Galaxy Note 4 tipped to have same price as the Note 3
Samsung will finally unveil the Galaxy Note 4 phablet on Wednesday during a special media event in Berlin, Germany, but reports offering details about the handset are still coming in. Russian publication hi-tech.mail.ru has learned from a senior official from the local Media Markt retailer that the price of the upcoming phablet in the region will be the same as the Galaxy Note 3.
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Microsoft just accidentally teased the upcoming Windows 9
Microsoft has accidentally confirmed in China that at least a Technical Preview version of Windows 9 is going to soon be unveiled by posting a teaser message and picture on Weibo, CNBeta reports.
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Here comes the BlackBerry Passport: BlackBerry announces major September 24th event
The iPhone 6, the Galaxy Note 4 and the Moto X+1 aren’t the only major flagship phones that are going to be released in September. BlackBerry has just announced that it’s holding a major media event on September 24th that will almost certainly feature the new BlackBerry Passport handset.
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Hands on with iOS 8 widgets!
Apple has fought the idea of adding widget support to its iOS platform for years, in theory because the company decided battery life was more important than zero-tap access to information. Some agree with that stance while others would rather have the option of using widgets on their iPhones and iPads, but now Apple has finally come up with a compromise.
In iOS 8, Apple’s next-generation mobile platform that will be released to the public later this month, developers can create widgets for their apps that will reside on the Today panel in iOS’s Notification Center. It’s not quite as practical as a home screen widget might be, but at least it’s something.
While the world waits for iOS 8 to be released by Apple with widget support in tow, here’s a quick look at how awesome widget support will be in iOS 8.
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Here’s a great Galaxy Note 4 feature that might be coming to future iPhones
Apple is giving both of its operating systems major facelifts this fall with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, but after 44 new patents were granted to the company on Tuesday, it’s clear that these updates are only the beginning. Patently Apple is focusing on a few of the most significant patents, starting with moving radial menus, a feature found on Samsung’s Galaxy Note line of phablets.
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New leak may confirm a crucial 5.5-inch iPhone 6 specification
It’s a fact: Bigger phones need bigger batteries. This is why we’ve been hoping that Apple, which has been taking shots from Samsung over the iPhone’s subpar battery power, would really up its game when it comes to putting a high-powered battery into its 5.5-inch iPhone 6. And now a new leaked photo from Nowhereelse.fr shows that our prayers may have been answered as it appears Apple will include a 2,915mAh battery in its first-ever phablet.
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GET ‘EM WHILE THEY’RE FREE: $48 worth of awesome paid iPhone apps that are free right now
BGR celebrated Labor Day this year by bringing you $55 worth of great paid iPhone and iPad apps that were free for a limited time. In fact, a few of the apps we shared on Monday are still free if you hurry. With each new day comes a new batch of iOS app sales, however, and we’ve sifted through all the junk to bring you the cream of the crop. Today’s batch of paid apps gone free includes eight apps that are worth a combined $48, but they’re all free if you download them right away.
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Everything we know about the 3 huge flagship phones you’ll see unveiled over the next week
This past summer was not an exciting time for new smartphones by any stretch of the imagination but September is already promising to make up for it in a big way. Over the next week alone, we’re going to get our first official looks at Apple’s iPhone 6, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 and Motorola’s Moto X+1, each of which by itself would be the most significant smartphone launch since the unveiling of the LG G3 all the way back in May. To help you keep track of all these new devices, we’ve put together a quick overview of everything we know and everything we think we know about the iPhone 6, Galaxy Note 4 and Moto X+1.
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MAJOR iPHONE 6 LEAK: This is our best look yet at the fully assembled iPhone 6
Apple will unveil the iPhone 6 in a week during a special media event that has already been confirmed by the company, but that doesn’t mean the iPhone 6 leaks have stopped. In fact, after Feld & Volk last week released a video showing a fully assembled 4.7-inch iPhone 6 model (with help of the available alleged iPhone 6 components that can already be found in the wild), YouTube channel Rozetked has posted an even longer video showing a similarly assembled iPhone 6 unit, complete with commentary.
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GET READY FOR BIG CHANGES: 5 huge changes iPhone 6 owners will have to adapt to
It’s almost time to breathe a big sigh of relief, Apple fans — we’re now exactly a week away from seeing Apple unveil what very well may be the most hotly anticipated iPhone models the company has ever built. Consumers have been clamoring for years for iPhones with significantly larger displays, and in 2014 it looks like they’ll finally get what they want. Apple is expected to unveil two new iPhone models that will launch this fall, a 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and an even bigger 5.5-inch iPhone phablet.
As much as people have been looking forward to new iPhones with larger displays, however, there are some big adjustments that will have to be made and we’re not entirely certain that everyone has considered them.
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