Huawei smartphone sales reportedly rose by a third in 2014
Chinese manufacturer Huawei has seen its smartphone sales rise by almost a third in 2014 to $11.8 billion, according to a report by Reuters. The publication cites a shared internal memo, showing the company's continued growth in the competitive industry.
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HTC One M8 on the cheap on Vodafone PAYG
If you're looking to round off 2014 with a bargain, Vodafone UK has a deal that's worth a look. The carrier is selling its branded HTC One M8 on Pay As You Go for £289, well below the £350-400 you'll pay elsewhere for the handset. The device will likely be locked to Vodafone, but if you're already on that network — or have an easy way to SIM-unlock it — then this is a pretty good deal for one of the top Android phones of 2014.
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Qualcomm Hints At LG G Flex 2 Being Announced At CES 2015
It’s been more than a year since LG revealed its flexible and “self-healing” smartphone in October 2013, but the wait may soon be finally over.
A new #Snapdragon 800 powered smartphone is launching next week at @intlCES – here’s a first look. http://pic.twitter.com/6Sx8wQQsdE
— Qualcomm (@Qualcomm) December 29, 2014
Qualcomm has tweeted a teaser for a smartphone running the Snapdragon 800 SoC, and judging by the material and supposed rear facing buttons, it has to be from LG. We reported about a month ago that LG would be refreshing the G Flex during CES 2015 so the teaser from Qualcomm makes sense and essentially confirms the rumours. It is expected to come with improved self-healing capabilities, a smaller form factor and a P-OLED screen.
The device is also expected to be shipping with LG’s newest skin on top of Android 5.0 Lollipop.
January 6th just can’t come soon enough.
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Palm brand could soon make a return to mobile
Alcatel Onetouch has been steadily releasing Android devices — like the Fierce 2 and Evolve 2 — in the U.S. for quite some time. We’ve never really seen anything major from the company for a while, but that could change soon.
It was recently discovered that a company by the name of “Wide Progress Global Limited” acquired the Palm brand and trademarks from HP and its legal counsel, Rishi Varma. The person that represented Wide Progress Global Limited in the deal goes by the name Nicholas Zibell, who also happens to be President for the Americas and Pacific divisions of Alcatel Onetouch.
The company “Wide Progress Global Limited” also appears as the registrant to mynewpalm.com, which you’ll be directed to if you navigate to palm.com. On the mynewpalm.com site is the old Palm logo along with the words “Coming Soon” and “Smart Move.”
Meanwhile, “Smart Move” also happens to be the brand of, you guessed it, Alcatel Onetouch. The brand was announced at IFA in 2013.
So what’s going on here? Well, neither Alcatel Onetouch nor HP have commented on the matter, so it’s tough to say with any certainty. It appears that Alcatel Onetouch may have acquired the Palm brand and hidden it behind the guise of Wide Progress Global Limited until it’s ready to make an announcement itself.
While Alcatel Onetouch has released a number of products around the globe, it hasn’t yet managed to gain much brand power with consumers in the U.S. Despite the fact that the Palm name hasn’t been in the public for a while, it’s likely got more brand recognition with U.S. consumers than Alcatel Onetouch. As a result, Alcatel may have acquired the Palm name as a way to quickly gain attention and brand power in the U.S.
What do you think is going on here? Will Alcatel Onetouch resurrect the Palm brand or is there something else happening?
Via: webOSNation
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