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HTC Desire 601

New HTC Desire 601 comes with 4G LTE and 4.5-inch screen, set for release in October

HTC has announced the Desire 601, a phone previously leaked as the Zara. It shares a similar design to the popular One Mini phone, and is coming to various markets in October.
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Verizon goes it alone, buys out Vodafone for $130 billion

Verizon has reached an agreement with Vodafone to buy out the UK network's 45 percent share for $130 billion, a figure it will pay in both cash and stocks. The sale ends a nearly 14-year old partnership.
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Acer’s new Iconia A3 tablet knows which way is up, ready for launch in October

Acer has announced the Iconia A3 Android tablet, which is equipped with a 10-inch screen, a quad-core processor, and a clever feature called IntelliSpin which can tell which way round the screen should be even when it's flat on the table.
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Asus teases new Transformer tablet for IFA launch

For the last few days, Asus has been teasing its plans for the IFA tech show in Berlin, by publishing several cryptic images along with messages talking about transformation, evolution and mobility. All will be revealed on September 4.
Acer Liquid S2

Acer’s Liquid S2 smartphone can record 4K video, but will you see the difference?

Acer has announced the Liquid S2 smartphone/tablet hybrid, complete with a 6-inch 1080p display and a quad-core processor. However, its headline feature is the ability to record video at an amazing 4K resolution.
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Watch out Samsung, LG’s back with the G Pad 8.3 tablet, on sale before the end of the year

After a series of leaks and a teaser video, LG has officially announced the G Pad 8.3 tablet. The medium-sized slate runs a quad-core processor and Android 4.2.2, and will go on sale before the end of the year.
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Let’s hope this isn’t the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch

A set of pictures said to show a prototype version of the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch have been published online, leading us to hope it looks very different when it's officially announced on September 4.
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Archos pre-announces new tablets and smartphones ahead of IFA tech show

Archos has given us a sneak peak at the hardware it's set to release at this year's IFA tech show in Berlin, which begins next week. The new range includes both tablets and smartphones.
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HTC launches two unusual accessories for its smartphones, the HTC Fetch and HTC Mini+

HTC has announced a pair of accessories for its smartphones, the HTC Mini+ and the HTC Fetch. The Fetch is a gadget to help locate a lost phone, while the Mini+ is a phone accessory for your, um, phone.
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Bargain Android phones the Dash 5.0, Dash 4.0 Music, and Dash Jr. announced for September

Blu Products has announced three new, highly affordable, Android smartphones: The Dash 5.0, Dash 4.0 Music, and the Dash Jr.. Prices start at just $50 for the Dash Jr., and rise to $130 for the Dash 5.0.
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Report claims BlackBerry Q10 sales are a disaster, as company continues to struggle

In the same week as Sprint announced the availability of the BlackBerry Q10, so a report has been published stating consumers haven't shown any interest in the QWERTY-equipped BlackBerry 10 phone.
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Google’s Hugo Barra to join China’s Xiaomi Mobile, will oversee global expansion plans

Hugo Barra, Google's Vice President of Android Product Management, has announced he will be leaving the company and joining China's Xiaomi Mobile, where he will be working on the firm's global expansion project.
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Nokia thinks feature phones can still look cool, announces the Nokia 515 to prove it

Think all feature phones with an alphanumeric keypad have to be ugly? Think again, as Nokia has announced the Nokia 515, a simple Series 40 phone with a premium aluminum body.
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‘I Forgot My Phone’ film shows how much we love our phones, but is that really so bad?

A video called "I Forgot My Phone" is gaining a ton of popularity on YouTube. It shows people enamored with their phones and not really communicating. But are phones really ruining our lives? What are we missing out on, really?
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LG’s new ‘G Pad 8.3’ tablet teased in video, ready for Sept. release (Updated with specs)

LG has released a teaser video which confirms we'll be seeing a new tablet from the company very soon. It'll be named the LG G Pad 8.3, which fits in with previous rumors concerning both the name, and the 8.3-inch screen size.
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HTC sees new smartphone OS as a way to strengthen its presence in China

A new report indicates HTC is building its own smartphone operating system, which will be launched exclusively on the Chinese market later this year, in an effort to increase its presence there.

Galaxy Gear smartwatch will launch alongside the Galaxy Note 3 on September 4

A Samsung executive has confirmed the Galaxy Gear smartwatch will launch alongside the Galaxy Note 3 next week. An Unpacked event has been scheduled for September 4, just before the start of the IFA tech show in Berlin.
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BlackBerry and Samsung join forces to push forthcoming BBM app in emerging markets

BlackBerry and Samsung have formed an unlikely partnership, and will be jointly promoting the forthcoming cross-platform version of BlackBerry Messenger. The first examples have now been published.
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Sprint to release the BlackBerry Q10 on August 30, when it’ll be yours for $200

Sprint has become the latest network to announce the BlackBerry Q10's availability. The QWERTY smartphone will go on sale August 30, when it'll cost $200 with a two-year contract.
Xperia Z1 G Lens Teaser

Sony teases G Lens branding on forthcoming Xperia Z1 camera phone

Sony continues to tease us with subtle images of its next major smartphone release, the Xperia Z1. The latest shows the camera lens in close-up, complete with G Lens branding.
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Optical image stabilization camera tech probably won’t come to the Galaxy Note 3

A new report indicates that Samsung was planning to add a camera with optical image stabilization to the Galaxy Note 3, but production delays mean it won't happen. However, it could come to the Galaxy S5 instead.
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Google sends out Android software update to fix Nexus 7 touchscreen glitch

If your new Nexus 7's touchscreen has been causing problems, either with the multitouch or using the keyboard, help is on its way. Google has released a software update for the new tablet which should solve these issues straight away.
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Vivo X3 crushes world’s thinnest smartphone title, measures just 5.75mm thick

The Huawei Ascend P6 is no longer the world's thinnest smartphone, as the title has been snatched away by the Vivo X3, an Android phone about to be released in China which measures just 5.75mm thick.
Oppo N1 Teaser

Oppo’s new phone with ‘rear touch panel’ coming in September

Little-smartphone manufacturer Oppo has confirmed it will announced the N1 smartphone in September, and has teased it will have a rear-mounted touch panel, and a new kind of user experience.
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Verizon launches the $20, 4G LTE LG Enact, complete with slide-out QWERTY keyboard

Verizon has announced the availability of the LG Enact, a budget Android smartphone which connects to its 4G LTE network and boasts that rarest of features, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
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The canary is dead, and Nokia needs to escape the Windows Phone mineshaft now

With Windows Phone, Nokia is in competition with itself, as it controls 85 percent of the market, thanks to its fellow manufacturers ignoring it. Can it survive with only Nokia working on its behalf, or will Nokia find itself with another dead OS?
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LG reveals amazing 5.5-inch Quad HD smartphone screen, with 2560 x 1440 resolution

LG Display has announced a new screen, the Quad HD AH-IPS LCD, which has an astonishing 2560 x 1440 resolution and measures 5.5-inches. This gives it a pixel density of 538ppi, beating even the Samsung Galaxy S4.

BlackBerry’s new 9720 will run old OS, won’t change its financial situation (Updated)

BlackBerry has announced a new smartphone, the BlackBerry 9720, which runs its older BlackBerry OS 7.1 software. Its specification isn't exciting, but at least we can expect it to be cheap.
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You people all realize the new iPhone won’t be real gold, right?

Did you hear? The next iPhone could be coming in a gold! Exciting, right? No, not really, but if you listen to the hype it's the most incredible, amazing, and innovative "feature" yet to come from Apple.
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Nokia gets in the phablet game with the 6-inch, Full HD ‘Bandit’

Nokia has been associated with the development of a big-screen Windows Phone device for a while, and now it has been leaked as the Nokia Bandit, a 1080p, quad-core device expected before the end of the year.

HTC One Mini will go on sale August 23, proving size isn’t everything at AT&T

AT&T has confirmed it will sell the HTC One Mini for $100 with a two-year contract from August 23. The smaller version of the HTC One may not have quite as much power, but it does share the same sleek, stylish look.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3

Samsung’s massive Galaxy Mega 6.3 coming to AT&T August 23

Samsung has announced its Galaxy Mega 6.3 will be carried by three networks in the U.S.. The first will be AT&T, where it'll go on sale before the end of the month, followed by Sprint and US Cellular.
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HTC One comes to Verizon on August 22 – will cost $200 and two years of your life

Verizon has confirmed the HTC One will launch on its 4G LTE network on August 22, several months after the phone made its debut on AT&T and other carriers. The One has been priced at $200 with a two-year contract.
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Am I cool yet? What it’s like to own the $11,000 Vertu phone for the weekend

What's it like to carry round a smartphone which costs $11,000? Can it turn a normal person into a cool, suave, sophisticated-but-ever-so-geeky James Bond? Armed with a Titanium Leather Vertu TI for the weekend, we aimed to find out.