Luke Westaway

HTC One S owners report chipped casing gripes

Reports are surfacing online that the HTC One S could be suffering from an issue that causes the black casing to become chipped, leaving unattractive silver marks all over the device. The problem, spied over at MoDaCo, concerns the black version of the One S, the ceramic finish of which is crafted using a process called …

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Motorola Razr Maxx bringing big battery to Blighty

The Motorola Razr Maxx smart phone will be arriving in Europe from May this year, the company has confirmed, adding that the new smart phone will definitely be heading to the UK. The Razr Maxx is already out in the US, under the name Droid Razr Maxx. It looks a lot like last year’s Motorola Razr, but packs a buxom 3,300mAh battery that …

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Major update promised for broken Spotify Android app

Android phone owners are complaining that the Spotify Android app is thoroughly broken, with glitches and crashes reported, including word that the app stops working completely after customers install Ice Cream Sandwich. Spotify has told me that it’s working on a ‘major’ update for the app. A reader alerted CNET UK to the app’s malfunctioning tendencies, saying the Spotify app exits …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 release date appears, but is it real?

An invite to the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has surfaced online, citing a 22 May unveiling. But is it to be trusted? The image, which surfaced in Korea and was spied by Yahoo (Google translate link), shows a tempting teaser snap of what would be the back of the S3, rocking a slick chrome finish. But is this …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 to have 4.65

Rumours are circulating that the Samsung Galaxy S3 could arrive sporting a whopping 4.65-inch screen that crams in 720×1,280 pixels, the same resolution and screen size as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The panel isn’t reckoned to be exactly the same as the one on the Nexus though, as Korean news source DDaily has pegged the Galaxy S3 as carrying a Super …

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Instagram for Android is robot

Instagram, the app that turns your smart phone photos into painfully trendy retro snaps, is out now for Android. The hugely popular free app has been a staple of Apple’s iOS platform for some time, with over 27 million registered users. Now it’s finally made the jump to Google’s robot-powered OS, enabling Android fans to be every bit as hip …

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Man stabbed in neck at BlackBerry BBM party

This isn’t the kind of story we’d normally cover, but as some members of our team were present, we thought we’d bring you the news that a man has been left in a serious condition after reportedly being stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle at a BlackBerry event in London. An argument broke out as guests were queuing …

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HTC One X and One S prices and release date round

The HTC One X and One S are mere hours away from launching in the UK — read on for a round-up of the network prices and release dates we know for sure. Orange and T-Mobile The HTC One X can be yours for free on Orange or T-Mobile when you sign yourself up to a £41 per month, 24-month …

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iPhone 5 coming in June, says Foxconn recruiter

The iPhone 5 could be on course for a June release, if comments let slip by a Foxconn recruiter are to be believed. In an interview on Japanese TV, a recruiter with the factory that makes Apple gadgets said the company needs to hire 18,000 people to build the iPhone 5, “because it seems it will go on sale in …

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Ice Cream Sandwich uptake nearly doubled in the last month

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is slowly becoming more popular, and is now sitting pretty on 2.9 per cent of Android devices, according to stats published on Android’s developer site. You’d be correct in thinking that 2.9 per cent doesn’t seem like a whole lot, but at least it’s progress. In the first week of March, we reported that the …

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