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Sony Xperia ST21i 3.2-inch Android smartphone photo leaks
A couple of leaked images of an unannounced Xperia ST21i shows that Sony soon will release an entry level ICS smartphone

Samsung reports quarterly record high profit
Samsung report first quarter results with record net profit of 5.05 trillion Won. Up 82% compared to Q1 last year

Quad-core Samsung Exynos 4 processor ready for Galaxy S3
Samsung has started the production of the next generation mobile processors with the quad-core Exynos 4

Apple sold over 35 million Iphones during the first quarter 2012
35 million Iphones was sold during the first three months of 2012 and almost 12 million Ipads sold during the same quarter

HTC expect boost in revenue in 2nd quarter due to demand for the One-series smartphones
HTC expect an increase in revenue due to high demands for the One X, One S and One V Android smartphones

Editorial - Why does the Samsung Galaxy S III get all the buzz?
Why does the unannounced Samsung Galaxy S III Android smartphone get all the buzz?

No more QWERTY phones from HTC
HTC will abandon QWERTY keyboard on future HTC models according to HTC's creative director Claude Zellweger

Huawei Ascend P1 release date announced
The Huawei Ascend P1 is a 7.69 mm thin 4.3-inch smartphone which now are available in China. Hitting stores in Europe this summer

First Intel powered smartphone available next week in India
Lava will later this week launch the Xolo X900 smartphone with a Intel Atom processor. The phone will initially be available to the fast-growing India market

Samsung Galaxy S III event on May 3rd
Samsung has sent out an invite to an event in London on May 3rd. "Come and meet the next Galaxy" is a hint that the Galaxy S III soon will be introduced

Samsung is selling more mobile phones than Nokia
According to a group of analysts, Samsung sold more mobile phones than Nokia during the first quarter. This is not just smartphones where Samsung is the king, but the estimated number also count sold feature phones where Nokia has its strength.

Sony has released Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Sony has now released Android 4.0 for lucky Xperia owners in the Nordic countries

What is best of single-core, dual-core or quad-core smartphone processors?
According to Nokia's CEO, Stephen Elop, smartphone processors with multiple cores only reduce battery time and multiple cores are not useful for consumers all the time

Nokia unveils the Lumia 610 NFC
Nokia adds NFC functionality to the Lumia 610. The new Lumia 610 NFC will initially only be available with operator Orange

Nokia announces 16 Euro entry level phone
Nokia today announced the entry-level phone Nokia 103. The Nokia 103 has a monochrome display and the expected retail price is around 16 Euro

Toshiba announces tablets in all size. Excite 7, Excite 10 and Excite 13
Toshiba wants to sell tablet of all size and today the company announced no less than three new Android tablets. The three tablets announce today are called Excite 7, Excite 10 and Excite 13

Microsoft Office Mobile now available for Symbian smartphones
Nokia today announce that it has start the rollout of Microsoft Office Mobile for 8 Symbian smartphone models

LG might be working on a flagship model competing directly with the Galaxy S III from Samsung
Even though the Samsung Galaxy S III is still just a rumoured phone model, sources say that an unannounced D1L smartphone from LG will compete for the same customers

Sony to reduce work force with 10000 jobs
Sony is about to reduce its work force with 10,000 employees. About 6% of the total head count

Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion
Facebook today announced its most expensive acquisition ever. The company bought the photo sharing app Instagram for 1.000.000.000 USD

No more Beats headphones with HTC smartphones
Beats headphones will not longer be a part of the sales package in HTC's smartphone portfolio

Chinese teenager sells kidney to buy an Iphone and Ipad
A 17-year-old Chinese sold his kidney to raise money for an Iphone and Ipad. He had only USD 2.380 left after he bought the two Apple products

Next Sony Xperia smartphone might have a 4.3 inch AMOLED display
The next Sony Xperia smartphone is rumoured to have a 4.3 inch AMOLED display. Panel maker AUO will start production of the smartphone display in second half according to Chinese newspaper

Asus PadFone available for pre-orders in Taiwan
Those of you waiting for the combined phone-tablet device Asus PadFone will soon be able to buy the set of device. Today, Asus revealed that the PadFone will be available in Taiwan on April 20th

SIM-free Samsung Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich update slightly delayed
Owners of the Galaxy S II, the current Samsung flagship model was promised an Android 4.0 ICS update a couple of weeks ago. The update rollout has started for some users but others are left behind because more testing needs to be carried out

Sony Mobile announces new CEO Kunimasa Suzuki
Sony Mobile today announced that Kunimasa Suzuki will be the new CEO and President of Sony Mobile. Former CEO and President Bert Nordberg will become the Chairman of Sony Mobile Communications' board

Sony acknowledge display issue with the Xperia S
Sony has confirmed that a limited number of Xperia S handsets has a yellow tint issue with the display. This happen when the internal components reach temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.