While Lenovo may soon become its new owner, Motorola is still working closely with Google, its current owner, on at least one new device. Rumours surfaced this past weekend that the two are working on a 5.9-inch smartphone (or phablet) codenamed Shamu. The Information has now corroborated the report after talking to “three people with knowledge of the matter.” Despite […]
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Samsung Galaxy Alpha announcement set for August 4?
It now appears that the Samsung Galaxy Alpha may launch even sooner the mid-August time frame that recent rumours suggested. Samsung’s first Android smartphone to sport a metal frame has been rumoured for a long time but all could finally be revealed finally on August 4. Unfortunately, it now appears that the Galaxy Alpha will not be the premium flagship […]
Providence Equity Partners considering acquiring stake in WIND Mobile
Canada’s recently announced AWS-3 spectrum auction will give a chance to some of Canada’s smaller carriers to secure spectrum to deploy LTE capabilities. WIND Mobile was quick to applaud the rules of the auction but it still likely needs to secure the funding necessary to participate and acquire the specrum needed to expand its network. Now comes word via Bloomberg […]
Production delays push Apple iWatch launch into December?
Recent rumours have all been pointing to a fall launch for the Apple iWatch but it appears that further production delays will push the launch further out. It now appears that Apple is still aiming to have its first smartwatch out this year but the launch could come as late as December and in much smaller quantities than initially expected. It all started […]
Microsoft readying two new smartphones, including one for selfies
Microsoft is reportedly close to launching two new Windows Phone smartphones. Citing sources familiar with the company’s plans, The Verge reported today that Stephen Elop, now Executive Vice President of the Microsoft Devices Group, showed off both devices at an internal company meeting earlier this week. Codenamed Superman and Tesla, the former is reportedly a selfie smartphone while the latter is described […]
HTC to launch HTC One (M8) for Windows with Verizon this summer?
HTC’s return to Windows Phone has been rumoured for some time now. Reports that HTC was working on a Windows Phone version of the original HTC One went nowhere though. Then came a rumour in early June that HTC was readying the HTC W8 with both an HTC Duo camera and front-facing BoomSound speakers, two features found on the flagship […]
Google and Motorola working on 5.9-inch Nexus codenamed Shamu
Rumours earlier this year predicted that Google was ready to axe its Nexus program in favour of a new one called Android Silver favouring a range of high-end smartphones running stock or near stock Android. One likely casualty appeared to be the next Nexus smartphone. Comments by Dave Burke, head of Android engineering, in late June have since indicated that […]
BlackBerry Z3 LTE and Porsche P’9983 details emerge
BlackBerry itself said that it would eventually launch an LTE variant of its BlackBerry Z3 back in February but gave no timelines. Recent rumours are now pointing to a launch in North America by the end of the year. New details have now emerged courtesy of N4BB about the BlackBerry Z3 LTE as well as the Porsche P’9983. The BlackBerry Z3 […]