Luke Westaway

Samsung beats Nokia as biggest phone maker, outsells Apple

Samsung’s having a good day, having sold more phones than Apple, and being declared a bigger manufacturer than Nokia, the Guardian reports. The South Korean tech giant earned itself a whopping £2.75bn in the first quarter of this year (that’s January, February and March, calendar fans), selling 22 per cent more mobiles than it did …

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Hey Samsung, attacking Apple fans isn’t cool

Samsung’s been promoting its own products by taking a sly swing at Apple fans. But when tech companies take a pop at consumers — rather than each other — it’s not cool. Samsung’s Galaxy S3 is less than a week away from being officially unveiled, and as you’d expect, the company’s marketing machine is now running at full whack. As …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 quad

Samsung’s ‘next Galaxy’ phone — sure to be the fabled Galaxy S3 — will be powered by a quad-core processor, the South Korean tech monster has confirmed. The Exynos 4 Quad chip boasts a mind-expanding four cores, and according to Samsung will be clocked at speed over 1.4GHz, CNET reports. “Already in production”, Samsung boasts, “the Exynos 4 Quad is …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 name tipped by Kies listing?

The name of Samsung’s ‘next Galaxy’ smart phone is still secret, but an apparent listing inside the company’s own software hints that it will indeed be going with the ‘Samsung Galaxy S3‘ moniker. In a week filled with exciting Samsung-related tidbits, SamMobile has spotted two versions of the Galaxy S3 in Kies, the horrible bit of software that owners of …

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iOS 6 launch likely as Apple confirms WWDC for 11 June

Apple’s set a date for WWDC, the company’s annual developer conference. It’s expected to lift the lid on a new version of iOS, with ever such a slight chance that we’ll see the iPhone 5 as well. The conference kicks off on 11 June and lasts until the 15th. Last year Apple used the opportunity to tell us all about …

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ZTE building two Galaxy Note

Underdog Android phone manufacturer ZTE is reportedly cooking up two massive smart phones, boasting ‘phablet’-size screen real estate that could rival the Samsung Galaxy Note. The news comes via Reuters, which reckons the Skate-making company is plotting to launch the duo of enormo-phones before the end of the year. “We want to come up with the next generation of a …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 leaks and HTC vs Apple in Phone News video

Now playing: Watch this: Phone News: Galaxy S3 leaks 3:14 Samsung Galaxy S3 rumours abound in this week’s Phone News, while Microsoft plots to make use of your phone’s rear and waterproof Android hits the UK. Hit play on the video above for all the gadget goss from the last seven days. With the official unveiling of the Galaxy S3 …

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Asus Transformer Pad 300 lands in May, costs £399

The Asus Transformer Pad 300 will be out in the UK in early May, available at Currys and PC World when you fork out £399. Your near-400 sheets gets you a 10-inch tablet running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, along with a keyboard dock that attaches to the tablet with a satisfying KER-CHUNK, enabling you to type at lightning speeds. …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 video mocks Apple sheep as benchmarks leak

Samsung’s created a teaser trailer for the Samsung Galaxy S3 that takes a rather unsubtle jab at Apple fans. I’ve embedded it below, so take a peek and let me know what you think. The trailer gives nothing away about the phone itself, except that Samsung thinks its next flagship smart phone will be an event of galactic importance, complete …

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Samsung Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich on Vodafone postponed

Vodafone has postponed its Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Samsung Galaxy S2. A tipster pointed us towards Vodafone’s forum, where the scarlet-hued network writes, “Unfortunately, Samsung have told us this morning that they are unable to make the update available to you as planned”. Thankfully, the delay isn’t too severe. The plan apparently is to roll out the update …

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