Archives for March 15th, 2014
Sony Xperia Z2 pre-orders removed from official store – is a delay incoming?
We’re not sure what’s happening here, but Sony Mobile has removed the Xperia Z2 for pre-order across all of the official regional websites. The Xperia Z2 is still listed in each store, but you can no longer pre-order the device. Also, all promotional pre-order banners for the Xperia Z2 have been removed – you won’t ...
Xiaomi unveils tablet-optimized MIUI which you can already install on Nexus 7
Xiaomi is launching MIUI software optimized for tablets. Available as an open beta, the software will work with the 2013 edition Nexus 7 though we assume version(s) for other devices will follow shortly. The company says that the ROM has a brand new architecture that takes advantage of extra screen estate, and can work both ...
UK: EE working on its own-brand LTE smartphone
If Orange can do it, so can EE which happens to be partly owned by the French operator. I’m talking about launching an own-brand smartphone, one that would cater to first-time smartphone buyers and users who don’t want to spend a small fortune on their mobile device purchase. Details are scarce at the moment, but we ...
Previously cancelled BlackBerry Kopi shows its face
This isn’t the first time we’re talking about BlackBerry Kopi. In fact, we’ve heard about this device before but have also learned that it was cancelled. That, however, doesn’t stop its lucky owner (or that’s tester) from leaking it out to the Interwebs. And voila, what you can see here was made for BlackBerry fans ...
Meizu to allow other devices to run its Flyme OS?
Meizu is thinking to take the “Xiaomi route” and allow other phones to run its own version of Android. Called Flyme OS, Meizu’s platform builds on top of the Android core adding quite a few enhancements and tweaks along the way, all of which helped made Meizu phones popular in the first place. This, of course, ...
Former Apple CEO’s John Sculley launches OBI mobile brand in India
Yup, we’ve told you that former Apple CEO John Sculley is looking to launch a phone making company in India, and voila – now we know it will be called OBI. According to The Economic Times of India, the company will unveil a range of affordable smartphones and feature phones as soon as next month, with ...
Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom to sport a 20MP camera, Exynos 5 Hexa chip and 4.8-inch screen?
Like that was the case with the Galaxy S4, this year’s model will also be available in multiple “variants,” Galaxy S5 Zoom being one of them. At least we have something like that on the GFXBench website, where the Samsung phone marked as SM-C115 has recently passed through the tests. The specs of this phone suggest ...
Here’s how the Oppo Find 7 looks like!
Thanks to gizmobic.com we know how the soon-to-be-launched Oppo Find 7 will look like. These guys managed to score not one but few photos of Oppo’s upcoming beast-phone as well as its retail packaging. Once launched – the Find 7 will be one of the best phones on the planet (better than Galaxy S5?), rocking an ...
Samsung S Band fitness tracker leaks
Samsung was just warming up with the Galaxy Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit; the Korean giant will apparently launch another fitness device later this year. Called S Band, this will be a rather wrist-band device that doesn’t have a screen a la Gear Fit. Instead, all it offers are vibration alarms and ...
Sony Xperia retention rates are among the worst according to survey
A survey compiled by Statista for the Wall Street Journal suggests that the Sony brand had one of the worst retention rates among smartphone manufacturers in 2013. It puts the Sony retention rate at just 24%, slightly ahead of Motorola (22%) and Blackberry (21%), but significantly behind brands such as Apple (76%) and Samsung (58%). ...