Yesterday we told our readers information about what this year’s official name for the HTC One Mini 2 would be. We also said how the company based out of Taipei City, Taiwan was electing to keep things as simple as […]
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Indian Sony Xperia Z2 Release Date Picked For May 8
Four days ago a leak surfaced online that showed a potential Xperia Z2 for Verizon. We know that the Sony flagship for 2014 will obviously be coming to the United States, but what many people did not see happening was […]
Plastic LG G3 Is Coming Later This Month
Remember when I said I found a picture of the G3 that looked a lot like the iPhone 6 Mockup I had just finished writing about moments earlier? Well, it turns out that it was the official LG G3 design […]
How The Samsung Galaxy S5 Power Saving Modes Vary
Over the months since it was first announced I have discussed many things to do with what I like and what I do not like about the all-new Galaxy S5. One of the things that I do like is the […]
Android 4.4.2 Kitkat Update For All Samsung Galaxy S3 Owners Is Near
It was not long ago that the talk of the town was whether Samsung would provide KitKat updates for the S3 and Note 2. Now, a few weeks down the track, we hear reports that the Galaxy S3 is about […]
HTC Desire 816 Debuts in Europe, Over 15 More Countries Still To Come
I am not going to lie, the launch and release of this smartphone went right by my nose. It was not until today that I managed to sit down and research what we have here after a nice picture of […]
Star Wars Headphones Commemorate Star Wars Day From 50 Cent’s SMS Audio
Growing up as a youngster, geeks were never cool, but there were always a select few guys that loved Star Wars and they were the cool ones. Yes, Star Wars have always been that big of a deal, there is […]
Android 4.4.2 KitKat Offered For Sprint LG G Flex Smartphone [Knock Code Included]
LG has been in the software news a lot lately with prompt roll outs for many devices in their range including the Sony Xperia range. Making matters even worse is that they are in the middle of releasing the L […]
HTC Keeping It Simple, Calling The 2014 ‘Mini’ The One Mini 2
Witnessing the months leading up to the launch of the full-sized HTC flagship for 2014 was very humorous because nobody knew what the name to call it. Rumors had it that the Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones and tablets wanted it […]
Alleged 2014 Amazon Smartphone Entry Leaks In This Rendering
Nowadays I almost feel sorry for any company trying to break into the smartphone business because there are so many patents going on it is hard to create a device that looks original. On the other hand, if this Amazon […]
Leaked LG G3 Rendering Looks A Lot Like The iphone 6 Mockup
Only hours after we first glanced over at new iPhone 6 mock-ups that reminded me more of a potential budget version, we have seen new LG G3 leaks that are allegedly real images, which are black and white in the […]
2014 Budget iPhone 6 Mockup
Due to its lack of success, we were not expecting a 2014 budget iPhone. However, Apple had publicly announced that they would bring out a similar device under a different name. We don’t know what that name is to be […]
LG L80 Debuts In Southeast Asia
LG has never been the biggest name in the Smartphone industry, despite its recent boom in the smart TV sector and going as far as striking a partnership deal with Google TV. They have had some success in recent years, […]
Samsung Galaxy K Zoom Price Is “Coming Soon”
The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom has been announced by our beloved Sammy and has a whopping 20.7 megapixel rear-facing snapper on board. Many are reporting it a “selfie” dream, but we do not agree with that because the front-facing snapper […]
2014 Verizon Galaxy Note 10.1 Receiving 4.4.2 KitKat KOT49H.P605VVRUCNC2
Software version KOT49H.P605VVRUCNC2 is now available for Verizon’ Samsung galaxy Note 10.1 that will increase the system OS to a fresh version of Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The Note 10.1 started years ago and the tablet originally came with a Touchwiz […]
T-Mobile Enhancing LTE Network With 4×2 MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output)
If you notice a considerable boost from your 4G LTE speeds over the next few months it will be because T-mobile has doubled the amount of antennas in the base stations. The usual dose, and what they are currently using, […]
Leaked Pictures of Galaxy Beam 2 For China Mobile
Way back in 2012 the second generation Samsung Galaxy beam launched across East Asia and what separated it from the first gen model was its built-in 15-lumen projector. Now, several years later, we can see that this idea never took […]
Moto X Android 4.4.2 Kitkat Update For Republic Wireless Is Distributed To Subscribers
By the middle of 2013, there was no hotter mid-range phone than the revolutionary Moto X. This includes being featured on Mobicuppa and around the web in general. After originally coming with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, it has received Android […]
OnePlus One – Never Settle Promotional Video For The Newly Released Smartphone
The new OnePlus One — Never Settle promotional video advertisement is released along with the official unveiling of the brand new smartphone itself today. It is a full length video that goes for over 2 and half minutes that display […]
First Mainstream Smartphone With Flexible Display Will Be The Galaxy Note 4
Samsung has confirmed what we had hoped all along and that is that flexible smartphone displays are not dead. The new Note for 2014 is said to come with a three-sided Youm flexible display which tells us that not only […]
Why We Recommend The LG L65 If You Live In Europe
After being announced on the 1st of April, this new L series phone was talked about in a negative way by many because of it is lackluster specs, but it is important to remember what price bracket this phone falls […]
Metro PCS Distribute LG L70, T-Mobile Sell L90 — Two New KitKat Smartphones From The L Series III
Today, T-Mobile and Metro PC have announced they will each carry one of the new LG L series III smartphones. T-Mobile has decided to sell the Optimus L90 and Metro PCS have settled for the Optimus L70 instead. As numbers […]
New 17.1.A.2.69 KitKat Software Update For Sony Xperia Z2 D6503
Although we are not quite sure what Sony were up to when the decided to release the Z2 only six months after it is Z1 predecessor, we do know that the water and dust resistant Z2 has a brand new […]
Android 4.4.2 XXUFNC8 IS Live For The Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE
Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE version have a brand new over the air update rolling out as we speak to selected devices that will boost the software to version XXUFNC8. All of you who own the 4G compatible […]
HTC One M7 Owners Will See Sense 6.0 Progress Of OTA Roll Out
HTC is offering a dashboard for consumers to visit and view that will give them a better idea as to when they can expect to find the new Sense 6 arriving at their devices. The new dash does not guarantee […]
Which Flagship Smartphone Can Afford To Drop Out of Your Hands And Onto The Ground The Most?
“Drop test” are a common way to understand how our devices will fair if they were to fall out of our hands, but they have always been very unofficial in the results because of several varying factors that we did […]
Verizon Files Rights To Buyout Golden State Cellular And Mobi PCS
It is not often we hear about the small carriers inside of the US and today news has broke of Verizon filing the paperwork that will lead to buying two of them. Golden State cellular operates out of Sunny California […]
Philips W6618 Released in China And Has A 5300 mAh Battery Producing 24 Hours Talk Time
Phillips is not a household name in the smartphone industry, and, in fact, if it was not for the 5.3-inch Android Dual SIM phone that was talked about very early on in 2013, we would not have mentioned them at […]
Samsung Hints of Two Tizen Smartphones Before 2014 Half Way Mark
A Samsung Spokesperson has revealed the plans to release two different Tizen smartphones by the end of the second quarter in 2014. However, there is a catch and if you live in the US it is not a good one. […]
AT&T Serves Up KitKat To Galaxy S4 Active
The AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active can now be updated to Android 4.4 KitKat over the air thanks to a new update that has begun rolling out to owners. To check if it has arrived for you […]