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O2 Germany Confirms White 32GB Nokia Lumia 900
A tweet from O2 Germany has restarted rumors about a 32GB Nokia Lumia 900 (white variant). It seems that the carrier announced on Twitter that it will soon be offering a white colored 32GB Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone smartphone. While we would like to believe this tweet because it would probably looks spectacular; the more important thing is that the tweet might show that the phone does exist and if it does it will indeed be landing for O2 Germany “soon”.
The issue at hand here is that there is a chance that it could be true and an equally plausible chance that it could be pure nonsense. For all the owners who were stuck with a 16GB variant of the Nokia Lumia 900 including the ones that got the Lumia 900 on AT&T in the US, you will probably be disappointed that you didn’t get the option of the 32GB variant. For now, we don’t have any information with regards to availability and pricing but we would like some feedback from our readers. Would you have passed on the Nokia Lumia 900 if you had the 32GB version of the device in your area?
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Ellipsis 10 Tablet From Verizon Announced
It looks like the folks over at Verizon have stepped up to the plate by offering a brand new tablet for the masses which will follow up from their 2013 offering, which was the 7” Ellipsis. This time around, the tablet on offering would be known as the Ellipsis 10, and based on the name alone, it is rather obvious that this is a 10” device.
It will run on Android 5.1 Lollipop however, so forget about Marshmallow at the moment. It will also be accompanied by the likes of 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, where it sports a 5MP camera at the back, with a 2MP front-facing shooter, a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, “angular firing stereo speakers”, 16GB of internal memory, 4G LTE connectivity and a beefy 9,100 mAh battery. It will retail for $199.99 a pop with a new two-year contract, or you can pick it up or $299.99 all-in. [Press Release]
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AT&T Offers ZTE Zmax 2
Now here is a handset from the folks over at ZTE which intends to provide a sense of continuity, although this time around you will not be able to pick up the Zmax 2 from T-Mobile, as ZTE has decided on AT&T to be their US partner and mobile carrier for their latest phone. In fact, this device falls under the mid-range segment of things, where it will just cost $149.99 unlocked, now how about that for affordability?
That kind of pricing would see you end up with a 5.5” 720p touchscreen display, an 8MP camera with LED flash at the back, a 2MP front-facing shooter, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable memory, a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 4G LTE connectivity, Dolby Digital Plus Audio, and a 3,000 mAh removable battery, and Android 5.1 Lollipop as the mobile operating system of choice. [Press Release]
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T-Mobile HTC One M9 To Receive Android 5.1 Lollipop Update
Patience is a virtue, or so it seems. If you have been rocking with T-Mobile all this while, and are in possession of the HTC One M9, then you would be pleased to know that this particular handset is starting to receive the Android 5.1 Lollipop update. Better late than never, especially when you take into consideration how the unlocked HTC One M9, its developer edition, and the AT&T model has already picked up this update.
The update will come in the form of build 2.7.531.6 via Over The Air (OTA), and it will be a rather hefty 833MB download, which means you would be better off connected to a fast Wi-Fi network to get the job done as opposed to relying on your data. If you haven’t yet received Android 5.1 Lollipop, just head on to the About > Software updates menu from time to time until you pick up the download prompt.