Well, at least not officially, anyway. The Moto G is the little brother of Motorola’s uber excellent Moto X. If you want an affordable but stellar android phone by an international manufacturer, this is the phone you should look at.
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Cherry Mobile Titan Pro: a 5-inch Android smartphone with stylus
The Galaxy Note-like device we previously reported about has finally gotten itself an official name. The new Cherry Mobile Titan Pro is a 5-inch smartphone with a quad-core processor, 12-megapixel rear shooter, and a stylus.
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Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth2 budget Android tablet unveiled
The arrival of affordable entry-level Android tablets never seems to stop, with the Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth2 being the latest device trying to appease the needs of budget-conscious consumers. Its 7-inch screen size makes it a tablet, but it’s able to make 2G and 3G calls pretty much like a smartphone.
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China develops its own mobile OS, looks like Android
That the mobile industry is currently dominated by Western operating systems (e.g., Android, iOS, and Windows Phone) has made China worry. Its response? Develop a new platform called COS or China Operating System.
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SK Telecom to offer 300Mbps LTE-A mobile Internet
The country with the fastest Internet—South Korea—is about to get even faster. Its top wireless telecommunications operator SK Telecom has announced its plans to deploy a mobile Internet service that goes as fast as 300 megabits per second.
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Sony Xperia Z Ultra turns into tablet with Wi-Fi only version
With a gigantic 6.4-inch screen, the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is quite near the borderline between phone and tablet form factors. So instead of using this unwieldy device to make phone calls, why not just turn it into a mere tablet? Sony has done so by releasing a Wi-Fi-only model.
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Sun Broadband Gadget Plan 1299: Smart TV, Acer tablet, Pocket Wi-Fi in one package
Always one with mouthwatering deals, Sun Broadband has announced one of its best gadget postpaid plan yet. The Sun Broadband Gadget Plan 1299 offers not just two but three devices in a single package: a smart TV, an Android tablet, and a pocket Wi-Fi.
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Root apps could turn defunct in next Android version
If certain source code changes applied recently see through the release of the next Android version, many root apps won’t probably have the freedom like they have now and could end up broken.
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95 percent of ATMs worldwide still use aging Windows XP
A whopping majority—95 percent to be exact—of ATMs all over the globe still use the venerable Windows XP, an operating system whose maker Microsoft will no longer actively support after April 8.
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Cherry Mobile Teases Possible Galaxy Note-like Device
While the local budget smartphone market has an alternative for just about any branded device out there, there has yet to be one that mimics the Samsung Galaxy Note. That could change pretty soon as Cherry Mobile just teased what could be their next new release on their Facebook page!
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Sony Xperia Z Ultra Review
I was at a crossroad last December. It was time for me to upgrade my phone, but I was torn between two models: the new Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and the older but bigger Sony Xperia Z Ultra.
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ASUS Transformer Book Trio: laptop, tablet and desktop computing in one device
Asus has launched what it claims to be the “world’s first 3-in-1 notebook, tablet and desktop PC” here in the Philippines. The Asus Transformer Book Trio TX201LA runs Windows 8 when docked, and shifts to Android 4.2 Jelly when in tablet mode.
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Asus MeMO Pad 8, MeMO Pad 10 now available in the Philippines
Two new tablets by Asus have arrived in the Philippines. Marketed as mid-range devices, the Asus MeMO Pad 8 and MeMO Pad 10 are Android-powered slates that feature IPS displays with 1280-by-800 (WXGA) resolution and quad-core processors.
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Box for iPhone, iPad offers 50GB free storage to early birds
Like it or not, cloud storage has become a necessity to many mobile users. If you’re one with an iPhone or iPad and is need of online storage yourself, the Box app for the iOS platform is giving away 50GB worth of free storage (for life) when you download on or before February 14.
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O+ Fab Elite Review
We’ve spent some quality time with the O+ Fab Elite – O+ USA’s best phablet yet. Want to know more about this smartphone? Check out our full review.