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LG Optimus F7 and F5 hands-on: high-end experience in a budget line
This week LG has revealed a new F-Series smartphone line with a software experience similar to the LG Optimus G and G Pro, but coming in with lesser specifications and, in the end, a lower market...
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Caterpillar B15 rugged smartphone hands-on: surprisingly well balanced
If you’ve ever used a “rugged” smartphone or tablet before, you’ll be surprised to hear that the newest of these rare unicorns is not slow and stunted like those of the past have been – instead the CAT...
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Android everywhere: Matias Duarte on Google’s “OS for humanity”
Android on every display, on every device, baked into every gadget: it may sound far-fetched, but it’s user-experience chief Matias Duarte’s vision of the future for an “operating system for humanity.”...
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WildTangent game renting service expands to Xperia smartphones
This week the folks at WildTangent have revealed that they’ve worked with Sony Mobile Communications to release their game rental service for Xperia smartphones such as the Sony Xperia Z, this...
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Nokia 105 hands-on: nearly free and perfectly simple
With the Nokia 105, the former king of mobile phone sales once again attempts to take out an ace: a super-simple phone that looks cool, acts cool, and will cost you less than a couple of movie tickets....
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LG’s “world’s smallest” wireless charger hands-on
LG announced what they call the “world’s smallest” wireless charger for smartphones here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We ended up getting a peak at the new accessory just to see how small it...
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Don’t expect Android and Chrome OS to merge any time soon
Android and Chrome OS: Google’s split attention between two overlapping platforms has long come in for criticism, but rumors of a merge in time for the Chromebook Pixel failed to pan out. Then again,...
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Nokia “Head Up”: How Lumia’s future is sharper than Glass
Are wearables like Google Glass the inevitable future for smartphones? Not if you ask Nokia, where simply floating a display in your line of sight doesn’t quite satisfy the self-imposed “head up”...
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MWC 2013 Post-Mortem
Mobile World Congress 2013 scrambles to a close, a week of new phones and tablets, a shiny new venue, and more questions as to whether the days of the big trade show are numbered. It’s been a show...
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MakerBot Replicator 2 hands-on with Nokia Lumia 820/520 shells
This week at Mobile World Congress 2013 we’ve seen Nokia‘s own Lumia 820 and 520 getting their own custom casings (not just covers, that is) with the MakerBot Replicator 2 – live and in-action! While...
View ArticleAlcatel OneTouch Pop Fit demands to be considered a wearable
Alcatel certainly knows what a proper wearable device is - the company's BOOMBand fitness tracker proves that - but it's also hoping you'll believe its justifications why strapping a small … Continue...
View ArticleHP ElitePad 1000 G2 hands-on: one massive tablet and accessory system
This week the folks at HP’s tablet department have unveiled the HP ElitePad 1000 G2, a 10.1-inch tablet made for the business world - with a bunch of accessories to … Continue reading
View ArticleSlashGear is at MWC 2014!
SlashGear is in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress 2014, and while we're primarily here for new devices like Samsung's Galaxy S5 and Nokia's X, it's also a great chance to … Continue reading
View ArticleLenovo S850 smartphone hands-on: glassy power
The team at Lenovo is bringing on smartphones galore this week at Mobile World Congress 2014, and today we’re having a peek at the glass-covered S850. This device works with … Continue reading
View ArticleLenovo S860 hands-on: with battery to spare
With the Lenovo S860 we’re seeing a smartphone that’s extremely similar to the S850 save a few key points. First, you’re working with a metal back here instead of a … Continue reading
View ArticleLenovo S660 smartphone hands-on: mid-range hero
Lenovo is bringing on some significant smartphone heat to the global market this week at Mobile World Congress 2014. Today we’re getting our hands on the Lenovo S660 smartphone, it … Continue reading
View ArticleMicrosoft, Nokia & Android: The Oddest of Bedfellows
There's no small amount of irony in Microsoft, locked in a fierce battle to claw smartphone market share from Google, buying Nokia and getting a brand new Android handset in … Continue reading
View ArticleNokia X hands-on
In many ways, the Nokia X is the Finnish smartphone we've been waiting for. Eye-catching design, a ridiculously competitive price, and running Android, it's hard not to see it as … Continue reading
View ArticleNokia Asha 230 hands-on
We've always had a soft-spot for Nokia's Asha range here at SlashGear, and the Asha 230 is no different, an even smaller, more affordable point of entry to the Finnish … Continue reading
View ArticleNokia 220 hands-on
What does €29 get you in a phone? If it's the Nokia 220 you're looking at, it gets you Nokia's cheapest ever data-capable handset, though don't get too excited: this … Continue reading
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