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HTC Inks Exclusive Phone Supply Deal with UEFA

Taiwanese mobile innovation and design company HTC announced on Friday a three-year agreement with UEFA Champions League and UEF Europa League to become the leagues' official globe phone supplier partner.

Lenovo IdeaTab Gets Android 4.1.1 JellyBean

After another day and another round of JellyBean update to several mobile devices, Lenovo IdeaTab is finally getting an update. The device originally runs Ice Cream Sandwich and now users can obtain the latest Android version 4.1.1 JellyBean for Lenovo IdeaTab A2109.
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2012’s Top 8 Smartphones with Best Overall Performance

Following global IT trends, smartphones that run on Google's Android OS has toppled Apple's iOS for the first time in Australia. Citing data from analyst firm Telsyte, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that 44 per cent of over 10 million smartphone users in Australia now use handheld units running on Android versus 43 per cent of iOS.

Nokia, HTC Start Rollouts of Lumia 920, Butterfly in China

It is a very, merry Christmas indeed in China this December and Nokia and HTC have decided to crash the party. The two phone makers are releasing their latest handsets to the Chinese market, touted by experts to outpace the United States soon as the most lucrative place to sell gadgets.

MultiROM Adds Multi-Boot Capability to Nexus 7

Fancy for a dual-boot or even multi-boot Nexus 7? Folks at XDA Developers claim it is now possible for the Google tablet to carry two or more mobile OS, thanks to the newly-created MultiROM.

No Samsung Galaxy S4 Showcase at the CES 2013 in January

Samsung’s upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, will miss out the CES 2013 is Las Vegas next month despite recent hints from the South Korean tech giant that it is working on ‘Something New’ that will be unveiled in the early months of Q1 2013, reports said.

Early Reviews for RIM’s BlackBerry 10

The new Blackberry 10 which is scheduled to be released in Q1 of 2013 will include features of a platform-wide flow interface, new intelligent keyboard and camera application.

Update 4.1.2 for Galaxy Note 2, Note 2 LTE

One of the Samsung flagship mobile devices which started the phablet line up devices just got an update of its Android version. Galaxy Note 2 was released only in October 2012.

Westpac Ditches Printed Brochures in Favour of iPads

Westpac is embracing technology further by doing away with printed brochures and replacing them with iPads as part of the bank's major makeover. While the announcement spells bad news for the bank's printers, it represents a business opportunity for Apple since Westpac plans to have at least three iPads for customer use in each of 680 branches.

LG Sells 10M+ Optimus L Series Phones Worldwide

LG is in celebration mode following the South Korean firm’s announcement at the start of the week that over 10 million units of the Optimus L smartphone lines have reached global consumers since the device was launched this year.

Nexus 7 Bogs Down by Serious Android Glitches

Google has good things going for its Nexus gadget lines, which mostly led to stock outs since their debut, but glitches in the Android system appears to be hampering the products’ total commercial breakout.

Samsung Hints of a New Device at CES 2013: Is It the Galaxy S4?

The tech world is definitely excited for the Consumer Electronic Show 2013 scheduled on Jan 7-13 in Las Vegas. The show is expected to be different from previous editions as Microsoft steps away from its long-running keynote, and Samsung and QuallComm step in to fill the gap.

New Smartphones for 2013 from Google, LG, Samsung, Sony, ZTE

The coming year, 2013, promises to be exciting times for the smartphone marker as innovations of hardware components and advance software features for smartphones are rolled out. Flexi phones, rolling screen, wireless control over drones, cars, and security cameras are what consumers should expect for the next 12 months in the mobile industry.

Nook Simple Touch for US$79: Holiday Gift for the Digital Bookworm, Know the Specs

The Nook Simple Touch e-reader by Barnes & Noble was sold for $79 during last year's Black Friday. This year, B&N has made the reduced price permanent. For friends and family who are okay with going digital in their reading habits, the US$79 Nook Simple Touch is a good Christmas gift. This is also a great gift idea for travelers and frequent fliers.

HTC Gears Up the 'J-Butterfly' for High-End, Overseas Buyers

HTC would like to call this a different smartphone from the Droid DNA and J-Butterfly but the Butterfly looks and acts like its siblings, though this is another flagship phone from the Taiwan-based firm that is geared for the international market.

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