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Google announced its line-up of Nexus devices on Oct. 29 and now, per reports, the Nexus 4 smartphone and the Nexus 10 tablet will be shipped from Nov. 13, but without any pre-orders.
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Both Microsoft and Nokia are ramping up advertisements for Windows Phone 8 devices. Windows Phone 8 is coming packed with some cool features, but that alone will not be able to draw consumer interest and which is why both companies are bringing celebrities on board to promote the devices.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer teased the Samsung ATIV Odyssey Windows Phone 8 device last month, and now an image of the press render has surfaced.
The rumor mill has been on an overdrive with leaks and conjectures surrounding HTC's Droid DNA surfacing on the Internet. Now, per reports, U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless has gone ahead and made the Droid DNA official on its Web site, prior to the New York City press event on Nov. 13.
On Thursday, Nov. 8, Virgin Mobile announced that the company will offer the Samsung Galaxy S2 4G phones to its customers from Nov. 15 onwards. However, the announcement may have come a little late in the day, considering Samsung released the device in 2011 and its successor Galaxy S3 is the current flavor.
Samsung may have been the first to announce the world's first Windows Phone 8-powered smartphone, the ATIV S, but it seems that the company will be the last to push out the device. UK retailer Clove has updated it order page and mentions that the smartphone will not start shipping until mid-December.
Since the release of the iPhone 5 in September this year, users have reported many issues related to the smartphone. The purple flare issue with the camera, scratches on the smartphone, and now the latest issue circling the iPhone 5 relates to a swipe glitch that a developer has discovered.
Canadian carrier Bell's customers will have to wait a little longer before they can lay their hands on the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. Per reports, the device will not arrive on the carrier on Nov. 15 as rumored earlier, but on Nov. 22.
Samsung Galaxy S3 owners in the U.S. on Sprint have been enjoying the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, which was officially rolled out recently. Verizon customers are still awaiting the official release of the update; however, reports suggest that a leaked Jelly Bean ROM has surfaced on the Internet and is available for users to upgrade before the official release from Verizon gets underway.
The hotly-contested smartphone market is constantly evolving, especially with the perennial launch of new devices and companies trying to outpace each other. Recently, Tomi Ahonen of The Community Dominates blog compiled global sales data from various research firms to reveal the top 10 smartphone manufacturers of Q3 2012.
Samsung's much-touted smaller version of its best-selling Galaxy S3 smartphone, the Galaxy S3 Mini, finally hit the UK shelves on Thursday, Nov. 8 with Three becoming the first network operator to start selling the device.
Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 has been garnering laurels since its release, and the phablet has already notched up over 3 million unit sales worldwide in just a little over a month. And now, AT&T customers can pick up the phablet on a new two-year contract.
iPhone is one of the most popular smartphones worldwide but is not within the top five in the world’s most populated country, China, in Q3 2012.