Last week we heard about the new Kogan Agora, which is a budget Android smartphone, and now it would appear that the handset will be launching in the US and will retail for $149.

The Kogan Ago comes with Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and features a 5 inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, processing is in the form of a dual core Cortex A9 processor clocked at 1GHz.

Other specifications on the Kogan Agora include 512MB of RAM and features 4GB of built in memory, there is also a microSD card slot that can take up to 32GB cards, plus a microUSB port and a 2,000 mAh battery.

The Kogan Agora also comes with dual cameras, up front we have a 0.3 megapixel camera for video chat, on the back we have a 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash, the handset will be avail ... Read more »

Ainol has this week added a new addition to their range of Android tablets, in the form of the newly launched Ainol Novo 7 Venus, which is available to purchase for around $140.

The Ainol Novo 7 Venus tablet id equipped with a 7 inch capacitive multitouch IPS display sporting a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, powered by a quad-core ATM7029 processor , supported by 1GB of RAM.

Graphics are looked after with a Vivante GC1000 processor and 16GB of onboard storage is provided together with 2 megapixel back-facing camera and 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera, all run by Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

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Asus are well know for producing Android devices, like the hugely popular Nexus 7 tablet for Google, but now it would appear that Asus are considering another mobile OS as well as Android, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 platform.

According to a recent report by the WSJ, Asus are thinking about releasing devices that will run Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8, and they are even thinking about releasing a Windows Phone powered Padfone.

"With our Padfone concept, the phone plus tablet, I think it makes sense for Windows 8″

As yet we do not have any details about any specific hardware, and also no details on when we will see the first Windows Phone devices from Asus, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.

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LG launched their Optimus G smartphone last year, and now according to a recent report they have the device’s successor in the works and it is rumored to launch in the fall of 2013.

According to a recent report by Cnet, the LG Optimus G2 is expected to feature a full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and will come with Android 5.0, the display is rumored to be around 5 inches in size.

What is also interesting is that LG may have a new Optimus G smartphone to announce at Mobile World Congress next month, although this will not be the Optimus G2, instead it will apparently be a slightly updated version of the Optimus G, possibly called the LG GK.

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It would appear that LG is the latest manufacturer that is considering launching a range of Windows Phone 8 smartphones, according to a recent report by the Korea Times.

According to an LG executive, who spoke to the Korea Time, LG has some new smartphones in the works that will be released this year that will run Windows Phone 8.

"We will release quite a number of new Optimus devices this year and LG also has some new smartphones in the works, that will run Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8.’’

It will be interesting to see what these new Windows Phone 8 smartphones from LG are like, as soon as we get some more information, and confirmation that LG that they are releasing Windows Phone 8 devices.

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LG had a better year with their mobile phones and smartphones in 2012, with an estimated 55 million mobile phones sold, and according to a recent report LG plans to sell a total of 75 million mobile phones in 2013.

LG is aiming to sell a total of 30 million budget and feature phones and the other 45 million will be smartphones, including devices which will run Microsoft’s Windows phone 8 platform.

"We will release quite a number of new Optimus devices this year and LG also has some new smartphones in the works, that will run Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8,’’ a senior executive from one of LG’s local partners said by telephone.

LG’s Google Nexus 4 smartphone has become a very popular device, it is currently sold out on Google Play, and demand for the handset is high, if ... Read more »

Nokia’s flagship handset has already hit store shelves and for roughly Rs 38,500, you can get yourself one of the best camera phones for low light photography. The Lumia 920 is all about the camera and, of course, the other exclusive novelty it enjoys over the competition – wireless charging. Let’s quickly run through the rest of the specifications that make up the Lumia 920.

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Nokia hasn’t really changed the Windows Phone 8 UI too much apart from some exclusive apps like City Lens, Nokia Drive, etc. The operating system remains one of the best to date when it comes to fluidity and u ... Read more »

We do not have much longer to wait to see RIM’s new BlackBerry 10 smartphones, which will launch on the 30th of January along with the new BlackBerry 10 OS, we have already seen a number of leaked photos and now we have some press shots of the handset.

These latest photos show a black and white version of the new BlackBerry Z10, which is rumored to comes with a 4.2 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels and a dual core Snapdragon processor.

We should have full details on the new BlackBerry z10 later this month, have a look at the gallery below.

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