While Nokia has been shy of posting official sales numbers for its flagship Lumia 920 smartphone, a report now comes from China which casually mentions a definite number.
According to a report from PhoneArena, “Yahoo China mentioned nonchalantly in a report about the launch of the Lumia 920 in China, that Nokia has so far received 2.5 million orders for the device.”
Nonetheless, current developments in other markets seem to support this.
PhoneArena notes that Amazon is “out of stock” …

Sony is joining the ultra-high-priced phone fray with its gold Xperia P project.
In a post on the Sony Mobile Blog, the handsets maker updated the whole world about its limited edition gold Xperia P.
“We’re always looking at new ways of working with different materials – during a recent creative session, we were throwing ideas around at what we could do to highlight Xperia P’s sleek unibody design and aluminium back cover…And, what better than gold; 24k’s worth to be precise,” …

Kobo has announced that its Kobo Mini eReader will drop to $49.99 online for Cyber Monday on November 26 at top retailers across the U.S.
The firm boasts the Kobo Mini as the world’s smallest full-featured eReader with a 5-inch touchscreen and Wi-Fi connectivity.
The special offer is available at Best Buy and through IndieBound independent bookstores. Indie bookstore customers who purchase a Kobo eReader from November 23 to 26 will receive a free copy of the Art Forger by B. A. …

Oppo has announced the Oppo Ulike 2 [take pictures of yourself].
We’d like to call it that as the smartphone is actually equipped with a 5-megapixel camera mounted facing its user.
That’s right, the Oppo Ulike 2 has a 5-megapixel front snapper for, you know, those who have been dreaming of a smartphone that can take very high-resolution self portraits akin to a point-and-shoot like this.

Obviously geared for this target market, Oppo thinks the high image resolution of this phone’s front …

Oppo will be launching its flagship Oppo Find 5 full HD display superphone this coming December 12.
The launching of the smartphone will be done in Beijing but the specifications of the device, as they have already been divulged many times recently, are not secret.
However, that fact does not take away from the anticipation for the Oppo Find 5 as it is on of the world’s first full HD display smartphones.
The Oppo Find 5 is supposed to be the first smartphone in the world to feature a full-HD …

A trial held on Wednesday saw 25 persons face allegations of selling 162,000 smuggled iPhones and iPads worth 500 million yuan (US$80.25 million) to online gadget store Taobao.com.
The criminal prosecution held in Shenzhen involved members of five Chinese smuggling gangs accused of offering the Apple devices to Lanyou Numeral, the one-time top seller of its kind in China’s most popular online shopping platform, said the Chinese prosecutors. Lanyou Numeral closed in April.
According to …

LG will not be left behind the full HD smartphone race as one of its smartphones in development has been leaked in benchmark results that reveal a 1080p display.
Leaked on the GLBenchmark site, the smartphone is codenamed the LG F240K and rocks a screen with an indicated resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels or full HD.
The full HD smartphone is also equipped with a 1.5 GHz processor which, according to the data on the GLBenchmark site, looks like a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor.
It also …

Lenovo wants in on the full-HD 1080p smartphone list as the Chinese handsets maker is reportedly developing one such flagship device.
The information comes by way of leaked screenshots of the Lenovo device that is said to be in development.
Leaked on Sina Weibo recently, the photos show a 1080p screen. The photos have been deleted on Sina Weibo but not until copies found their way on to other sites on the web.
Embedded below and the said photos.

The move marks yet the latest smartphone maker …

The ZTE Grand X Pro and the Huawei W1 are the latest phones to have their photos leaked.
Both smartphones are currently still in development but that hasn’t stopped Twitter from revealing them to the world.
The ZTE Grand X Pro was leaked by now-frequent whistleblower Twitter account @evleaks.
In the tweet, the press photo of the Grand X Pro was shared but no other details have been revealed.
This is, however, the next flagship smartphone from ZTE. We venture that since the Grand X LTE T82 has …

LG Electronics has launched the newest Google TV platform to become the first manufacturer to offer the update to its consumers.
The 2012 LG Smart TV with Google TV models now combine intelligent voice and enhanced search with LG G2 Series’ L9 dual-core chip and user-friendly interface for a faster and easier content discovery.
“LG’s G Series TVs bring the content-wealth of the Internet to life on a TV that is packed with the latest technologies, including superb picture quality, …