Luke Westaway

Firefox OS first phone out tomorrow, costs €69

Tomorrow will see the debut of a brand-new operating system, as Mozilla’s Firefox OS enters the arena in a bid to crush Android. The new mobile operating system, which hopes to defeat its robot-powered foe using the power of super-cheap smart phones, will land in Spain tomorrow. The first phone to carry the operating system, …

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BB10 fails to turn a profit as BlackBerry posts £55m loss

The introduction of its new operating system earlier this year hasn’t helped BlackBerry to conquer its financial struggles, with the Canadian phone-maker announcing a surprise $84m (roughly £55m) loss for the three months up to 1 June. While BlackBerry says that smart phone sales are up 13 per cent since the previous quarter, that clearly isn’t earning the company enough …

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S4 and HTC One Google Editions out now, but may face update wait

Versions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One running a stock version of Android are now on sale — but it seems that both phones will have to wait a little longer than Nexus devices to get new versions of Android. Although both phones run a version of Android that’s identical to the raw Android you’ll find on gadgets …

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HTC One gets swanky red version, in UK from mid

HTC’s well-received HTC One will shortly be making its debut in a swanky red version that will be available to Brits in just a few weeks. Those of you who were tempted by the Taiwanese company’s 4.7-inch flagship but weren’t enamoured with its aluminium style can finally rest easy, with the red version set to land in Phones 4u in …

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Motorola ‘X’ phone purportedly snapped in new leaked pic

Motorola’s rumoured ‘X’ phone may be ready to show its face, as the long-anticipated smart mobile has supposedly been snapped in a new leaked picture. The photo above surfaced at Phone Arena, which cites a mysterious source who reckons it shows Motorola’s next mobile. Details are thin on the ground, but from the picture we can glean that the mystical …

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HTC One in line for Windows Phone makeover, report says

HTC is cooking up a new version of the HTC One that’s powered by Windows Phone, according to fresh rumours. The variant will look similar to the Taiwanese company’s metallic flagship, but will be powered by Microsoft’s tile-based operating system, Neowin reports, citing a mysterious and unnamed source. The phone won’t be a carbon copy of the One, but will …

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iPhone 5S to get battery boost, new leaked snaps hint

Apple’s next iPhone could be in line for a battery boost, if supposed leaked snaps are to be believed. The images, which surfaced at MacRumors, show what looks like a near-fully assembled iPhone 5S sporting a 5.92Whr battery — a step up from the 5.45Whr power brick that resides within the iPhone 5. The report notes that the model could be …

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Sony 4K Bravia X9 goes on sale in UK, yours for £4,000

Sony’s newest 4K telly is now on sale in the UK, available to snap up from Currys and PC World for a mere £4,000. That’s right — £4k! That sounds like a lot of cash — and it is — but in fact that’s a surprisingly cheap price for an ultra high-definition telly, and shows that the pixel-packing 4K tech …

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Lumia ‘EOS’ due 11 July, will be 41

Nokia has seemingly set a date for the debut of its long-rumoured ‘EOS’ smart phone, with the Finnish phone-maker inviting press to an event on 11 July. The invite teases “zoom reinvented”, which certainly tallies with reports that Nokia’s next phone will have a whopping great camera unit. The event kicks off at 11am in New York. That’s 3pm UK …

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Galaxy S4 beats iPhone 5 in our brutal destruction test video

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 destruction test 8:55 The Samsung Galaxy S4 and the iPhone 5 — two smart phones at the top of their game. But which is tougher? That’s what our in-depth and brutal destruction video aims to discover. Hit play to see the world’s two greatest mobiles drowned, scratched, dropped and crushed …

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