Samsung is changing its tune regarding Galaxy S4’s storage after the phone appeared on the BBC’s Watchdog, saying it will try to squeeze its myriad features into a smaller space, freeing up more memory for apps. The BBC’s consumer affairs show investigated the Android powerhouse’s claims of 16GB of storage, after users complained the phone …

Samsung has backed down on the Galaxy S4‘s limited storage after the phone appeared on the BBC’s Watchdog, saying it will try to squeeze its myriad features into a smaller space, freeing up more memory for apps. The Beeb’s consumer affairs show investigated the Android powerhouse’s claims of 16GB of storage, after users complained the phone has only half of …

4K is finally getting more affourdable, as Sony brings its Ultra HD X9 range of TVs to the UK for £4,000. Four grand’s a heck of a lot for most people to blow on a gogglebox, but it’s dramatically cheaper than next-gen tellies have been so far. Samsung’s 4K effort, the S9, recently went on sale in Selfridges for a …

Nearly three in every four smart phones sold in the first three months of the year were running Android, according to analyst firm Gartner. The phone industry expert’s stats make grim reading for any company making mobiles with any other operating system, particularly BlackBerry and Nokia. Even without new Android flagships such as the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy …

Sony’s bringing out a new improved waterproof Xperia just in time for summer — the Xperia ZR. The aquatic mobile can enjoy freshwater dunkings down to 1.5 metres, and its 13-megapixel camera will be perfect for recreating the best bit of Licence to Kill in your holiday pool. Don’t fret if you’ve just splashed out on an Xperia Z though …

The HTC One launched too late to save the Taiwanese company’s first-quarter results. Net profit for the handset maker tumbled to NT$85 million ($2.85 million) from NT$4.5 billion ($152 million) a year ago, a drop of 98 percent. It’s the company’s lowest quarterly profit since 2004. Revenue plunged too, to NT$42.8 billion from NT$67.8 billion, the company confirmed in Thursday’s …

Android Jelly Bean has overtaken Ice Cream Sandwich as the second most popular version of Google’s mobile operating system — but the ancient Gingerbread is still way out in front. New figures from Google’s Android developer site show Jelly Bean on 28.4 per cent of devices, split between 26.1 per cent on 4.1 and 2.3 per cent on 4.2. Ice …

The Samsung Galaxy S4, only out in the UK for a few days and pretty hard to find in that time, is already the country’s third most popular phone, according to uSwitch. The consumer advice site’s mobile tracker ranks smart phones according to their sales, pre-orders and “live searches”, with data from various Omio comparison sites — including CNET’s own …

HTC has revealed some of the intricate and innovative design and manufacturing techniques that go into making the gorgeous sliver of metal it calls the HTC One. The design video, first shown as part of the One’s launch presentation according to Engadget, is replete with cromulent phrases such as “holistic, beautiful experience”, “no part-breaks”, “electro-chemical etching process”, “nano-matrix structure” and …

Of course! Why didn’t I think of this? The world’s been waiting, breath bated, for an Android tablet with a built-in projector and thank goodness for Chinese vapourware tech maker Promate — it’s only gone and drawn one built one. The concept is simple. And totally nuts. You want to share your legitimately downloaded movie with your friends and adoring …