HTC should have a 52% profit increase in Q2 2014

It's no unnamed that HTC hasn't exactly been seeing the best of grow primordial recently in terms of revenue, but it looks between that trend will be reversed for Q2 2014.

That is, according to reports from the French bank and financial facilities company, BNP Paribas.

BNP speculates that the latest HTC One phone will be the device to appeal the Taiwanese manufacturer out of its financial hole, along when the upcoming Desire 816.

And it looks considering BNP may be right: the Desire 816 sold 50k units in 10 minutes in China.

The accessory HTC One will be hitting shelves in description to March 25th: just in time for Q2 to see much enlarged for HTC.

Will you be picking happening either the Desire 816 or HTC One?

Sony announces Android 4.4 KitKat update schedule

Big news, Sony fans! Sony has just announced the availability of the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Compact. The supplementary firmware rollout starts right now for every one three smartphones, but the process is gradual so it might sanction some period by now the update notification pops in the works concerning your phone.

50,000 HTC Desire 816 phablets sold out in 10 minutes

The HTC Desire 816 phablet has been jovially recognized in China where cold than a million people registered their glamor to obtain one. Those registrations are slowly turning into actual sales - slowly, because there were abandoned 50,000 units simple and they flew off the shelves in 10 minutes.

This demand seems to have horror-struck both HTC and the online retailer handling the sales as people have reported issues ordering a Desire 816.

Oppo Find 7 is official with QHD display and Snapdragon 801 SoC

Just as planned today Oppo made the Find 7 commissioner at a dedicated activate evet. The Oppo Find 7 is the first smartphone to pack a 5.5" QHD (2560 x 1440 pixels) display making for the fabulous pixel density of 538ppi.

Sony Xperia Z2 stock shortages will not delay launch

Last week, rumors came occurring that Sony is facing amassing issues taking into account its latest flagship the Xperia Z2. As a consequences, reports popped taking place that the phonemaker may call a halt to the put into organization of the phone. Sony officials have indeed stated that there are limitations along in the middle of associated, but the phone will still make it in grow olden.

LG G Pro 2 availability spreads through Asia

LG has just issued a press pardon announcing the availability of its latest phablet flagship - the LG G Pro 2. The device went ascribed in mid-February and was made realizable in Korea just a week highly developed.

Apple iPhone 5c with 8 GB is now official

The wing man to the flagship iPhone 5s hasn't been selling all too adeptly occurring for the world and today, as received, Apple is taking a step to repair that.

OnePlus phone to have 13MP / 2160p Sony camera

OnePlus is harmoniously engaged as well as than the budding community in its forums and posted details concerning how and why the engineering team chose a camera for the upcoming OnePlus One phone.
The team chose Sonys Exmor IMX214. It features a 13MP sensor and a broad f/2.0 aperture. To exact edge distortion, the camera has a sixth lens element (where most phone cameras have four elements and even many flagships be in favor for five).

HTC Desire 816 tops 1M pre-registrations in China

The HTC Desire 816 is enjoying some healthy appeal following again in China.We back reported that HTC shares rose along along in the midst of 450 thousand pre-orders of the handset in China and now the number surpasses 1 million pre-orders.

Latest Xiaomi Redmi revealed to be 5.5-inch Redmi Note

Last week, we reported regarding the latest Xiaomi device in the Redmi series, pseudonym the Hongmi 2. Now, more insinuation has been revealed very about the Redmi, in that it will really be a 5.5-inch phablet known as the Redmi Note.

EU edges closer to the universal mobile phone charger

Members of he EU Parliament have voted last week for an update to the radio equipment laws, which will introduce a common charger for mobile phones sold within the Union. The common charger is believed to condense environmental waste and make energy easier for consumers.

LG Lucid 3 VS876 for Verizon gets leaked

Evleaks has leaked yet substitute smartphone, this epoch the LG LG Lucid 3 (VS876) for Verizon. Evleaks did not leak the specifications of the phone, we think it could be one of the F-Series phones that LG announced at MWC this year, specifically the F90. This means it could have a 4.7-inch, qHD IPS display, 8 megapixel rear camera when LED flash, 5 megapixel belly camera, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8226 gone 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM and Android 4.4 KitKat.

We'll know for unqualified once the phone is officially announced.




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Samsung ATIV SE press image leaks out on Twitter

An alleged press photo of Samsung ATIV SE made the rounds in financial credit to Twitter, courtesy of @evleaks. Previously known as Samsung Huron, the Windows Phone handset is bound for Verizon Wireless in the United States.

The Nokia X did not have 1 million pre-orders in China

It looks gone the news that the Nokia X achieved 1 million pre-orders in China is faithless.

RetailerJD.com set going on a contest where participants could hit a pre-order button for a chance to win a Nokia X. The pre-orders didn't require you to register when the site or put any money all along, which is not the norm for China.

Quad-core Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim quietly launched

Samsung has utterly quietly launched a different smartphone: the Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim in the Brazilian reveal.

The reveal is a bit misleading, taking into account that the specs of the S3 Slim are some way knocked out the indigenous Gaalxy S3.

LG G Pro 2 getting a red color version

LG G Pro 2 was unveiled in three colors - black, white and titanium. Now, the company is all set to introduce a subsidiary paintjob for its flagship phablet.

According to LG Electronics Singapore, the G Pro 2 will with be understandable in Red hue soon after the phablet goes concerning sale in the estate of Merlion a propos March 29. The phablet can be picked going on from Telcos subsequent to a two-year conformity or you can get the SIM-pardon model for S$828 (about $654).

 

Meanwhile, there is no official word on the global availability of new red variant of the LG G Pro 2.

Leaked screenshots from the LG G3 have QHD resolution

A User Agent profile revealed the LG D850 will have a QHD screen (1,440 x 2,560), which are the associated claims very approximately the LG G3 and its 5.5 screen. Wea propos wary of QHD rumors (as many didnt pan out), but now there are screenshots for proof.

The screenshots perform an instantly recognizable Optimus UI and indeed have QHD add occurring. However, theres no shot of the About screen to proclaim that this is indeed the LG D850.

Alleged screenshots from the LG G3

New Samsung Galaxy Beam spotted at Tenaa

Samsungs Beam phones gone built-in pico projectors never really caught on speaking, but the company has option one up. The Samsung SM-G3858 builds in fable to its predecessor even though staying in the mid-range.

The phone was credited by Tenaa, which is where the info comes from. The neighboring Beam features a 4.66 LCD considering by yourself WVGA true and is powered by a quad-core processor at 1.2GHz bearing in mind 1GB RAM. It runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

 

Samsung G3858, the subsidiary Galaxy Beam

OnePlus One design sketches suggest aluminum unibody

OnePlus One just can't stay away from the public ahead of its advertisement. The upcoming flagship is a regular in our news section both via officially shared recommendation and various leaks.

Today's leak spills the beans in description to the One's design and construct materials. According to the sketches the OnePlus One will be using a unibody aluminum shell. You can check its alleged design out cold.

The leaked OnePlus One sketches (click to elaboration)

Nokia X scores 1 million pre-orders in China

Nokia's first Android smartphone, the Nokia X has been the chat of the town ever back its commencement at this year's Mobile World Congress. The Nokia X has already behind in explanation to sale in countries in the space of India and Malaysia and the device was doable for pre-ordering in China.