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Lilbits (8-15-2013): Kobo Arc HD tablets on the way?

Bookseller Kobo offers a line of eReaders and tablets. And unlike Barnes & Noble, there’s good reason to believe that Kobo has no plans to stop selling Android tablets anytime soon. A few weeks ago details about an unannounced product called the Kobo Arc 10 HD started making the rounds. It’s expected to feature a […]

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Nokia device with Snapdragon 800 chip shows up in benchmark results

Nokia may be working on a Windows RT tablet with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and a 1920 x 1080 pixel display. Or maybe the company’s just testing prototypes… or working on a new phone… or maybe somebody’s just playing games with the GFXBench website. Any way you look at it, test results and basic […]

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Nokia Lumia 625 is the first Windows Phone with a 4.7 inch display

As expected, Nokia has launched a new smartphone that has a bigger screen than any Windows Phone device released to date. And as expected, the new Nokia Lumia 625 may be the biggest Windows Phone around, but it’s not necessarily the most powerful. The Nokia Lumia 625 sports a 4.7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel […]

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Nokia Lumia 1020 asks the question: Does anyone need a 41MP camera in their phone?

It’s hard to make a smartphone that truly stands out these days. Some companies opt for waterproof models. Others go for enormous displays. Nokia is trying its luck with a ridiculously high resolution camera. The Nokia Lumia 1020 is a Windows Phone device with a 4.5 inch display, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, and a […]

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Lilbits (6-19-2013): Xiaomi’s first tablet

The folks at Xiaomi got their start by offering custom smartphone ROMs that offered a unique spin on the Android operating system. Since then, the company’s started selling its own phones, as well as set-top-boxes. So what’s next for the Chinese device and software company? Tablets seem like an obvious choice. Here’s a roundup of […]

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Nokia finally pulls the plug on Symbian, goes all-in with Windows Phone

More than two years after Finnish phone maker Nokia made the move from Symbian OS to Windows Phone, the company is getting ready to pull completely out of the Symbian business. Nokia hasn’t released a new Symbian phone since 2012, and now the Financial Times reports that the company plans to stop shipping Symbian devices […]

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Nokia’s Lumia 925 offers Windows Phone 8 in a thinner, lighter package

Nokia’s latest Lumia phone has the same Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 8.7MP PureView camera as the Lumia 920. But the new Nokia Lumia 925 is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, has an aluminum frame, and a glass camera lens. If you’re in the market for a Windows Phone handset, […]