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Two days, two leaks and both suggest one single thing that rugged Galaxy S4 Active is real. First the device model number come into picture, and then followed by pictures, now the device has been caught on film. MobileTechReview citing Matija (via Engadget) revealed that it has received some photos of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S4 Active Android Smartphone. Even the publication source holding the device in his hands on it and on discussing over the specs, the device features dual core Snapdragon S4 Plus CPU and an 8-megapixel rear camera,...

The images of the Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active revealed today, reported GSM Arena. The publication revealed that the Active will be a tougher dust and water resistant Galaxy S4’s version. Talking about specs, the device expected to include a quad-core 1.9GHz processor with Adreno 320 GPU, Snapdragon 600 chipset. Further, it’s to believe that the device contain a 5.0-inch 1080p screen, while it is still not clear whether if it is a Super AMOLED one or not. The pixel density of the phone is 480ppi while publication tipster confirmed...

According to the latest estimates from NPD, the global smartphone shipments will surpass both basic and feature phones shipments for the first time in 2013. As per research firm, global smartphone shipments are expected to reach 937 million units in 2013, compared to just 889 million units for basic and feature phones, while between 2011 and 2016, smartphone shipments will grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 26% to 1.45 billion units. The report further suggests that in emerging markets, smartphones will drive the maximum growth...

European Commissioner Neelie Kroes reportedly promised that by 2015, the Commission will roll out a single telecoms market throughout the EU. The commission says bringing all the telcos under one hood will provide an additional €110 billion or 0.8 percent of GDP moreover a single European telephone number would render roaming charges obsolete would be part of the proposal. The original deadline for the proposal was this October. “I’m the same age as [ex-Manchester United football club manager] Alex Ferguson, but I have no intention...

Nokia’s ex-employers formed Finnish mobile company Jolla today announced its first smartphone, running on the company’s MeeGo Sailfish OS will go on sale this year for €399 (roughly $510). The smartphone features a 4.5-inch display, a dual-core processor, an 8-megapixel camera, LTE (in some markets), 16GB of storage and a microSD slot. The device will be “compliant” with Android apps, although there are no exact words on how many apps the device will support. The company launching the device currently in limited European countries,...

As leaked last week, Sony today announced Xperia UL smartphone for Japan featuring 5-inch Relaity display with a resolution of 1080-pixel display and 15-frame burst photography skills.  The Xperia UL features a Sony’s mobile Bravia engine 2 powered by a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 quad-core processors and having a 2GB RAM and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The device further features a 13.1-megapixel rear camera with Exmor RS for mobile and a VGA front facing camera, offering 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 64GB...

The Chinese mobile maker ZTE today revealed that it is planning to launch five new smartphones in India this year. In order to bring this plan to results, the company has linked a strategic partnership with Pune-based Calyx Telecommunication. Under the partnership between the duos, ZTE will offer best-in-class products and post sales services while Calyx will be responsible for distribution, sales and marketing. The devices – the five different models the company will launch in its initial portfolio will be in between the range from...

With Samsung yesterday only announced that the company has shipped over 6 million Galaxy S IV units from the time the device debuted. But, if you think that this is it, then you are wrong as the Korean tech giant shared today with journalists that it is expecting that Galaxy S IV sales will break the 10 million milestone mark over the next seven days, making it one of the fastest selling smartphones the company has ever come with. Shin Jong-kyun, co-CEO of Samsung Electronics told journalists at an industry event in Seoul, South Korea,...

Sony’s Xperia images UL for the first time has been leaked with some initial details. The smartphone was rumored first back in March with its first stop would be Japan and to KDDI as its first carrier. The device expected to carry out Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage and 2,300 mAh battery. Well, nothing comes as fixed as of now, but then even the rumor too will not make sense unless and until the company officially announced about the product. We will be covering all the updates from time to time...

According to the new figures published by IDC today, Android and iOS now together accounted for 92.3% of first quarter 2013 smartphone shipments, while interestingly Windows Phone now stands at third position by passing BlackBerry. As per research firm, Android and Apple shipped a total of 199.5 million units worldwide which is an up 59.1% from the 125.4 million units shipped during same quarter a year ago. “Underpinning the worldwide smartphone market is the constantly shifting operating system landscape,” noted Ramon Llamas,...