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The world is going selfie mad so its about time Samsung joined the craze - and the Galaxy Grand Prime is seemingly the phone its going to use to do it. The selfie -centric phone was leaked by Vietnamese site thegioididong.com, which both posted pictures and revealed some apparent specs. Those include a 5.0-inch 540 x 960 display, a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and 1GB of RAM. The Galaxy Grand Prime apparently runs Android 4.4 KitKat and is said to be equipped with an 8MP main camera which can record video in 1080p, but the star of the show is the 5MP front-facing camera, leaving it better equipped for selfies than most mid-range phones. Cheap shots Rounding out the specs theres apparently 8GB of built in storage, a microSD card slot and a 2600 mAh battery. According to the source it will arrive in Vietnam in October with a price of less than 5 million VND (£146 / $236 / AU$262). As yet theres no word on if or when it will head west, but if it does it will b...

"Just root it" is something youve probably heard said if youve spent any meaningful time hanging around a hardcore Android user. But, unless youve spent too much time lingering in the darker corners of the internet, you probably get lost when people start comparing ROMs. As Android phones have taken off, rooting (the process of getting super access to your phone, and being able to change it as you see fit) has become an increasingly mainstream thing to do. The driving factor behind this is the manufacturers: to stamp their own seal on devices, big Android smartphone makers like Samsung, HTC and Sony put a skin on top of the regular Android OS, changing the look and feel, and often replacing stock Android apps with changed varieties. In the first case, then, some users dont appreciate the bloatware – theyd rather have a clean, unskinned version of Android, as they often run faster, and Googles apps are arguably superior to the manufacturers offerings. But ski...

In our weekly column on crowdfunded projects, we look at sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo to find new and interesting projects. Thats because in the last couple of years, some of the most exciting developments in technology have come not from the established players, but from small teams with big dreams - like the Pebble smartwatch and the Oculus Rift. One project hoping to make it big is the AnyMote Home - this small IR device can connect to your smartphone or tablet using Bluetooth, where a companion app can be used as a smart remote. The AnyMote has profiles of over 800,000 devices, and the makers say they are still adding more. Theres also a learning function, where you can teach it to recognise other IR remotes that are not already supported. The app can also integrate with services that support Wi-Fi, such as XBMC, Sonos and Roku. The way it works is simple - you just launch the app on your phone or tablet (both iOS and Android are supported), and connect to the...

The Chinese company Doogee, received recognition for an affordable smartphone with good technical characteristics and design, decided to enter the new market of devices premium, presenting Doogee DG700 Titans 2 . In appearance smartphone can be confused with the latest devices of Vertu – but this is not the worst option to follow. Body DG700 Titans 2 is made of metal used in the military industry, and the back cover in leather crocodile. The device is protected by standard IP67, which makes it water- and dust-proof, resistant to drops, vibration and scratches, and is able to withstand extreme temperatures from -40 to +85 degrees Celsius. The manufacturer says that the smartphone may lie in the salt water up to 72 hours.  Specifications Doogee DG700 Titans 2  4.5-inch IPS-display with resolution 960X540 pixels without air gap; quad-core processor with a clock speed of 1.3 GHz; 1 GB of RAM; 8 GB internal memory; microSD slot with capacity up to 64 GB; two slots for SIM-cards; 8-megapixel...

What do you do if you removed text messages of importance from your HTC Desire Android phone by accident? Giving them up and avoiding the same error can be your choice, but not the best one. Why don’t you try to seek out a method to get them back? If you are at your wits end, you can ask the help from Android phone data recovery apps of various kinds. And in this text, you can find how to use an Android phone contacts and text messages restore app named iSunshare Android Data Genius to get back the deleted text messages on HTC Desire-series Android phone . In the first place, connect the HTC Desire Android phone to a computer through USB data line, and turn on the USB debugging mode in the phone. Tips: If you are inquisitive about the method to open the USB debugging in HTC Android phone, you can try one of the ways in the following. 1. SettingsApplicationsDevelopmentUSB debugging 2. SettingsDeveloper optionsUSB debugging Suppose you cannot find Developer options, after entering Settin...

French mobile manufacturer Archos plans to throw its beret in to the Windows Phone arena. CEO Loic Poirier said the company will launch a handset on Microsoft s gradually improving platform, joining its budget offerings on Android . Nokia is currently earning a whopping 90 per cent of Windows Phone sales, with big hitters like LG, Samsung and HTC focusing all of their attentions on the Android operating system. That means a potential opportunity for manufacturers a little lower on the totem pole, like Archos, outside of the densely populated Android market. New breed rising "We will launch a Windows Phone handset when the time is right," he told TrustedReviews before explaining its primary focus would remain with Android. "Before anything else we are focussed on Google," he added. Other manufacturers like Alcatel and ZTE are also planning to jump in on Windows Phone. Could we be seeing a new breed of handset makers rising on Windows Phone? Smartphone...

The Taiwanese company Acer has presented throughout this week two new smartphones in the Liquid range. The first was the Acer Liquid Jade S, while the second was the Acer Liquid Z410. The Acer Liquid Z410 is a smartphone from lower-middle range presented ready to conquer users looking for an affordable smartphone with reasonably interesting features. The Acer Liquid Z410 will come in February and will cost 130 euros.  As regards technical specifications, the Acer Liquid Z410 comes in the market with a 4.5 inch screen that reaches a qHD resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and a pixel density of 245 ppi onscreen. Accurate measurements of this terminal have not yet been released, but seeing the screen size can ensure that this is a compact mobile that can be carried easily in your pocket.  Below the housing Acer Liquid Z410 we find a MediaTek (MT6732 model) processor quad-core 64-bit technology that is accompanied by a Mali-T760 GPU graphics processor. The capacity of the RAM has not transcend...

Nokias chief executive Stephen Elop have given a reason why Nokia didnt choose Android to replace Symbian  in 2010 when it decided to ditch  Symbian OS from its phones and replace it with the struggling Microsoft OS for mobile, Windows Phone OS. According to Elop, the choice he made was right and he and his team  are happy to have made the choice back in 2010 and still stands by it even now. He stated that Nokia decided not to go with Android because it seemed like and OS that would be totally dominated by one manufacturer which is what is happening now. He stated and implied that Samsung is totally controlling Android giving other phone manufacturers little or no chance at success as evident with what HTC is facing in the android space. In Stephen Elops words "Im very happy with the decision we made," he said. "What we were worried about a couple of years ago was the very high risk that one hardware manufacturer could come to dominate Android. We had a suspicion of who ...

Since the Xiaomi Red Rice came out, every manufacturers tried to offer their own budget phones without the same success. This time, the Jiayu G2F is a serious competitor. It sports similar specs for only RMB 499. Key Features : - 4.3 inch HD Display - Quad Core MT6582 chip running at 1.7 GHz - 1 GB RAM - 4 GB ROM expandable through a MicroSD card - Wolfson Sound Chipset - 8 MP rear Camera - USB OTG - 2200 mAh Battery - Lewa OS on top of Android Unfortunately, there will only be a TD-SCDMA version available on December, 5th. So it will only be compatible with Chinese China Mobile 3G network. But Jiayu already announced a WCDMA version that will be coming later on. No date has been set though. PhonAsia.com should offer the Jiayu G2F for $129/€97.5.

Finally, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is now available for Android and iOS devices as promised by BlackBerry and it works so well and flawless on these devices. According to BlackBerry, 5 million people downloaded BBM within a space of 8hrs. The question is, what percentage of these people would be dumping their BlackBerry devices for Android or iPhone? Where does this leave BlackBerry? I believe it will in a way put BlackBerry in a not-so-good condition. BBM is a highly anticipated and revered messaging app and its not surprising to see the massive download rate by Android and iOS device users. If people, are dumping BlackBerry devices which already has BBM for Android and iPhone, how much more will Windows Phone device purchase take a hit? The effect would be felt  by Windows Phone manufacturers due to the fact that theres no BBM available for WP devices (e.g Nokia Lumia phones, HTC and Samsung phones with Windows OS) and people buy smartphones for the apps it supports. Ultimately,...

The new Nokia Lumia 920 Mobile Phone has the latest Windows 8 OS. It is a part of Nokia’s Pureview range and has a 41MP camera. It offers high quality pictures coupled with the powerful performance and high capacity storage. The Nokia Lumia 920 is Nokia’s flagship Windows smartphone and has a large 4.5-inch PureMotion HD+multi-touch display. Key Features: Windows Phone 8 OS 8.7 MP Primary Camera 4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ Capacitive Touchscreen Wi-Fi Enabled 1.5 GHz Dual Core Krait Processor Qi Wireless Charging Secondary Camera Support

Instagram You call the app instagram photo drawn professional style, iPhone and Windows phone has Android, but only away from handsets running on. But now the long-awaited Windows phones Instagram coming soon. Wait until the app by name in Windows # 2InstaWithLove been made, but now the Windows Phone 8 mobile app Instagram has decided to develop. According to BGR website, Nokias VP Chris Webber Techno pointers in this regard, although the date has not been announced.. in spite of its many Windows phone offers something special from the others because of the lack of apes stayed behind, but now Microsoft is such a complete lack of early apes sparing.

I have been trying to buy the Micromax Canvas 2 A110 Android Phone for quite some time but it has been unavailable online on any of the e-stores. However it is available in retail stores but at quiet a premium. The online price of the phone is Rs 9, 999 K but if you try to purchase it through stores you will get it from Rs 12000 upto to Rs 13500 for the Black handset. Here are the Key Features of the Phone that make it unique as well as in such High Demand. The Micromax Canvas 2 GSM Mobile has a large 5 inch IPS Display screen and comes with a powerful 8 MP Primary Camera with Dual LED Flash. It has a sleek and stylish design with powerful features. It runs on Android ICS OS upgradeable to Android Jelly Bean OS. These features are unavailable in any other device under the sub 10 k price range. Key Specifications: • 5-inch LCD Capacitive Touchscreen • 1 GHz Dual Core Processor • Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB • Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS • 8 MP Primary Camera • 0...

HTC WINDOWS PHONE 8S REVIEW HTCs second Windows Phone 8 device follows the same design as its bigger brother, the 8S, with a unique look and feel thats separate to the companys Android devices. Its another big bet on Windows Phone 8 for HTC and one that the company hopes will appeal to the masses as Microsoft continues its push to get Windows Phone devices into consumers hands. A run-of-the-mill 4.0” 480x800 display is what HTC graced the 8S with, and the 233ppi pixel density, while nothing exemplary, is still decent for your everyday tasks. The display sports good color presentation, and is sufficiently bright for comfortable outside viewing, with nice viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically. As it stands, HTCs 8S includes a 5-megapixel rear camera that isnt particularly notable. I found the results were fairly noisy. Low light performance is reasonable, but some images have an odd haze on them thats more akin to an Instagram filter than anything else. The 8S shoots at 4 mega...

The rumour of a Nokia Android phone code named Normandy had been swirling through the net for quite sometime without any serious proof of something like that being developed. Today, a proof of such rumors was revealed. The proof which is in form of pictures of a prototype of the said device was leaked courtesy of Weibo and some other sources. The idea of a Nokia device running on an Android phone would be something that a lot of folks wouldnt mind at all. Of course Microsoft have taken over the handset unit of the Finish company and have already slammed their own windows phone OS on the Nokia phones, yet it would still be great to see a Nokia phone running Android even if its for history sake. A Nokia Android phone, how does that sound to your ear? We shall put you in the know of once more information surfaces regarding this development. So make sure you stay tuned to Phonegist to be a reason all your smartphone news. Like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for more smartphone ...

best android phone 2014 POSTED BY EURO EURO ON 10.12 WITH 1 COMMENT SO FAR --> Mobile Phones best android phone 2014 have become a necessity, long back the only thing we could do with our phones was to receive calls but with the change in time we see new unexpected featured come up in the new phones which tempt us to get that brilliant and beautiful upcoming phones. Just like fashion keeps changing, the trend in mobile phone also does. No matter how awesome a mobile phone we possess, we also keep looking forward to what’s new in the market. Every year we see upcoming phones to have awesome features that were never imagined earlier and the craze to get the new phone increases. Mobile companies aspires to have the maximum number of customers carrying the mobile phone bearing their company’s name. So we are presented with many new choices every now and then.We would update you here with the mobile phones that you can have in your hands tomorrow. Have a look at some of these very awes...

The mobile industry is no childs play at all when it comes to evolution and competition: Microsoft wont be sitting on her balls this year, we believe, seeing how much of recognition it gained last year. To not stay awash, mobile phone makers need to innovate and present something new - this Microsoft has done as shown in the latest leaks that we saw of Windows Phone 8.1 Action Center.  The notification center known as the Action Center has been given a face lift with a good number of new features. First, swiping down from top of the screen reveals the Action Center with four basic tasks: WiFi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode and Driving; these notifications can be customised to taste. The action center also shows date, time, battery level percentage and network bars.  On further swiping down of the Action Center, a full Action Center will be revealed, giving you a detailed information of all the notifications of apps, messages and other items. Like other notification centers we have ...

New smartphone battery charging solutions appear on the market all the time, using all sorts of technologies from solar power to the energy generated by your bike pedaling or walking. This new concept however captures and uses body heat to charge your phone, making it ideal for use in any situation, as the technology can be easily added to your clothes’ pockets. The Power Pocketprototype was developed by Vodafone and the University of Southampton. The Power Pocket was unveiled just in time for the festival season, being designed as a must-have accessory for any festival goer who does not have access to a power outlet while camping at an outdoor music event. The technology will allow festival goers to charge their phone while dancing, talking and even sleeping. The technology uses thermocouples, which are actually pairs of flexible and small thermoelectric material stitched onto clothing. Several of these thermoelectric materials are printed and connected together into a t...