Luke Westaway

Game of Thrones to download on Android as HBO hits Google Play

Game of Thrones season 3 is now available to download on Android in the UK, as well as a host of other HBO shows including Veep and True Blood. Girls, and Boardwalk Empire complete the line-up of shows, which are now available to buy on Google Play, in standard or high definition. Previously the only …

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The unusual, e-ink sporting YotaPhone is poised to be made official at an event in Moscow, and CNET has exclusive access to an English-language live stream of the event itself. The event — which will see the Android-powered YotaPhone get an official international launch — can be viewed below and starts on December 3 at 11:15 p.m. PT, or December …

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The YotaPhone — the quirky Android mobile that has an LCD screen on the front and an e-ink panel on the back — is out in Europe this month. An e-ink screen, typically used on e-reader devices, is designed to be easier on the eyes and use less power than a regular LCD screen. The phone debuts this month in …

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Now TV 4oD app brings Homeland, Peep Show and more

Now TV, Sky’s £10 set-top box that streams TV to your telly, has added 4oD to its roster of apps. Channel 4’s TV service follows iPlayer and Demand 5 onto the tiny box, as well as live and on-demand telly from Sky channels like Sky Atlantic and Comedy Central. Sky bundles its own selection of shows and channels onto Now …

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Galaxy S5 metal case possibly spied, but snaps look spurious

Samsung could be ditching plastic in favour of a metallic sheen for the Galaxy S4‘s sequel — at least if new snaps purportedly showing the frame of an upcoming Samsung phone are to be believed. The image above and several more appeared on French site nowhereelse.fr, a site that acquired snaps of the iPhone 5’s Lightning connector ahead of launch, and gave …

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Galaxy Gear sales reportedly hit 800,000 in two months

The Galaxy Gear smart watch is looking popular, as Samsung has reportedly boasted of its wrist-occupying device hitting the 800,000 sales mark. Reuters quotes the South Korean tech giant as saying the Gear is, “The most-sold wearable watch available in the marketplace.” The Gear would have hit the impressive sales figure in around two months, having gone on sale alongside …

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HTC One owners in UK to get Android 4.4 KitKat in early 2014

HTC One owners in the UK mark your calendars. HTC has confirmed that its flagship smartphone will get an update to Android 4.4 KitKat in a few months’ time. Yesterday HTC tweeted: “We’re working with our local carriers to begin the rollout of Android 4.4 and Sense 5.5 for the #HTCOne from end of January 2014.” That likely means we’ll …

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HTC One Android 4.4 KitKat update due ‘end of January’ 2014

HTC One owners in the UK mark your calendars — HTC has confirmed that its flagship smart phone will be getting an update to Android 4.4 KitKat in a few months’ time. Yesterday HTC tweeted, “We’re working with our local carriers to begin the rollout of Android 4.4 and Sense 5.5 for the #HTCOne from end of January 2014.”  That …

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Retina iPad mini shows fewer colours than iPad Air, tests say

Apple’s latest tiny iPad shows fewer colours than rival tablets, according to screen-crunching tests. While the iPad mini with retina display packs a massively improved number of pixels into its 7.9-inch panel, it displays the same range of hues as last year’s mini, AnandTech’s screen tests show. Moreover, it displays a smaller gamut of colours than the iPad Air, Google’s …

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iOS 7.0.4 download out now, squashes FaceTime bug

iPhone and iPad owners, it’s time to delve into your smart phone’s Settings app — there’s a brand new version of iOS 7 available to download today. The iOS 7.0.4 update sadly doesn’t bring any life-changing new features, but does offer ‘bug fixes and improvements’, which we suppose are fine too. Specifically, the latest patch for Apple’s revamped iOS platform …

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