Android Jelly Bean is now on more than half of all active Android devices, according to stats from Google. The last-but-one version of Google’s mobile operating system made up 52.1 per cent of all Android devices, the company said on its Android Developers blog. That’s only up very slightly on last month. Android 4.1 Jelly …
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If you’re getting a little tired of having to replace your mobile every time it breaks, this could be the concept for you. It’s called Phonebloks, and is a phone that you build yourself, like Lego. This means you can swap out any parts that have stopped working, effectively meaning it’ll last forever. Dutch designer Dave Hakkens got the idea …
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Sony just recently pulled back the curtain on the Xperia Z1F, a shrunken version of its flagship Z1 handset. But now it’s rumoured to be readying two more Android smarties for early next month. The Sony Xperia Tianchi is said to be a budget handset, but it sounds like an absolute monster, if the specs are to be believed. There’s …
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You might not have heard of Micromax, but in its native India it’s the second biggest mobile company after Samsung. And it could be about to launch in the UK, Android Community reports. Its latest handset, the Canvas Turbo, has just launched in India, and will hit Russia in December. If that’s successful, then Europe is next. Then the world, …
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If you own the rather marvellous HTC One, then it’s about to get some extra powers. That’s because the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update is winging its way to it right now. It brings with it HTC’s Sense 5.5 UI and some extra Google Drive storage. The update has been available in the US, Canada, and Asia for weeks already, …
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If you’ve been trying to upgrade to Windows RT 8.1 but haven’t been able to, here’s why. It’s been taken off the Windows Store “temporarily” due to a niggle that’s seen it playing up on updated devices. Not only that, here in Blighty, Argos has been selling the Surface 2 tablet ahead of its launch on Tuesday. Though it’s now …
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What would you be prepared to do to get the latest iPhone? One couple in China sold their baby daughter, and bought one with the profits, The Independent reports. The couple put their third child up for adoption, advertising the fact before the girl was even born. Once money changed hands, they were arrested by Shanghai prosecutors. They now face …
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Chinese mobile and networking company Huawei has rebutted claims it’s an arm of the Chinese government before, but now it’s offered its firmest denial yet. It’s never even been asked to hand over customer data, it says, let alone has it volunteered to do so. In a cyber security white paper (PDF download), Ken Hu, deputy chairman of Huawei’s board, …
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Back in June, in the wake of the NSA scandal that engulfed the US — and the UK — Apple released a statement saying it couldn’t and wouldn’t read customers’ missives sent using its iMessage service. This week, a security company contradicted that, claiming it is theoretically possible. And now Apple has hit back with another statement, repeating its earlier …
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Google is rumoured to be readying a budget follow-up to its Moto X customisable handset. It’s named the Motorola DVX, and as you can see, it looks pretty colourful. This leaked pic came from Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter, The Verge reports. According to PhoneArena, the DVX will launch next month on Republic Wireless in the US. The Moto …
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