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Next-gen Xbox may not play used games, will play Blu-ray

Shane McGlaun, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

The rumors of the next-generation Xbox game console won't die; they just keep coming and coming. The next console is certainly in the works, and all gamers are optimistic about what the system will offer. There is at least one rumor that is floating around about a feature of the next Xbox that isn’t good at all. According to this rumor, the next-gen console will not play used games. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S III to skip MWC 2012 claim insiders

Chris Davies, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung's Galaxy S III, the much-anticipated successor to the flagship Galaxy S II, won't be making a Mobile World Congress debut according to new rumors, with the Korean company holding off until later in 2012 to reveal the smartphone. Both BestBoyz and The Verge are reporting that Samsung will not bring the GSIII to Barcelona next month, with suggestions that there are currently at least two issues with the handset that have impacted the release date. Read The Full Story

AT&T’s Q1 2012 roadmap leak reveals HTC Titan II date and Sony Crystal tablet

Rue Liu, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

AT&T recently announced several new devices at CES 2012, and now more details have emerged on pricing and launch dates. According to BGR, the carrier will be releasing two Windows Phone handsets with the Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC Titan II, which we've spent some hands-on time with before. The company will also be releasing several Android devices, including the Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD, Samsung Exhilirate, Sony Xperia Ion, and a yet to be announced Sony Crystal tablet. Read The Full Story

AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 to be $100 on March 18 tips insider

Chris Davies, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia and AT&T will offer the Lumia 900 for just $99.99 with a new, two-year agreement when the Windows Phone lands in mid-March, according to the latest roadmap leak, an ambitious price to get the device into as many consumers' pockets as possible. The AT&T Lumia 900 will undercut most new Android devices - and indeed the iPhone 4S - by half, according to BGR's insider, with a release date of March 18. Read The Full Story

Samsung S-Pen stylus could show up in tablets next

Chris Davies, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung is considering adding S-Pen digital stylus functionality to future tablets, borrowing the pen-input option from the Galaxy Note for larger models as it boosts data-entry methods. Asked whether Samsung saw the Galaxy Tab line-up expanding beyond mere finger control, "I think a pen interface continues to make a lot of sense across a number of screen sizes, like the larger is more obvious of those" product marketing manager Ryan Biden told Laptop. "That's about as specific as I can be without announcing a product." Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 910 with 12MP camera rumored for May

Rue Liu, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

The AT&T exclusive Nokia Lumia 900 was rumored to be heading to the UK sans LTE sometime in June, but now a new claim by mobile insider Eldar Murtazin suggests that it could be replaced by a new model called the Nokia Lumia 910. Murtazin claims that this model has an upgraded camera and is set to hit Europe in May. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S III with HD screen, quad-core processor, and ICS rumored for April

Rue Liu, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Eldar Murtazin, a tech blogger with a notorious track record and inside sources, claims that a yet to be announced Samsung Galaxy S III will be arriving in April, following an announcement at Mobile World Congress in late February. Murtazin may even have possession of the device, so he teases via a series of tweets. Read The Full Story

First QWERTY BlackBerry 10 in Dec tips RIM roadmap leak

Chris Davies, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

RIM's first QWERTY BlackBerry 10 handset won't arrive until December, according to the latest leaks from the ailing company, with a further keyboard-toting slider tipped for early 2013. After last week's twin PlayBook tidbits as well as news on new Curves, BGR's sources reckon the BlackBerry London will hit in September, but will be followed in December by a combo touch and QWERTY device running the BlackBerry 10 OS and slotting into the Bold series. Read The Full Story

RIM CEO to deliver imminent PlayBook refresh as stock dives

Chris Davies, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [1]

New RIM CEO Thorsten Heins will jump straight into finessing the reworked BlackBerry PlayBook for a launch early this year, ex-CEO Jim Balsillie has confirmed, though the prospect of a refreshed tablet hasn't helped the company's diving share price. Described as "a revamp of the poorly selling PlayBook tablet expected early this year" by the WSJ, the new PlayBook is believed to be the replacement 7-inch "3G+" model tipped in a leaked RIM roadmap earlier this month. Read The Full Story

Sony Kumquat ST25i Xperia smartphone spied?

Shane McGlaun, Jan 23rd 2012 Discuss [3]

A new Sony smartphone has been spied in the wild for the first time. In the past, the weird Kumquat name has been tied to a new device coming to market in roadmap leaks. This is thought to be the first photo of that Kumquat device in the wild. The device is said to have a 3.5-inch screen, and it is a bit smaller than other Sony smartphones already in the line. Read The Full Story

Samsung: 1-in-10 South Koreans have GSII, but no HD model for UK

Chris Davies, Jan 20th 2012 Discuss [4]

Samsung's Galaxy S II series goes from strength to strength, with the company now claiming that one in ten of all people in South Korea now own the smartphone. Around 5m of the handsets have apparently been sold in the company's home country, making the device one of Samsung's most popular ever. However, Samsung has also confirmed that it has no plans of bringing the Galaxy S II HD to the UK, contrary to suggestions from retailers earlier this week. Read The Full Story