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All Rumors
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Samsung Galaxy S4 specs detailed
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According to our source, the phone will have a 5-inch AMOLED screen, and a 13-megapixel camera on the rear. We've not heard much about the front-facing camera in the past, but we've been told it is 2-megapixel, so capable of decent, high definition video calling and portrait shots.
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Correct
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Xbox 720 will just be called 'Xbox'
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Xbox 720 rumors from a fake source
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Incorrect.
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Opera Ice browser coming February
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Opera Software, the company behind the popular browser of the same name, will launch a new smartphone and tablet browser called Opera Ice in February, Pocket-lint can exclusively reveal. It is an attempt to stay relevant and take the fight to Google and Apple in the mobile browser stakes.
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Mostly correct, in February Opera announced it was switching to webkit but there was no product released with the Opera Ice branding.
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HTC will use 8S, 8X, and 8V names for upcoming devices
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HTC is to launch the HTC 8S running Windows Phone 8, Pocket-lint has learnt. It will join the HTC 8X, seeming to follow the naming convention used on the HTC One devices. Our new information comes from a trusted source, confirming that the HTC 8S exists, with speculation that the third device could be the HTC 8V, although our source couldn't verify that third device name.
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Mostly right, but the HTC 8V was not announced, the 8S and 8X were announced and unveiled in September.
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There will be six BB10 devices in early 2013
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Pocket-lint can exclusively reveal that there will be six BlackBerry 10 devices targeting high, mid and entry-level markets following the launch of the operating system in early 2013.
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Incorrect. Only the Z10 has launched with another device in the near future, far short of 6 devices.
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iPhone 5 to run on Everything Everywhere's 4G network
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It is understood that the iPhone 5 will work on the UK's 4G network from launch. Multiple sources have suggested to Pocket-lint that the latest handset from Apple, expected to be unveiled on 12 September, will support the 1800MHz spectrum band that Everything Everywhere is to use for 4G data from 11 September.
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Correct, the iPhone 5 will work on this network.
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HTC Windows Phone 8 handsets set for October reveal
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Pocket-lint's source, who is very much in the know when it comes to all things Windows Phone 8, has told us that an October unveil is more likely for HTC devices. On the plus side this means we should have less of a wait to get our hands on the phones following the Windows Phone 8 rollout, rumoured to be 26 October.
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Correct, HTC held an event at the end of September to announce the devices.
