HTC M7 will be launched on March 8

we are afraid that HTC will have little to announce at its February 19 event. Today we got to learn the pricing and release date of the smartphone (or at least in France), courtesy of a listing from a local retailer.

According to the leak, the HTC M7 will be launched on March 8, and it will be using that exact name. This refutes earlier rumors that M7 was merely a codename, which won't be used any more once the smartphone gets official.

The SIM-free HTC M7 will be priced at a whopping €649.99(about $879) and is expected to be available in different colors.

The listing also confirms the specifications of HTC M7 to sport a 4.7" Full HD display, 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor along with 2GB RAM, 32 GB internal memory with microSD support, 4G, NFC, Android Jelly Bean and 2,300 mAh battery

Furthermore, HTC M7 will be using a 13-megapixel camera with stacked sensor and ultrapixels for the first time and it will be interesting to see how the camera performs. M7 is also confirmed to feature the latest HTC 5.0 sense and Double HP techno Beats Audio.

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Pink Samsung Galaxy Note II relaesed on samsung website

We have seen pink colored versions of Samsung's smartphones before. There was the pink Galaxy S III and then the pink Galaxy Note before that. Now it's the turn of the new Galaxy Note II to go pink.

The entire front and back of the phone gets the new shade of pink, which is lighter than the one we saw on the original Note. The stylus also gets the new color treatment. Other than that the phone is identical to the other color models.

Samsung is yet to announce the phone and so far it exists only on the company's Taiwanese website. More details regarding availability should be released soon.

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HTC releases anatomy-inspired teaser

HTC released a rather strange teaser image, featuring a heart connected to a motherboard. containig the slogan "Alive Soon", the teaser is likely related to the soon to be revealed, HTC M7 Android flagship.

The HTC M7 is arguably one of the most important product launches for HTC for quite some time, considering the company's recent financial woes. The upcoming flagship has made a couple of unofficial appearances before, including a stint in the hands of HTC's overly excited chairman.

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ITC will rule on Apple's complaint against Samsung on August 1 2013

Apple and Samsung are fighting a fierce patent war on several fronts, but one of those engagements will be resolved in the beginning of August.

Originally scheduled for January 23, the final ruling will decide if Apple will win the US import ban on Samsung devices or not (depends on whether the devices infringe on Apple patents, the preliminary findings are that there are four patents that Samsung infringed on).

Should the August 1 ruling go that way, there will be a 60-day Presidential review period, during which the White House can veto the import ban (which it usually doesn’t). This means the potential ban will come into effect in October.

Before then, the ITC has another ruling to make – Samsung is seeking an import ban on Apple products, alleging violations on FRAND patents. This ruling is scheduled for March 7.

You can check the FOSSPatents blog for more info on the patent wars between Apple and Samsung. Be warned though, it quickly gets confusing and complicated, despite all of Florian Mueller’s efforts to disambiguate it all.

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Sony Xperia SP C530X live photos leak with more specifications confirmed

The first photos of Sony's mid-range Xperia SP smartphone, which was previously known by its HuaShan codename, have just surfaced. Those show the handset alongside the Xperia V and reveal that the Xperia SP smartphone has a bigger footprint than that of Xperia V, suggesting that the smartphone will sport a display larger than 4.3-inches.

  
Sony Xperia SP poses alongside Xperia V

According to the information leaked by theAndroid-Hilfe tipster, the smartphone will come with a removable back plastic cover, which allows you to access the memory card slot. Meanwhile, the report also confirms that the battery is not removable.

The Sony Xperia SP will be available in three region-specific versions - C5302, C5303 and C5306. They will all feature a 720p display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T chipset with 1.7 GHz dual-core Krait CPU and Adreno 320 graphics. The C5303 will also add LTE radio, while the other two will only offer HSPA.

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Samsung Galaxy S IV will launch on March 15

Samsung's next generation Galaxy S flagship smartphone will be launched on March 15, according to a "trusted" insider, who has confirmed the arrival to SamMobile. Earlier, an internal raffle doc leak at a New Zealand retailer had suggested that the device might be available from April, but we can now expect the smartphone to hit the stores from the beginning of April.

We already know Samsung's Unpacked event won't happen at the MWC, but the company is expected to send the invites after the conclusion of the industry's largest event.

Samsung's 2013 flagship smartphone is rumored to sport a Super AMOLED display of FullHD resolution and a whopping 8-core Exynos 5 Octa processor, 8-core Mali-T658 GPUand 2 GB of RAM. A 13-megapixel rear camera with the ability to shoot 1080p full HD videos at 30 fps will be mounted at the back, while 2-megapixel front camera will take care of video-calls. The next Samsung flagship will reportedly be powered by Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean.

It the rumors are to be trusted, the smartphone will be available in Europe first, with the whole Asian market is expected to follow by the end of April. Galaxy IV will make it to the shores of America, Australia and Africa by the end of Q2.

The report also confirms the model number of Galaxy S IV to be I9500 as well as its Black and White color options.

Unofficial preliminary specifications.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE
	SIM	Micro-SIM
	Announced	Exp. announcement 2013, Q1
	Status	Rumored. Exp. release 2013, Q2

BODY	Dimensions	-
	Weight	-

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2
		- TouchWiz UI

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 64 GB
	Internal	16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
	NFC	Yes
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go

CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR
	Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps
	Secondary	Yes

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
	Chipset	Exynos 5450 Quad
	CPU	Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A15
	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML5, Adobe Flash
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Titanium Gray, Sapphire Black
		- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Smart Stay eye tracking - Dropbox (50 GB storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY		Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery

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Sprint Galaxy Note II available for $140 now, Galaxy S III for $0.01

Amazon has got a treat today for those of you in the US hoping to score a new Galaxy S III or Note II on a bargain price. The catch is

Currently the Galaxy Note II can be yours on a two-year Sprint deal for a penny under $140 in either Titanium gray and Marble white colors. The Pebble blue and Marble white Galaxy S III retails for just $0.01 on a two-year Sprint commitment.

Both devices are LTE ready on Sprint, run on Android Jelly Bean, have expandable storage and sport Samsung's extensive and feature-rich TouchWiz launcher.

There's no telling when available stock will be depleted so hurry up.

Samsung Galaxy Note II Marble white | Titanium gray

Samsung Galaxy S III Marble white | Pebble blue

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