Microsoft Devices Group today announced the Lumia 530, the most affordable Lumia to date, delivering an uncompromised smartphone experience with the latest Microsoft and Lumia innovations. It is expected to be available for an estimated retail price of 85 euros before taxes and subsidies, beginning in August 2014…

ZTE presents three new innovative and stylish smartphones at IFA 2014 in Berlin. The optically identical and extra-thin smartphones Blade Vec 3G and Blade Vec 4G impress with their elegant and modern design as well as the 5 inch HD display which is perfect for gaming, taking photos and videos or just browsing the web. The ZTE Kis 3 Max smartphone is the latest device to come from the ZTE Kis series that offers power at a highly affordable price.

The ZTE Blade Vec 4G not only provides customers with extensive accessibility and fast access to their online data, the 13MP camera also allows them to take excellent pictures and share them with family and friends whilst on the run…

Alcatel today announced the brands 2013 smartphone lineup, including the world's slimmest smartphone, the One Touch Idol Ultra and the first phone to feature the new MediaTek MT6589 quad-core chipset, the Scribe HD.

"The Alcatel One Touch brand has grown exponentially since entering the U.S. market eight years ago," said Nicolas Zibell, President, Americas & Pacific for Alcatel One Touch…

Huawei today launched the smartphone with the largest screen in the world, the HUAWEI Ascend Mate, at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The HUAWEI Ascend Mate features a huge 6.1-inch HD display, a 1.5 GHz Hi-Silicon quad-core processor and a 4050 mAh battery. Together with Huawei's proprietary Quick Power Control (QPC) and Automated Discontinuous Reception (ADRX) battery efficiency technology and fast sharing technology, the HUAWEI Ascend Mate is proof that bigger is better…

BLU Products announced today that shipments have now started on the new BLU Dash 4.5 smartphone device, delivering premium build quality with flagship performance at a never before seen price point for an unlocked device in the US. The BLU Dash 4.5 is powered by MediaTek's MT6589M 1.2 GHz Quad-Core chipset, which integrates a power-efficient ARM Cortex-A7 subsystem, PowerVR Series SGX544 GPU, and HSPA+ 21Mbps modem bringing blazing fast 4G Speeds to consumers in the US…

BLU announced today the release of its latest smartphone, the BLU DASH 3.5, becoming the first manufacturer to significantly improve user experience at entry level price points. The highlights of the device being a 1GHz Qualcomm CPU, 3G HSDPA Connectivity, GPS, and a 3.5" HVGA Display, powered by Android 2.3.5 Operating System…

BLU Products announced additions to their popular Studio Series Lineup of smartphone devices. The Studio label designates a large screen device with great battery life, including the foremost features and user experience available at each price point. The increased focus by BLU on large screen devices is due to the mounting demand by consumers for a spectacular viewing experience on their devices at entry level price points…

Today at Mobile World Congress, Nokia underscored its commitment to connecting the next billion to the Internet by releasing five new affordable handsets, including Nokia X, a family of smartphones that run Android apps, Microsoft services and signature Nokia experiences.

• The Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL are priced to capture the fast-growing affordable smartphone market and provide an on-ramp to Lumia and Microsoft services like Skype, OneDrive and outlook.com…

ZTE today launches two new innovative Firefox OS phones in the ZTE Open series with the Open C and Open II, and expects to ship over one million Firefox OS phones before the end of 2014. This furthers ZTE’s strong relationship with Mozilla that started with the first ZTE Open which was launched at Mobile World Congress in 2013.

The Open C is one of the first devices to operate on the latest version of Firefox OS and is designed to deliver a better user experience and a higher cost-performance ratio…

BLU Products announced follow-ups to their flagship LIFE and VIVO series of smartphone devices. The new BLU LIFE 8 and BLU VIVO IV are the first mobile devices available in the Americas with true octa-core mobile processing. Powered by the MT6592 chipset from MediaTek with advanced eight-core application processing and industry-leading multimedia capabilities, the result is super-phone class computing (30,000 AnTuTu Benchmark) and excellent power efficiency…