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Blu Products announce 5.5 inch MT6589 powered phablet for $179!
Blu Products, the US based smartphone firm today announced the Studio 5.5, a phablet with a 5.5 inch screen true to its name. The device will be powered by the uber-popular MediaTek MT6589 chipset.
Samsung release kernel source code for the Galaxy Note 3
As expected, Samsung unveiled the source code used for the kernel of the various variants of their flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 3.
Huawei UltraStick brings WIFI so an SD card slot near you!
Huawei’s new UltraStick is an SD which lacks any memory but packs a 3G punch.
Update on the Nexus 5: Might be called ‘Nexus 4 (2013)’, and more!
Contrary to what we’ve been seeing in the past about the next-gen Nexus smartphone, it might actually be called ‘Nexus 4 (2013)’ instead of Nexus 5. We saw Google adopt the same nomenclature with the newest Nexus tablet — the Nexus 7 (2013) — and with rumors of Google trying to unify the Nexus design, parallel naming strategies was only on the cards.
Xiaomi show off render of a ‘developing part’ for the Mi3!
After making waves with their smartphones, Xiaomi now seem to be concentrating on add-ons and accessories for their phones. This includes the much in-demand Xiaomi Piston earphones and of course, the higher capacity batteries they have on offer for the Mi2 and the Mi2S.
Samsung to adopt 8-core Mediatek processors!
Mediatek must have impressed someone at Samsung, as reports are coming in that the Korean Android giant is planning to adopt the latest 8-core SoC the Taiwanese company.
Acer introduces Liquid Z3 entry-level phone
Acer are trying their damnedest to grab a piece of the Android phone market so have launched yet another Android phone, the entry-level Acer Liquid Z3.
New Limited Edition Xiaomi Hongmi will ship with headphones and more
Xiaomi’s Hongmi smartphone is taking China by storm, but even at such an attractive price some customers are not happy by the lack of accessories but this limited edition model with soon solve that.
ZTE’s Grand S and Nubia 5 to hit the US market this month
Although ZTE is somewhat a known brand in the US market thanks to low cost dongles and entry-level smartphones, the country hasn’t yet witnessed any of ZTE’s high-end smartphones. However, this is all set to change this month.
$200 Motorola MOTO DVX turns at at the FCC
Motorola’s popular Moto X has spawned a low-cost offspring the Moto DVX, which has just passed through the FCC.
Xiaomi now more popular than HTC in China
A Taiwanese market research report claims that Xiaomi phones now rank 5th most popular in China ahead of HTC.
OrientPhone N8 is a Mediatek powered 3G Galaxy Tab 3 alternative
The OrientPhone N8 is a budget conscious quad-core, 8-inch tablet with built-in 3G and support of voice calls.
Rumour: Asus built Nexus 10 tablet release imminent
Infamous Twitter tippet evleaks has posted another image pointing at an Asus built Nexus 10 tablet which could be launched soon.