The Chinese company Lenovo can reduce costs in the smartphone business massively with the acquisition of the mobile phone business of Motorola: “We started with the integration of procurement and production,” said Lenovo Manager Liu Jun on the obile World Congress (MWC) to the German business newspaper “Handelsblatt” in Barcelona. mehr »

Samsung and Apple may be the top phone manufacturers but other companies are not giving up in releasing their own smartphones and mobile devices. If not, a new company like the OnePlus is ready to introduce new models. mehr »

Apple and Samsung aren’t the only best phone brands in the world. There are a number of reliable companies that manufacture phones and tablets although we’re not familiar with most of them. There are brands from China and France that are good enough. For one, there’s Archos coming up with the Quecha phone. mehr »

Having your phone stolen really sucks. It’s like being crippled because you can’t do anything without it. While some people have successfully recovered theirs because of some phone finders and unsung heroes, there are more who wish they could just block their units so the thief wouldn’t be able to sell or use it. Luckily, the wireless industry group CTIA is finally okaying the stolen phone database that was launched only last year. This database is shared by US mobile carriers Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile with the aim to block the phones stolen. mehr »

Huawei may not be the most popular brand in the mobile industry but it sure is thriving. The Chinese manufacturer is set to reveal a new handset in the form of the Glory. The Glory phone was only seen as a leak so we’ll just wait for the official announcement. mehr »

We haven’t heard much from Alcatel lately but the brand is very much alive. We saw the One Touch Hero at the IFA 2013. The One Touch Idol X was released earlier this 2013 and now looks like it will have a follow up in the form of the Alcatel One Touch Idol X+. It could almost be the same because only the + has been added to the name but we can expect specs will be better. mehr »

What can more than 8,000 fans do that Samsung can’t say ‘No’? Release a Galaxy Note 3 in blush pink. The South Korean giant asked the people on Facebook what they want so yes, this pink Note 3 is on its way. mehr »

I know there are those only waiting for LG to announce the G Flex in their countries. In the US, you may expect Sprint to release the smartphone as an FEC document shows a certain LS995 coming to the carrier. It’s actually a variant of the LG G Flex. mehr »

ZTE’s Nubia brand recently rolled out new smartphone models in China. Leading the pack is the Nubia Z5S that comes equipped with a 5MP front camera, camera button, multi-purpose infrared remote, 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 SoC, and 4K video capture. mehr »

Remember the Phonebloks/Project Ara? A lot of people are liking the idea but looks like it will take a while before the smartphone becomes a reality. We have another option in the form of the ZTE Eco-Mobius. It’s also a concept phone that even got a Red Dot Design Award so you know it’s impressive. mehr »

Dual-display phones are not really big but the YotaPhone could change the scene. The phone is made by a Russian company which actually showed it off last year. mehr »

Q3 sales and financial reports are coming out. IDC recently shared that about 21 percent of smartphones shipped during the last quarter have big screens. You can say these are phablets (phone tablets) which have become more popular in Q3. mehr »