Wednesday, July 2, 2014

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The Fire Phone will tank, but don't use Amazon to prove it

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 05:01 AM PDT

The Amazon Fire Phone launched two weeks ago with some of the things we look for in a new smartphone, such as innovation, cool software, and the potential for growth. However, the device is curious because it was met with a collective shrug from the tech community, and it is doing little better with consumers. The Fire Phone is becoming something of a flop early in its life and is already plunging the depths of the company's own best seller lists according to Wired.
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Samsung's Galaxy Mega 2 will has monster proportions and beastly performance

Posted: 02 Jul 2014 04:27 AM PDT

Samsung has never been shy about launching a huge smartphone, after-all this is the company that unquestionably started the phablet trend with the Galaxy Note. However, the Galaxy Note 3 is big, but it is not THAT big, as companies like HTC, Nokia, Sony and more have bumped screen size. Samsung has a repost in the works for those who are building bigger (but not better) devices than the Note in the shape of the Galaxy Mega 2.
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Introducing the Daily Brief

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 04:01 PM PDT

We are launching a new feature here at MobileBurn that we call the Daily Brief. Yeah, we are hardly an original bunch with names, but as you can probably guess, the Daily Brief is a summary of the happenings in the mobile world throughout the day. Each evening we will bring you a bunch of bite sized action from all the latest news, launches, rumours, and features.
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Daily Brief: flirty iPhones, Samsung's flood, and HTC showing Android L some love

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 03:52 PM PDT

Today was one of those slow news days. It was the kind of day where nothing shook the mobile world, although Samsung did its very best to flood it. In fact the Korean company is a good place to start today's Daily Brief.
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The Samsung Galaxy Google Play Edition poses for image

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 11:41 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Google Play Edition has become something of a will it or won't it device, but it seems today that it is again looking like the handset is imminent. In fact, while some reports have suggested the GS5 GPE is not going to arrive, it is a device that is almost certain to land sometime this summer.
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Samsung unveils four new handsets including the Galaxy Core 2

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:37 AM PDT

When Samsung revealed last week that its second quarter earnings would be disappointing, I argued that the company's response would be to carry on as normal and release smartphones at a rapid rate. Not wanting to pat myself on the back (oh go on then) it turns out I was right as the Korean juggernaut announced four new handsets this week.
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Samsung launches the Galaxy S5 Mini

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 10:05 AM PDT

Samsung has launched the Galaxy S5 Mini, the small version of its flagship GS5 handset today and it offers little in the way of surprise. That means while the Galaxy S5 Mini retains the design of its bigger sibling, it loses much of the high end specs that make the GS5 proper a flagship device
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Bezel screen cover for iPhone 6 shows the larger display and curvy edges

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 08:10 AM PDT

Leaks for the upcoming iPhone 6 has been more like a raging torrent than a tricking stream as something new crops up daily. We know just about everything there is to know about Apple's iPhone 6, from its (admittedly) rumoured specs to its design. The guys and gals over at 9to5Mac have turned up another good look at the design language being employed on the new iPhone with a detailed look at the display cover.
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HTC's Android L roadmap leaks

Posted: 01 Jul 2014 07:32 AM PDT

HTC was quick to confirm some of its smartphone would be getting Android L within 90 days of the software's release, but the company was not so forthcoming about all of its devices. A leaked document purported to be a roadmap for the company's Android L plans has now surfaced and it looks like the Taiwanese giant is going full steam ahead with the roll out of Google's latest mobile platform.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

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Microsoft interested in licensing Nokia name for smartphones

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:21 PM PDT

It has been reported today that Microsoft is looking to licence the Nokia brand for its own products after buying Nokia's devices and services division earlier this year. Any such deal would allow Microsoft to build and release smartphones and other products in the future with the Nokia brand.
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Android L has big camera plans

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 01:33 PM PDT

Google laid it all out in terms of its roadmap for Android at the company's I/O conference last week. Android will become a platform that crosses form factors and niches to become the be all and end all product for Google. Android L will be the next smartphone and tablet release as Google is very much sticking with the form factor that started it all. A few more details about the camera software heading our way on Android L have emerged today.
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Sony updates Xperia Z1, Z1 Compact, and Z Ultra to Android 4.4.4

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:14 AM PDT

Last week Sony revealed that three of its Xperia devices were getting updated to Android 4.4.4 KitKat in the near future. That future really was near as the company has today started rolling out the latest version of Android to the Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1 Compact and Xperia Z Ultra.
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Galaxy S5 struggles against the iPhone in May

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:02 AM PDT

Samsung's Galaxy S5 failed to surpass sales of Apple's iPhone during the month of May, despite the GS5 arriving with a huge bang in April. The Galaxy S5 arrived amid hugely expensive advertising campaigns and with the massively successful Galaxy S4 and S3 as its predecessors.
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Android Wear to be a locked design with no OEM customization

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:52 AM PDT

Google is keeping stricter control over Android Wear than it does the smartphone Android software by limiting how much OEM's can change the platform. Companies building products for Android Wear will not be able to dramatically customize the user interface or the overall design of the software.
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LG G3 available for pre-order at T-Mobile

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:44 AM PDT

There are plenty of people around the world now boasting the LG G3 and loving what is arguably the best smartphone currently available. Those of us in the US are still waiting (im)patiently to get our hands on one of the most talked about handsets of the year, but we will not have to wait too much longer. T-Mobile has opened its pre-order doors
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LG G3 Review

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 05:25 AM PDT

The G2 ended LG's stereotype as a Samsung copycat, thanks mostly to its truly unique form factor that has become a standard of LG's premium smartphones. In its game of oneupmanship with Samsung, LG may have finally managed to get ahead with the LG G3. Maybe.
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