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BBM coming for Windows Phone and Nokia X platform

BBM made a lot of waves when it became a cross platform messaging service and arrived on iOS and Android smartphones. At that time, the only envious users who couldn’t get their hands on BBM were Windows Phone owners and now, looks like things are changing. BlackBerry Messaging service used to be a very popular service when BlackBerry was a popular smartphone OS and now, with Android and iOS leading the smartphone battle, the messaging apps have gathered in huge numbers.

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Nokia X series to have free SwiftKey X keyboard

Nokia has just announced its first series of Android powered smartphones, but with a heavy layer of customization. Nokia are using just the Android and instead of using Google’s cloud service, Nokia are using Microsoft’s cloud service. In addition to that, they are also heavily customizing the UI which looks like a mix of Asha’s Fastlane UI and Microsoft Windows Phone 8 UI.

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Nokia XL – a 5inch Android Nokia smartphone unveiled at MWC 2014

Nokia was rumored to announce a Nokia Android budget smartphone at the MWC 2014 and they haven’t disappointed. Nokia has announced, not one, not two, but three Android powered smartphones at the MWC 2014 Under The Tree event. Among the three Nokia Android smartphones, the Nokia XL is the biggest of the lot. It competes with the 5inch mid-range Android smartphones in the Indian market.

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Nokia X+ announced at MWC 2014

We knew Nokia Android smartphones were coming, but we din’t expect three of them. As expected Nokia announced the Nokia X which was masquerading the rumorlands as Nokia Normandy for quite some and we are also having an interesting upgraded Nokia X in the form Nokia X+. Though Nokia wasn’t exactly specific about the specifications, it is clear from the naming convention that Nokia X+ will be a slightly better version of the Nokia X.

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Nokia X – Nokia’s Android smartphone announced

At the MWC 2014, Nokia has just announced its first Android powered smartphone in the form of Nokia X. Nokia X was long rumored and it had been going around the rumor mill as Nokia Normandy. Nokia X’s software platform is built over AOSP with Microsoft’s Cloud services along with Nokia experience. Nokia X is one of the three Android powered smartphones that Nokia has announced today. Nokia X serves as the entry range option for the Nokia X series of AOSP powered devices.

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LG announces LG F70 and LG F90, midrange LTE smartphones

LG is having a busy day at MWC 2014 and have just announced the LG F70 and LG F90, entry range smartphones with LTE connectivity. LG has announced its latest flagship LG G Pro 2 as well LG G2 Mini at the event and it is also targeting the entry range LTE market with the LG F70 and LG F90.

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Microsoft partners with 9 more manufacturers for more Windows Phones

One of the main reasons that Windows Phones haven’t sold as much as Android smartphones is because of the lack of manufacturers. At launch, Microsoft had only a handful of manufacturers and as Windows Phone grew, the number of manufacturers shrunk and at one point, Microsoft bought out Nokia, which was probably the only company making Windows Phones.

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Oppo Find 7 images leak online

Oppo had teased about their upcoming flagship – Find 7, sometime before the CES 2014, but they did not showcase the 2K display device at CES 2014. Now, just before the MWC 2014, we are having leaks of the Oppo Find 7 and there is so information to be taken in before you read further. Rumors point to two variants of Find 7 and one variant will have a 2K QHD display while the other variant will bear a Full HD display.

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Samsung releases new “The Next Galaxy” teaser video, hints at the upcoming Galaxy S5

Mobile World Congress 2014(MWC 2014) is just a couple of days away and we are pretty sure that Samsung will unveil their next flagship smartphone – Samsung Galaxy S5, at the unpacked event on February 24th. Just ahead of the official unveiling, Samsung has released a 37 second teaser video that highlights various features of the upcoming Galaxy S5.

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Oral B introduces World’s First Bluetooth ToothBrush for a Smart Connected Bathroom

Among many things that will be introduced in the next week at MWC 2014, Oral-B, a toothbrush manufacturer, has announced the world’s first BlueTooth connected electronic toothbrush as a part of Smart Connected Bathroom. The new innovative Bluetooth toothbrush will be showcased at the upcoming MWC 2014 and we will be surely bringing a hands on video right from the show floor.

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Google announces Project Tango, to help phones understand surroundings

When Google bought Motorola, they got most of their teams and when they let go, they made sure they kept the ATAP(Advanced Technology And Projects) group. Now, Google has announced their latest Project Tango which is a smartphone that can measure dimensions of the surroundings. Project Tango is an ambitious project from Google and is now currently a 5inch Android running smartphone that comes with specialized software and hardware to map the world around it.

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Fleksy iOS keyboard alternative now out of beta

Back in December 2013, Fleksy Keyboard, one of the popular third party keyboards in the Android market announced an SDK for iOS apps which allows the apps to use Fleksy Keyboard inside the application. Apple imposes strict rules on third party content inside its core features and that is on of the reasons Fleksy has to be used by the developer in his application(and not by the user like in Android).

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Canonical to bring Ubuntu smartphones via Bq and Meizu

When Canonical announced the Ubuntu smartphone OS, they had announced phones would be shipping in late 2014 and after a long time, we are hearing from Canonical about hardware partners. The first hardware partners for Ubuntu smartphones will be China’s Meizu and Spain’s Bq manufacturers.

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HTC rumored to be in talks with carriers for a Smartwatch

HTC”s sales are slumping and profits dropping and things are not looking good for the once very successful Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer. Amid this declining trend, HTC is rumored to be trying its hand at the yet to prosper wearable technology market and is reportedly in talks with carriers to show them a smartwatch that it has been developing.

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HTC A5 specifications leaked, could be headed for MWC 2014

HTC may not be announcing its flagship at MWC 2014, but it isn’t coming empty handed. HTC Desire 8 is a mid-range device headed for the Chinese market and the rumored HTC A5 may be the international variant of the HTC Desire 8. HTC Desire 8 is expected to be unveiled on February 24th in China and we are expecting to see the HTC A5 at the upcoming MWC 2014.

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