Andrew Lanxon

Samsung Galaxy S4 camera features hands

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S4 Camera Features hands-on 3:19 Samsung showed off its swanky new super phone, the Galaxy S4, at a London event yesterday, so I took the opportunity to take a deeper look at some of the new camera features you’ll find on board. I was only able to get a …

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EE refuses to talk unlimited data as it doubles 4G speeds

EE will be doubling the speed of its 4G offering in ten UK cities, taking its data speeds over a claimed 80Mbps. Exciting stuff, but those speeds mean you’ll chew through the megabytes in no time at all. Annoyingly then, EE still isn’t willing to discuss unlimited data plans. I caught up with an EE spokesman — who declined to …

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HTC One vs iPhone 5 in HDR and flash camera shootout

The HTC One did much to impress in my full review. Its Full HD screen is crisp and clear, the interface is neat and the sturdy metal body feels much more luxurious than its plastic predecessors. One area I wasn’t bowled over by was the camera, so I thought I’d take some time to get a closer look and see …

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Nokia Lumia 720 on sale 8 April, Amazon reveals

Nokia’s latest mid-range Windows Phone 8 phone, the Lumia 720, will be on sale in the UK from 8 April for £383. That’s according to online retailer Amazon, which has let the cat out of the bag early by slapping the release date on its product page. Nokia has yet to make any kind of official statement about when the …

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Is there any point to the Samsung Galaxy S4’s eight

Samsung has lifted the lid on its new super phone, the Galaxy S4. While its design might not look much different from the older S3, a lot of noise has been made over the eight cores it uses in its processor. Before you get too excited about infinite power from eight whole cores though, there are some things you should …

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Galaxy Note 3 might arrive in September, report claims

Time to don your favourite sceptic’s hat and grab a big pinch of salt — Samsung’s next palm-stretching phone-cum-tablet, the Galaxy Note 3, is apparently set for a September launch. That’s if an anonymous insider speaking to SamMobile is to be believed. The cheeky tipster explained that the Note 3, along with the Galaxy Tab 3, is due to be …

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HTC One delays due to losing ‘tier one’ status with suppliers

If you’re excited about getting your mitts on HTC’s slinky, metal flagship, the One, you’ll have to wait until April. Component shortages are to blame for the delay, apparently caused by the fact that HTC is no longer considered a ‘tier one’ company. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, an unnamed HTC executive explained, “HTC has had difficulty in securing …

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Galaxy S4 vs Lumia 920 vs HTC One vs iPhone 5 vs Nexus 4

Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy S4 vs iPhone and others 4:49 Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 might look much the same as last year’s Galaxy S3, but it’s packing a whole host of updates to keep all you Galaxy-gazers happy. To see how it stacks up against the competition, I pit its specs against the iPhone 5, the new HTC One, …

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Samsung gives Galaxy S4 its own show, but still has a lot at MWC

BARCELONA, Spain–With Samsung holding a dedicated launch event in March for its flagship Galaxy S4, Mobile World Congress is perhaps something of a sideshow, but that doesn’t mean the phone giant hasn’t got a raft of things to show off in Barcelona. The big boy in Samsung’s range is the Galaxy Note 8. At 8 inches, it’s much more tablet …

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Build and sell apps with no developer skill using AppMachine

BARCELONA, Spain–Developing good apps for iPhone or Android normally takes a lot of skill and potentially tens of thousands of dollars. But with new service AppMachine, shown off here at Mobile World Congress, you’re able to build good looking apps with zero programming knowledge for only 400 euros (around $525) that you can then submit to the iOS or Android …

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