Samsung reportedly rejects Zuckerberg?s ?Facebook Phone? overtures It?s hard to believe, but Samsung doesn?t want to follow in the footsteps of HTC and release a Facebook-centric ?Galaxy First.? The Korea Herald reports that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg broached the subject of creating a ?Facebook-friendly? smartphone with Samsung during his meeting with the company on Tuesday and was promptly rejected. Given that...... Ahead of the Bell: Research In Motion Shares of Research In Motion declined 2 percent before the market opened Wednesday with Bernstein Research predicting that the BlackBerry maker won't measure up to Wall Street expectations in the second ... HTC reaffirms pledge to bring Android 4.2 to HTC One HTC One users shouldn?t have to go without the latest version of Android for too much longer. Engadget reports that HTC is still planning to upgrade its flagship smartphone to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean at some point, although the site says that ?users may need to wait a little longer before it becomes available? for download. The HTC One originally ...... BlackBerry 10 sales said to be slow in the U.S., strong elsewhere It seems like we hear more reports about BlackBerry?s revival every week, although those of us who live in the United States may not see it much in our everyday lives. It turns out there?s a good reason for this: Sales of new BlackBerry 10 devices have reportedly been middling in the U.S. while having much stronger showings in other countries. Barr...... Nvidia to license graphics technology: CEO
LG reportedly prepping smartphone with always-on voice commands A new report suggests that LG is preparing a new smartphone that will support ?always-on voice commands.? According to Gotta Be Mobile, the company will launch an Android smartphone in 2014 that will allow users to issue voice commands without being required to touch the screen first. The feature, which is built-in to Qualcomm?s quad-core Snapdrago...... Sony Xperia Z launches soon on T-Mobile T-Mobile on Tuesday announced the upcoming availability of Sony?s flagship Xperia Z smartphone. The handset is equipped with 5-inch full HD 1080p display, a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and a 13-megapixel rear camera. The Xperia Z is also water and dust resistant, and includes 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD slot, a ...... Facebook looks to Samsung for help in wake of HTC First disaster Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Samsung president Shin Jong Kyun this week to discuss a potential partnership, Bloomberg reported. Facebook, the world?s largest social networking site, is interested in working with Samsung, the world?s largest smartphone vendor, to help boost its mobile advertising sales. The two companies are also said to ha...... New phone from an unlikely vendor steals title of world?s thinnest smartphone Huawei on Tuesday announced the Ascend P6, the world?s thinnest smartphone. The handset measures a mere 6.18 millimeters thick and weighs 120 grams, eight grams more than Apple?s iPhone 5 despite the fact that the phone is much larger. The Ascend P6 is equipped with a 4.7-inch 720p display, an in-house 1.5GHz quad-core processor and an 8-megapixel ...... You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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