Although the Windows 10-powered Lumia 650 has been the subject of some rumors lately, there hasn’t been any official word or hint about the device by Microsoft. However, that was until now as the company’s CMO Chris Capossela has effectively confirmed the handset’s existence.

At a recent Windows Weekly podcast, while replying to a question from ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley on the Lumia 650’s release, the executive said, “they had not announced a release date yet,” suggesting that the device indeed exists.

Specs-wise, from what has been rumored until now, the device is powered by a Snapdragon 212 chipset, and sports a 5-inch 720p touchscreen. It has 1GB RAM, and 8GB expandable internal memory. In terms of cameras, the handset features an 8 MP rear unit with LED flash, and a 5 MP selfie shooter.

The Lumia 650 is expected to be made official in January or February next year, with reports saying that Cricket will carry it in the US starting in…

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Following other technology giants including Facebook, Twitter, and Google, Yahoo has announced that it will begin alerting users it suspects may have been targeted by a state-sponsored attack. The Internet giant made the announcement in a recent blog post.

“Yahoo will now notify you if we strongly suspect that your account may have been targeted by a state-sponsored actor,” said Bob Lord, Yahoo’s Chief Information Security Officer in the post. “We’ll provide these specific notifications so that our users can take appropriate measures to protect their accounts and devices in light of these sophisticated attacks.”

Some of the actions that the company suggests users should take immediately include turning on Account Key or Two-Step Verification, choosing a strong and unique password, reviewing recent activity in account settings, and checking account recovery info as well as mail forwarding and reply-to settings.

It’s worth stressing that receiving such a notification from Yahoo doesn’t necessarily mean that your account has been hacked by a state-sponsored actor, just that the company “strongly suspects” that it may have happened. The company refused to share any details on its detection methods for obvious…

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Speculations about a possible Mini version of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 smartphone have been there for quite some time now. Although we saw some purported live photos of the handset earlier this year, there’s hasn’t been a more concrete proof of the device’s existence.

However, that was until now, as the Galaxy S6 Mini has now been spotted listed on an online retailer’s website.

UAE-based retailer LetsTango has the device listed on its website, revealing some of its key specifications. As per the listing, the smartphone is powered by a hexa-core 1.8 GHz CPU and sports a 4.6-inch Super AMOLED display. It has 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory.

In terms of camera, the listing says the Galaxy S6 Mini features a 15MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. It packs in a non-removable Li-Ion battery, although capacity isn’t mentioned. Featuring a PayPal certified fingeprint sensor, the device runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box.

The handset isn’t available for purchase yet, although you can submit your email address to get notified whenever it is.

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In line with what was reported earlier this week, the Windows 10-powered Microsoft Lumia 550 is now available for purchase in India. The device went on sale in the US and Europe earlier this month.

In India, the Redmond, Washington-based company is selling the device for INR 9,199 (around $139), a discount of INR 200 on its official pricing of INR 9,399. On the other hand, a quick look at Amazon India website reveals that the retailer is selling the handset for INR 9,999, which is in fact INR 600 more than the official price.

As for color options, while Microsoft is offering the device in both white and black options, Amazon currently only has the white variant listed on its website.

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Amazon is claiming that it was India’s largest online store this year, and that it added more than 55,000 new products each day. “The year 2015 has been another great year for us and we are humbled by the response received from both, the customers as well as sellers,” said Amazon India’s vice president and country manager Amit Agarwal.

He also also revealed that the company’s seller base in the Asian country grew by around 250% this year. “We believe our focus on working backwards from customer needs and innovating on the three things that matter to customers – selection, low prices and convenience – is paying us rich dividends,” he said.

According to market research firm comScore, Amazon’s India website was the most visited e-commerce site in the country in 2015, with around 70% of the total traffic coming from…

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A new Oppo smartphone, dubbed A35, has been certified by Chinese certification and regulatory authority TENAA, revealing some of its key specs. The device is powered by an octa-core 1.5GHz processor and sports a 5-inch (720 x 1280 pixel resolution) display.

It has 2GB RAM and 16GB internal memory, which can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. In terms of camera, the device sports a 13MP rear unit and an 8MP front shooter. Measuring 143.5 × 71.0 × 7.25 (mm) and weighing in at 133g, the handset runs Android 5.1.1 out of the box.

The Oppo A35 comes in gold and silver color options.

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The Microsoft Lumia 550 smartphone, which was launched just a few weeks ago, has received another price cut in the UK. The device can now be purchased from retailer Carphone Warehouse for as low as £59.99 (£49.99 + £10 top-up for a Pay As You Go plan with EE or Virgin Media).

That’s a great discount – a quick look the handset’s listing on Microsoft UK Store website reveals that it’s officially selling for £99.99, while other third party retailers like Amazon have it listed for around £80.

And if you’re an existing Pay As You Go customer, you’ll be glad to know that upgrade prices start at £29.99, which is down 50% compared to the previous upgrade cost of £59.99. It’s worth mentioning that this is the second price cut the Windows 10 device has received at Carphone Warehouse.

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On behalf of the whole GSMArena team we’d like to wish a very Merry Christmas! May all your dreams come true and your days be filled with love, laughter and joy.

We hope everyone has a fantastic time with their loved ones and we hope everyone finds what they want under the Christmas tree!

We’d like to use to occasion to thank you for all your support through the year – we know we can’t please everybody with everything we do but we are certainly trying our best and you have our word that we’ll continue to do so going forward.

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Fujitsu has announced that it will be splitting its PC business and mobile business into two separate entities. The PC business shall henceforth be known as Fujitsu Client Computing Limited and the mobile business as Fujitsu Connected Technologies Limited.

The reason for the split, as Fujitsu puts it, is because, “With the ongoing commoditization of ubiquitous products, mainly of PCs and smartphones, it has become increasingly difficult to achieve differentiation, and competition with emerging global vendors has intensified.”

“The Company has resolved to implement Each Company Split in order to clarify management accountability, to enable swift management decisions, and to pursue comprehensive efficiency by creating independent companies for the PC business and the mobile phones business, respectively, and to establish an integrated system covering all aspects of research, development, design, manufacturing, sales, planning, and after-sales services.”

Basically, the PC division is not doing so well and it would be better to spin it off into its own thing to make it easier to get rid off in the future. With the PC division on the decline in general, this is hardly a surprise.

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If you thought the Apple vs. Samsung legal fracas was over, you can’t be more wrong. After Samsung paid $548 million this month to settle its previous fines, Apple is now demanding an additional $180 million.

The new amount is for supplemental damages, that is, damages for infringements after the cutoff date of the jury trial, which is $178.7 million plus an additional $1.2 million prejudgement interest totaling around $180 million. Of course, Samsung will be fighting this demand in court.

The supplemental damages are for five Samsung phone models sold after 2012 that were found infringing upon the patents. We’ll have to wait and see which way this decision…

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