Samsung Galaxy mini S4 stands us 4G network, hits UK in July

UK US carrier has confirmed that version 4G of the just announced Samsung Galaxy mini S4 will be compatible with its network of 4GEE. .

In addition, the UK carrier has announced officially that you launch mini stock Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available in Orange and T-Mobile UK brands. Prices have not revealed yet, as it gets detailed later.

British stores chain that Phones4u has revealed that it will begin to offer the device to customers in July. A specific time frame is not available at this time. We suspect the mini S4 Galaxy SIM-free price make available once more carriers UK and retailers Peal in the following weeks.

Galaxy S4 active gets FCC certified, more Zoom S4 rumors

The mini S4 Galaxy was only made official and according to rumors, there will be two S4 relatives join the party soon the S4 of active galaxy and the Galaxy S4 Zoom.

The active galaxy S4 will be a version certified IP57 regular S4 unlike the mini, will pack almost all specifications of high range as a Super AMOLED screen with FullHD resolution, quad - core 600 Snapdragon chipset, connectivity for Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and LTE 5 "."

Main Chamber has been renounced 8 Megapixels, but the rest should be the same, a 2, battery 600mAh, 16 GB of built-in storage, microSD card slot, dual-band Wi-Fi and so on.

The AT & T version of the phone just passed the FCC as the I537 certification. While the FCC documents do not have a proper image, these leaked images already revealed what appears to the asset.

Rumors still zoomed the Samsung Galaxy S4. Is supposed to be a variant of mini S4 with the same 4.3 "qHD screen Super AMOLED, Android Jelly Bean, 8GB of storage, microSD card, 1 battery of 900mAh, but with a processor that is different from the 1.6 GHz (probably a 5 Exynos model)." It is curious that the rumor says there will be no connectivity for LTE in the S4 Zoom, the Chamber of the Galaxy and the Galaxy S4 mini LTE.

Anyway, the camera is the property of the owner of the Galaxy S4 Zoom a 16MP shooter with 10 x optical zoom. This is also more difficult to believe some of the rumor, but we heard the same thing in the past and we will see what happens on June 20, when Samsung will announce new Galaxy and Ativ devices.

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New picture of LG Optimus G2 and details about the escape of Optimus L9 II

LG appears to be preparing updates for two phones that are pending an update ship Optimus G logo and Optimus L9.

The LG Optimus G2 was captured in another photo and it seems that the software had early experienced a problem with the error screen advising beta testers to send a report by e-mail to G2-SW-Stability@lgm.com.

Unfortunately, this image doesn t confirm screen 1080 p 5 "or 800 Snapdragon chipset that rumors have assigned to the second generation of Optimus G.

The G2 Optimus could serve as the basis for the Nexus 5, as the original was made for the Nexus 4. It is rumored that LG is already working on the next link.

The LG Optimus L9 II was more loose-lipped, however, and right label naked 'L9 II"on its face, rather than having us imagine things based on a direction of electronic mail of the bug report. It helps that he had beaten GFXBench also.

The reference point detected a 720 p screen (presumably 4.7 "as in the original), Android 4.1.2 (with visible LG customizations in the photo) and with two cores of Krait 200 400 Snapdragon chipset running at 1.4 GHz, 1 GB RAM and 305 Adreno GPU.

TechTastic.nl, the site that published this information in the G2 Optimus and Optimus L9 II, promises more information about the camera and other specifications of the L9 II, which should be officially announced the coming month. The rest of the second generation l-series (II of L3, L5 L7 II and II) announced earlier this year in the MWC.

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Verizon BlackBerry pre-orders Q10 begins, requests $199,99

Only a day after T-Mobile launched its version of BlackBerry Q10, Verizon time do the same. Big Red has today revealed that it offers you the latest offer BlackBerry QWERTY as of June 6.

Unlike T-Mobile, which will begin to offer the Q10 on June 5 for $100, with a two year plan, Verizon will start twice as high priced-$ 199, 99.

Verizon has begun taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Q10 already, so if you're eager to be the first to get their hands on the ultimate BB10 QWERTY BlackBerry experience, follow the link from the source below. AT & T is to announce the start of campaigning for the pre-order and real prices.

Along with BlackBerry spanking new BB OS 10.1, the Q10 comes with a physical QWERTY keyboard 4-row landscape, a square 3.1 "AMOLED display with a resolution of 720 x 720 pixels and 328 ppi density. There is also a snapper MP 8, a dual-core Cortex-A9 registered 1.5 GHz chip and connectivity for free with LTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, etc. on board.

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Moto X smartphone gets confirmed for assembly in the USA

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Motorola's upcoming Moto X flagship smartphone got officially confirmed by the company's CEO Dennis Woodside. The upcoming handset from the reinvented, Google-owned Motorola will be the first smartphone to be assembled in the United States.

US versions of the Moto X will be assembled in a former Nokia plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Motorola's global network of operations will not change - the company will continue to manufacture devices in Brazil and China through its partner Flextronics.

Curiously, Motorola didn't reveal any details on the specs, or images of the Moto X (the render above is from a previous leak). Dennis Woodside however, confirmed that the upcoming flagship will be broadly distributed across numerous carriers.

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Analyst: Samsung to sell 80 million Galaxy S4 in 2013

Samsung announced few days ago that has sent 10 million Galaxy S4 units around the world. It is an impressive milestone achieved in less than a month - two times better than the achievement of his predecessor.

RBC Capital Markets Mark Sue analyst predicts that the strong sales of Samsung Galaxy S4 will continue at least until the end of the year. Expect Samsung to sell 80 million units of its flagship in 2013, supports the claim with the continued high demand in the US market and the already exhausted 32 GB Black model (the white 32 GB Galaxy S4 is still hitting the shelves).

Samsung Galaxy S4 impulse is far from over and Samsung is doing everything possible to maximize their potential. It has already announced the mini S4 Galaxy, but we expect that smartphones Galaxy S4 active and Galaxy S4 Zoom to join the lineup very soon.

So it seems very possible for Samsung to sell devices Galaxy S4 80 million at the end of this year, but time will tell.

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It is a picture on the Sony Xperia L4 and the Nokia phablet?

We stumbled upon a blurred image, supposedly showing Rumorland-resident phablet Sony goes by the name of Xperia Togari (L4). There is also a phablet of Nokia that point sources could be named 1030 with maybe a Lumia somewhere in the name too.

The photo allegedly shows the L4 Xperia from Sony and Nokia Lumia 1030

The Togari could sport 6.44 "FullHD 1080 p display and is supposed to be powered by a Snapdragon 800 processor." The image below compares the alleged direct kick against an image previously filtering of a Xperia housing and there are obvious similarities.

Sony Xperia L4 in comparison with the previous leak

As for the Nokia device quite interesting - sport a body type Lumia in cyan see a great device that fits three medium-sized Live tiles. This could be the Lumia phablet device Nokia CEO is has been talking about.

Nokia 1030 and Xperia Togari

Yet the appearance of the image very little confidence given the presence of the camera shake of blur in the background and the lack of it on the part of Xperia L4 of the image. Our gut tells us that it be taken with more than the usual pinch of salt that accompanies such images.

However, both prototypes in the photo seem quite plausible, even if the image is false it there a chance outside that has been created by someone who has seen the devices in question.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 gets Jelly Bean firmware in UK

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If you've bought a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, you're probably all too familiar with its Jelly Bean rollout and how unnervingly tedious it is. While some countries received it already, the UK was still kept on hold (among other countries). Luckily, that's no longer the case and the firmware has been released to UK owners of the smartphone.

At first, Samsung was testing the firmware (in the beginning of February), then it was leaked (in the end of February), and finally the rollout began (in the beginning of April).

The update brings along Samsung's TouchWiz Nature UX along with the major smoothness benefits of Jelly Bean's Project Butter.

You can flash the firmware on your smartphone as of now - download in the Source link below (go for I8160BTUMC8). Or you can wait for an update notification or keep checking through KIES on your computer.

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Sony Xperia SL and acro S JB 4.1.2 update releasing now

Sony is launching the Jelly Bean 4.1.2 firmware update for the Sony Xperia, Xperia SL acro S and expand the availability of the update of the Xperia, apparently initiated received a week ago. We assume that the application needs time to reach everyone with current firmware currently circulating in France.

The 4.1.2 this update for the three Xperias was certified at the beginning of the month and it didn't take much to really be released.

Sony Xperia ion is the next in line to receive the update - fingers crossed.

The phone will notify you when the firmware is available, or you can check it through Sony PC suite.

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HTC may release AOSP ROM for current owners HTC One

People in the United States looking to buy an HTC one soon (June 26) face is with a difficult decision to purchase one with sense 5 or a Nexus One experience (and lose some functions). But if you already bought one, the choice is made.

Or do you have? HTC allegedly "is studying the best way to support to pioneers of the" there could be an official ROM from AOSP coming to HTC One. If the owners of HTC Nexus experience will get a similar choice with a 5 ROM sense still it remains to be seen.

There is no reason not to both versions of the phone cost around $600. That is $ $550/650 for a HTC One off-contract with sense (depending on the carrier) and $600 for the Nexus One HTC experience Play Store.

Of course, HTC still say officially that it is working on this ROM, so there is a possibility that we're getting our hopes for nothing. We will have to wait and see what the company decides in the end.

Now, if HTC and Google (and Samsung also) will bring a badge pure Android to the rest of the world would be nice (the experience of Nexus One is an exclusive U.S. right now).

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Samsung Galaxy mini S4 price, reaching three UK

Russia will receive the S4 Galaxy mini price 19.990 Russian rubles (around $630). Dual SIM smartphone version will be available in June.

Of course it should not go too far in that the prices of smartphones in Russia are always very high. However, if we consider the price 29.990 rubles the adult S4 of the Galaxy (about $945) then can probably do the math and get a fairly accurate estimate of the S4 Galaxy mini price in your country. The mini version will obviously be lower to around two-thirds of what the cost of big brother.

Meanwhile, the three UK carrier posted a video with the mini Galaxy S4, confirming that it will offer smartphone. Unfortunately we could not specific on contract prices or availability of datess.

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Preview mini Samsung Galaxy S4: at first sight

If there was something right after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4, was the imminent arrival of a mini version. The question was not if or when - the mini Galaxy S4 is drafting further behind the flagship of his predecessor last season. It was how much--and how much smaller and much cheaper.

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini official photos

The mini Samsung Galaxy S4 is to obtain a price tag but the lower resolution screen and less powerful chipset without a doubt will lead to a significant discount. Mini Galaxy S4 will pop out the top of the line Exynos 5 Octa and 600 Snapdragon, complying with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 with 1.7 GHz chipset, dual-core Krait.

Here's the rest of the main specifications:

General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL (I9195 model only)form factor: touch screen bar phonedimensions: 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm, 107 gscreen: 4.25 "16M - color qHD (540 x 960 pixels) Super AMOLED capacitive touchCPU: Krait 1.7 GHz dual coreGPU: Adreno 305RAM: 1.5 GBOS: Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)memory: (5 GB user available) 8 GB of built-in storage", microSD card slotcamera: 8 megapixel camera with face detection auto focus, touch focus and the image stabilization; Front LED flash, front camera, video callsVideo camera: recording at 30 fps in Full HD (1080 p) videoconnectivity: doble-banda Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, HotSpot Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 + HS, port MHL, GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS receiver allowed standard microUSB, 3.5 mm audio jack, FM radio, USB-on-the-goMisc: TouchWiz UX 5.0 nature, codec DivX/XviD supportBuilt-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, smart view pantallaAire gestures

Samsung did well to keep the Super AMOLED screen and the cutting of the resolution is not very painful. qHD seems reasonably well on a 4.3 "diagonal. The mini are compact S4 Galaxy is the flagship in miniature, replicating the original design to the last detail, from the design of controls, all the way to the location of the IR port. It is the same version of Android running inside also, TouchWiz 5.0 UX nature. Even the majority of movements of air in the great Galaxy S4 is mini S4 also available.

Photo Samsung Galaxy S4 mini live

Thus, although the mini Samsung Galaxy S4 has been designed taking into account budget, which is above all the hardware that was affected. The mini version of the S4 Galaxy is a feature pack, and users should have little to worry about if it behaves as promised. We will get to what type of performance can be expected but let's first and design and build out of the way.

New information says that LG is already working on the Nexus 5

Any information that is contradictory to floating about the nexus between 5 and LG LG Mobile Europa participation VP said in one interview that LG isn t working in the link below, then LG said that the statements in the interview were misinterpreted and now Korean site Daum.net says LG in fact is working on Nexus 5.

Nexus 4 apparently sold 3 million units despite the shortage of stock when it launched, by what may be considered a very successful product. Phone also brought some good marketing for LG, though not in their country of origin where the Nexus 4 didn t get popular among consumers due to its lack of LTE connectivity.

However, you understand by LG might want to make another.

Anyway, if LG is indeed working on the following link, what the Moto X Motorola owned by Google?

Unfortunately, the Korean site does not have any information on when the nexus 5 will be released and if it will bring Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. Nothing in the next tablet either.

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BlackBerry Q10 coming to T-Mobile USA on June 5 for $100

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The LTE-ready BlackBerry Q10 will be available on T-Mobile's 4G LTE network in the United States come this June 5. The device will pack a price tag of $100 on a two-year deal or $580, if you prefer it commitment-free from T-Mo.

The offer is valid for non-enterprise subscribers with business users still, controversially, being on the waiting list.

Along with BlackBerry's spanking new BB 10 OS, the Q10 comes with a physical landscape 4-row QWERTY, a 720 x 720 Super AMOLED 3.1-incher packing 328 ppi, 8 MP snapper, a dual-core Cortex-A9 chip clocked at 1.5 GHz and all-you-can-eat connectivity set with LTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, etc. on board.

BlackBerry Messenger is also, naturally, present on the Q10 and it packs video chat for good measure.

No word yet on when the device will come to the entire range of US carriers but we expect it to be soon.

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Surfaces of official photo of Huawei Ascend W2, which is rumored to cost $290

First smartphone for Windows Phone 8 of Huawei, the W1 Ascend soon will return to 6 months of age and by the looks of it, the company seeks to issue an update to the W2 Ascend.

With your specifications into rumorland last month, we have a basic idea of the personality of W2 Ascend, but not its appearance. Today, this change, thanks to popular source of leaks, which has provided an official photo of the front of your Smartphone.

If the rumors are true, the W2 Ascend should pack a 4.3 "HD screen, 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and 1.5 GHz Snapdragon CPU with 1GB of RAM S4." Under the back cover apparently resides a 2000mAh battery and the phone will come with a suite of decent connectivity with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and HSPA + support.

The price of the Huawei Ascend W2 is suggested to be below the $300 mark, so it should definitely be on the client list of Windows Phone 8 looking for an economic update in the near future. Unfortunately, no one knows exactly when the W2 Ascend would make to the market.

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Roaming in the EU can go to 2014

Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, is pressing Parliament to put an end to roaming within the EU charges.

In a speech today to the Parliament, Kroes demanded support to move through legislation a complete package of telecommunications for all of Europe through the Passover of 2014.

I want to show the people that the EU is relevant to their lives. Did the digital rules catch up with its legitimate. I want you to be able to go back to their constituents and say that you were able to put an end to mobile roaming costs.

The European Parliament has already taken some steps to reduce the cost of roaming in the Union, with the most recent that in effect in July 2012. Currently roaming charges to end-users should not exceed 0.29 for calls and 0.08 for out calls.

The most reduced to 0.19 and 0.05, respectively in July this year. Roaming data transfer caps also will reduce the current 0.70 to 0.40 per megabyte (all prices are without VAT). Although much less that it was years ago, it is still significantly more expensive that Europeans pay within their domestic markets.

Waiver to set roaming charges would be great news for the citizens of the European Union, which no longer be concerned about inflated phone bills when traveling abroad.

Other aspects that potential legislation aims to take action is the net neutrality and cybercrime, which usually vary greatly between Member States.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini unveiled with 4.3" screen, Snapdragon 400

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Felicitaciones, es un chico que sólo oficialmente fue anunciado el S4 de Samsung Galaxy mini y es todo lo que los rumores lo hacen hacia fuera para ser. Paquetes de una 4.3 "Super AMOLED pantalla qHD y muchas de las características avanzadas de su papá.

El mini Samsung Galaxy S4 corre Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean con amplias personalizaciones de TouchWiz de Samsung en la parte superior. Que incluye la aplicación de WatchON con el emisor de infrarrojos, una cámara de 8MP con sonido & Shot y modos de Panorama (pero no foto doble tiro o 360), grupo jugar y salud (pero sin los sensores barómetro, temperatura o humedad).

Imágenes oficiales mini Samsung Galaxy S4

El smartphone es impulsado por un procesador de doble núcleo de 1,7 GHz con 1,5 GB de RAM y mientras que Samsung didn t dicen explícitamente qué es el chipset, es claro que es el chipset Snapdragon 400 utilizado en la Mega 6.3. Hay 8GB de almacenamiento incorporado, ampliable a través de la ranura para tarjetas microSD.

El S4 de Samsung Galaxy mini mide 124,6 x 61.3 x 8,94 mm y pesa 107g en comparación con 136.6 x 69.8 x 7,9 mm y 130g para el S4 de galaxia de tamaño completo. Paquetes de una 1, batería reemplazable por el usuario de 900mAh y pondrá en marcha con dos opciones de color, Frost blanco y negro.

Mini Samsung Galaxy S4 en nuestra oficina

En el lado de conectividad hay tres opciones de la parte superior del línea modelo con conectividad LTE (y NFC), un modelo de 3G HSPA + y un modelo de 3G dual SIM. También hay doble banda Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 y GPS + GLONASS.

El mini Samsung Galaxy S4 aparecerá en el evento el 20 de junio. Probablemente es entonces cuando también aprenderemos más acerca de sus precios y disponibilidad.

Estamos contentos de que Samsung está intentando construir una estrella más pequeña, al igual que solicitamos en nuestra petición. Si el mini Galaxy S4 contaba con una pantalla de resolución de 720p, habrían ajustado a la ley con bastante éxito. Aquí está esperando que otros seguirán.

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HTC Nexus One experience come June 26 for $599

D11 Android SVP Conference officially announced the HTC Nexus One device, which is an HTC One with stock Android 4.2.2 at the helm of the experience.

The device will have 32GB of internal storage and on 26 June will be available via the Google Play store (in the United States only) for $599. It is $50 cheaper than the edition of Google's Samsung Galaxy S4, which also marketed from June 26.

The new smart phone will sport a unlocked bootloader and receive Android updates directly from Google. It has the same hardware as the regular HTC One, including the 1.7 GHz quad-core Krait 300 600 Snapdragon chipset. It will only be available in silvery initially.

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LG Optimus L4 and L4 double leak ahead of announcement

Two new droids LG showed their faces today ahead of the official announcements - the Optimus Optimus Dual L4 and L4. Both smartphones running on 4.1 Android Jelly Bean with patented skin for LG at the top.

LG Optimus L4 and L4 double feature similar specs but different designs. Both phones are powered by MediaTek MT6575 platform with a single 1 GHz processor - core Cortex-A9, PowerVR SGX531 GPU and 512MB of RAM. The rest of the specifications include a 3.8 inch screen HVGA real IPS, 4GB of internal memory expandable, a 3 megapixel camera with LED flash and a 1700 mAh battery unit.

LG Optimus L4 LG Optimus Dual L4

The Department of connectivity for both phones Optimus L4 includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, and 3G HSPA-enabled.

LG Optimus L4 and L4 Dual is expected to be announced and released at the end of June. Optimus L4 should cost approximately 135, while his brother dual-SIM should go for 145.

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Sony Xperia Z are available through a company of United States soon

At the Conference of all things D D11, CEO of Sony Kaz Hirai confirmed that Sony Xperia Z goes to a company of United States in the near future, although he has not specified what carrier exactly.

At present, the most likely candidate is T-Mobile, as pictures leaked of what is supposedly a Xperia Z-T-Mobile-branded emerged last month. The smartphone also recently secured FCC approval with support for t-Mo bands.

Of course, you can get the Xperia Z in the United States so far, but you will need to get your unlocked version directly from Sony directly for the juicy $629. So if you are looking to take advantage of lower price in contract, this is great news.

Meanwhile, there is a word that will go to the Sony Xperia ZL, counterpart of waterproof Z, for AT & T at some point soon.

Either way, we hope that the Sony and major United States carriers do things happen early that afternoon, as it has been almost three months since the device became available in most markets.

Thanks, Fady, for the tip!

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HTC might release AOSP ROM for current HTC One owners

People in the US looking to buy an HTC One will soon (June 26) be faced with a tough decision ? buy One with Sense 5 or a One Nexus Experience (and lose some functionality). But if you already bought one, the choice has been made.

Or has it? HTC is reportedly "examining the best way to support early adopters of the One," so there could be an official AOSP ROM coming to the HTC One. Whether HTC One Nexus Experience owners will be get a similar choice with a Sense 5 ROM remains to be seen.

There's no reason not to ? both versions of the phone are priced around $600. That's $550/$650 for an off-contract HTC One with Sense (depending on carrier) and $600 for the HTC One Nexus Experience from the Play Store.

Of course, HTC has yet to officially say that it's working on such ROM, so there's a possibility we're getting our hopes up for nothing. We'll have to wait and see what the company decides in the end.

Now, if HTC and Google (and Samsung too) will bring a pure Android flagship to the rest of the world it would be great (the One Nexus Experience is a US-exclusive right now).

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BlackBerry Q10 coming to T-Mobile USA on June 5 for $100

The LTE-ready BlackBerry Q10 will be available on T-Mobile's 4G LTE network in the United States come this June 5. The device will pack a price tag of $100 on a two-year deal or $580, if you prefer it commitment-free from T-Mo.

The offer is valid for non-enterprise subscribers with business users still, controversially, being on the waiting list.

Along with BlackBerry's spanking new BB 10 OS, the Q10 comes with a physical landscape 4-row QWERTY, a 720 x 720 Super AMOLED 3.1-incher packing 328 ppi, 8 MP snapper, a dual-core Cortex-A9 chip clocked at 1.5 GHz and all-you-can-eat connectivity set with LTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, etc. on board.

BlackBerry Messenger is also, naturally, present on the Q10 and it packs video chat for good measure.

No word yet on when the device will come to the entire range of US carriers but we expect it to be soon.

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HTC One Nexus experience coming June 26 for $599

At the D11 conference Android's SVP officially announced the HTC One Nexus experience device, which is an HTC One with stock Android 4.2.2 at the helm.

The device will have 32GB of internal storage and will be available on June 26 through the Google Play store (in the US only) for $599. That's 50 bucks cheaper than the Google Edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4, which will also be selling starting June 26.

The new smartphone will sport an unlocked bootloader and receive Android updates directly from Google. It has the same hardware as the regular HTC One, including the Snapdragon 600 chipset with four Krait 300 cores clocked at 1.7 GHz. It will only be available in Silver color initially.

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Moto X smartphone gets confirmed for assembly in the USA

Motorola's upcoming Moto X flagship smartphone got officially confirmed by the company's CEO Dennis Woodside. The upcoming handset from the reinvented, Google-owned Motorola will be the first smartphone to be assembled in the United States.

US versions of the Moto X will be assembled in a former Nokia plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Motorola's global network of operations will not change - the company will continue to manufacture devices in Brazil and China through its partner Flextronics.

Curiously, Motorola didn't reveal any details on the specs, or images of the Moto X (the render above is from a previous leak). Dennis Woodside however, confirmed that the upcoming flagship will be broadly distributed across numerous carriers.

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Roaming charges in the EU could be gone by 2014

Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, is lobbying the European Parliament for an end to roaming charges within the European Union.

In a speech today in front of parliament, Kroes demanded support for moving through legislation a complete telecoms package for all of Europe by Easter of 2014.

?I want us to show citizens that the EU is relevant to their lives. That we made the digital rules catch up with their legitimate expectations. I want you to be able to go back to your constituents and say that you were able to end mobile roaming costs.?

The EU parliament has already taken a few steps to reduce roaming costs in the union, with the most recent coming in effect in July 2012. Currently the roaming charges to end-users must not exceed ?0.29 for out-going calls and ?0.08 for incoming calls.

Those will be further reduced to ?0.19 and ?0.05, respectively in July this year. Data transfer caps in roaming will also be reduced from the current ?0.70 to ?0.40 for megabyte (all prices are without VAT). While a great deal cheaper than that all was a few years back, that's still significantly more expensive than Europeans pay within their home markets.

Waiving the roaming fees altogether would certainly be great news for European Union citizens, which will no longer be worried about inflated cellphone bills when traveling abroad.

Other aspects which the potential legislation aims take action on is net neutrality and cybercrime, which generally vary largely among EU member states.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 gets Jelly Bean firmware in UK

If you've bought a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, you're probably all too familiar with its Jelly Bean rollout and how unnervingly tedious it is. While some countries received it already, the UK was still kept on hold (among other countries). Luckily, that's no longer the case and the firmware has been released to UK owners of the smartphone.

At first, Samsung was testing the firmware (in the beginning of February), then it was leaked (in the end of February), and finally the rollout began (in the beginning of April).

The update brings along Samsung's TouchWiz Nature UX along with the major smoothness benefits of Jelly Bean's Project Butter.

You can flash the firmware on your smartphone as of now - download in the Source link below (go for I8160BTUMC8). Or you can wait for an update notification or keep checking through KIES on your computer.

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HTC One to be available in Red and Blue versions

HTC's flagship smartphone has been one of the most popular Android devices in recent times and the metallic beauty will soon be available in new hues, according to a report from Pocket-lint.

HTC is all set to launch its One flagship smartphone in a Blue and Red variant and the latest shades will join the currently available Black and Silver versions.

The Red variant of the HTC One appeared on the HTC's US website, which was later pulled and the upcoming hue was listed in an online retailer's website in the UK with a price tag of ?504 (about $760) for a 32 GB version.

Unfortunately, there is no official word on the existence or the availability of these colors.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini preview: First look

If there was anything certain after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4, it was the imminent arrival of a mini version. The question wasn't whether or when - the Galaxy S4 mini is drafting even closer behind the flagship than its predecessor did last season. It was how much - as in how much smaller and how much cheaper.

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini official pictures

The Samsung Galaxy S4 mini is yet to get a price tag but the lower-res screen and less powerful chipset will certainly result in a meaningful discount. The Galaxy S4 mini will skip the top-of the-line Exynos 5 Octa and Snapdragon 600, settling for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset with 1.7GHz dual Krait cores.

Here go the rest of the key specs:

General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL (I9195 model only)Form factor: Touchscreen bar phoneDimensions: 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm, 107 gDisplay: 4.25" 16M-color qHD (540 x 960 pixels) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreenCPU: Dual-core Krait 1.7 GHz processorGPU: Adreno 305RAM: 1.5 GBOS: Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)Memory: 8 GB (5 GB user available) of inbuilt storage, microSD card slotStill Camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with face detection, touch focus and image stabilization; LED flash, front facing camera, video-callsVideo Camera: Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fpsConnectivity: Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0+HS, MHL-enabled standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, USB-on-the-goMisc: TouchWiz 5.0 Nature UX, DivX/XviD codec support, built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor, smart screen, Air view and gestures

Samsung did well to keep the Super AMOLED screen and the resolution cut isn't too painful. qHD looks reasonably well on a 4.3" diagonal. The comfortably compact Galaxy S4 mini is the flagship in miniature, replicating the original design to the last detail, from the layout of controls, through the finish, to the location of the IR port. It is the same Android version ticking inside too, topped with TouchWiz 5.0 Nature UX. Even most of the air gestures of the big Galaxy S4 are available on the S4 mini too.

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So, although the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini has been designed with budget in mind, it's mostly the hardware that was affected. The mini version of the Galaxy S4 is a feature-rich package, and users should have little to worry about if it behaves as promised. We'll get to what kind of performance you can expect but let's first get the design and build out of the way.