The iPad mini only went on sale Friday morning, but it’s already sold out in some Apple Stores around the world, 9to5Mac reports. The flagship Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City has run out of iPad minis, according to Topeka Capital’s Brian White, who released a note to clients on the subject. …
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Apple has corrected its apology to Samsung that a UK court demanded it post on its website. But has it all been above board? Visitors to UK news-sharing site Reddit have noted that in order to view the apology, you have to scroll down the page, no matter how you resize your browser window, our sister site CNET News reports. …
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Three quarters of all smart phones sold in the last three months use Google’s Android software, says a study by research firm IDC, Reuters reports. It shows the gap is widening between Android and Apple’s iOS. Sales of smart phones running Android nearly doubled in the third quarter of the year, the research says, hitting 136 million. That means Android’s …
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HTC is looking to cash in on the recent success of big phones by launching its very own 5-inch mobile-cum-tablet, SlashGear reports. A picture of the HTC Droid DNA has come our way courtesy of @evleaks, the Twitter account behind a couple of previous leaks, that proved to be right on the money. And it’s said to have the highest …
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The 3G version of the Blackberry PlayBook is now available in the UK, CrackBerry reports. The new, more pwoerful tablet has a 1.5GHz processor, up from 1GHz chip that can be found inside the Wi-Fi-only model. Head to the UK BlackBerry site and you’ll see the PlayBook 3G+ and Wi-Fi is up for grabs now. Just tap up Insight UK …
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Panasonic could stop making mobile phones for sale in Europe in the next six months, according to sources, Reuters reports. Why? The Japanese giant isn’t making any money from mobiles. Kazuhiro Tsuga, Panasonic’s boss, has pledged to cut parts of the business that aren’t profitable, with a restructuring plan expected by the end of March. Panasonic only launched mobiles in …
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This really is the worst-kept secret in tech. We’ve already seen a boatload of snaps of the LG Nexus 4, as well as a price on contract, on Carphone Warehouse’s website. Now the phone seller has revealed the SIM-free price of the device, thanks to an in-store placard, Android Authority reports. The Nexus 4 will be yours for £389.95 SIM-free, according …
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We’ve already seen the manual for the Samsung Nexus 10, the yet-to-be-announced Android tablet. And now a Google executive has started posting his holiday snaps online using the device, Android Central reports. Vic Gundotra, Google’s senior VP of engineering, is staying near a very nice beach, judging from the photo on his Google Plus page. Scroll to the bottom of …
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The bad news: some customers who pre-ordered a Microsoft Surface tablet PC will have to wait next week until it arrives, Engadget reports. The good? Microsoft is offering a £50 voucher as compensation to anyone inconvenienced. So at least anyone left waiting can get some new software and accessories to beef up their machine. Surface was supposed to launch on …
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So, $1bn is not enough for you, eh? Not if you’re Apple, it would seem. The Cupertino-based company is seeking another $707 million (£435 million) from Samsung in its patent case, Foss Patents reports. Apple is seeking an extra $135 million on what the jury deemed “wilful” patent infringement, along with another $400 million under ‘trade dress’ (a legal term …
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