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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active for AT&T press image leaks

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has made yet another appearance on the web - this time with AT&T livery on. A press image of the yet to be announced smartphone has emerged, showcasing the handset with the AT&T signature globe on its back cover.

As we already know from the previous leaks, the rugged Samsung Galaxy S4 will sport a 1.9GHz quad-core CPU made by Qualcomm, 5" 1080p display, and an 8MP main snapper. The latter is a downgrade from the 13MP shooter of the regular Galaxy S4.

Judging by the date on device's homescreen in the press image, the Samsung Galaxy S4 active for AT&T might hit the shelves on June 21. This is only a day after Samsung's scheduled event in London, where the smartphone is expected to go official.

White LG Nexus 4 makes its way to the United States

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The freshly announced white LG Nexus 4 has officially made its way to the United States. The eye-grabbing handset can be purchased at the moment both from the Google Play store and online at T-Mobile.

In the Google Play store, the white Nexus 4 is priced at the usual $299 for the 8GB version, and $349 for a 16GB device. Google is also giving away a free white bumper with every purchase.

T-Mobile on the other hand, charges a down payment of $19.99 for the device, followed by 24 monthly payments of $17. In case you want to buy the smartphone outright, prepare to pay $427.99.

Is that a live photo of the Sony Xperia L4 and the Nokia phablet?

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We stumbled upon a blurry image, which allegedly shows the Rumorland-resident Sony phablet going by the name of Xperia Togari (L4). There's also a Nokia phablet, which sources point could be named 1030 with perhaps a Lumia somewhere in the name too.

The Togari could sport a 6.44" Full HD 1080p display and is supposed to be powered by a Snapdragon 800 processor. The following image compares the alleged live shot against a previously leaked image of an Xperia device's frame and there are obvious similarities.

As for the rather interesting-looking Nokia device - it sporting a Lumia-type body in cyan we see a large device which can fit three medium-sized Live tiles. This could be the Lumia phablet device Nokia's CEO himself has been mentioning.

Still the image looks highly untrustworthy given the presence of camera shake blur in the background and the lack of it in the Xperia L4 part of the image. Our gut tells us that it should be taken with more than the usual pinch of salt accompanying such images.

However, both prototypes pictured look quite plausible, so even if the image is fake there's an outside chance that it has been created by someone who has actually seen the devices in question.

New photo of LG Optimus G2 and details on Optimus L9 II leak

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LG seems to be cooking up refreshes for two phones that are overdue for an upgrade – the Optimus G flagship and the Optimus L9.

The LG Optimus G2 was caught in another photo and it seems like the early software had experienced some issue, with the error screen advising beta testers to send an email report to G2-SW-Stability@lgm.com.

Unfortunately, this image doesn’t confirm the 5" 1080p screen or the Snapdragon 800 chipset that rumors have assigned to the second generation Optimus G.

The Optimus G2 might serve as the basis of the Nexus 5, just like the original did for the Nexus 4. Rumor has it that LG is already working on the next Nexus.

The LG Optimus L9 II was more loose-lipped, however, and bared the "L9 II" label right on its face, instead of having us guess things based on a bug report email address. It helps that it hit GFXBench too.

The benchmark detected a 720p screen (presumably 4.7" as on the original), Android 4.1.2 (with LG's customizations visible in the photo) and a Snapdragon 400 chipset with two Krait 200 cores running at 1.4GHz, 1GB RAM and Adreno 305 GPU.

Analyst: Samsung to sell 80 million Galaxy S4 in 2013

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Samsung announced just a few days ago it has shipped 10 million Galaxy S4 units globally. It is an impressive milestone achieved in less than a month - two times better than the achievement of its predecessor.

RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue predicts that the strong sales of the Samsung Galaxy S4 will continue to at least until the end of the year. He expects Samsung to sell 80 million units of its flagship in 2013, supports the claim with the continuing high demand in the US market and the already sold-out 32GB Black model (the White 32GB Galaxy S4 is yet to hit the shelves).

The Samsung Galaxy S4 momentum is far from over and Samsung is doing everything to maximize its potential. It has already announced the Galaxy S4 mini, but we expect the Galaxy S4 Active and Galaxy S4 Zoom smartphones to join the lineup very soon.

So it does seem quite possible for Samsung to sell 80 million Galaxy S4 devices by the end of this year, but only time will tell.

Sony Xperia Z to be available through a US carrier soon

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At the All Things D D11 conference, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai confirmed that the Sony Xperia Z will be heading to a US carrier in the near future, although he didn't specify which carrier exactly.

The most likely candidate currently is T-Mobile, as leaked images of what is purportedly an Xperia Z with T-Mobile branding surfaced last month. The smartphone also got FCC approval with support for T-Mo's bands recently.

Of course, you can get the Xperia Z in the US even now, but you'll have to get its unlocked version directly from Sony directly for the hefty $629. So if you were looking to take advantage of lower on-contract pricing, this is great news.

Meanwhile, there's word that the Sony Xperia ZL, the Z's non-waterproof counterpart, will be heading to AT&T sometime soon.

Either way, we hope that Sony and the major US carriers make things happen sooner rather than later, as it's been almost three months since the devices became available in most other markets.

HTC might release AOSP ROM for current HTC One owners

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People in the US looking to buy an HTC One will soon (June 26) be faced with a tough decision – buy One with Sense 5 or a One Nexus Experience (and lose some functionality). But if you already bought one, the choice has been made.

Or has it? HTC is reportedly "examining the best way to support early adopters of the One," so there could be an official AOSP ROM coming to the HTC One. Whether HTC One Nexus Experience owners will be get a similar choice with a Sense 5 ROM remains to be seen.

There's no reason not to – both versions of the phone are priced around $600. That's $550/$650 for an off-contract HTC One with Sense (depending on carrier) and $600 for the HTC One Nexus Experience from the Play Store.

Of course, HTC has yet to officially say that it's working on such ROM, so there's a possibility we're getting our hopes up for nothing. We'll have to wait and see what the company decides in the end.

Now, if HTC and Google (and Samsung too) will bring a pure Android flagship to the rest of the world it would be great (the One Nexus Experience is a US-exclusive right now).

HTC One Nexus experience coming June 26 for $599

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At the D11 conference Android's SVP officially announced the HTC One Nexus experience device, which is an HTC One with stock Android 4.2.2 at the helm.

The device will have 32GB of internal storage and will be available on June 26 through the Google Play store (in the US only) for $599. That's 50 bucks cheaper than the Google Edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4, which will also be selling starting June 26.

The new smartphone will sport an unlocked bootloader and receive Android updates directly from Google. It has the same hardware as the regular HTC One, including the Snapdragon 600 chipset with four Krait 300 cores clocked at 1.7 GHz. It will only be available in Silver color initially.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom pays the FCC a visit, lacks LTE

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Samsung appears to be keen on making different Galaxy S4 spin-offs - the Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy S4 Active and lastly, the Galaxy S4 Zoom, which has just entered the FCC for approval.

Unfortunately, nothing has been revealed from this visit, but the Galaxy S4 Zoom's network capabilities. The phone lacks LTE, as it would only support the GSM/EDGE/WCDMA 850 and 1900 bands, making it capable of running on AT&T and T-Mobile's 3G networks.

This would definitely limit the appeal of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom to potential customers. However, the particular version that went through the FCC might be the international one, not US-specific. Either way, it's a feature that doesn't make sense to be missing, considering the Galaxy Camera boasts it.

Rumored to pack the camera sensor from its Galaxy Camera cousin, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom shapes up to be one of the finer Android cameraphones out there with a 16MP snapper with 10x optical zoom. Other purported specifications include a 4.3" qHD Super AMOLED display, 1.6GHz chipset (probably the Exynos 5), 8GB of storage, expandable via the onboard microSD card slot, and Android Jelly Bean.

The Korean company is believed to announce the Galaxy S4 Zoom as well as other smartphones at its special London event on June 20.

Stargate SG-1: Unleashed Ep 1 APK and DATA files (APK+DATA/OBB)

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The original cast of Stargate SG-1 is back, and they are reunited in an entirely new episode that will awaken all your Stargate memories.

Starring the voices of Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O’Neill, Amanda Tapping as Samantha Carter, Michael Shanks as Dr. Daniel Jackson and Christopher Judge as Teal’c, this is an all new immersive third-person adventure you can enjoy on your Android.

Get involved in the action – defeat Jaffa warriors, infiltrate a Goa’uld labor camp, solve cryptic ancient puzzles - and stop a new evil menace before it’s too late!

You control the actions of O’Neill, Carter, and Daniel as they explore and discover new worlds through the Stargate.

Features:
Voice over from the original Stargate SG-1 cast
Episode written by well-known Stargate novelist, Sally Malcolm
Travel to previously unknown planets through the Stargate
High quality 3D graphics
Follow the story through eight interactive chapters
Amazing cinematics
New soundtrack based on the original score
You control the SG-1 team
Easy-to-master touchscreen controls

Required Android O/S : 2.3+

Download Stargate SG-1: Unleashed Ep 1 v1.0.1 APK and DATA files (APK+DATA/OBB)

PART 1
PART 2

Instructions :

Install APK
Copy 'com.Phosphor.WWZ' folder to 'sdcard/Android/obb'
Launch the Game

*You need 500Mb free in your phone memory to install this game.

World War Z APK and DATA files (APK+DATA/OBB)

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Featuring 28 visceral levels, intense combat, engaging puzzles, upgradable weapons and armor, and unlimited challenge mode. The World War Z game challenges you: play to survive.

In a race against time, travel the world to rescue your loved ones in the midst of the deadly Zombie pandemic.

Features:

Action-packed story-based game

Choose between different control schemes to suite your playstyle

Over a dozen upgradeable weapons

Listen to radio broadcasts and answering machines and read emails of other survivors

Replayable challenge mode

Chilling tense atmosphere

Multiple forms of combat including hand-to-hand and ranged shooting

Zombie Hordes

NOTE:

World War Z is a graphically rich game with advanced features. To OPTIMIZE your playing experience, you may want to turn off other apps before playing.

Required Android O/S : 4.0+

Download LINKS

FOR MALI-400

Download World War Z APK (MALI-400)

Download DATA/OBB Files (1 Gb)

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