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Samsung has made the long rumored Galaxy A3 and A5 smartphones today , the devices , which fall into Samsung's metal framed Alpha brand are said to be more affordable than the orginal alpha while maintaining its signature metal build . Say hello to the underdog -The Galaxy A3 , this little phone is the lowest spec and probably the entry level Alpha device in Samsung's metal category , the phone has some decent specs and nice colors and a typical Samsung design , the only thing that will determine its success will be its price ,and considering that it is a A series phone , its not going to be "affordable" to people on a budget  (Read specs below) Display - 4.5" 540x960p resolution SAMOLED display OS - Android 4.4.4 with Touchwiz UI Design - Metal framed smartphone , non removable back cover 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9mm ,110.3g Connectivity - Optional 4G LTE 3G , WIFI 802.11 , Bluetooth 4.0 ,Optional NFC (on LTE models) Processor - Qualcomm Snapdrago

Samsung has made the long rumored Galaxy A3 and A5 smartphones today , the devices , which fall into Samsung's metal framed Alpha brand are said to be more affordable than the orginal alpha while maintaining its signature metal build . First off we have the Galaxy A5 , this is Samsung's mid range smartphone , the phone has a Note 4 like design pattern with typical Samsung accents with the exception of the shiny metal chassis , which is also painted in the phones body color . Pricing for the phone is still not available  (Read specs below) Display - 5" 1280x720p resolution SAMOLED display OS - Android 4.4.4 with Touchwiz UI Design - Metal framed smartphone , non removable back cover 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7mm ,123g Connectivity - Optional 4G LTE 3G , WIFI 802.11 , Bluetooth 4.0 ,Optional NFC (on LTE models) Processor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) 1.2 Ghz Quadcore Cortex A53 -64bit cores GPU - Adreno 306 Ram - 2GB Storage - 8GB +

Most of you heard about Lenovo's acquisition of Motorola at the start of the year , but the deal was not complete ,so much of that information , and the company's handset stratergy didn't change but now the company is officially owned by Lenovo . The famous Chinese OEM is the latest "Owner" of Motorola after the company was taken over (mostly patents) by Google for $12.9billion back in 2011. The new deal , which costs Lenovo $2.9 Billion , is said to be paid as $660 million in cash and the remainder in 3 years . The new marriage with Lenovo is probably going to profit Motorolas handset business as the company is finally coming out of its past with new best selling devices like the Motorola Moto G and the Moto 360 , Lenovo , a company which has a established brand identity and availability might give a piggyback ride to Motorola in the global market making the company profitable once again ,Lenovo hopes to turn Motorola's profits around in 6 quarters and of c

 The wearable market - which includes stuff like Smartwatches , smartbands and fitness accessories are gaining a ton of interest and popularity these days ,.Upto now , Microsoft lacked a proper wearable device for its Windows smartphones , Android and Apple devices have tons of fitness wearable s and they have their own smartwatch platforms so it was time Microsoft had one of its own for Lumia devices . Presenting the new Microsoft Band - this cuff like accessory is priced at $199 and it has 10 sensors to collect fitness data .The Band , which works with Lumia devices (mostly) is also said to work with Apple and Android hadsets after you install its app , the sensor data captured by the device includes UV ,heart rate (BPM) and Stress level data along with GPS information thanks to its built in GPS module , the band can work without a phone and due to its integration with cloud data it can act as a independent unit if you are on the go .The band has Cortana , which can take notes and

Some say , good things come in small packages , that term might be true because Maingear - a gaming PC manufacturer has unveiled a mini gaming cube that has more power than most gaming laptops . Introducing the new Maingear X-Cube , the mini pc , which has dimensions measuring 12.5 x 10 x 15.5 inches is not as tiny as the Gigabyte BRIX cube , but the system , which has a 3Ghz Intel Core i7 5960x slim core processor and support for upto 64GB or Crossair's Dominator DDR3 Ram and you have the option of getting a desktop class GTX980 (not the M) or a AMD Radeon R9 290x according to your budget and taste.The system supports upto 3 SSD or HDD's (storage is a separate addon , like RAM) and if you dont like the pre-installed Windows 8.1 , you can pay a extra $55 and get the old -but -gold Windows 7 OS . The cube features 4 USB 3.0 Ports ,6 USB 2.0 ports and a Ethernet port on the rear , and of course , you will get two USB 3.0 ports in the front along with a audio out jack , the sy

Huawei is a well known brand in Asia , and that brand identity will surely help in the promotion of the company's latest smartphone - the Huawei Honor 4X . The midrange phone , which costs about $212 when your convert CNY 1299 is a bit more than the best selling Snapdragon 400 powered Motorola Moto G, but that price is excused as the Huawei Honor 4X is powered by a Snapdragon 410 processor ,the chip has 4 Cortex A53 -64bit cores and 2GB of RAM which will surely make the honor 4X leap ahead in the category . The phone has a 13mp rear camera , and a excellent 3000mAh battery that will give it a company rated -72 hour battery life  , overall the phone looks like a killer deal for the  (affordable) price , but since Huawei is not a well known brand in the Americas  ,it will most probably ship around  Asia and parts of Europe from November 6th instead . Display - 5.5" 1280x800p resolution IPS display  OS - Android 4.4 with EMUI 3.0 interface  Design - removable bac

Microsoft has announced that their current best selling console - The Xbox One (without Kinect ) is going to get another $50 off this season , starting from November 2nd and lasting upto the 3rd of January , the offer means that the standard Xbox One , which was earlier sold for $400 and the Assassins creed bundle will be available for  $350 and $450 if you decide to go for the optional Kinect module . There is also a limited edition Call of Duty - Advanced warfare kit that includes a custom chassis , a custom controller and a 1TB storage expansion for $450 .Overall the choice of the best gaming console is still a ongoing battle and so far the PS4 has the edge in sales , but hopefully the new rebate ,which is also affecting the price of XBox One's in the UK (UK -330 GBP) might lure more potential console customers to join the Xbox side this season . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - GSMArena

The long teased Oppo N3 is official , the phone , unveiled at a special event in Singapore is the second phone to be announced by the company after the extremely thin Oppo R5 . The phone , like some previous models has a top mounted camera module , but this time , the camera is said to feature -Motorized tracking , this enables the phone's 16mp sensor to keep a target and track a object while on the move, the camera module is also fixed to a swivel unit , so it will move 206degrees back and fourth . The rest of the phone is also good , you still get a decent specsheet and a decent 3000 mAh battery .The phone is said to cost $649. Display - 5.5" 1080p resolution IPS display 400ppi  ,Gorilla Glass 3 protection OS - Color OS 2.0 Android 4.4 Design - Unibody smartphone 161.2 x 77 x 9.9mm ,192g Connectivity - 4G LTE -A Cat6 speeds WIFI 802.11 1 , Bluetooth 4.0 , Processor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor 2.5 Ghz MSM8974AA GPU - Adreno 320  Ram - 2GB

Many of us thought the two Oppo smartphones the company teased us last week was just two variants of the Oppo N3 , but apparently we are wrong with that one because the company has officially launched the name of the second phone and it goes by the name - Oppo R5 . The Oppo R5 , as shown by the pictures is just 4.85mm thin , this makes the R5 the thinnest smartphone to date .The chassis is made out of a 3D printed (Aluminium alloy) body that measures in at 155g . The phone also has a 64bit Snapdragon 615 processor and Sony's 13mp camera modules Display - 5.3" 1080p resolution AMOLED  display (423 ppi) ,Gorilla Glass 3 protection OS - Color OS 2.0 (Android 4.4) Design - Unibody smartphone , 3D welded Aluminum, 148.9 x 74.5mmx7.85 ,155g Connectivity - FDD LTE WIFI 802.11 1 , Bluetooth 4.0 , Processor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 , Octacore processor (8 Cortex A53 64bit cores at 1.5Ghz) GPU - Adreon 405 Ram - 2GB Storage - 32GB Camera(s) - 13MP rear camera /

Motorola has unveiled a monster-of-a phone today , presenting the new Droid Turbo ,the new Droid , which is only for U.S cellular carrier Verizon has a whopping 48 hour claimed battery life thanks to its 3900 mAh battery .The phone also has  DuPont Kevlar armor plate sandwiched with either Ballistics Nylon or metalized glass and it has a water retarding nanocoating . The phone has a 21mp rear sensor and it shoots 4K video recording as well . The 32GB variant with the red or metallic black Ballistics nylon coating will be available at $199 from Verizon at a $25 2 year monthly plan from Verizon Edge , the Metallic glass version which comes with the 64 GB option will cost $249 with monthly plans starting at $27 on a two year contract on Verizon Edge Display - 5.2" 2560x1440p resolution SAMOLED display 565ppi ,Gorilla Glass 3 protection OS - Android 4.4.4 with 5.0 update promised  Design - 143.5 x 73.3 x 7.8 mm ,169 g Connectivity - Nano Sim , 4G LTE (Verizon XLTE)  -A

Buying(Pre ordering) a OnePlus One without a invite was made possible when OnePlus announced that they will be offering a chance for buyers to go invite free and order their phone in a 1 hour gap , but apparently the traffic was so severe , OnePlus extended the offer to 3 hours but their servers still crashed  to many eager buyers due to the amount of traffic , OnePlus - the company behind the OnePlus One ,acknowledged the server crashes and said that “This is certainly not how we wanted to kick off our first ever pre-order”. After the statement of apology , the company went on to notify eager buyers that the game is not over yet , and that they are planning to open the taps on the 17th of November , but next time the company is probably going to be ready for the onslaught of potential buyers . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - AndroidHeadlines

Your pet cat or Rabbit might be your best companion at home ,but now many are turning them  into fluffy docks for  smartphones thanks to one of the latest viral trends that hit the internet .The patient Zero photo was taken by a Japanese Twitter user who got more than 37,000 retweets for placing a phone on a rabbits belly while keeping the animal flat , the photo has since gone viral and now many social sites like Weibo and Twitter are filling up with similar attempts involving cute rabbits and even cats as well . Although the new internet meme is all fun and games ,the pet - in this case mostly Rabbits are perceptible to spinal paralysis if kept in the same position for too long , so before you join into the latest viral frenzy ,but be sure to consult a vet before attempting such a procedure on your pet スマホケースみたいになってる pic.twitter.com/N45aPDBtsQ — べーやん (@ryooneokrock1) October 14, 2014 Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - Slashgear  ,

Sony is now rumored to launch a 12" tablet next year , the company , which launched the Snapdragon 801 powered Xperia Z2 10" tablet and a smaller Z3 Compact tablet are now planning to take the fight to Samsung's 12" turf with a device that is said to be something of a limited edition model . The company is still silent about the device and no leaks or preliminary spec sheets are available yet , but considering Sony's track record at launching expensive tablets  , they might go ahead and launch such a device just for the sake of it . IF any rumors or leaks do come out ,we will post them ASAP so be sure to click the "xperia12tablet" below for more of the very latest on the mystery device . Sony meanwhile has started to list their Z3 Tablet compact on a pre order page which lists the device as $499 for the 32GB version . Source - DIGITimes

Oppo N3 with a plain and simple finish  Oppo's N3 is probably one of the worst kept secrets of all time , the phone's design , camera and basically the entire spec sheet is already leaked out by now , but the biggest mystery was its launch date , and now Oppo has finally made the launch date official , and to celebrate it , they released this teaser photo showing not one , but two smartphones on stage . Oppo with a better finish and a swivel head  According to many inside sources , the two smartphones are both Oppo N3's the major difference between the two is their design philosophy , the first Oppo N3 has a more luxurious feel and a swivel camera head  and the second one has a more traditional Oppo look . Both phones were leaked and if you compare the photos to the ones behind the stage the leaked photos will surely look very legitimate indeed . A recap on the Oppo N3's specs shows us that this is going to be the company's new flagship ,

A few days ago , We posted a article about Microsoft taking over the Nokia brand and replacing it with their own , this however is not new as rumors about the brand going under was there from the day the once proud phone company actually was sold off to the Redmond giant . Today we have some news that puts the final nail to the Nokia coffin , Microsoft and Nokia has officially confirmed that the brand name will be replaced in a way that looks like the sample shots we got here . News provided by Microsoft tells us that they are planning to go ahead with "Microsoft Lumia " with the old brand scrubbed off . This move is not sudden because Microsoft was already running beta on the conversion , first phase eradicated all of Nokia's former "featurephone - Asha" and "Android based smartphone divisions along with the majority of its staff and factories , the companies website(s) were also diverted to Microsoft and so now if you go visit a particular model ,

Yesterday , we posted a article about LG launching a new processor and a phone called the LG Liger , today LG has made the phone and its chipset official . Say hello to the LG NUCLUN processor , although its a bit of a tongue-twister , this is basically LG's first attempt at making their own chipsets . The NUCLUN comes in the Big-Little architecture and it has a 1.5 Ghz Cortex A15 island and a 1.2Ghz Cortex 7 island that works in the "Octacore" layout . The processor is also said to be LTE-A 225mbps ready and it will include other LG made components to back it up . The phone is also good , although its not a groundbreaking device , the device will be the foundation for future LG products (Read specs below) Display - 5.9" 1080p resolution IPS display ,Gorilla Glass 3 protection OS - Android 4.4 Design - 157.8x 81.8x 9.5mm ,182g Connectivity - 4G LTE -A Cat6 speeds WIFI 802.11 1 , Bluetooth 4.0 , Processor - NUCLUN Octa-Core (1.5GHz Quad-Core +1.2GHz

Always wanted to fly on a hoverboard? well Kickstarter has a project that just might work for you and your inner Marty McFly , presenting the Hendo Hoverboard ,this weird looking apparatus is probably the best example of science at work . The hoverboard features 4 "Engines" which are essentially 4 strong downward facing electromagnets that create a repulsion when it comes into contact with a non iron or steel metal surface ,this effect in return causes the board to lift ,but sadly the board will only levitate if its on top of such a surface ,and therefore the board will not work outside which is a bummer considering that your plans of becoming the next silver surfer are ruined . But fear not , this technology is still at its infancy , but till the technology matures , users can expect to move in directions thanks to a system that will increase and decrease intensity in order for you to move faster , the lack of friction between the two surfaces means that you can basically tr

When it was launched , the 2013 Nexus 7 was one of the must - have Android tablets of its era , although it is now succeeded by the Nexus 9 , the Nexus 7 is still a capable and a portable and now a much affordable option thanks to its limited time offer price cut . The 2013 Nexus 7 (Wifi Only 16GB) is going down for $139 on Yugster . And if you are wondering why the tablet is going so cheap , well the tablets sold are said to be ASUS Refurbished products , these products were previous returns or factory items that didn't pass QC and they were  serviced to brand new condition and repackaged and sold for much cheaper (kind of like Apple's Refurb iPads) The offer is only valid for another half a day so make sure to get one before the time runs out Click here to visit Yugster

LG has been working on their own processor for some time , the company , which anounced their plans of making a processor called "Odin" are now said to launch it inside LG's latest phablet called the LG F490L Liger . The Chipset , which is said to use Arm's Big Little design architecture , employs 4 Cortex A15 cores and 4 A7 cores for low power usage , according to preliminary benchmarks the chipset is not really "that impressive" and it sits well below the current crop of high end smartphones .But ,considering that the Liger only has a 1080p resolution on its 5.9" display, a 3000mAh battery and a 13mp rear camera without LG's flashy Laser autoficus  its probably not designed to be a killer smartphone after all ,and even if the benchmarks are low , its still a worthy adversary for all mid range devices once it launches soon . Writen by Rakitha for MasHD Source - GSMArena ,http://kenhcongnghe.vn/