Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime unboxing: déjà vu all over again (Video)

Depending on whether you bought a Galaxy S5 this season or decided to hold out for something better, the “Galaxy S5 Prime” is either one of the most intriguing or one of the most infuriating smartphones of the year. Released just a few months after its flagship predecessor, the SM-G906S packs a faster processor, more RAM, more advanced LTE connectivity, and a 2560 x 1440 display with a pixel density of 576ppi. All this makes ...

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Moto X+1 specs show up in retailer placeholder listing

To say that situation surrounding Motorola’s follow-up to the Moto X has become a confusing one might be an understatement. Despite the arrival of videos very clearly depicting an unreleased Motorola Android, we’ve also seen what appears to be much more of a lower-end model attach itself to rumors of this Moto X+1, making it a bit tricky to work out just ...

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iPhone 6 glowing logo, Moto 360 Moto Maker, Blackphone orders & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Blackphone and its current status to reach the market. Apple is next as we land some interesting rumors regarding its design. Microsoft follows as there are reports of a smartwatch with a peculiar design in the works. Google follows as the company confirms the Android skin availability for Android Wear. We end today’s show talking about the Moto 360 and the rumored customizability.All this and more after the break.Stories:- Blackphone orders headed out ...

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Will the Nexus 4 and first-gen Nexus 7 get Android L?

The Nexus S ended its run of officially-issued Android updates at 4.1.2. The Galaxy Nexus kept things moving up until 4.3. And now with the Android L preview arriving, owners of aging Nexus hardware are wondering what, if any support might still be in the pipeline for their own devices. The first-gen Nexus 7 is coming up on two years old at this point, and the Nexus 4 isn’t that far behind. Will they get to taste Android L when it goes public this fall? Just looking at the timing alone, you might be tempted ...

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Sony Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact candidates caught on film

Sony’s Xperia Z2 still feels like a very new phone, probably attributable to the casual pace at which Sony’s been making the hardware available in additional markets, following initial sales in Taiwan this past March. But as the Z2 crawls onto shelves in new locales, is Sony already quite far along in crafting its successor? We’ve had a couple opportunities to talk about a possible Xperia Z3 in recent months, looking at

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LG five-inch “G3 Beat” can’t really be the G3 Mini… can it?

Rumors about an LG G3 Mini have been bumping around since well before the G3 itself made its debut, and lately those rumors have talked about the G3 Mini correcting one big oversight from the G2 version of the phone: that whole “mini” angle. Because while with a 4.7-inch display the G2 was legitimately smaller than the 5.2-inch G2, we’re much more used to Mini-branded phones coming in around 4.5 inches or smaller. And indeed, rumors ...

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Samsung launches four budget Galaxy devices

Samsung isn’t only famous for its current Galaxy flagships, but also for naming almost any smartphone that it builds, a Galaxy phone. This does lead to a lot of confusion, as it’s hard to differentiate the powerful Galaxy phones, from the ones that aren’t at the time of calculating Galaxy sales. Still, we do know that Samsung’s biggest market is the entry-level market, and the company continues to push in that direction.Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Galaxy Core II, Galaxy Ace 4, Galaxy Young 2 and the Galaxy Star 2. All four are running Samsung’s ...

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Apple’s “thin and light” obsession to affect the iPhone 6?

Ever since the launch of the first-generation iPhone, Apple’s obsession over making a phone that’s thinner and lighter than its competition has always been clear. Ergonomics are a big deal for the Cupertino kids, and every subsequent launch of the iPhone has seen additional loss in weight and millimeters. Rumors have the iPhone 6 going through the same process, but manufacturing issues have already begun to surface.Reports have it that for the iPhone 6 to be just 6 mm thin, Apple has recurred to using just one Brightness Enhancement Film (BEC) in its backlight. The iPhone has ...

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Apple releases iOS 7.1.2 update with collection of bugfixes

We’re a little over two months removed from the release of iOS 7.1.1, and a lot’s happened since then. The attention of devs and users alike may be soundly focused on iOS 8 by this point, but in the days leading up to WWDC 2014, we picked up on the rumor that a new 7.1.2 update was imminent. It may have taken a little longer than we expected to get here, but today finally brings word that 7.1.2 is arriving ...

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Windows Phone 8.1 to include native folder support in update?

Windows Phone 8.1 may not be the world’s preferred mobile operating system, but there is a reason for its current cult following. It’s simplicity, ease of use and reliability are well praised, and the fact that Microsoft has kept evolving the “Modern style UI” into something more functional with every software update means a lot. Still, there are some things that many of us wished we saw with the launch of Windows Phone 8.1, and at least one of those needs is reportedly going to be launched soon.For the longest time, many of us have wanted to see folder options in ...

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Windows Phone 8.1 OTA updates confirmed: multiple markets, just days away

Since April’s Build 2014 Windows Phone 8.1 announcement, smartphone users have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of updates. Sure, a ton of you are already running the developer preview, but OTA updates will mean new firmware and much broader availability. The big question has been working out just when they might start hitting phones. A recent Nokia leak

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 update brings some Galaxy S5 features

Even though the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has been updated to the latest-and-greatest version of Android, its version of TouchWiz is different to the one we see on the Galaxy S5. Samsung obviously updates legacy devices over time, but it seems that the company has decided to follow a different approach with the Galaxy Note 3. A new software update is rolling out today, and it brings some welcome changes.The software update which is now available for Galaxy ...

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Blackphone orders headed out now to privacy-minded shoppers

A couple weeks back we brought you the latest update on the Blackphone from GeeksPhone and Silent Circle, a smartphone running the PrivatOS Android fork with a focus form the ground up on keeping the data on your handset private and secure. Following a strong pre-order response, we’ve been keeping an eye on when the first Blackphone shipments might start arriving, and earlier this month we got an update that they were still about three weeks out, seemingly placing us in the early days of July. Well, it ...

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iPhone 6 with glass borders, curved display, glowing logo and more?

Even though the web is full of photos of iPhone 6 mock-ups, we all know these are based on the leaked schematics we saw months ago, and not really something that came out of a Foxconn assembly plant. Prototypes evolve, as we learned with devices like the iPhone 5, and clearly Apple ...

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Moto 360 watches could get the custom Moto Maker treatment

The Moto X would have been a fine smartphone without any special custom designs: good price, solid performance, Touchless Control – there’s a lot to offer. But the wide variety of user-customizable designs offered though the Moto Maker site really sent this thing into the stratosphere, and we’ve long been waiting to see which future phones might get the same treatment. But what if it’s not a phone at all that’s the next model to get Moto Maker’s attention? The Moto 360 may still be a month or two away, but when it gets here, it might just offer some

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