Apple was granted a patent for a wraparound display concept, giving us a glimpse of a possible future version of the iPhone. Originally filed in 2011, the patent first surfaced in March 2013. The images from the patent show a curved iPhone with a wraparound display, dropping the bezels and giving it extra room for … Read More
HTC has unveiled the Desire 310, an entry level quad core smartphone. With the Desire 310, the Taiwanese company is poised to bring seamless multi-tasking, smooth browsing and effortless video creation to the entry-level market. According to HTC CEO Peter Chou: “Everybody today wants a smartphone that can keep up with them, regardless of whether it is … Read More
Now this is interesting. According to The Times of India, Karbonn Mobiles is set to launch an Android / Window Phone 8 dual OS device later this year. This odd union was most likely brought about when Karbonn recently signed a licensing agreement and was made a new partner by Microsoft for its Windows Phone. … Read More
Sony Mobile wins iF Design Awards for 5 products. The winning entries include three handsets: the Xperia Z Ultra, the Xperia Z1 Compact and the Xperia C; and a couple of Sony’s accessories including the SmartWatch 2 and SBH52 headset. According to iF judges, the winning products were selected based on design, ergonomics and innovation. The … Read More
I guess it would have just been a matter of time before this happened. Someone from XDA Developers managed to extract the Nokia X app store APK and installed it on another Android device. If you’re curious to know what Nokia X’s app store looks like, you can download the file by following the source … Read More
The LG G Flex was recognized with a Gold Award at the iF Design Awards 2014. The smartphone was commended by iF judges for implementing a new approach to ergonomics with its back controls and its curved display. The curved design of the phone was made possible with the use of a POLED (plastic OLED) … Read More
Google’s Project Ara has been put into the spotlight recently when the search giant scheduled its developer conference next month. For those who don’t know, Project Ara is a modular phone project that started with Motorola (which Google kept when they sold Moto to Lenovo). The device platform allows you to choose which modules you … Read More
According to reports, there were more than 40+ handsets and devices introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain this year from a bevy of international manufacturers. However, there are only a few devices we are looking most forward to seeing released locally. Here, we list down 3 devices that we think is something … Read More
The Nokia X, and its brothers, the X+ and the XL, was unveiled at the MWC. The three decidedly low range phones run Android, but not the one you are used to. The devices run the “Nokia X Software Platform,” a forked version of Android 4.1 Jellybean ( similar to what Amazon did with it’s … Read More
HTC’s current flagship, the HTC One, was awarded the “Best Smartphone of the Year” by GSM Association (GSMA). The Best Smartphone of the Year award was one of many announced at the GSM Association’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain this week. It bested several big brand flagships including Apple iPhone 5S, LG G2, Nokia Lumia 1020 and Samsung Galaxy … Read More
HTC held a press event and unveiled the Desire 816, and on a separate press release, outs the Desire 610. The announcement of the two devices is in line with the company’s prerogative to concentrate a bit more on midrange phones. The Desire 816 comes with a 5.5 inch display, a 1.6 GHz quad core … Read More
Samsung has announced the Galaxy S5 at the MWC. It comes with better specs, including a 16 MP camera. The Galaxy S5 comes with a 5.1 inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, a 2.5GHz quad-core processor, 16/32GB of storage (+microSD), 2GB of RAM, an IR remote, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, WiFi and a 2,800mAh battery. The S5 is IP67-certified, meaning … Read More