Sony out-Notes Samsung with 6.4-inch Xperia Z Ultra smartphone

Big smartphones have proven to be quite popular but few companies have dared challenge Samsung's Galaxy Note, until now. Meet Sony's Xperia Z Ultra, a surprisingly thin yet expansive 6.4-inch Triluminos display.Under the very hood is a 2.2 GHz quad core processor, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage (expandable of course). Just like the Xperia Z tablet, it is IP58 certified (dust and water proof), so it is dunkable in water  up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. Is there a market for this large smartphone which isn't much smaller than many 7-inch tablets? Probably, but we wont know for sure until the Xperia Z Ultra comes to market. Note that from the advertisement, the Xperia Z Ultra seems to be marketed towards ladies which seems spot on since the Galaxy Note seems to particularly appeal to females.

Contest!: Win one of two Android smartphones from Huawei and Canadian Reviewer!

We have another exciting contest for our readers and followers. Our friends from Huawei Canada are giving away two brand new Android smartphones, the Huawei Ascend Y201 (now available at Virgin Mobile and partner retail locations) or the Huawei Ascend Y210 (now available at Walmart’s 379 retail locations nationwide on the TELUS network). Joining is easy.

Simply follow @CReviewer and @Huawei_Canada on Twitter and tweet the following message, "I'd love to win a new Android phone from @Huawei_Canada and @Creviewer!."Contest is open to all residents of Canada and a winner will be picked on July 18th, 2013. We will pick two winners who will receive each of the smartphones. Note that price is for the smartphones alone and does not include SIM cards or carrier activation.  Thanks and good luck to everyone who joins!

BlackBerry appealing for patience from investors as it ushers in second stage of comeback

"We are still in the midst of a major, complex transition of this company, and like most of these transformations ... progress can be volatile," BlackBerry's CEO Thorsten Heins told his shareholders during today's BlackBerry annual meeting.

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Kobo comes to BlackBerry Z10 and Q10

Blackberry Z10 and Q10 owners who are also invested in the Kobo book and social reading ecosystem can celebrate because today their world's collide, in a good way. If I remember correctly, Kobo was the only eReader platform to be made available to the BlackBerry PlayBook and continues its support for BlackBerry in BB10.  Kobo for BB10 brings the rich tapestry of features and even allows first chapter previews for thousands of select books.