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Angry Birds 2 won’t be released for Windows Phone

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Less than a week after it was announced that Angry Birds 2 will launch on July 30, Rovio – the company behind the popular franchise – has confirmed that the first real sequel to the original Angry Birds game will not be released for Windows Phone.

"Unfortunately, Angry Birds 2 will not be released for Windows Phones, " the company said. "We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and hope that you have a chance to play the game on one of the supported platforms, such as Android or iOS!"

It isn't yet clear whether or not Windows Phone will eventually get the game, although going by the tone of the company's response, it looks like the release isn't going to happen any time soon, if at all. It's worth mentioning that the original Angry Birds landed on Windows Phone in 2011, a couple of years after it was…

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High-end Sony Xperia S60 and S70 said to be coming soon

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Just over a couple of weeks after there were reports that Sony will unveil the Xperia Z5 in September, the rumour mill is abuzz that the company might reveal a couple of new high-end Android smartphones roughly around the same time.

According to a report out of Germany, the two high-end devices are the Xperia S60 and Xperia S70, and they will be unveiled before this year's IFA conference. The report also cites some European dealers as saying that the devices could be available there as early as mid-August, possibly around August 18.

In terms of specifications, there isn't much known yet, except that both handsets will come with 32GB of internal memory. Color options include white, black, yellow, and coralie for the S60, and white, black, gold, and green for the S70.

As for the price, the devices are expected to cost more than the Z3+ or Z4, with the S70 said to be priced in the $850-$920 range. Needless to say, none of this has been officially confirmed, so take it with a pinch of…

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ZTE adds a smartwatch to its Axon lineup

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ZTE introduced its new Axon brand in the US just last week, when it launched the first smartphone to be called that. Now though, the Chinese company is adding a new device to the Axon lineup.

It's called Axon Watch and, like its name implies, it's a smartwatch.

Oddly though, while the Axon phone was announced in the US and was said to be made specifically for the needs of that market, the Axon Watch got official in China. Furthermore, it seems to be tailor made for that country, since it runs a wearable version of Tencent OS.

That's right, no Android Wear here, which means it's very unlikely that you'll find the Axon Watch outside of China in its current iteration. Obviously though, ZTE could make an Android Wear-running variation and sell that internationally, but no plans for something like this have been announced.

The Axon Watch features a 1.4-inch 400×400 round AMOLED touchscreen which is sapphire-coated, a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, Bluetooth 4.1, and a 300 mAh battery.

It comes with support for gesture controls, phone calls, messaging, and fitness tracking (including a heart rate…

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