Luke Westaway

Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update on all networks ‘in weeks’

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean will be coming to the Samsung Galaxy S3 on all networks “over the coming weeks”, Samsung has confirmed to CNET UK. Samsung delivered the news every Galaxy S3 owner has been waiting for in a statement, saying: “Samsung UK can confirm that the roll out of Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) has …

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4K renamed ‘Ultra High Definition’, just to keep you guessing

4K, the next big thing in high-resolution telly tech, has been officially renamed ‘Ultra High Definition’, in a too-late bid to cut down on consumer confusion. The term, which referred to any TV, camera or projector that offered roughly 4,000 pixels on its horizontal resolution, has been banished by the Consumer Electronics Association, our sister site in the US reports. …

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Apple’s iPhone profits to be revealed following court order

Apple has been told by a US judge that its per-product profits will be revealed, meaning we could find out exactly how much dosh Apple makes from flogging the iPhone, iPad and other gadgets. Apple is suing Samsung for an additional $535 million in damages, following the $1 billion payout it was awarded in August, Ars Technica reports. Apple asked to …

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LG Nexus 4 likely to be star at Google event on 29 October

Google has issued invites to a shindig at the end of the month, where the search giant is expected to reveal the latest Nexus phone — the hotly tipped LG Nexus 4. The New York-based event, which kicks off at 10am (2pm UK time), on 29 October, has an invite that shows a colourful Big Apple skyline and the text, …

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Asus PadFone 2 is a quad

Asus has crafted a second version of its tablet-converting PadFone, and it’s jam-packed with juicy hardware. The inventively titled PadFone 2 boasts a 4.7-inch display with a 720p resolution, as well as a honking great quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM. As if that wasn’t enough terrifying power, it has a 13-megapixel camera on board too. The PadFone 2’s headline …

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Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston on piracy and TV’s golden age

Is this a golden age of television? Is digital piracy unethical? What would it take to push someone over the edge, into a world of horrific violence? These are the questions that keep us up at night. Thank goodness, then, that I had the chance to get a little face time with Bryan Cranston, star of TV masterpiece Breaking Bad, to …

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LG Nexus 4 pictured from every angle in new leaked photos

LG’s first Nexus phone has been spied again, this time getting photographed from every conceivable angle, and even having its 8-megapixel camera tested. Russian-language site tech.onliner.by is to thank for this clear glimpse at the next Nexus, having obtained and photographed the yet-to-be-confirmed gadget in all manner of poses (including one next to a stuffed parrot, for some reason), revealing …

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O2 down for some

O2’s network appears to be throwing a wobbly, with the oxygenated operator saying it’s having some trouble with its phone service. Update: O2 has said the issue affects around 10 per cent of its customers. The blue-hued operator says it has 16.3 million customers in the UK, so that’s around 1.63 million folks currently without service. The network promises to …

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iPad mini shown off on 17 October, sources hint

Apple’s rumoured smaller iPad could be getting an airing in just over a fortnight, with the mystery tablet potentially going on sale as soon as late October, fresh reports suggest. Fortune says it’s spoken to a major Apple investor, who, while asking to remain anonymous, believes from ‘multiple sources’ than invites to an iPad mini launch event will be sent …

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LG Nexus 4 due on 29 October say reports, as new pics leak

Now playing: Watch this: CNET News LG Nexus 4 leaked 1:21 LG’s rumoured Nexus phone could be with us by the end of the month, as reports suggest the raw-Android smart phone will reveal itself on 29 October. French site Le Figaro says that’s when LG’s Nexus effort will get a “worldwide release”, which could just mean outside of France, …

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