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Article | 9/05/2013 A cheaper iPhone doesn't necessarily mean a 'cheap' iPhone
A "cheap iPhone" developed by means of a straight compromise on features would be a terrible move for Apple. Therefore, what Apple should really be af...
Article | 9/05/2013 Another Apple partner ramps up staff, fuelling rumours of budget iPhone
Reports are suggesting that Pegatron, who are a manufacturing partner of Apple, has announced plans to in increase the number of workers at its plant ...
Article | 9/05/2013 Rise in iPads running iOS 7 seen in web logs, preview at WWDC likely
There has been a recent spike in traffic from devices that appear to be using iOS 7.
Article | 9/05/2013 Apple regains fifth spot in Chinese smartphone market, shipments soar
Apple retook its spot as China's fifth largest smartphone vendor in the first quarter, as the country's market grew to triple the size of the U.S.'s.
Article | 9/05/2013 Nokia hopes new interface on Asha 501 will prop up phone business
Nokia has expanded its line of phones with the Asha 501, which comes with an improved touch user interface to help keep low-cost Android-based product...
Article | 9/05/2013 Nokia pays tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson with custom Lumia 920
Nokia has produced a one-off, custom version of its flagship Lumia 920 Windows Phone to pay tribute to long serving Manchester United manager Sir Alex...
Article | 9/05/2013 Retina iPad mini to launch this autumn, third gen with new processor coming in 2014
The new iPad mini will launch in the second half of the year and it will have a Retina display but the same processor, according to an analyst.
Article | 9/05/2013 Mozilla's Firefox OS will also appear on high-end phones
The upcoming Firefox OS will appear on higher-end smartphones, and not just entry-level handsets, with Sony expected to release a premium device runni...
Article | 8/05/2013 China's Xiaomi takes crowdsourced phone development model abroad
Taiwan and Hong Kong may be only the beginning of Xiaomi's expansion outside China. The popular Chinese vendor of low-priced handsets is aiming at get...
Article | 8/05/2013 Nokia takes on Apple and Samsung with clip of Lumia 928's low-light video capabilities
Nokia has posted a video comparing the camera on the Lumia 928 with the Galaxy S III and the iPhone 5, as it gets ready to launch the phone.
Article | 8/05/2013 Nokia confirms Lumia 928 smartphone with PureView camera
Nokia has launched a teaser page for its upcoming Lumia 928 smartphone. The landing page doesn't give any details on specifications or any real detail...
Article | 8/05/2013 Potential iPhone carriers can't meet Apple's demands, subsidise phone sufficiently
It's not the potential customers in emerging markets that need a low-cost iPhone so much as the carriers who are refusing to sell the iPhone as they c...
Article | 7/05/2013 Budget iPhone mini to cost £226, will launch this year, reports
ETrade Supply and DigiTimes sources claim that Apple is going to launch a low-cost iPhone this year, and analysts at JP Morgan think it will cost $350...
Article | 7/05/2013 iPhone v Galaxy S4: iPhone beats Samsung Galaxy S4 on Twitter
The iPhone is killing it on Twitter with more than 12 times as many tweets.
Article | 7/05/2013 China's Alibaba aims for big smartphone sales of its mobile OS
Alibaba Group hopes to make a dent in Google's dominance of China's smartphone market, and has high hopes that handsets running the company's mobile O...