Now @evleaks has claimed that Nokia's only Android phone might be launched as the Nokia X. The popular phone tipster's tweet reads, "Project Normandy = Nokia X." It is noteworthy that in the past, @evleaks has come out with fairly accurate information regarding yet-to-be-announced devices and we will not be ... Read more »

There are a few things that you should not announce online. Don’t tell them when you are going on vacation and leaving your house unattended and just like in any city, don’t go flashing a wad of cash around. A home in Australia was robbed last week by two masked men, a few hours after an image of cash appeared on Facebook. posted by a 17-year-old girl who was helping count her grandmother’s savings.

The robbers quickly figured out where the house was located and traveled there to steal the money. The image was posted at 4pm on Thursday, May 24. By 11:30pm the two masked men arrived with a knife and wooden club. They forced their way into the house, but the girl was no longer there. A 58-year-old man, a woman of 47, and a boy of 14 were home, so the men left with only a s ... Read more »

TOKYO—Over the past few years, as many people rushed to trade in their old phones for smartphones, Japan's philanderers have remained faithful to one particular brand: Fujitsu Ltd.'s older "F-Series" phones, which feature some attractive stealth privacy features.

The aging flip-phone—nicknamed the "uwaki keitai" or "infidelity phone"—owes its enduring popularity to customers who don't believe newer smartphones are as discreet at hiding their illicit romances.

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A new breed of tablet, mobile phone hybrid device seems to be making the rounds at Computex this week, with the unveiling of a number of tablets that accept a mobile phone docked directly into their cases. This new Transphone designed and created by CMIT was first unveiled last Saturday pipping the Asus Padfone device to technology sites, around the Internet.

The tablet portion of the Transphone comes equipped with a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Dual Core processor, and could be running Android but this has yet to be confirmed. Its also equipped with a VGA display, USB and HDMI ports.

Unfortunately no information on pricing or worldwide availability has been released as yet, but as soon as it becomes available we will let you ... Read more »

Samsung Displays have started whetting our appetites this week for flexible smartphone screen technology announcing that they will be showcasing their new 5.5 inch phone screen at CES next month.

Samsung Display will be exhibiting and demonstrating a pair of bendable screens at CES that could one day appear in a radically new smartphone or TV design, according to company representatives.

The flexible smartphone 5.5-inch flexible screen sports a resolution of 1,280 x 720 and a 267 pixel density, and will be accompanied with a 55-inch television screen. CNET explains:

"Samsung has been developing curving screens for some time, showing off smaller display demos, like the 4.5-inch WVGA ... Read more »