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The 4.3-incher Xperia V is out in Asia, but also in Germany, Sweden or Russia ever since December 2012. Meanwhile, Sony’s local French branch has initially pushed back the release for January this year and now it’s pushing it even further, until March.It packs a 1.5 GHz dual-core S4 Krait CPU, 1 GB of RAM, a 13 MP camera, 8 GB of internal memory and a 1,750 mAh battery.The rumored starting price is of around €500.

According to latest news, Nokia Asha 310 comes with the ability to carry two SIM cards at once, that is a perfect decision for those who needs a functional handset that does not have all the bells and whistles of a smartphone.The device comes with the ability to carry two SIM cards at once. It also featuresa 3-inch WQVGA, capacitive touch display, 20MB of internal memory, a microSD memory card slot, WiFi GPRS/EDGE and Bluetooth 3.

We've got leaked screenshot, that claims is a UI screenshot taken on a test HTC G2.If it is valid, it reconfirms the new Sense UI paradigm of HTC towards cleaner, simpler looking interface, but it doesn't seem to sport the utterly minimalistic and tiled Sense 5.0 screenshots that were allegedly obtained from an HTC One handset before.The device is supposed to be an entry level phone with 1 GHz processor and 3.

Chinese vendor Mogu managed to make a phone with a 5-inch screen with a price of just $48.Sadly, at the moment it’s still not available for purchase.The device features a 5-inch WVGA screen, 1GHz processor (most likely single-core), 2-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing one, Wi-Fi, GPS, and a 2,000mAh battery.

Sony released the Xperia Z kernel source code despite the fact that the device is still not available in most parts of the world (except for Japan).It is intended to allow custom ROM developers to get an early edge and already start making customizations for Sony’s superphone.The device packs a quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera, front-facing one, 3G/4G and Wi-Fi connectivity, and will start selling by the end of this month and it will be one of the first devices with a 5-inch full HD screen.

Alcatel has unveiled a new smartphone, the One Touch Star.It is a low-to-mid end device with specs that include a 4-inch WVGA (800×480) screen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing one, a microSD card slot, HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0 and 1,500 mAh battery, running under Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

It was yesterday, when Android 4.2.2 has began to arrive on an assortment of Nexus devices.With the update on board, Play Store downloads now display the time left to their completion, and Android Debug Bridge security is shored-up with the addition of a whitelist.WiFi and Bluetooth tiles can be toggled by a long press in the notification Quick Settings, also, the hardware is now available to play a tone when it begins to charge wirelessly with less than 95% juice left, and uses new low battery and cord-free charging chimes for the Nexus 4.

HTC Droid DNA is the world’s first Full HD smartphone, and has not only a pretty screen, but a very solid overall spec sheet that includes a quad-core 1.5 GHz S4 Pro CPU, 2 GB of RAM and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.We have a good news to all Droid fans, the Amazon dropped the monster phone’s price to $100 about a month ago. And now it dropped it again, to just 50 bucks.You can get the Droid DNA for the new special price from both Amazon and Wirefly.

According to LG, the L Series II will come in a variety of sizes, with a 3.2-inch L3II, 4.0-inch L5II and 4.3-inch L7II on the way.The second coming of the L Style adds Seamless Layout, Laser Cut Contour, Radiant Rear Design and Smart LED Lighting design elements to the beauty of the original phones.The different versions will also feature different batteries, ranging from 2,460mAh in the largest to 1,540mAh in the smallest.

LG has recently mentioned that at least the South Korean edition of the G Pro has a 5.5-inch, and full HD screen, that is half an inch larger than the Japanese model, and just as large as the panel on the Galaxy Note II.Borrowing a page from Sony, LG promises to reveal more of the phone the more Facebook Likes it receives.