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Article | 25/04/2013 Q10 with qwerty keyboard seen as lure to majority of BlackBerry's 76M users

BlackBerry needed to produce an updated qwerty device for its faithful base of 76 million subscribers, but it remains to be seen whether the Q10 will ...

Article | 12/04/2013 BlackBerry says report of high Z10 returns is 'false'

BlackBerry's recent launch of the Z10 smartphone and the upcoming Q10 qwerty device were intended to put the company back on solid ground, but BlackBe...

Article | 11/04/2013 Samsung sees value in bigger Galaxy Mega smartphones

Samsung struck again Thursday, announcing two even bigger Galaxy Mega smartphones with 5.8-in. and 6.3-in. LCD HD screens.

Article | 3/04/2013 Second-gen Nexus 7 coming around July; it will run Qualcomm chip, sources say

The second-generation Nexus 7 tablet, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, will be launched around July, according to two unnamed sources in a ...

Article | 2/04/2013 Is Amazon working on a Kindle smartphone?

Amazon may be building a Kindle smartphone on a custom version of Android to be launched in the second half of 2013.

Article | 2/04/2013 HTC One with 32 GB available from AT&T, Sprint on April 19 for $200 and two-year contract

AT&T and Sprint Tuesday separately announced plans to start selling 32GB HTC One smartphones on April 19 for $199.99 with a two-year contract.

Article | 19/03/2013 Galaxy S4 costs $US236 for materials

The new Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone with HSPA+ costs $US236 for materials, up 15 per cent from the equivalent Galaxy S III, according to a virtual te...

Article | 19/03/2013 Z10 sales start Friday in U.S., but Blackberry's future still far from certain

BlackBerry Z10 sales kick off this Friday in the U.S., but it is still unclear how popular the smartphone and its Q10 cousin running BlackBerry 10 wil...

Article | 15/03/2013 Samsung plans high-end Tizen OS phone

Samsung is planning to release a high-end smartphone running on the open-source Tizen operating system in August or September.

Article | 14/03/2013 Used Samsung Galaxies' value stays in line with used iPhones

The Samsung Galaxy S smartphone series has attracted rabid fans, with older-generation models keeping a residual value that rivals that of older-gener...

Article | 14/03/2013 Galaxy S 4 cheat sheet with less than six hours to launch

Judging from various leaks, reports, rumors and official tweeted photos, Samsung will focus heavily on new software features when it unveils the Galax...

Article | 14/03/2013 BlackBerry extends Balance dual-personality features to Android, iOS

BlackBerry today announced technology designed to securely separate work and personal data on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, as its Balance ...

Article | 13/03/2013 Making BlackBerry cool again - a big task

BlackBerry faces a herculean task marketing the new Z10 smartphone to consumers.

Article | 11/03/2013 Samsung Galaxy S4: What to expect and what really matters

Samsung's next-gen Galaxy S4 smartphone, to be unveiled on Thursday in New York City, will reportedly have a larger display with ultra-high resolution...

Article | 25/02/2013 Samsung's next-gen NFC smartphones and tablets to get Visa's mobile payment applet

Visa's payWave mobile payment applet will be embedded in next-generation Samsung smartphones and tablets enabled with NFC, according to an alliance th...