As rumoured earlier this month, Apple has officially expanded its Reuse and Recycle program to include handsets running Android, BlackBerry and Windows devices.Previously the firm had only accepted iOS devices to encourage upgrades to the ...
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This means that handsets of the future will be able to offer improved processor clock speeds and better battery life thanks to the new cooling system. It’s currently very difficult to keep smartphones cool, particularly as ...
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Beijing-based Xiaomi Inc has set a more ambitious goal for smartphone sales in 2015, the company's founder and CEO revealed on Friday. Xiaomi is expected to sell between 80 million and 100 million smartphones for the whole of 2015, Lei ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) says that its SkyOne Mini front-end solution is enabling several new smartphone launches. SkyOne Mini, a derivative of the SkyOne ...
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Apple has taken three years to regain the crown as the world's top smartphone maker. The latest market data show that the iPhone maker beat Samsung for the first time since 2011. Leading market research firm Gartner has released a ...
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Samsung has revealed it is considering incorporating its dual-edge display technology on this year’s upcoming Galaxy Note 5 handset. The South Korean tech giant made the announcement in Barcelona, at the annual Mobile World Congress ...
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Microsoft has unveiled two new handsets at MWC 2015, officially introducing the Microsoft Lumia 640 and oversized Lumia 640 XL. Targeting the mid-range market at a low-end price point – think Moto G rival – the Lumia 640 and ...
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Microsoft has unveiled two new handsets at MWC 2015, officially introducing the Microsoft Lumia 640 and oversized Lumia 640 XL. Targeting the mid-range market at a low-end price point – think Moto G rival – the Lumia 640 and ...
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Sony’s latest mid-range smartphone has made a splash at MWC 2015, with the Sony Xperia M4 Aqua landing as a waterproof Android offering. Featuring IP65 and IP68 certification, the M4 Aqua can be submerged in 1 metre of water for up ...
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Sony has dropped the iconic Walkman name for the music apps on its Xperia smartphone and tablet launches at MWC 2015. The Japanese company has so far announced the Xperia Z4 Tablet and the mid-range Xperia M4 Aqua smartphone during the ...
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Sony has announced the Xperia Z3 smartphone will be finally be receiving the Lollipop update, new reports suggest. Two Italian news sites – AndroidBlog and TuttoAndroid – claim Sony used Mobile World Congress 2015 to confirm ...
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Forget about the upcoming Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9, Huawei has introduced a new pair of entry-level handsets. Although far from the stars of this week’s MWC 2015 gathering, the wallet-friendly Huawei Y635 and Huawei Y360 are helping ...
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The Samsung Galaxy S6 has been officially unveiled at MWC 2015, with the hotly anticipated handset shaping up to be a true powerhouse of the smartphone space. Following months of leaks and countless rumours, the S6 has finally entered the ...
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The BlackBerry death knell is unmistakable – new research points to the company’s UK market share slipping below one million users by the end of 2017. That’s a stark drop from its comparatively glorious yesteryears, with ...
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UK retailer Carphone Warehouse is now allowing customers to register their interest in what it is calling the ‘New Samsung Galaxy,’ as well as the forthcoming HTC One release. Although Samsung will not officially announce the ...