Samsung’s next-gen enormophone, the upcoming Galaxy Note 3, could come in a cheaper, lower-specced ‘Lite’ version, according to a new industry rumour from Korea. The story on Korean site ETNews, spotted by Android Beat, reckons there’s two versions of the Note 3 — one of which will have a cheaper LCD screen and a lower-res …
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Your choice of 4G provider just got three times more complicated — 10 months after EE launched 4G in the UK (and years after the US, Korea and other more enlightened countries), O2 and Vodafone today launch their super-fast mobile data services. 4G is finally here — but when I say here, I don’t mean everywhere. Not by a long …
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Voulez vous regardez la TV avec moi? Oui? Then may I suggest, messieurs et mesdames, VuTV, a new service coming soon to Freeview HD that streams premium channels over the Internet. Wait, hang on un moment — it streams over the Internet but it’s for Freeview HD? Bien sur. VuTV is a collection of channels, including such televisual luminaries as …
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“Accrington StanlEE? ‘Oo are they?” “Ech-zachlEE.” It’s the most tenuous PR stunt of the year, fuelled entirely by 80s nostalgia, and I’m absolutely fine with that. The historic Lancashire town of Accrington is the 100th UK town to get EE’s pricey 4G service, and it’s celebrating with Liverpool legend Ian Rush, most famous to non-football fans as the inspiration to …
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If you’re on Three and about to go off on your holibobs, don’t worry about your phone bill. The numerical network has a new service for all its customers called Feel At Home, which lets you use your phone abroad much as you do in the UK. Feel At Home is limited to seven countries: Austria, Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, …
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Samsung’s next slab of hotness is set to capture 4K Ultra HD video — the Galaxy Note 3 will have a 4K camera, according to industry insiders quoted by the Korea Economic Daily. Due to be unveiled next week, the Note 3 is the heavily rumoured but so far unannounced sequel to the enormous, powerful and generally not to be …
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BlackBerry Messenger is edging ever closer to Android phones, with the massively popular mobile IM service advertised in Africa as coming soon to Samsung Galaxy phones. Readers of BlackBerry blog CrackBerry reported seeing TV ads in a few different African countries during last night’s deeply tedious Man Utd v Chelsea match. The ad briefly appeared on Samsung Ghana’s YouTube account …
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Nokia’s bargain-basement Windows Phone just got even more bargainous, with Carphone Warehouse offering the cheery little fellow for a mind-bogglingly cheap £80 on pay as you go. The Lumia 520 is even less expensive if you upgrade from another pay as you go phone — effectively part-exchanging it — charging just £60 for the new blower. You’re eligible for the …
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Phew! It was touch and go there for a minute. Google has rushed out a fix for the problems that were plaguing its snazzy new Nexus 7, just in time for its UK launch. Many owners of the new model of the 7-inch Android slate reported experiencing phantom finger touches, where the tablet records a touch input that never happened. …
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Never mind about Baffman, this is the best geek news of the day. The new Star Wars movie, Episode VII, will be shot on good old-fashioned film, like the originals — not the digital cameras used in Episodes I-III. Cinematographer Dan Mindel, who worked with new Star Wars director JJ Abrams on the recent Star Trek flicks, confirmed he’d be …
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