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In a bid to enter the market of smartphones in the U.S., Lenovo Group, one of the top PC makers in the world, on Wednesday announced intention to acquire Motorola Mobility division from Google. The agreement will help Lenovo to significantly strengthen position in the smartphone market and will allow …

The partnership between Google and Samsung has clearly proven to be very productive for both companies. Samsung is the world’s No. 1 supplier of mobile products with Google Android operating system and is among a few companies who actually earn money selling Android hardware. On Monday the two companies signed …

Qualcomm, the world’s largest developer of application processors for mobile devices, will not be the first chip designer to reveal a 64-bit ARM application processor, but what it reportedly plans to offer (if the unofficial information is accurate) will probably outshine everything that has been introduced so far. Qualcomm is …

Qualcomm and Hewlett-Packard on Thursday said that the former acquired a massive patent portfolio from the latter. The deal includes over a thousand of granted patents and patent applications related to various technologies used in mobile operating systems. The portfolio covers numerous innovations that HP got along with acquisitions of …

Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Google, has been trying to make a comeback to the market of phones for some time now. In the U.S., the firm got some success with Moto X and Moto G handset; the former is set to hit European markets in the coming weeks . …

Hewlett Packard on Wednesday returned to the market of smartphones and introduced its highly-anticipated handsets. The new “Slate VoiceTab” family of devices offers large displays and promising performance. Unfortunately, those hybrid smartphones will be initially available only in India and, perhaps, some other developing countries. The line of HP’s smartphones …

When it comes to smartphones, Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S-series provides almost unbeatable performance and feature-set, in many cases these handsets are more impressive than Apple’s iPhones. But when it comes to media tablets, then Galaxy Tab family has a limited amount of advantages compared to the iPad. This year, the …

The Moto X smartphone had a lot of hype surrounding it leading up to its US launch late last year, it was the first Motorola device to be released under Google's ownership and it certainly shows. The phone focuses heavily on software improvements and the user experience rather than the …

Samsung Electronics has traditionally released its flagship smartphones in the first half of the year around March – April timeframe. In cases of Galaxy S III and Galaxy S4, their launches were surrounded by loads of teases, leaks and rumours months ahead of formal announcements. But while everything seems to …

Until now, Intel Corp.’s success on the market of Google Android-based smartphones and tablets has been pretty mediocre since x86 microprocessors could not bring a lot of advantages to mobile devices. However, Intel’s latest system-on-chips support 64-bit processing capability, something no one else can offer for Android. Moreover, Intel has …

Rumour has it that Google and Audi might be teaming up to create a new Android based car information and entertainment system, rumour also has it that this system might make its début at the Consumer Electronics Show next week. The new system has been designed to give drivers and passengers …

CyanogenMod has just surpassed the 10 million user mark, further proving that Android users want the barebones operating system, free of ugly skins coupled with fast updates. The custom rom has certainly set itself out from the crowd too, with its over the air updates as well nightly and stable …

Samsung will be releasing a new phone early next year – the Galaxy Core Advance. It looks similar to an S3 but it definitely does not have the same specs, in fact, it's screen resolution is going to be worse than that found on the original Galaxy S which was …

HTC has just announced that its bringing an updated version of the HTC One to the UK, the updated flagship will feature a dual SIM slot and a microSD slot. Unfortunately this does mean that the company had to detract from the phone's sleek, all in one design by making …

If you're a Virgin Media customer, then this will probably interest you. The cable provider has just launched its own Android app to rival Sky Go. The ‘TV Anywhere' app is now available across a range of Android tablets and phones as well as all IOS devices. help coursework Virgin's …

HTC is on the ball with the latest Android update, the phone maker has just announced its plans to roll out the KitKat update to the HTC One in late January. When Google releases the latest version of Android, non Nexus buyers usually have to wait a lot longer to …

Have you ever wondered why tablet and phone makers tend to make devices with more storage a lot more expensive? Well even if you haven't, self proclaimed ‘consumer champion', Which? has and is beginning to question the up to 1000 per cent mark up on extra storage for tablet PC's. …

Today we are going to take a look at the Primo 81 from MSI. Priced at only £138, it targets the large user base who can't afford a high end model from the likes of Samsung or Apple. The Primo 81 features a 7.8″ IPS display, the same LG panel …

Samsung Galaxy owners are usually accustomed to waiting long periods of time for Android updates but sometimes the updates aren't for the better. After about two weeks of complaints, Samsung has pulled its Android 4.3 OTA update leaving users stuck on 4.1 for the foreseeable future. Complaints ranged from phones …

A new Ouya system has been announced for pre-order in North-America featuring an all white look for the holiday season. The timing is a bit odd as it was just recently confirmed that the Ouya 2.0 will be coming out in 2014, which isn't far away now. We will also …

Earlier this year Motorola released the Moto X, a smartphone built in the US and exclusive to the US. The phone didn't feature high end specs but it did come with an optimised version of Android to deliver the features and experience the average user would expect from a high …

Last week Android 4.4 Kit Kat was released alongside the Nexus 5 and as a result, the official Android website has been updated but Google fans have spotted something out of the ordinary on the Apps & Entertainment page. The first image the page greets you with has a father …

A while back the Iconsole TV was announced, and it attracted attention with its rather powerful developer kits that used Ivy-bridge CPU's, 8GB RAM and dual 500GB hybrid drives. These specs make up the most powerful Android device out there and now it will come with Steam OS too. According …

While we still have no official word from Google itself on the Nexus 5, we've seen plenty of leaks and this one came directly from the Google Play Store. The Nexus 5 appeared there with a price tag of $349. Unfortunately clicking  on the listing didn't lead to another web …

Our smartphone screens seem to be getting bigger every year, from the 4″ Iphone to the nearly 6″ HTC One Max. A bigger screen calls for a higher resolution and most smartphones have started adopting 1080p; now though Vivo wants to push 1440p onto smartphone screens starting with its Vivo …

Earlier this month the supermarket Tesco jumped into the tablet arena with it's budget Android device. At the time I was hopeful that this wouldn't become a trend between UK shops but it seems that Argos is continuing the trend with it's own £99 Android touchscreen device. As far as …

We usually know everything about a phone before it's announced or released these days so this news isn't all that ‘new' but today the HTC One Max became official. There were various leaks leading up to this, from the chassis and screen to all of the internals, but at least …

We all know about the Ouya, the first miniature Android console hoping to take on the living room dominance of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, and we know all about the wide array of Android tablets that are taking over the PC purchasing space. Well now the Unu Media Station is …

In recent weeks we've seen a lot of Google Nexus 5 rumours circulating and a bunch of supposed leaks, from the manual coming out to the phone itself being shown off in a bar. We have rough ideas on what it'll look like, the specs we'll be getting and the …

The Nexus series of smartphones and tablets has been prone to leaks prior to its official release and this time is no exception, as we have full details of the Google Phone days before its launch. A service manual for the Nexus 5 has leaked online and reveals most of the …