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Samsung Galaxy S 4 mini The blogosphere is confident that a Samsung Galaxy S 4 mini is about to be revealed. We’ve had a set of images leaked of the device before and today a benchmark result of the Galaxy S 4 mini reveals new details of this device. The Galaxy S 4 mini is reported to run a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset instead of an Exynos 5 that we’ve...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 SamMobile, a trusted source regarding Samsung leaks, has gotten hold of information about an 8-inch version of the Galaxy Tab 3. The said device is expected to be available at the end of next month. The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 will be available in 8GB and 16GB versions. The sad part about this news is that the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 will only get a TFT...

Sony Xperia L white Gigantti lists that the Sony Xperia L is now available here in Finland. The device is currently priced 299 EUR with VAT included, and without any operator subsidies. Gigantti shows that the Xperia L is immediately available in black, red and white. Notable specs include a 4.3-inch FWVGA (480 x 854) SCHOTT dispaly, 1GHz dual-core processor, Adreno...

Kaspersky Mobile Security Viruses and malware has been a growing problem on Android. To counteract this, Kaspersky Lab has teamed-up with Qualcomm to pre-install its antivirus solution on Snapdragon-powered Android devices. Under this deal, Android devices with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips will get Kaspersky’s software preloaded on their devices. Smartphones...

IDC smartphone marketshare Q1 2013 IDC just published their latest estimate on the world’s smartphone market. According to their Q1 2013 report, Android is dominant with a massive share of 75%. iOS comes in second with a share of 17.3%. However, in third place we already have Windows Phone with a share of 3.2%. Blackberry is down to  a share of 2.9%. In terms...

Google just published the crazy 3 hour 52 minute keynote of this year’s Google I/O conference. Here’s a complete list (courtesy of The Next Web) of what was announced during the keynote. Google announces 900 million Android activations, 48 billion apps downloadedthere have been more than 900 million Android activations in total 48 billion apps have been downloaded on Android 2.5 billion apps are installed every monthGoogle’s new App Translation service lets developers get pro localization services right in Consoledevelopers...

Samsung’s own PR channel, Samsung Tomorrow, just published a video showing 12 of the unique Galaxy S 4 features in a 120 second video. Here are the features that gets a short demo: Smart Pause & Smart Scroll, Air View & Air Gesture, Dual Video Call, Dual Shot, Drama Shot, Eraser, Sound & Shot, Story Album, S Translator, Group Play, WatchON, and S Health. ...

Sony Xperia Z firmware build 0.1.1.A.1.253 Sony France just told on Twitter that a new firmware update for the Xperia Z is available. The update carries a build number of 10.1.1.A.1.253. The update is still based on Android 4.1.2. A changelog has not been released yet, but a thread over at XDA Developers listed the following changes:Soft keys + notification bar...