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According to recent rumors, the Galaxy Mega duo is apparently going to make its commercial European debut this week.The white Mega 6.3 is to start selling two weeks from now, while the 5.8-incher will be up for grabs next week in white and sometime between June 17 and 23 in black.

It seems that LG's flagship Optimus G Pro might just make its way to Sprint later this year in an upgraded mode, as a User Agent Profile on Sprint's website reveals a 1080p, Android 4.2.2 handset called the LS980, which lines up with AT&T's model number (E980) and also corroborates an earlier listing at the Bluetooth SIG.It could be an upgraded Sprint G Pro variant, but the reference to a totally new chip has us thinking it could also be a full-fledged Optimus G sequel.

At the beginning of last week, we learned of a Huawei smartphone, model number P6-U06, by way of the TENAA in China, that could be the super-slim P series model a Huawei exec has been teasing all year.Meanwhile the folks at NowhereElse have received what are thought to be some in-the-wild shots of the P6-U06, this time in black.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced that the Finnish company was ramping up to release new line of Asha phones.The Asha phones target budget-conscious consumers and are usually priced under $100 without a contract.Most Ashas rock a QWERTY keyboard, but recently leaked concept renderings suggest a full touchscreen model may be on the way.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop announced that the Finnish company was ramping up to release new line of Asha phones.The Asha phones target budget-conscious consumers and are usually priced under $100 without a contract.Most Ashas rock a QWERTY keyboard, but recently leaked concept renderings suggest a full touchscreen model may be on the way.

Sony C3 is going to be a new product to unveil on Chinese market.It is a mid-to-high end product with specs that include MediaTek’s quad-core processor and 5-inch screen, dual-SIM capability.Sony C3 will launch in China during the second half of the year. Price is still unknown.

Sony C3 is going to be a new product to unveil on Chinese market.It is a mid-to-high end product with specs that include MediaTek’s quad-core processor and 5-inch screen, dual-SIM capability.Sony C3 will launch in China during the second half of the year. Price is still unknown.

Sony Xperia SP, the device released to accompany the Xperia Z on Sony’s digital store shelves is now up for pre-order, and you can choose from either black or white colors.The device will arrive in unlocked mode for $489.99 packed with a 4.6-inch display, a 1.7GHz dual-core MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, an 8-megapixel camera at the back with a front-facing VGA camera, 8GB of internal memory, a microSD memory card slot, 1GB RAM, HSPA+ (850, 900, 1900, 2100) and LTE (Band I, Band II, Band IV, Band V) support, NFC connectivity, and of course, Android 4.

The upcoming Verizon's Galaxy Note II update adds plenty of improvements and features. As well as fixing several bugs with its calendar and email apps, the refresh adds Multi Window support to some key players, including Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Kindle and Google Maps.There's also a new notification panel editing menu within settings and Samsung's Smart Switch app to speed up migrating content from your old device to another.

There is a new device from Motorola which has been speculated by certain quarters to be the long awaited Motorola X phone, spotted in a recent Antutu benchmark.The benchmarks do show that the Motorola XT1055 will be powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU that has been clocked at 1.7GHz, accompanied by Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean as the operating system of choice, and a speaker located at the back.