Four million shipped in first four days, Korean press reports

With strong brand recognition, an colossal marketing budget and plenty of anticipation among smartphone buyers, it was almost inevitable that Samsung was going to see enormous demand for its new Galaxy S4 handset. According to an unnamed Samsung executive quoted by Korea's Chosun

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Above: Juha (right) with Smart Camera chief David Fredh at the Lumia 925 launch event.

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720p display, 13MP rear camera, LTE and Android 4.2, though we may never see 'it' outside of Japan

Japanese carrier NTT Docomo has unleashed their annual summer lineup, and dropping nicely into it is this offering from LG, the unusually named Optimus it. But, while the name may amuse, the rest of the device is serious business, headlined

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New color option for Japanese Galaxy S4

Japan's NTT Docomo will start selling the Samsung Galaxy S4 from next Thursday, May 23 -- and as per the pre-announcement rumors, it'll be getting a "blue arctic" color option in addition to "white frost" and "black mist." The Docomo version will also support digital

Mid to high-end handset looks like an Xperia ZR for Japan

As rumored, Japanese carrier NTT Docomo has announced a new handset from Sony today. The Xperia A looks set to fit in Docomo's range somewhere below the Xperia Z -- despite sharing many design features with Sony's 5-incher, the Xperia A is a smaller handset with a little less

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The bottom line specs are that it’s a 4.5-inch screen with a r

The folks from ASUS might have revolutionized the way we use and enjoy tablets, mainly Android tablets, but today HP is the first to offer it with NVIDIA‘s brand new and impressive quad-core Tegra 4 mobile processor. Just like the popular Transformer series, the HP Slatebook x2 will be an Android tablet that docks into a keyboard for that full laptop experience.

Not only does the Slatebook x2 offer that full laptop-like experience, but just like ASUS it doubles as additional battery for the slate. HP’s Slate 7 isn’t extremely

With Google I/O officially kicking off tomorrow, Google released a few surprises a bit early this evening. A brand new Google Play Store has just started rolling out that brings a few much needed changes to the latest redesign, as well as tons of other features in the Google Play Services framework. Read on for the full details and download links.

Google just redesigned the Play Store last month, but today we’re getting a few new changes already. The improved 6 button layout has been revamped and looks a little better, with some UI tweaks to

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Talk of the Verizon HTC One seems to have been a fairly popular topic over the recent weeks. Verizon hasn’t offered any announcement and HTC Director of PR Tom Harlin recently said the Droid DNA would continue to serve as the “HTC hero smartphone at Verizon.” Putting that aside, Verizon Wireless has recently announced a special offer on the Droid DNA and it has once again brought back chatter about the HTC One.

First and foremost here, the offer. This one appears to be in the simpler side. Those interested will be able to score a

It comes with all the ingredients that make the camera on the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 928 so great, and introduces some excellent new software improvements as well, delivering an even

There is nothing quite like the feeling of seeing a new smartphone hit the market, but before it is able to do so, the smartphone would have to go through the likes of some certification bodies, where among them include the FCC. We are pleased then to report that the Sony Xperia A has picked up FCC approval, where it has been filed as the SO-04E from NTT DoCoMo, which is rather strange.

It seems that the Windows Phone 8 version of the official YouTube app has finally received an update, and this is no ordinary update since it has been deemed as a major one, where it has been completely redesigned in order to maximize the number of features found in the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. For those who happen to have a Windows Phone 8 device, you would want to keep a keen eye out for an update notification to appear on your handset.

It is not too long after the unlocked version of the Sony Xperia Z appeared on the US Sony store, and here we are with word that there is another device released to accompany the Xperia Z on Sony’s digital store shelves. We are referring to the Sony Xperia SP, which is now up for pre-order, and you can choose from either black or white colors. Regardless of the color that you pick, it will still cost you a cool $489.99 – but that is because this is an unlocked model, of course.

Blackberry has released two Blackberry 10 devices to date – the Z10 and the Q10, both of which are currently enjoying high-end status, with the Q10 currently being priced around the same price that the Bold 9900 saw when it was first released. What that means is that customers looking to hop aboard the Blackberry 10 bandwagon might find it a little financially challenging, which is where the R-series is expected to come in. The R-series is expected to be Blackberry 10′s version of the Curve lineup, a series of devices which will be set at more affordable price ranges.

We’ve heard in the past several rumors about how Nokia might be interested to make a phablet device of their, presumably to capture the trend of large-screened smartphones, as well as perhaps prove that Windows Phone is viable in tablet form, just like Android (e.g. Samsung Galaxy Note). Well according to the folks at MobileToday, they