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Just last week we managed to catch a glimpse at alleged photos of the BlackBerry “Kopi”. For those unfamiliar with the device, it’s apparently one of the devices that BlackBerry had cancelled before the company decided to go ahead with the BlackBerry Z3 and the BlackBerry Q20. We’re not sure why BlackBerry decided to cancel the phone, but interestingly enough it has been getting a lot of attention as of late, thanks to even more leaked photos.

The photos were leaked by genk.vn and this time it is seen next to the BlackBerry Q5 for comparison purposes. As far as we can tell, both devices look pretty much the same, save for the silver accent at the bottom of the BlackBerry Kopi. In fact for all we know, perhaps the Kopi’s alleged cancellation could be due to the fact that it is too similar to the BlackBerry Q5 which would be pretty pointless.

However with all these recent leaks, we can’t help but think that the device isn’t as dead as we’d like to believe. BlackBerry did state that they are planning on appealing to fans and loyalists who apparently prefer BlackBerry’s QWERTY devices rather than their full touchscreen handsets like the BlackBerry Z10 and the Z30, but what do you guys think?

BlackBerry Kopi Leaked Again, Spotted Alongside The BlackBerry Q5 , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, Rumors, BlackBerry,

According to Chinese media CNMO, ZTE is currently working on a 64-bit Android smartphone that has been given the codename Apollo. It does seem as though this particular smartphone will be based on one of Qualcomm’s newer Snapdragon 808 and 810 silicon chipsets, although we will not rule out the likes of the Snapdragon 410, 610, and 615. After all, nothing has been confirmed yet, and this would be a rumor at best, but if the ZTE Apollo is going to be a 64-bit smartphone, then it certainly deserves mention and recognition.

After all, any of theoptions mentioned above would be more or less capable of handling any kind of intensive software or apps without missing a beat, despite the fact that all five chipsets happen to be very different.

For starters, the Snapdragon 410 and 610 happen to be quad-core chipsets that will target low and mid-range devices, where they will function on 1.2GHz and 1.6GHz spectrums and have been paired with Adreno 306 and Adreno 405 GPUs, respectively. As for the Snapdragon 615, it will be an octa-core 1.8GHz CPU with the 610’s GPU, with the hexa-core Snapdragon 808 and octa-core 810 being right at the very top of the food chain. I suppose all that we can do now is sit tight and wait for something official to be revealed.

ZTE Apollo Could Be 64-Bit Android Smartphone , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, Rumors, Android, zte,

Apple’s desire to control everything from start to end is pretty well-known. This is compared to other OEMs who might either use ready-made parts or utilize reference designs to create their products. This is perfectly fine as not many companies have the resources or have plans to start up their own R&D division.

Now according to a report from DigiTimes, they are claiming that Apple is currently putting together a new engineering team that will allegedly work on creating baseband hardware for future iPhone models.

At the moment, the baseband chips used in iPhone models are being supplied by Qualcomm and manufactured by TSMC and if the reports are true, Apple shift to an in-house design will affect both Qualcomm and TSMC.

The report also suggests that these chips will not be making their debut this year and will most likely be reserved for iPhones in 2015, which could be the iPhone 6s assuming that Apple maintains its release cycle.

DigiTimes also adds that it is possible that Apple could eventually develop SoCs that will integrate application processors and baseband chips, although the likely scenario is that Apple will keep to using discrete baseband chips, at least for the time being. It should be noted that while this sounds like something Apple would do, DigiTimes’ track record has been pretty spotty so do take it with a grain of salt for now.

It is also unlikely that this is something Apple will actually announce publicly so if we wanted any confirmation, teardown of 2015’s iPhones would probably be a good way to figure out if the reports have any merit to them.

Apple Working On In-House Baseband Chip Design For The iPhone [Rumor] , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Cellphones, Rumors, iPhone,

Kycoera isn’t exactly a very big name when it comes to smartphones in the US, although to be fair the company has released several phones on US carriers in the past like the Kyocera Hydro Plus (pictured above) and the Kyocera Torque, just to name a few. However it seems that the Japanese company still has plans for the US and according to a post by @evleaks, a certain Kyocera Brigadier will be making its way to Verizon.

Unfortunately no word on when the Kyocera Brigadier will be arriving, how much it will cost, how it will look like, or what kind of specs it packs under the hood, but considering that Kyocera’s previously released products for the North American markets tends to be of the rugged variety, then perhaps we can look forward to something similar with the Kyocera Brigadier as well.

Kyocera’s products also tend to be on the low-mid ranged end of things so we doubt we will be able to expect some kind of super phone that will compete with the likes of recently released flagship phones from Sony, HTC, Samsung, and LG. However if you’re in the market for something affordable and durable, perhaps Kyocera could be a brand you can turn to.

In any case we’re just speculating now but do check back with us at a later date to see if there are any additional details about the Kyocera Brigadier that we might be able to provide you guys with.

Kyocera Brigadier Tipped For Verizon , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, Rumors, kyocera, Verizon,

We have been hearing a fair amount of rumors these days when it comes to the next major build of Android, which could be shown off at Google I/O which will be taking place in the later part of June this year.

We have heard of how Google plans to put an end to Android fragmentation with “Android Silver” and interestingly enough there have also been talks about how the next Android build could have a focus on enterprise. Now according to a report from Android Police, they’re talking about another feature that could arrive in the next build of Android called Project Hera.

So what is Project Hera? Well the goal of Project Hera is to help bridge all of Google’s products and services. What this means is that it could somehow unify Android, Chrome, and Google Search and have them all work together and synchronize seamlessly across the board. The plan is to allow HTML5 apps to be integrated into native Android apps and the Android platform itself.

This means that users will be able to perform specific tasks without actually having to launch the app itself, which could be a huge convenience. Some examples that Android Police had include to ability users will be able to directly reply to messages or emails without having to open the app, or be able to activate an account by pressing a button next to the message instead of having to open the email and scan its contents.

Project Hera’s instances are also said to fall under a unified UI that makes it easy to spot within your multitasking stack, which apparently will look something like the rumored redesign of the Gmail for Android interface. To sum it up, Hera will be something like Chrome where what you browse on your desktop and what you bookmark will be synchronized on your mobile Chrome as well, except that this will apply to a variety of Google services/products.

Of course there’s no telling how true any of this is since Google has not officially confirmed anything yet, but with Google I/O taking place in a couple of months, perhaps we will be able to learn more about Project Hera then.

Google’s Project Hera Will Merge Android, Chrome, And The Web [Rumor] , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, Rumors, Android, Google,