Many have been hoping that HTC will launch an international version of the 5-inch 1080p smartphone which has so far been launched in Japan as the HTC J Butterfly [product information] and in the U.S. through Verizon as the DROID DNA [product information]. We’ve already seen one alleged image of this variant as it might be known and now official […]
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Fix coming soon for missing December in Android 4.2 People app
Google has taken to Google+ to indicate that it is working on a fix for an Android 4.2 bug that has caused December to vanish from its People app: We discovered a bug in the Android 4.2 update, which makes it impossible to enter December events in optional fields of the People app (this bug did not affect Calendar). Rest […]
HTC dismisses Apple settlement fee rumours
When HTC and Apple announced that they had entered into a new licensing agreement and dismissed current lawsuits between them, they did not reveal terms of the agreement. Speculation followed that HTC would pay Apple between US$6 and US$8 in licensing fees for each Android device it sells. HTC’s CEO, Peter Chou, today responded to this rumour, dismissing the cited […]
Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie surfaces on benchmark result?
With the latest version of Android having been released as version 4.2 with the Jelly Bean moniker, attention is shifting to what Google has in store for Android next. Will it be another dot release or can we start looking forward to Android 5.0? Whatever the codename, Key Lime Pie or some other dessert name, it appears that at least […]
Samsung Galaxy Grand: Love child of the Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S III?
Samsung’s smartphone portfolio already covers everything from the entry-level right up to the high-end devices. Two of its current flagship smartphones, the Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S III with their large 5.5-inch and 4.8-inch displays, may soon the top a bit more crowded. According to South Korean MT, Samsung could soon launch a 5-inch display handset that shares characteristics […]
Google People app loses month of December in Android 4.2
An interesting bug has surfaced in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Somehow, Google has lost the entire month of December in the People app. When trying to add an event to a contact, you had better hope that nothing happens in December. In the screenshot below, you can see that the calendar jumps right from November to January: Google has acknowledged […]
LG F240: Yet another 1080p smartphone?
LG is the latest manufacturer that appears to be getting ready to launch a 1080p display smartphone in early 2013. The LG F240K has been spotted on the GLBenchmark website sporting some increasingly familiar future flagship device specifications. The LG F240K (a Korean version of the LG F240?) could be very similar to the Verizon DROID DNA [product information] and […]
Sony Xperia flagship device to take on Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S III?
Sony is looking to up its game in the smartphone market with its next flagship smartphone. In an interview with the German-language Financial Times Deutschland, Sony Mobile’s Communications CVP Sales & Marketing Dennis van Schie said that a flagship model to be released “in the near future” will compete directly against Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy S III. It remains […]