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With less than a week until Nokia's Sept. 5 event, anticipation is high for the company's new line of Windows Phone 8 smartphones, and expectations are even higher. Major launch events are usually preceded by leaks, rumors, and speculation, and the Nokia event is no exception. New photos leaked on Friday, Aug. 31, offer a sneak peak of what to expect.
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Sony's Xperia line-up is synonymous with refinement and new designs. Earlier this year, following its split with Ericsson, Sony launched its flagship Xperia S smartphone at the CES. In the post-Ericsson era, Sony has added to its Xperia family by unveiling the high-end Xperia T at the IFA 2012 in Berlin. The Xperia T aims at taking on devices like Samsung's S3 and Apple's impending iPhone 5, staking its claim in the smartphone market and challenging the established players.
South Korean smartphone maker Samsung released its flagship handset Galaxy S3 earlier in May this year. The Galaxy S3 has been highly-welcomed by smartphone users and tech gurus alike. The Japanese tech giant Sony, on the other hand, has also released its latest smartphone, Xperia V in an attempt to stake its claim in the highly competitive smartphone market.
The IFA 2012 has unleashed a bevy of high-end devices into a highly-competitive smartphone market. The latest offerings from two rival tech giants - the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and HTC Desire X - have announced their arrival with a bang and are set to conquer the smartphone market.
HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker, launched the newest smartphone, Desire X, at the IFA event in Berlin. Consumers can expect the device to hit the shelves in September.
Samsung Electronics took the wraps off its ATIV S handset on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the Mobile Unpacked event at IFA 2012, becoming the first handset maker to announce a smartphone using Microsoft's latest mobile software. Samsung's surprise announcement comes just days before the highly anticipated unveiling of Nokia's Windows Phone 8 lineup.
Many companies likely get assaulted daily by users asking for free stuff, but most of them probably ignore the requests and go about their business. Samsung, however, has won the Internet with its latest deed: it has just made one loyal fan happy by offering a free, one-of-a-kind Galaxy S3. For the lucky Canadian Redditor, this is Internet karma at its finest.
The Korean tech giant Samsung rolled out its Windows Phone 8 smartphone, given the moniker ATIV S, on Aug. 29 at the Samsung Unpacked event in Berlin, Germany. The announcement gives Samsung the distinction of being the first manufacturer to reveal its Windows Phone 8 mobile device.
At its IFA conference Aug. 29, Samsung announced a new Windows Phone 8 device along with the expected Samsung Galaxy Note 2. The ATIV S takes full advantage of new Windows Phone 8 features, with a high definition screen and multi-core processor.
With two new Nokia Windows Phone 8 devices expected to be unveiled at the Nokia World Event in New York, gizmo buffs are awaiting Sept. 5 with bated breath. A recently released video teaser adds to the mêlée with hints that the Windows Phone 8 devices may incorporate PureView camera technology.
As mobile carriers prep for the highly-anticipated iPhone 5 release, the rumor mill continues to churn out more gossip and leaks. The latest rumor claims that carrier T-Mobile has leaked the launch date of Apple's iPhone 5. The news comes as a surprise, since T-Mobile does not even sell the smartphone.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone launched on May 29 in two colors: Pebble Blue and Marble White. Four new colors will now be available, according to the company: Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black, and Titanium Grey.
With smartphones becoming an inimical part of our day-to-day lives, consumer demand has skyrocketed past previous estimations. A new report from IHS iSuppli proclaims that, by 2013, smartphones will dominate the mobile handset market, accounting for more than half of all phones sold. The update bypasses an earlier forecast that the 50 percent sales mark would be reached by 2015.