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Samsung Galaxy Mega is official and comes in 6.3- and 5.8-inch sizes Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith We knew Samsung was planning more devices, but we didn’t expect the arrival of two Galaxy Mega smartphones at the same time. Both are apparently headed to Europe some time next month, continuing to prove that Samsung are willing to test out any screen-size. The 6.3-inch model has an ‘HD display’ (we’re chasing the precise resolution, though it’s likely 720p) alongside a dual-core 1.7GHz processor, Android 4.2 and an 8-megapixel camera.…

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An iPhone Lover’s Take On The Facebook Phone

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MG SIEGLER “This is not a Facebook Phone.” Yeah, whatever. The HTC First is the first phone that has Facebook partnering up with an OEM to bake an Android pie with Facebook Home filling, so I’m calling it the Facebook Phone. There will be more. This is just the first. And guess what? It’s really good. Sitting through the Facebook Home announcement last week, before I got a chance to play…

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ZTE Geek unveiled with 2GHz Intel Clover Trail+ and a terrible name (video) Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lai Oh ZTE you cheeky monkey. Towards the end of day one at IDF in Beijing, we stumbled upon this awkwardly titled Android Jelly Bean phone that is the Geek at ZTE’s booth. Needless to say, this is yet another phone powered by an Intel processor — a 2GHz Clover Trail+ Atom to be exact, which is what Lenovo’s K900 also has. The rest of the device isn’t too shabby, either: you get a…

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HTC March 2013 Sales Halved To $530M As It Preps For Its Facebook Home Debut

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU HTC today posted their monthly revenue figures, covering March 2013, and it’s another sign of just how crucial it is for the company to hit a home run with either its new flagship HTC One handset, or the HTC First Facebook Home phone — and ideally both. The Taiwanese company reported sales in March 2013 of NT$15.88 billion (about $530 million USD). The figures are definitely an improvement on last month when…

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HTC First pictured ahead of Thursday’s Facebook event (update: now with more colors) Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Brad Molen The mysterious Facebook event is quickly approaching , and as luck would have it,@evleaks is hooking us up with an image of the device that we’ll be introduced to on Thursday, known as the HTC first. If this is indeed accurate, the press render you see above is what was previously known as the HTC Myst (as well as the Opera and Buffy, if you go back in time far enough). We still don’t…

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It’s been 40 years since the world’s first mobile phone call Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith On April 3rd 1973, Martin Cooper made the first mobile call on the nine-inch (and 28-ounce) Motorola DynaTAC. Dialing up a rival at AT&T, he apparently said that he was ringing “to see if my call sounds good at your end.” While briefcase-size models had come before it, it’s Motorola’s truly mobile phone that became the go-to power accessory for the likes of Gordon Gekko, Zack Morris and, er, American Psycho‘s Patrick Bateman.…

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Quickoffice on Android and iPhone now free for Google Apps for Business users Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos Quickoffice for iPad became a free perk for Google Apps business subscribers back in December, and now Mountain View has extended the offer to its Android app, and made its iPad application iPhone-compatible. By wielding the office suite, users can edit, create and view Excel, Word and PowerPoint files that reside on Google Drive. In addition to going gratis, the software has been tweaked to show Drive folders such as Recent, Shared…

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Samsung Galaxy S 4 isn’t even out yet, but it’s been rooted Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith We might have spent a few hours toying with Samsung’s new mobile hardware, but tinkerers over at XDA-Developers have had enough time to root the Galaxy S 4, already. This means those (very) early adopters can start perusing the inner workings as soon as it arrives on store shelves. There’s a video of the process after the break and you can pick up all the necessary files (and warnings of not…

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Apple Brazil makes substantial price cuts on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith It might not have the trademark, but that hasn’t stopped Apple shaving the cost of its entry-level iPhone 4 and 4S‘ to something closer to its price tag in North America. The 16GB iPhone 4S is now R$1,699 ($840), down from R$1,999, while the 8GB flavor of the iPhone 4 now rings in at R$1,099 ($544), reduced from R$1,499. According to O Globo, if you’re willing to pay upfront in full (and by phone)…

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Facebook’s Android Homescreen Could Expose Apple’s Inflexibility

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JOSH CONSTINE The mainstream has had little reason to care that Android gives developers much more customization freedom than iOS. But if Facebook’s fabled Android homescreen is a hit, the stubbornness of Apple’s closed mobile platform could be framed as a drawback after years of its cohesive design and ease being seen as assets. Cheapness and handset/carrier choice are two of the biggest factors convincing people to pick up Android phones today. There’s…

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