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Launch of HTC 'Facebook' phone put on hold in Europe
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Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC says the European launch of its "Facebook phone" has been delayed following disappointing U.S. sales and negative reviews.
The HTC First handset runs Facebook's enhanced Home software, designed to be integrated into the smartphone more tightly than ...DETAILS |
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Samsung sells 10m Galaxy S4 in 1 month
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Samsung Electronics, the world's largest smartphone maker, said Thursday that it has sold more than 10 million units of Galaxy S4, the latest flagship smartphone model, in less than a month since its debut.
Global sales of the Galaxy S4 smartphone surpassed the 10- million mark since its ...DETAILS |
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LG Electronics to release Optimus G Pro in Asia in June
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South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to release its Optimus G Pro smartphone in Asian countries such as Taiwan, Singapore and Taiwan next month.
Early this month, LG Electronics rolled out the latest version of the Optimus G smartphone line-up in the U.S. In ...DETAILS |
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LG to introduce flexible smartphone
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South Korea's LG Electronics says it will unveil an unbreakable and flexible plastic OLED display panel at an industry exhibition in Canada.
The technology, to be introduced at the Society for Information Display's Display Week 2013, comes at a crucial time when smart devices are being ...DETAILS |
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Finland's Jolla introduces new smartphone with interchangeable backs
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A team of ex-Nokia engineers in Finland has announced the Jolla smartphone, which has a custom operating system known as Sailfish.
The operating system is based on MeeGo, a project Nokia abandoned in 2011 when it decided to adopt Windows Phone for its handsets.
The Jolla phone, set to be ...DETAILS |
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Windows Phone passes BlackBerry
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Windows Phone devices have surpassed Blackberry for third place in smartphone shipments, U.S. market research firm IDC reported.
During the first quarter of 2013, devices running the Windows Phone operating system made up 3.2 percent of all smartphones shipped, while BlackBerry devices ...DETAILS |
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Apple's App Store hits 50bn download milestone
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Apple says an Ohio man has downloaded the 50 billionth app from the Apple Store and will receive a $10,000 App Store gift card.
The milestone was reached Wednesday just before 5 p.m. EDT when Brandon Ashmore of Mentor, Ohio, downloaded the Say the Same Thing app by Space Inch, Apple confirmed ...DETAILS |
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Android, Samsung extend smartphone lead
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Google's Android mobile operating system grabbed three out of four smartphones sold in the world in the first quarter of 2013, extending its gains over Apple and its iPhone, a survey showed Tuesday.
Gartner said more than 156 million Android smartphones were sold in the first three months ...DETAILS |
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Nokia unveils T-Mobile exclusive Lumia
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Finnish smartphone maker Nokia Tuesday unveiled the Lumia 925, which is slated to be its high-end phone sold exclusively through T-Mobile.
The phone is priced at $608 but that does not account for discounts provided by phone carriers.
The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday the phone includes ...DETAILS |
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BlackBerry adds low-cost smartphone to its device lineup
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Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry says its new low-cost Q5 unit is intended for emerging markets where smartphone use hasn't yet reached a saturation point.
"I know this is going be a big hit," Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins said as he revealed the Q5 and its ...DETAILS |
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