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The number of distinct Android devices rose by 7,000 in the last year, with Samsung accounting for 43%

Lumia 920 users should get the Lumia Cyan and Windows Phone 8.1 updates via the over the air mechanism, or can check for these manually.

Lumia 920 users should obtain Lumia Cyan and Windows Phone 8.1 updates via over-the-air mechanism.

Lumia 530 succeeds the Lumia 520, which earned the distinction of being the 'most popular Lumia'.

Huawei Ascend P7's successor's release date is unknown as yet.

Verizon's Single Line tariff plan also offers 2GB of free internet access.

US Senate gives final approval to bill to mandate smartphone manufacturers to install anti-theft technology

Lumia 730 is expected to succeed Microsoft's popular Lumia 720, and the former is expected to be a 'selfie' smartphone.

All of Asus' Zenfones can be pre-ordered from the company's official eShop.

Qnovo's technology recharges smartphone batteries three-times faster than traditional chargers.

Samsung Galaxy LTE-Advanced expected to have improved tech-specs in comparison to other Galaxy S5 variants.

A 5MP front camera is also expected to adorn the HTC One M8, which will support interactive phone cases.

The SM-G739F incorporates a fairly large 5.5in display, as is evident in latest benchmarks.

Each recycled smartphone can protect 40 square miles of forest containing elephants, chimpanzees and gorillas.

Lumia 730 is expected to run Windows Phone 8.1 update 1 out of the box, and feature Cortana.

uBeam charger could result in smaller smartphone batteries as device is "always charging"

Children as young as six have a higher average 'Digital Quotient' score than adults over 45

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro is expected to run Android 4.4.4.

Bristol Robotics Laboratory is working on a unique project to charge a mobile device using urine

The video shows that users can long press a tile to select/move it and then drag and drop it on another tile to create a folder.

EE has expanded its contactless payment system to allow people pay for London buses with their smartphones.

Evan Blass (aka @evleaks) announces retirement from leaking smartphones from Motorola, LG, Samsung & more

The first half of 2014 reported dangerously high levels of Android malware. Out of 24.2 million sample files collected, 2.2 million contained malicious codes/viruses/malware.

O2's Visual Mailbox feature is confirmed to be working for various users in the UK, upgrading their Windows Phone 8 smartphones to Windows Phone 8.1.

With the Lumia Cyan now entering Canada, Lumia 625 has become the first Windows Phone device in the region to receive the update.

Karbonn A50S will be shipped to the UK upon order, for a nominal cost, without duty.

Users of Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL should get Microsoft's latest update via the OTA mechanism. Manual download can also be done.

HTC W8 is expected to carry forward all features found in the HTC One M8.

A UK professor proposes the creation of a personal electronic aura in oder to secure your passwords

Status Tiles app works by pinning toggles for connectivity settings to the Start screen, and also indicating current status via customised live tiles.