posted: 29 Sep 2015 08:51 AM PDT

A BlackBerry smartphone sporting the Android operating system is one of the worst kept secrets of this year, and the company confirmed that the device will be called the BlackBerry Priv. Now the company has revealed the first official image of the Priv, a handset that could well bring BlackBerry back to the big leagues in terms of sales.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

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Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X Priced Competitively

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 01:37 PM PDT

Google is getting ready to launch its new smartphones tomorrow, the Huawei made Nexus 6P and the LG made Nexus 5X, but we already know pretty much all there is to know. For example, the design of both handsets reveals probably the best looking Nexus smartphones so far, and one that are well spec?d for their price points.
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HTC One M9e Passes TENAA

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 12:58 PM PDT

The HTC One A9 is not going to be the bleeding edge smartphone we originally thought, but it is the next flagship smartphone the company will release. Before that though HTC is launching the One M9e at an event tomorrow (we'll have to wait until next month for the One A9), and a few days before its launch the handset has passed through TENAA in China.
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Windows Now has 669,000 Apps

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 10:43 AM PDT

One of the major criticisms of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform was that it simply lacked the apps that are available on Apple's iOS and Google's Android. However, that is becoming less of a problem as there are now 669,000 apps available on the Windows Store.
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Microsoft CAD Render of Lumia 950 Leaks

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 09:29 AM PDT

Microsoft is holding a media event in New York City on October 4th and the company will likely launch Windows 10 Mobile and the Lumia 950/Lumia 950 XL smartphone flagships. We have been hearing a lot about the 950 devices, including their high end specs and core features, while now we can see what the Lumia 950 will look like.
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OnePlus 2 Mini to be Mid-range

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 09:05 AM PDT

A OnePlus executive has confirmed that the company's next smartphone will be a mid-range device, which had earlier been promised by co-founder Carl Pei. The new device could be the OnePlus 2 Mini or come with some other name, but it is known to be a design oriented smartphone with mid-range specs and an affordable price.
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Apple Reveals iPhone 6s Sales of 13 Million in Three Days

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 08:40 AM PDT

Last year the iPhone 6 was a monster hit and swept all before it to breaking just about every smartphone sales record there is. Surely the only way was down for Apple and the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus? Not quite as Apple has just officially revealed that it shipped a whopping 13 million units of the new iPhone 6s range over the first three days of release.
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Saturday, September 26, 2015

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Rose Gold iPhone Popular Among Pre-Order Consumers

Posted: 25 Sep 2015 11:20 AM PDT

The pink (ahem, we mean rose gold) iPhone 6s is proving to be something of a hit among consumers with the device making up the majority of pre-order units. Much like the gold iPhone 5s launched two years ago, many people thought the color option simply wouldn't look good or appeal to consumers. However, Apple proved us all wrong twice is seems.
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BlackBerry Confirms Priv name for Android Smartphone

Posted: 25 Sep 2015 11:08 AM PDT

Yesterday the official name of the BlackBerry Venice, the company's first device to run the Android platform, leaks as the oddly title Priv. That led to predictions that BlackBerry would ditch its BB10 platform and go completely to Google's Android, something we disagree with. Today CEO John Chen revealed the Priv is indeed real and even hinted that the claims of no new BB10 devices could be true.
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Samsung Continues to Lead Smartphone Market

Posted: 25 Sep 2015 10:01 AM PDT

Market analyst Counterpoint Researcher has revealed smartphone sales figures for the second quarter, revealing that Samsung remains atop the market. That's hardly a surprise considering the Korean giant has dominated the market for several years and still sells more different models than any other brand. It is also not a surprise to see Apple in second place, but the fight for third place remains as heated as ever.
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Samsung Galaxy O Benchmarked Again

Posted: 25 Sep 2015 09:15 AM PDT

Samsung's next smartphone is expected to be the Galaxy O7, which could be the Galaxy Grand On or the Galaxy Mega On, and now we think the Mega O has made its way through GFXBench's test suite, highlighting its mid-range specifications.
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