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Speaking today at a limited press event in Seattle, HTC creative director Claude Zellweger said that HTC is moving away from smartphones with QWERTY keyboards. "As a company, the QWERTY keyboard we're moving away from in general." Zellweger then went on to say that the future of QWERTY on smartphones will likely revolve from newer haptic technologies that are being worked into software based, on-screen keyboards. He also feels that...

The Sony Xperia S is the first Sony branded Xperia smartphone, having been launched after Sony officially bought out Ericsson's share of the Sony Ericsson joint venture that had been building phones for over ten years. The Xperia S is also the first member of the company's NXT series of devices, and it features high-end specs like a 4.3-inch, 720p HD resolution Bravia touchscreen display, a 12.1 megapixel camera with flash, and a...

Apple has had quite a battle over the advertised "4G" capabilities of the new iPad in Australia, as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accused the company of false advertising, since the new iPad does not support Australia's LTE networks. In response, Apple is arguing that the HSPA+ networks that the iPad does support in Australia offer fast enough speeds that they too can be considered 4G networks....

Samsung and Verizon Wireless have just announced the Gusto 2, the successor to the basic Gusto flip phone that was introduced in 2010. Like its predecessor, the Gusto 2 keeps things simple, which should make it appeal to those looking for a no-frills, basic flip phone. The Gusto 2 has a 2-inch color display and a large numeric keypad. It features a 1.3 megapixel camera - an improvement over the VGA shooter on the original -...

The Motorola RAZR MAXX is a almost identical to the RAZR Android smartphone, but with a much bigger battery. The RAZR MAXX is based on the DROID RAZR MAXX, available on Verizon Wireless in the US, however this particular RAZR is heading for China with no word of a European version at present. Although many people will recognise...

Reportedly costing just €16 before tax, the Nokia 103 is Nokia's cheapest phone ever, and is aimed at customers who need minimal functionality but maximum value. Launching first in Nigeria, and then following in other markets later, the Nokia 103 is a simple device with some useful features. As well as being a dual-band GSM phone, the Nokia 103 has...

The BlackBerry Curve 9220 is a low-cost addition to the Curve range, heading exclusively to the Indian market. You might guess that this is a step down from the old Curve 9300 from the name, and indeed this is a very basic device that probably wouldn't appeal to most other markets. This is a GSM-only handset with no 3G support, but it...

Time Warner Cable for Android Time Warner Cable (TWC) customers that own iOS devices have been able to enjoy streaming live television to their smartphones or tablets (when on their home Wi-Fi network, of course) for some time, but those that prefer Android have been waiting for streaming capabilities to come to their app. The cable company has provided some further guidance into its Android app development, and described...

Samsung Galaxy Note Samsung has released a prediction for its Q1 2012 financial report that is due at the end of the month. The company says that this was a record quarter, with double the profits over last year thanks to the popularity of the smartphone-cum-tablet Galaxy Note. Samsung estimates that profits for January through March of this year were 5.8 trillion KRW (US$5.15 billion) with sales pegged to land at 45 trillion...

HTC has revealed its Q1 2012 financials and things are looking pretty dismal for the company. Following its rough Q4 2011 where the company saw its first decline in profits in two years, HTC posted a 35 percent decrease in revenues and 70 percent decline in profits in Q1 2012 over the same period a year ago. According to HTC's figures, the company brought in 68 billion TWD (US$2.3 billion) in revenue in Q1, a 35 percent...

It has been a year since Larry Page took over as CEO of Google. In a letter he posted recently, Page listed off a number of figures pertaining to the performance of several Google products, including Android. Page revealed that there are now over 850,000 Android devices being activated on a daily basis, saying that the OS was "on fire." Don't confuse that with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop's famous "burning platform" letter,...

Speaking to Korea's iNews24, LG executive Kwon Bong-suk, the managing director of LG Mobile Communications, said that his company is working on the next big thing, what he referred to "the thinking smartphone." He says that his company is in the early planning stages of a device that would intelligently adapt based on its user's needs. An example cited would have an alarm go off earlier than normal if traffic were extra...

AT&T has announced that, starting tomorrow, April 8, it will offer unlock codes to Apple iPhone owners who have satisfied their contracts and have accounts in good standing. AT&T customers that meet the criteria will be able to call the carrier to request an unlock code for their iPhones. Once they receive an unlock code, users will be able to utilize SIM or micro-SIM cards from any carrier and use their iPhones on networks...

Very simply, the RAZR MAXX is the RAZR with a battery that is almost twice as big, but only a couple of millimetres thicker and about 20 grams heavier. Motorola say that this battery should give the RAZR MAXX up to 17.6 hours talktime. Apart from the battery, this is basically the same RAZR that hit the market a few...