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Amazon Kindle smartphone coming in June as rumors fire back up

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Mar, 2013

With new rumors floating around the Facebook will be attempting to make another Facebook phone, we're now seeing a few reports surface about the often-rumored Amazon Kindle smartphone. Apparently the phone is real, coming soon, but facing some delays and won't be here as soon as Amazon was hoping. The release date was scheduled for Q2 of this year, but a few issues will see the handset delayed until further notice.

Galaxy S IV test device images leak

By Shane McGlaun
on 11 Mar, 2013

Android fans all around the world are looking forward to the launch of the Galaxy S IV smartphone on Thursday. So far, we've seen some details of the smartphone leak ahead of the Unpacked event where the phone will go official. Some new details from China have leaked showing what appears to be an S IV test device in the wild.

Sony Xperia L leaks suggest a 4.3-inch display

By Robert Nelson
on 6 Mar, 2013

It looks like a few additional details have recently leaked for an upcoming Xperia device. Sony has yet to offer an official announcement, however it looks like the Xperia L will be bringing a 4.3-inch FWVGA display at 854 x 480. Similar to the lower resolution of the display, the remaining features of the Xperia L look to be mid-range at best.

Samsung 5.9-inch device rumored as the Galaxy Note III

By Cory Gunther
on 6 Mar, 2013

There's been all sorts of rumors lately regarding what Samsung will be offering the Android world this year, and now we have one more to add to the list. With the Galaxy S4 announcement just over a week away, today we're now seeing reports of an unknown Samsung Galaxy device rocking a 5.9-inch screen. Could this be the alleged Galaxy Note III?

Samsung Galaxy S4 revealed by evleaks in new renders

By Cory Gunther
on 4 Mar, 2013

The Samsung Galaxy S4 has been in the news a lot the past few days, and this evening we're getting even more details. After some benchmarks were shown off earlier today, a new leak has been revealed from the reliable and highly accurate @evleaks showing what appears to be a fat Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone. These are just renders, and nothing fancy at that, but still worth taking a look at.

Qualcomm and others won’t be launching 8-core processors this year

By Cory Gunther
on 27 Feb, 2013

The arms and spec race on mobile devices, especially Android, has really been supercharged lately and is almost getting out of hand. In all honesty does your smartphone really need an Octa-core processor to keep Facebook and YouTube running smooth? The answer would be a no. While we don't know exactly what to expect in the foreseeable future, Qualcomm and MediaTek apparently won't be dropping Oct-core SoC's this year.

WSJ: Google “developing plans” to launch US based retail stores

By Robert Nelson
on 19 Feb, 2013

While the plans appear to be far from complete, some additional Google retail store chatter has surfaced. Last week we saw details coming from the 9to5Google blog and today we have further corroboration coming from The Wall Street Journal. Basically, the WSJ is reporting that Google "has been developing plans to launch retail stores."

Samsung rumored to announce the Galaxy S IV on March 14

By Robert Nelson
on 18 Feb, 2013

Rumors were once calling for Samsung to announce the Galaxy S IV on March 15 and as of today it looks like another possible date has surfaced. Keeping in mind, this latest is still nothing more than a rumor. The latest date is just one day prior to the last -- March 14. Announcement date aside, we cannot help but think some of the importance here will be in availability as opposed to announcements.

Google to open retail stores in the US by end of year

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Feb, 2013

Here's a juicy new rumor floating around this fine Friday afternoon. According to an "extremely reliable source" from the people over at 9to5Google it looks like the Mountain View company will be opening a few of their very own retail stores in the United States. Yup, like an actual store you can walk into and be greeted by fellow Googlers. Read on for more details.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini rumored for May release

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Feb, 2013

It appears that this year Samsung is looking to offer both their flagship Galaxy S IV smartphone, as well as a smaller 4-inch Galaxy S IV Mini around the same time frame. Last years Galaxy S III received its own mini variant - which wasn't all that great - but this time around we're hearing rumors of a better mini, and it could even be released in May.