Posts tagged with: Rumors
  • by | June 13, 2013 4:49 AM

    The Nokia EOS leaks continue after we've reportedly looked at several aspects of the phone in the past weeks. Today's image claims to depict the upcoming Nokia EOS and we're looking at the phone next to the Lumia 920. In case you couldn't figure it out -- we won't blame you, they're almost identical -- you can spot the Nokia EOS on the right and recognize it from the clock in standby mode, as a Nokia Glance feature. Aside from that, you can also see that it does not lay flat on its back, because of the camera hump. The Nokia EOS is expected sometime next month. It should bring the Nokia ...

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  • by | June 12, 2013 5:11 PM

    June is well upon us, and as those of us in the northern hemisphere get ready to start easing our way into summer, that's going to mean beating the heat anyway we can. If your plans include trips to the ocean, lake, or pool, you might want to think about keeping your smartphone safe from all that water. To that end, waterproof phones are more popular than ever this year, and carriers are starting to get excited about selling them. We just saw a video from AT&T that sure seemed to suggest it could reveal its plans for the Galaxy S 4 Active tomorrow, and now T-Mobile has a similar clip ...

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  • by | June 12, 2013 3:40 PM

    One week ago, Samsung finally confirmed rumors about the ruggedized version of the GS4 we had heard it was working on, and announced the Galaxy S 4 Active. While there were a few sacrifices made (like an eight-megapixel camera and LCD screen) the Active stayed remarkably close to matching its namesake's hardware. That answered all our questions about the device itself, but we still needed to learn just how it would arrive. A new teaser video from AT&T now has us thinking that we could begin getting those answers tomorrow. The "New Smartphone Teaser" doesn't name the GS4 Active ...

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  • by | June 12, 2013 2:51 PM

    We only got finished telling you about the latest rumors concerning the HTC One Mini's launch schedule, when a whole bunch of new One Mini info has crossed our desk, delivering a new photo of the handset and touching back on a number of the phone's supposed specs. After Bloomberg was hesitant to refer to the One Mini as such, we began to have reservations about the phone's name. Well, Engadget's source seems far more confident, and clearly identifies this as the once-M4, now-One-Mini. As for its specs, this source wasn't able to confirm some key aspects like the 4.3-inch display's ...

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  • by | June 12, 2013 1:10 PM

    No one can claim that HTC isn't doing its part to keep the 4.3-inch smartphone screen size alive, offering a 720p 4.3-inch display on models like its First and the rumored One Mini. We've managed to check out the latter in quite a few leaked pics, and have heard rumors that claimed the Android could launch this summer, possibly in August. While nothing's yet to go official, some new sources are talking about the Mini, and reiterating that idea of an August launch. This time, it was Bloomberg speaking to a pair of sources, and both relayed that HTC is preparing to start selling the phone in ...

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  • by | June 12, 2013 12:36 PM

    Waterproofing is definitely one of the hotter smartphone features around in 2013, and we're seeing it come to an increasing number of models. Today we may get a new handset to add to the ranks of the GS4 Active and the Xperia Z, as the new teaser image Huawei posted to one of its Facebook accounts sure seems to imply that the company has a waterproof Windows Phone handset nearly ready to launch. While Huawei doesn't name the phone, we're almost certainly talking about the Ascend W2, which we've seen in a number of leaks over the past several weeks. Specs for the handset have already ...

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  • by | June 12, 2013 11:53 AM

    It was an inevitability: with Samsung's Galaxy S 4 firmly arrived, rumors are already beginning to show up for next year's flagship, the Galaxy S 5. Now, it may seem premature to start talking about things like SoC choice quite this far out, when we don't really even have a strong sense of what the options will be, but today's rumor has very different focus, looking at the GS5's design, instead. If we're to believe this source, Samsung could be taking a page from HTC and the One, and deliver a fully-aluminum Galaxy S 5. This tidbit comes from an anonymous "trusted source close to the South ...

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  • by | June 11, 2013 5:02 PM

    Ever since Nokia hitched its wagon to Microsoft and Windows Phone, it's been difficult to think of the two companies as wholly independent entities; after all, Nokia's carrying the bulk of WP smartphone sales, and Microsoft gives the OEM some special access that other Windows Phone manufacturers aren't similarly able to enjoy. As such, it's no news to learn that the two are working closely together, but some new comments from Nokia reps have us wondering if specific could be in the works for this summer. At a recent UK Lumia 925 event, Nokia talked about "working even closer" with ...

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  • by | June 11, 2013 4:14 PM

    What a long, strange trip the Nexus 7 dock has had on its way through the Google Play Store. We got our first look at the dock back in December, already five months since the tablet itself became available, and then it took the dock all the way until early March before Google started hawking them itself. The dock's been in the Google Play Store for only three months, and now it already looks like Google could be giving it the boot. If you check the Play Store today, you'll see the Nexus 7 dock marked as "not available in your country." Furthermore, it doesn't show up in the list of ...

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  • by | June 11, 2013 3:10 PM

    Yesterday, we brought you some images of a device purporting to be the in-development Galaxy Note III, with what looked like a big six-inch screen. Today, that's joined by a new picture, apparently showing the Note III next to a couple other phones. No soon has it hit the scene, though, that we're hearing claims that it's a fake (or at least being misrepresented) and what we're really looking at is the Galaxy Mega 6.3. Does that theory hold up to scrutiny? GSM Arena prepared the lovely analysis of the new image above, using known measurements of that Nokia handset to identify the screen ...

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  • by | June 11, 2013 2:29 PM

    There have been a couple of occasions over the past few weeks where we've had the opportunity to check out leaked renders of the Huawei Ascend P6. Though the manufacturer may not have the clout of a Samsung or even an HTC, the P6 nonetheless looked like a pretty attractive handset, and wowed us with its exceptional thinness. While we had heard a few rumors about the handset's capabilities before, hard numbers had been lacking. Today we flesh out our understanding of the P6 a bit upon the apparent leak of a number of its hardware specs. Early chatter mentioned the possibility of a 1080p ...

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  • by | June 10, 2013 5:29 PM

    Back in late May, we caught wind of curious goings-on happening over at the Bluetooth SIG. While it's no oddity to see devices get their Bluetooth certification published as they prepare for launch, last month we looked at a brand new certification just filed for the Nexus 7. While there's no good reason for the SIG to be doing that, as far as what info was publicly available, it all might make sense if this was somehow tied to the upcoming release of Android 4.3, which could bring the platform new Bluetooth functionality (4.0 LE mode, to be specific). We've yet to see that happen (despite ...

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  • by | June 10, 2013 4:52 PM

    Sometimes, a purported render of a new smartphone really leaves us scratching our heads. Maybe it's totally legit, but the design is so off-kilter that we can't help but wonder if it's a fake – like what happened when we got an early look at the HTC One. Other times it's a really well-done fake that hits enough of the right notes that we can't quite tell if it's real or not. And then there are those times when we're just left wondering how anyone could think a sloppy fake is anything even approaching a real image – that's the boat we find ourselves in today, with a supposed HTC Tiara ...

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  • by | June 10, 2013 12:49 PM

    The HTC First, in spite of its inability to make a commercial impact, interests us for a number of reasons, not the least of which is its 4.3-inch 720p display. Even though we continue to see higher resolutions and greater pixel densities brought to the largest smartphones, progress seems to have left more petite handsets behind, so outfitting a smaller phone with an HD screen felt like a great move. The phone we're talking about today does things one step better, bringing a 720p display to a handset with a 3.7-inch screen. This display could arrive on the Oppo Find 5 Mini, following in ...

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  • by | June 10, 2013 11:00 AM

    Of all the major manufacturers, Samsung pretty clearly has the most variety to offer users when it comes to a selection of tablets. You can choose between a number of sizes, and the arrival of tablet-sized Notes gives users the choice between different feature sets, as well. Now a new rumor suggests that Samsung could be looking to push beyond its own boundaries a little bit, and could be preparing to launch its largest tablet ever. Korea's ET News claims that "industry sources" have indicated that Samsung will release a 12.2-inch tablet during the third quarter of the year. While there's ...

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