The rumours that HTC was working on a 5-inch 1080p smartphone have proven accurate. HTC and Japanese carrier KDDI today unveiled the HTC J Butterfly. It will be available before the end of the year. HTC J Butterfly specifications: Processor: 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 (APQ8064/MDM9615) Operating system: Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and HTC Sense 4+ Cellular connectivity: LTE […]
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ASUS announces ASUS Padfone 2 and Padfone 2 Station
As expected, ASUS today unveiled the Padfone 2, the Android smartphone that transforms into a tablet with its optional Padfone 2 Station accessory. The event was held in both Milan, Italy and Taipei, Taiwan. The Padfone 2 smartphone itself boasts improved specifications, including a quad-core processor and LTE connectivity, over its predecessor while the dock has been completely redesigned. ASUS […]
Canadian Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note to get Android 4.1 update before holidays
There is good news today for Canadian owners of the Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note. Samsung Canada confirmed via Twitter that both devices will receive their Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrades in the next few weeks: Exciting news for Note and S III owners! You can expect Jelly Bean to arrive before the holidays! Time to keep your […]
LG announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update schedule
There is good news for owners of recent LG smartphones and tablets. The Korean manufacturer today provided a rough timeline as to when it will update a number of devices to Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. All told, the updates will start in November and run into the first quarter of 2013. Things get started in November with the LG […]
Google begins pushing out Galaxy Nexus Android 4.1.2 update
Since releasing Android 4.1.2 last week, Google has begun to release Android 4.1.2 factory images. The first was for the Google Nexus 7 and it was quickly followed by additional ones for some of the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S smartphones. Now attention has turned to device updates. The rollout for the Nexus 7 kicked off last week (although there […]
Sony Nexus X revealed in pictures?
Tired of the LG Nexus 4 smartphone rumours? In a change of pace, pictures of what could be a Sony Nexus device have surfaced today. Billed as the Sony Nexus X, it is very similar to the Sony Xperia ion but bears no Xperia branding. No details are given about the device. Rumours have been flying that we could see […]
Sony C6603 Yuga gets benchmarked
It was only days ago that we learned about what could be one of Sony’s 2013 Xperia flagship devices, the Sony C650x ‘Odin.’ It now appears that it will share the limelight with a very similar second device, the Sony C660X ‘Yuga.’ According to Xperia Blog, the two devices will share very similar specifications but have different appearances. The Sony […]
LG Nexus price to start at US$399 unlocked?
Rumours to date have given us a pretty good idea of what the LG Nexus 4 (or LG Optimus G Nexus) will likely look like, its specifications, and even the announcement date. All that is really missing at this point is the price and ByteNow looks to have that last bit of information. According to their anonymous source, the next […]