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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active rumoured for 1 July UK activation

The rough, tough, physically fit Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is set to make its debut here in the UK as soon as next month, according to reports. The waterproof smart phone will go on sale on 1 July, according to anonymous sources speaking to the reliable Samsung gossip blog SamMobile. It’s certain to be among …

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Samsung set to splash out $20m on Jay

Samsung is reportedly set to sign one of the biggest sponsorship deals in tech history by splurging $20m on rapper Jay-Z. Mr Knowles-Carter’s endorsement is due to be finalised in the next few weeks, according to anonymous sources quoted by Big Apple scandal rag the New York Post. The tipster reckons the man who calls himself J-Hova will tie in …

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Huawei Ascend Y300 Jelly Bean blower hits UK for £60

Now playing: Watch this: Huawei Ascend Y300 2:14 Huawei’s new Ascend Y300 might be the best value Android phone we’ve yet seen here in the UK. Carphone is flogging it from tomorrow for just £60 on pay as you go, or £70 if you’re a new customer, including £10 of top-up. It’s been on sale in Argos for a few …

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Game of Thrones shows why we’ll have to get used to spoilers

WARNING: SPOILERS! Of course there are no spoilers in this post. It’s a post about spoilers, and how there will always be spoilers, and how we will never be rid of them. But there are vague hints, and links to spoilers, so be careful what you click. Last night UK viewers watched the ninth episode of the third season of …

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Sony Xperia M stands for mid

Sony’s new Xperia M is appropriately initialled — this a new mid-range Xperia that bags you Sony’s signature style and all the usual extra gubbins, but promises a lower price than its flagship Xperia Z. Unfortunately Sony couldn’t tell me what that price tag will say here in the UK, but I reckon we’re in Lumia 520 territory, probably sub-£200. …

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Vodafone 4G service coming ‘by the late summer’

Vodafone has narrowed down when we can expect its 4G service to launch, saying it’s preparing “for the launch of ultra-fast 4G services by the late summer”. The big red network had previously said we could expect 4G later in the year. Vodafone bagged £802m-worth of 4G spectrum in the 800MHz band in Ofcom’s auction earlier this year, part of …

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Huawei Ascend W2 Windows Phone leaked, maybe out in June

A leaked PR image of a new Windows Phone from Huawei is apparently the Ascend W2, according to reliable Twitter-based tech tipper evleaks. If it’s genuine, the W2 looks a thinner, more curvaceous mobile than the Chinese company’s first Windows Phone 8 effort, the W1, which reached the UK a few months ago with no fanfare whatsoever. The new blower …

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Huawei Ascend P6 looks exactly like iPhone 5, due 18 June

The first official image of Huawei’s super-slim new Ascend P6 smart phone has been released by the company — and it’s a dead ringer for the iPhone 5, right down to the thin white band breaking up the brushed metal surround. Due to be launched at a swanky London event on 18 June, the Huawei Ascend P6 is set to …

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Motorola Moto X phone is real, and it’s coming this summer

Motorola’s heavily rumoured Moto X phone is real and it’s coming this summer, the mobile maker’s CEO Dennis Woodside has revealed. Woodside, who claimed to have the Android-powered blower in his pocket, “but I can’t show it to you” — yeah, chinny reckon, Dennis — was talking at the AllThingsD conference in California. The Moto X is contextually aware of …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini set for 20 June London launch

Samsung is set to unveil a little brother to its powerhouse Galaxy S4 at a glitzy event in London next month. Invites went out today for an event on 20 June called ‘Samsung Premiere 2013 Galaxy & Ativ’, after the Galaxy S4 Mini was spotted on Samsung’s UK website over the weekend. The Wall Street Journal claims to have confirmed …

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