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HTC are set to hold an event on August 19, fueling speculation that the company is going to officially unveil the HTC One M8 for Windows. Invitations have been sent out to various outlets about the event and many are predicting that the new smartphone will make its first appearance in public and will finally get a release date. The ...

Thinking about picking up a Google Nexus 5? Well, now might be a good time. The phone was never extremely expensive to begin with, but the Google Nexus 5 just got cheaper on Ebay. If you want to pick one up, you can do so now for a measly $334.99 on the 16 GB Nexus 5, and $379.99 on the ...

Blackberry always tried to stand out from the crowd, even more so nowadays when the Canadian firm has been struggling to compete with the dominating by Apple and Samsung. The company came up with the idea that squares are better than rectangles and introduced their new handset called the Passport. Blackberry stated “Many have thought that creativity around the design of ...

Avast, the security software company known for their anti-virus program, has revealed how much personal information can be retrieved from Android phones that have been factory reset. During a research project the company bought a number of smartphones from eBay and were able to access highly personal information despite the fact that all of the devices had been factory reset ...

A recent survey revealed some troubling, but perhaps unsurprising news. According to Bank of America, 47% of American consumers admitted that they wouldn’t last a single day without their smartphone. Furthermore, it turns out that most of the surveyed people consider their devices to be just as important as their car (91 percent) or deodorant (91 percent) and more important ...

Researchers are developing a kill switch for smartphones that would allow the device to detect whether a phone has been stolen in only a few minutes. Using advanced software the smartphone is able to log the behavior of the user to build up a portrait that is then uses to recognize you. If it detects that you are not the ...

As a company, Google has always made strides to try and change the way we do things. Now, the company is looking to change one more thing: driving. The company announced at their developer conference a version of the Android OS designed to plug into our cars and help us use our phones in the car called Android Auto. The ...

The rumors that have gone on for months can finally stop: the Nokia X2 is here. The teaser and countdown that appeared on the Nokia Conversations site Friday finally yielded results early this morning, as the next iteration of the Nokia X-Series of phones was announced on their official site shortly after. On  par with the rumors, the phone has a 4.3-inch ClearBlack ...

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything about Nokia smartphones in general, assuming we can still call them that. In fact, since Microsoft has acquired Nokia, it’s difficult to predict what brand the new smartphones from the company will sport. Will they retain the Nokia brand, or will we be calling them Microsoft phones? Regardless, we know Microsoft is cooking ...

Microsoft has released a tease for an upcoming phone, which is heavily rumored to be the Nokia X2. An image was posted on the Nokia Conversations site, entitled “Green with Envy”, which contained only the text, “Summer brings out our inner glow…stay tuned to Conversations to find out what we’ve got in store.”, and a countdown timer, which will end ...