HTC’s ex-lead designer has been indicted for leaking the company’s upcoming icon designs to an outside party. It’s thought he was planning on setting up a rival business with the person he leaked to. Engadget reports that Thomas Chien leaked the designs, which were most probably from HTC’s yet-to-be-released Sense 6.0 UI, by showing a …
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Sony was well ahead of the pack when it comes to techy timepieces. It launched its first smart watch, aptly called the Sony SmartWatch, last year, but even before then, it was releasing similar devices under the name of Sony Ericsson. Then last summer, it released the SmartWatch 2 (pictured), ahead of Samsung’s Galaxy Gear. And now it looks like …
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Nokia has pulled its Here Maps app from Apple’s iTunes Store, blaming Apple’s iOS 7 operating system, the Indian Express reports. The Finnish phone firm — whose handset division is soon to be owned by Microsoft — claims that changes introduced in iOS 7 harm the user experience of Here Maps. Search for ‘Nokia Here Maps’ in iTunes, and you …
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Looking to spend some of that Christmas moolah that came in your cards? Well here’s a ridiculously good deal, courtesy of Amazon. The Nokia Lumia 520 has dropped to just £69.95 on the online retailer, Coolsmartphone reports. In comparison, the 520 is £140 at Argos, £146 at Play.com, and £100 at eGlobal. The Lumia 520 is unlocked and SIM-free too, …
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Ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden took the reins of Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message yesterday, and he used the broadcast to urge an end to mass surveillance. Snowden blew the whistle on his ex-employer, the NSA, for spying on US citizens, monitoring their emails, phone calls, and text messages. Here in Blighty, GCHQ was also found to be involved. …
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You could soon pay in that Christmas cheque from your granddad without having to go to the bank. Just snap a photo of it with your smart phone, and you could pay it in electronically, no need to brave the cold. Magic. The government will launch a consultation on the idea, the Treasury announced in a press release, with a …
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LG is rumoured to be working on a smart watch, and while it hasn’t spilled the beans just yet, it has confirmed that it has some wearable tech up its sleeve. Speaking to Engadget, an LG spokesperson confirmed a “wearable product” is on the way. So what could it be? Well one Korean site has a couple of ideas… According …
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More BlackBerry news, and in keeping with recent form, it’s not good news. Its sales have been so bad of late that the troubled phone firm actually cancelled two handsets it had in the works. These phones were codenamed Café and Kopi, and were intended to launch in developing markets. BlackBerry revealed this info in its earnings report last week, but …
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If you’re looking for a bargain this Christmas, you may have just found it. Virgin Mobile has dropped the price of the iPhone 4S to just £19 a month, with no upfront cost for the handset. The next cheapest I can find it for is £22 over at Carphone Warehouse. And £3 a month isn’t to be sniffed at. Though as ever …
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More sales news: Vodafone has started its January sale, knocking 25 per cent off SIM-only deals, uSwitch reports. 1,200 minutes, unlimited texts and 750MB of data can be yours for just £13.60, down from £16. A still very reasonable £16.80 a month will get you unlimited texts and calls, along with 1GB of data. Previously, that would’ve cost you £21 …
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