ZTE to Put a Modular Phone Up for Retail

In the coming two or three years, who knows, you might be playing with a modular phone of your own, courtesy of ZTE.

At CES 2014, the company had plenty of prototypes on display, called Eco-Mobius. The prototypes consist of a central plastic case, with voids that are filled with all the essential components of a Smartphone, namely the display, CPU, GPU, RAM, camera, storage, battery and more.

Pakistan to Block Import of Mobile Phones Without IMEI

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has reiterated its earlier viewpoint of not allowing the import of cellphones/Smartphones that ship without any IMEI or with fake IMEI number.

According to a report published in Dawn.com, PTA has written a letter to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and has asked the board to not to clear consignments of cellular phones if the importer has not obtained clearance from PTA.

Importers and manufacturers will now have to submit these specification details to the PTA to get approval under section 29 of the Pakistan Telecommunications (Re-organization) Act, 1996.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has long worked to block the sale of phones that come without IMEI.

Nokia is Making a Phone with Android-App Compatibility

According to a report from The Verge, Nokia might be making a device running a dumbed-down version of Android. The device code-named Normandy lies in the budget range just as the Ashas.

Not to mention, this report is followed by the up-given image leak shared by EvLeaks almost two weeks ago.

Nokia bets on Camera Tech to Boost Phone Market Share

In a move that could bring bleeding edge digital camera technology into future Nokia smartphone models, the venture arm of the Finnish company is investing in Pelican Imaging, a Mountain View, Calif., startup.