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Apple iPhone 5s promo videos are out, check them out

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Apple has already released the iPhone 5c promo video, so now it’s turn the Apple iPhone 5s to get the same treatment. As this is the flagship device, we got not one but two videos.

The iPhone 5s is company’s new flagship. It has the same screen and design as the now discontinued iPhone 5, but offers a new A7 chipset with better 64-bit processor and OpenGL 3 graphics. The smartphone also offers a better camera with new True Tone dual-LED flash, new motion sensor and a fingerprint scanner on its Home key. Read more »

Watch the Apple iPhone 5c official promo video

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As usual, Apple has released an official promo video of its newly announced smartphone, and today we got a clip of the iPhone 5c. The phone was announced a few minutes ago along with the iPhone 5s flagship.

The Apple iPhone 5c model is replacing the iPhone 5. It features the same internals, but has a plastic shell though it brings a slightly bigger battery and supports even more LTE bands. It adds a few millimeters around the waist and some extra grams, though. Read more »

iPhoto, iMovie, Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps to be free on all new iOS 7 devices

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Apple iPhoto, iMovie and the iWork suite for iOS will be free for “all new iOS 7 devices”. That’s the exact wording Apple used so it’s unclear if existing iDevice users that qualify for an iOS 7 upgrade will be getting the same kind of treatment or if they will still have to pay for those apps.

Once you get a new iOS 7-running iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, the OS will automatically offer you to download those apps. Read more »

Nokia at IFA 2013: hands-on with the Lumia 625

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The last smartphone we met before we say goodbye to the IFA 2013 was not actually presented on the expo. Unlike Samsung, Sony, Acer and Asus, Nokia didn’t even hire a booth to show its devices to the consumers. We still managed to find the latest Lumia 625 smartphone at one of the IFA side-events, showcased by the company’s new owner – Microsoft. It’s quite an interesting gadget that offers big screen on a budget price.

Nokia announced the Lumia 625 back in July, a couple of weeks after the company unveiled its 41MP Lumia 1020 cameraphone monster. This is also the last Lumia phone unveiled before Microsoft acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services. And while it’s still unclear what will happen with the rumored Lumia 1520 phablet, the Lumia 625 has already gone on sale. Read more »

LG does a cool flash mob promo for the G2 flagship in Ukraine

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LG had some trouble with the first public promotion of the G2 in Korea, but then most of its other promo efforts have been quite the success.

The latest LG G2 promo involved a flash mob which took over the main street of Kyiv, Ukraine. Read more »

Flipboard coming to BlackBerry 10, BBM for iOS submitted for review

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Flipboard has made an odd announcement after an somewhat puzzling withdrawal of its app from the BlackBerry World.

First Flipboard released a port of its Android app in the BlackBerry World store, but then it was quickly pulled out. The following announcement was made on Twitter shortly after: Read more »

Nokia Xpress for Lumias graduates from beta, get your web data cruncher now

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Nokia Xpress service has been in beta testing for quite some time, but Nokia has recently finished the development. The final version of the app is now available for free at the Windows Phone Store.

Nokia Xpress uses cloud services to compress browsing data and saves up to 85% of the mobile traffic. Read more »

The first benchmark scores of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 are in

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the third device running on the Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 800 chipset we meet. It is powered by a quad-core 2.3GHz Krait 400 processor, an Adreno 330 graphics and has 3GB of RAM. It also packs a 1080p display, so we can easily compare the performance of the new chipset to the old generation processors.

We’ve managed to run a few tests after the announcement in Berlin. Here is how the Galaxy Note 3 stacks against the competition. Read more »

LG G2 benchmarks are done, check it how it stacks against the Sony Xperia Z Ultra

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LG G2 flagship is the second smartphone powered by the latest Snapdragon 800 chipset we are examining today. Its four Krait 400 cores are clocked with 100 MHz higher than those on Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra at 2.26 GHz.

Other than the higher CPU clock, the LG G2 packs the same Adreno 330 graphics and 2GB of RAM. We noticed the LG G2 has 1.81 GB of RAM available, while the Xperia Z Ultra offers 1.76 GB RAM to the Android OS. Because the smartphones share the RAM with the GPU, this means Sony has made 50MB more RAM available to the Adreno 330 than LG. Read more »

We put the Sony Xperia Z Ultra Snapdragon 800 chipset through its paces, here is how it scored

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra is the first device running on the Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 800 chipset we meet. It is powered by a quad-core 2.2GHz Krait 400 processor, an Adreno 330 graphics and has 2GB of RAM.

The Xperia Z Ultra, like the most flagships out there, is packing a 1080p display, so we can easily compare the performance of the new chipset to the old generation processors. Read more »

First Samsung Galaxy Note 12.2 image leaks

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We’ve already heard twice that Samsung is working on a 12.2″ tablet. Back in June the Korean site ETNews revealed that such device is on the way. Then in July the popular tipster evleaks tweeted about a Samsung SM-P900 12.2-inch slate running on Exynos 5 Octa chipset and having a 2560 x 1600 pixel screen.

Today we get to see the first render of this SM-P900 tablet, which is supposed to be dubbed Galaxy Note 12.2. Read more »

Sony is working a Chromecast-like TV dongle, FCC confirms

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FCC documents, which saw their confidentiality request expire on August 29, reveal Sony is working on a Chromecast-like USB device and bring some of its specs.

The dongle is dubbed Sony NSZ-GU1 Internet Player and features a Marvell DE3108 chipset, 1GB or RAM and 8GB of internal storage. Read more »

LG G2 storms our office, we take it on an adventure

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LG G2, the company’s latest flagship, has just made it to our office. Our dedicated social networks followers were the first to see a glimpse of the device, so in case you are interested in some exclusive stuff, you may want to join us on Facebook, Twitter or Google+.

Back on G2 now. The smartphone is powered by the market’s mightiest chipset to date – the Snapdragon 800 – and features an amazing 5.2″ True HD-IPS+ 1080p display with almost non-existent bezels. Read more »

GTA V: The official trailer is out, watch it here

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Rockstar has just released the official trailer of the upcoming GTA V blockbuster. The game shapes to be the studio’s biggest project to date.

Rockstar has already revealed the main characters – Michael, Trevor and Franklin. Michael is a former bank buster in his early 40s coming back from retirement to earn a few extra bucks. Also in his forties is Trevor, a seasoned criminal and ex-military pilot. Lastly, there’s Franklin, who is in his mid-twenties and is the street hustler. Read more »

Nokia launches three cool ads for the just released Lumia 625

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Nokia has released three new ads promoting the just unleashed Nokia Lumia 625. The first one focuses on all of its multimedia features and navigation, the next one is all about Office and SkyDrive cloud services, and finally the last video is…well, hilarious.

The Nokia Lumia 625 is a bigger, faster and LTE-enabled version of the colorful Lumia 620. It features a 4.7″ IPS WVGA display, a dual-core 1.2GHz Krait processor and a 5MP sharpshooter. The Windows Phone 8 inside the Lumia 625 seems to pack the latest GDR2 update. Read more »