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Android InstaMessage alternative – InstaTalks
An article on AndroidApkZone reports that one of the most popular apps on Google Play is InstaTalks APK, installed by millions of users. Now the developer has updated it to a new version called InstaTalks 1.1 APK, and this new version comes with a number of new features and improvements. The application promises to provide Android users the easiest and...
LG reveals Optimus G features
According to an LG press release, LG’s new flagship smartphone will be LTE- and NFC-compatible and will feature the new Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor, a 4.7-inch WXGA screen (1,280 x 768 pixels), a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, and an embedded 2,100mAh battery that has a longer lifespan of 800 cycles compared with the 500 cycles of...
China press photo of HTC One X 5 stirred the e-world
The highly anticipated 5 inch HTC “monster” phablet has been talked about a lot lately. Over the past weekend however, rumors turned into speculations, since China press released a photo which allegedly showed the device, mentioning also that it is supposed to go by the name HTC DIx, or DROID Incredible X. It is still early to be sure of...
iPhone 5 smashing sales results
iPhone 5 is holding the record for presently best-selling smartphone. In a Press Release the company states that the iPhone 5 has hit over 2 million pre-orders in the first 24 hours after it went available. To confirm the sales record, data have been compared with the sales of iPhone 4S which had “just” 1 million pre-orders in its first...
iPhone 5 pre-orders launched
As promised at the iPhone 5 announcement event, Apple has made the device available for pre-order from its website today. USA Verzion and AT&T also have the smartphone available directly. Initially, only users from US, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, and Germany will be able to make a pre-order, but many other countries are to follow once...
LG Optimus G to be announced for US on September 19
LG has announced a joint press event with Qualcomm for September 19, to officially introduce a new smartphone, rumored to be the US version of the Optimus G. The event is called Live Without Boundaries. Whether such a title is to attract public’s attention, or to hint at the device’s allegedly shocking features, we’ll know in just a couple of...
ICS update for Sony Xperia ion
As it twitts, an ICS update is in the works for Sony Xperia ion, scheduled for availability next week. Xperia ion was released back in June and is now offered on almost al markets. The device attracts with a 12 MP camera capable of 1080p recording, 13.2 GB of internal memory, a 4.6″ LED capable of 720 x 1280 pixels...
Excellent results for HP Bender
It would not surprise just anyone to hear that HP are to release a new smartphone, would it! As we have found out the company will soon offer an Android ICS booted, dubbed Bender handset. The device has only just passed the benchmark tests showing amazing specs that include Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 silicon and a display resolution of 1366 x...
iPhone 5 materials cost $168
Apple is notorious for keeping development and production costs low, while doing the “impossible” to ensure just enough innovations in their new iPhones to make it all worth. Now Apple’s 5 has been measured, weighed and its cost revealed. Techinsights have come up with a preliminary bill of materials and concluded that the iPhone5 cost $168 to build. Too ‘preliminary’...