Nokia Confirms Return to Smartphone Business in 2016

Nokia fans rejoice, as the Finnish company has finally admitted that it is now ready to return to the smartphone business as early as 2016. Previously one of the largest handset maker in the work, Nokia sold its devices and services division to Microsoft. Under agreement, the company can't launch another smartphone until late 2016. But that didn't stopped Nokia to launch its tablet computer, the Android-powered N1. The first Nokia tablet commercially available has been selling like crazy in China and now in Taiwan, but it's expected to be similarly popular in other countries too when the company decided to launch it. There were numerous rumors coming from different sources with knowledge of Nokia's future plans that claimed the Finnish...

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Acer Liquid Z630 with 5.5-Inch HD Display, 2GB RAM Leaks in Benchmark

Acer recently confirmed that it has no intention to merge its smartphone/tablet business with other major companies in the industry. The handset maker said it's committed to launching new products in the coming months, which, hopefully, will prove to be popular among customers. The next addition to Acer's Android platform is the Liquid Z630 and judging by the specs that have just been spotted by Winfuture.de in GFXBench database, this is a mid-range device. This is the first time we hear about the Liquid Z630 and since Acer has yet to make it official, we're not sure that this is also the phone's market name. Nevertheless, the specs seem more important at this time than the phone's market name, so let's see what the Acer Liquid Z630...

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BlackBerry Passport Running Android 5.1 Lollipop Spotted in Live Photo

Since the first reports about BlackBerry possibly launching an Android smartphone later this year popped up, we've been intoxicated with many rumors on the matter. The latest rumor comes from a BlackBerry developer who claims the BlackBerry Passport in his possession is powered by Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system, PhoneArena reports. It’s a picture showing the “About phone” window of what appears to be a BlackBerry Passport smartphone. In fact, we're pretty sure that this is BlackBerry's square-sized device, which has an easily recognizable form factor. Unfortunately, aside from the picture published on Twitter, the owner of the BlackBerry Passport allegedly powered by Android 5.1 Lollipop platform doesn't reveal anything else. BlackBerry...

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