Mystery Samsung SM-G739F phablet benchmarked with mid-end specs and more

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Mystery Samsung SM-G739F phablet benchmarked with mid-end specs
HTC joins 64-bit smartphone race with Sprint-bound Desire codenamed A11
Microsoft unveils $25 Nokia 130
GeoTech: 4 psychological tricks behind Disney's theme park success
Sony rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat for Xperia E1 and E1 Dual
Motorola Moto X+1 headed Verizon's way this late September, sources say
LG quietly unveils low-end, Android KitKat-running L60 handheld
LG G3 s/G3 Beat possibly headed for Sprint as G3 Vigor
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Mystery Samsung SM-G739F phablet benchmarked with mid-end specs

Although Samsung continues to comfortably dominate virtually all of the mobile landscape's numerous little niches, fierce competition from rivals HTC and LG has recently shrunk the king's market share – particularly at the low end, and especially in the phablet arena, where the Desire 816 and G Vista seem to outperform Galaxy Megas at competitive prices.

As such, Sammy needs phablet army reinforcements…

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HTC joins 64-bit smartphone race with Sprint-bound Desire codenamed A11

Basically anointed @evleaks' heir to the mobile leak throne by the legendary, retired industry insider himself, newcomer @upleaks seems mighty keen on proving his reliability and worth. During the past week or so, the mysterious tipster has tweeted an abundance of information on countless unreleased devices, although most of it was just not that juicy.

Some we knew…

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Microsoft unveils $25 Nokia 130

When Microsoft purchased and absorbed Nokia's free-falling mobile phone business and gave pink slips to roughly 12,500 of its employees, a series of tough decisions regarding its product portfolio were anticipated.

It didn't take long for Redmond to realize it was better off without the unfortunate Android-based X experiment, which will be shifted to Windows Phone in the near…

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GeoTech: 4 psychological tricks behind Disney's theme park success

People love Disney in a way that makes romantic love look weak. There is no more fanatical and intense fandom than the Disney fandom and there's a good reason for that. Disney's success largely hinges on psychological theory and there's no better example of this than the physical embodiment of the world Walt Disney created in the form of his theme parks and resorts. Here are the four major psychologies behind Disney's theme park success.

1.Lead in/tease

Do you have a virtual or physical photo album from a trip to a Disney theme park? You probably have a photo of this sign:

*Screams uncontrollably*

There are actually a number of signs placed in front of this sign asking visitors to please not park their car on the highway to take a picture of the sign. Why? Because we all go batcrap crazy when we see it and feel an immediate need to begin documenting the vacation right then and there, because it has begun! This seems stupid when you say it out loud like I am right now, but that's exactly what happens, and it's exactly how the good ~~mind control engineers~~ Imagineers at the Disney Company want you to feel.

The lead in, or "tease" element of Disney's resorts gives you a constant feeling of ascension, an upward movement that begins when you board the bus at your resort in the morning and continues through the…

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Sony rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat for Xperia E1 and E1 Dual

Sony wasn't kidding back when it upgraded the massive Xperia T2 Ultra to the newest, tastiest flavor of Android, announcing at the same time KitKat would be coming "soon" to the much smaller, much humbler Xperia E1.

The entry-level four-inch smartphone, although packed with just 512 MB of RAM, is receiving Android 4.4 as we…

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Motorola Moto X+1 headed Verizon's way this late September, sources say

Unlike most other high-profile mobile device manufacturers, which have shortened the traditional one-year upgrading cycle for top-shelf phones to merely six months, Motorola is reportedly looking to stretch it, albeit not by much.

The Moto X's sequel is likely to arrive…

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LG quietly unveils low-end, Android KitKat-running L60 handheld

Oh look, another unremarkable member of the humdrum entry-level LG L Series III. Just what the already-overcrowded smartphone universe needed. Yes, I'm being ironic. And a little mean. But can you blame me?

LG has been so busy throwing everything it has against the wall to see what sticks that the wall is about to cave under the pressure. Heck, Samsung is probably jealous of this…

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LG G3 s/G3 Beat possibly headed for Sprint as G3 Vigor

As if the LG G3 smartphone family wasn't convoluted and confusing enough already, yet another variation of the top-shelf G3 is tipped for an imminent release, likely exclusive to Sprint. Before getting to "G3 Vigor" business though, a quick recap.