Nokia Upgrades Asha Line with $99 Phone in Effort to Combat Low-End Android

The Asha 501 adds colorful flair and more smartphone-like features to Nokia’s entry-level line.
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The New Motorola Is Still Looking to Accessorize

The Google-owned unit is prepping a new line of audio accessories.
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Asus Tries Another Phone-Tablet Hybrid, This One With Intel Inside

The Taiwanese hardware maker, known for mixing devices, has a 7-inch tablet capable of making phone calls.
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Mobile App Discovery Engine Quixey to Find Way Onto Sprint Phones

Quixey said Tuesday that it is working with Sprint to have its mobile app discovery engine on some of the carrier’s Android devices. The technology will be included within the Sprint Zone on devices and at Sprint.com.

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LG Says It Has Sold 15 Million L-Series Android Phones

Korean electronics giant LG said on Thursday that it has now sold 15 million of its L-Series of midrange Android phones. The line, introduced a year ago, is in the process of getting an update.

Broadcom Readying Its First LTE Chip, Which It Claims Will Be Smaller Than Rivals’

Though it won’t land in phones and tablets until next year, Broadcom’s CEO said its small size and powerful features should allow the new chip to compete for a spot at the high end.
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Best Buy: We’ll Give You $50 If You Buy Your Next Phone Here

The retailer plans to launch the promotion on Super Bowl Sunday with an ad campaign tied to one that will first air during the big game.
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RIM Aims for Reinvention With BlackBerry 10 Launch

To say it’s a big day for RIM would be an understatement. AllThingsD has live coverage of the New York launch event.
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This Christmas, Buyers Were Stocking Up on Tablets

Christmas marked a record in terms of iOS and Android device activations and app downloads, according to Flurry.
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AT&T to Offer Samsung’s Android-Based Galaxy Camera

Will Android-based connected cameras help resuscitate the point-and-shoot market?
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RIM CEO: “We’re Not Sleeping Much”

The Two Features RIM Hopes Will Make the Next BlackBerry a Hit (Video)

Nokia’s New Lumia to Be Quite the Shutterbug

LG Makes Its Flagship Optimus G Phone Official — In Korean, at Least

AT&T: 3.7 Million iPhones Activated Last Quarter

LG Says Optimus L7 to Start Shipping This Month, at Least in Europe

Samsung Passes Nokia to Become World’s No. 1 Phone Maker

That Intel Phone Coming This Week: It’s for India’s Lava

Samsung to Announce Next Galaxy at London Event on May 3

BlueStacks’ Android-on-Windows App Hits Beta

Mobile Data Use Surging, but Tablets Largely a Wi-Fi-Only Affair

ZTE Unleashes Its Fury, a Low-End Android Phone for Sprint