Pantech Confirms Android 4.4 KitKat Update for Vega Iron

Surprisingly, the first company to confirm that it will update one of its smartphones to Android 4.4. KitKat is Pantech. According to a tweet spotted by UnwiredView, Pantech will push the highly anticipated upgrade to one of its high-end smartphones, the Vega Iron. The bad news is that Pantech Vega Iron is only available in South Korea, so this won’t have any impact on the international market. The Vega Iron was launched earlier this year with Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean out of the box and packs a hyper-vibrant 5-inch HD (720p) capacitive touchscreen display and a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz. Although there’s no telling when exactly Pantech plans to deliver the promised update, there’s a...

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BBM for Android APK Now Available for Download

BlackBerry promised several months ago that it would bring BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) to Android and iOS platform sometime in fall, but the Canadian company did no unveil any details on the exact release date. Although we’ve already seen a BBM for Android demo earlier this month, we’re still not sure when exactly it will be available for iOS and Android users. Even though the company has yet to introduce BBM, it appears that the folks over at XDA Developers have been able to get their hands on the APK file, which will allow Android users to install and run the application. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to use BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) on an Android device yet, as the application won’t connect to BlackBerry servers. However,...

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Jolla Announces Sailfish OS Now Compatible with Android Apps and Hardware

Sailfish OS fans rejoice, as Jolla has just announced that its new ecosystem will be fully compatible with Android applications and hardware. Those who have already pre-ordered the first smartphone powered by Sailfish OS won’t have to wait to install their favorite apps anymore. According to Jolla, all Android applications will now run directly on Sailfish OS without any modifications. Basically, Sailfish OS users will now be able to take advantage of the Android application ecosystem, which is now available through various app stores globally. Moreover, the Finnish company has promised that it will cooperate with some of the most important app stores to make sure that Sailfish OS users will be able to download Android apps just as...

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Patriot Memory SuperSonic Boost XT 256 GB Flash Drive

Patriot Memory has a lot of competition on the DRAM and NAND Flash industries, which is why it sometimes launches things that really stand out, like the new SuperSonic Boost XT flash drive. The name alone should be enough to imply what sorts of capabilities the product possesses, but we'll go through them one by one all the same. They deserve it too. Sure, the newcomer is bound to cost a pretty penny, to say the least, but at least it won't seem undeserved. Besides, between getting one of these and buying a portable hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) instead, prospective customers may very well choose the smaller but equally capable flash stick. Of course, if the capacity was any less than 256 GB, we might not have said...

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Nokia Lumia 1520 Gets Certified in China

Although Nokia and Microsoft have pushed back the launch of Lumia 1520, the phablet has just received its certification in China. MyNokiaBlog reports the smartphone has been recently spotted China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, though details on its specs sheet have yet to be unveiled. New pictures of Nokia Lumia 1520 have leaked online as well, and show the phone's buttons and the virtual keyboard. According to the latest rumors, the Lumia 1520 should boast a huge 6-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports full HD (1080p) resolution, as well as a powerful quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. Other highlights of the phone include a 20-megapixel PureView camera on the back with Carl Zeiss lens,...

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Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Leaks with Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Inside

Samsung will launch a dual-SIM version of its Galaxy Note 3 phablet, but the company did not unveil any details regarding the phone's hardware configuration. Dubbed Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9002, the smartphone was recently spotted in China, GSMInsider reports. Several photos showing the N9002 in action while being benchmarked confirm it will be equipped with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz. Samsung is expected to launch no less than four different Galaxy Note 3 models in China. Each major carrier in the Mainland will offer its own Galaxy Note 3 variant, such as the N9008 and N9009. However, aside from the fact that it comes with an extra SIM slot there are no major difference between the N9002 and...

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Sony Xperia Z2 (Avatar) Specs: 5.2-Inch Display and 3GB RAM

Sony has just announced the Xperia Z1, but rumors on the next flagship smartphone are already making headlines. It looks like the Japanese company plans to launch the Xperia Z2 early next year at CES or MWC 2014. It's a common fact that major handset makers launch their flagship products during major trade fairs that take place in various cities. According to the latest hearsay, the Xperia Z2 is codenamed Avatar and is likely to pack a slightly larger display than the Z1. Although the improvement is not that important, Sony Xperia Z2 will boast a 5.2-inch full HD Triluminous display. Hardware-wise, it will come equipped with a quad-core Qualcomm MSM8974AB processor clocked at 2.3 GHz, as well as 3GB of RAM. It's unclear yet if...

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ASUS M70, First NFC Desktop PC

Near-Field Communication chips are, for now, mostly used to help phones/tablets quickly recognize each other so that a Bluetooth connection may form easily. ASUS decided to extend that to PCs. In this respect, it released the M70 Desktop PC, the first NFC-enabled desktop ever. It should allow owners to log on to the PC and launch applications via NFC, wirelessly back up photos and such from phones with a single tap of a key, and even detect and only back up files added since last sync. And since NFC wasn't about to sell the system on its own, ASUS also gave the M70 a built-in Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), a Core i3/i5/i7 dual-core CPU (Haswell), NVIDIA Graphics (up to GTX 650), and a built-in Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)...

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