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New Sony Xperia Tipo Dual Entry-Level Android 4.0 ICS Phone Leaks

May 24, 2012
Sony Mobile continues the global rollout of its Xperia P, Xperia U and Xperia sola, and prepares for new launch announcements. We already have a glimpse of what’s to come in the following months from Sony, but here is more news on the Japanese company’s Android roadmap.Sony ST21i Tapioca leaked ...

Windows Phone 8 Is Expected on Current Devices

May 24, 2012
Windows Phone 8, the next-generation mobile platform version from Microsoft, is expected to make its way to devices currently available on the market, the latest reports on the matter suggest. Microsoft is preparing new versions of its Windows platform to arrive on shelves later this year, and it ...

LG LS860 Leaks: LTE Phone with 5 Row Sliding QWERTY Keyboard

May 24, 2012
BriefMobile has just received a very interesting picture from a tipster, showing a brand new LG phone dubbed LG LS860 Cayenne. This is supposed to be a LTE phone on Sprint, featuring a 5 row QWERTY keyboard, with a sliding mechanism. You can see a blurry shot of the device ...

Microsoft Forces You to Upgrade to Windows Phone 7.5 to Continue Using Marketplace

May 24, 2012
Do you like downloading apps from Windows Phone Marketplace? Well, you’re not allowed to anymore, if you don’t have Windows Phone 7.5 installed. Yes, I’m looking at you lazy folks who bought a WP7 device early and didn’t bother to update it to Mango OS. Microsoft made the announcement early ...

OmniVision 16 Megapixel Phone Camera New Sensor Provides 4K Resolution Support

May 24, 2012
OmniVision announced this week two new smartphone camera chips: OV16820 and OV16825, that support up to 16 megapixels and are able to do video capture at a 4k resolution. Also known as quad full HD, this capture is supported with 60 fps option on these sensors.The point and shoot abilities ...

Vodafone UK: Galaxy S III Is the Most Pre-Ordered Android Phone

May 23, 2012
Galaxy S III is not yet available for purchase, but interest in it is growing stronger, and carriers report high pre-orders for it. Vodafone UK is the latest wireless operator to do so, confirming recently that it registered a great deal of reservations for the high-end smartphone. ...

Lumia 900 Ad Supposedly Hints at Windows Phone 8 Functionality

May 23, 2012
Nokia’s Lumia handsets have been long rumored to be on their way to get a taste of the upcoming Windows Phone 8 operating system, and some more hints at this appear to have made it to the Internet recently. An advertisement for the device supposedly shows new functionality ...

“Consumer Reports” Rates Nokia Lumia 900 Best Windows Phone

May 23, 2012
It comes to no surprise that Nokia Lumia 900 is the best Windows Phone device now available on the market. However, the Finnish company likes to brag about it every time someone else says it openly. This time it was “Consumer Reports,” which apparently has a great reputation in ...

Only Windows Phone 7.5 Devices Can Access the Marketplace Now

May 23, 2012
Starting today, only handsets that run under the Windows Phone 7.5 operating system can enjoy access to the Windows Phone Marketplace, Microsoft announced. The company unveiled plans to have the Marketplace available for these devices alone several weeks ago, and it has since urged users to hurry and ...

Affordable Orange Dublin Android Phone Coming Soon in the UK

May 22, 2012
It looks like Santa Clara won’t be the only Orange-branded smartphone launched in the UK in the following weeks, as the carrier plans to release another ZTE-manufactured handset dubbed Orange Dublin.Unfortunately, there are little to no details on the smartphone’s technical specifications. We only know that t... (read more)

Double Sided Transparent Touchscreen Phone Demoed in Japan

May 21, 2012
We’ve seen transparent or partly transparent handsets before, but never one with a transparent color touchscreen, like the model shown below and demoed by NTT DoCoMo in Japan. A couple of years ago LG launched a transparent keyboard phone, then we had the Xperia Pureness and its transparent monochrome screen ...

Windows Phone Is Outselling Apple’s iPhone in China

May 21, 2012
Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system is selling well in China. In fact, it is selling so well that it left Apple’s iPhone behind on the local market. Michel van der Bel, COO Greater China Region at Microsoft, claims that Windows Phones are already up for a 7 percent ...