TalkTalk has joined the fleet of UK networks confirmed to be flogging the Samsung Galaxy S4, with the phone, broadband and TV company promising to have stock of the 5-inch super-phone ready to go next Friday. That’s 26 April, the same date that other operators will start selling the Galaxy S4. TalkTalk says you’ll be …

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Oxygenated operator O2 has a new offering that splits your contract into two tariffs, making it possible to get a mid-plan upgrade for a little less cash than usual. The network’s wizard wheeze, which is dubbed O2 Refresh, sees you picking a set monthly fee for your minutes, texts and data, and then adding a separate monthly amount to pay …

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Good news if you’re planning on buying the Samsung Galaxy S4 on O2 — if you haven’t already paid, that is. The blue-hued phone flogger has dropped £30 off the upfront cost of the phone, making it cheaper to acquire Samsung’s new flagship. The up-front cost of the Galaxy S4 on a £37 per month contract with unlimited minutes, texts …

Troubling news for British tech fans — early reports suggest the Galaxy S4 with an octa-core processor is much more powerful than the quad-core variant that’s coming to the UK. Samsung’s next flagship isn’t out until 26 April, though Samsung blog SamMobile claims to have put an “insider’s” octa-core Galaxy S4 through some benchmark tests already, and says the eight-core monster …

HTC’s new First smart phone — the first mobile to feature the newly unveiled Facebook Home interface — will only be available to UK buyers via EE’s 4G service. Those with O2 or Vodafone, or even EE subsidiaries Orange and T-Mobile will be out of luck if they want to give HTC’s new blower a go. The 4.3-inch First will …

The night is dark and full of terrors — but not for HBO, which says its hit sword-em-up Game of Thrones isn’t having its success dampened by digital piracy. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, HBO programming boss Michael Lombardo is quoted as saying that illegal downloads of ‘Thrones are “a compliment of sorts”. “The demand is there,” the broadcasting …

The next two iPhones hark back to an era before Tim Cook was the boss of Apple, a fresh report claims. In an interview with the San Francisco Examiner, US District Attorney George Gascón is quoted as saying two of Apple’s upcoming blowers “preceded Tim Cook.” That would suggest the company’s next phones were crafted under the supervision of then-CEO …