The Samsung Galaxy S4 family is set to explode, and new pictures and clues have emerged about the hotly tipped Galaxy S4 Zoom and Galaxy S4 Mini spin-off smart phones. Samsung hasn’t made an official announcement about any of the rumoured spin-offs to the S4, but hints are popping up all over the show in leaked …
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Nokia’s next Lumia will be on Vodafone, network confirms
Nokia is taking to the skies with the latest teaser for the new Nokia Lumia Windows Phone flagship — and if you want to pilot the latest Lumia too, Vodafone has confirmed it will land in Britain. And another day, another new Nokia video, although the Finnish phone-flinger is still yet to confirm the name of this mysterious ‘new Nokia’. …
Read More »Huawei Ascend P2 is first for fastest 4G, on sale in June
How fast do you want your 4G? How about CAT4 fast? The new Huawei Ascend P2 is a quad-core Android smart phone with Jelly Bean and the fastest 4G in the land, and it’s arriving in June. The P2’s 4G is Category 4 LTE, the cutting-edge version of 4G that promises up to 150Mbps download speeds. Huawei claims it’ll be …
Read More »Nokia Lumia 928 officially confirmed, with PureView camera
Nokia has finally confirmed the new Nokia Lumia 928. The worst-kept secret in the world of technology, the 928 is a flagship Windows Phone with souped-up PureView camera technology. The 928 will debut on US network Verizon, but Nokia has yet to confirm release dates and prices for the UK. The new phone is a 4.5-inch phone with Microsoft Windows …
Read More »Android tablets catching up on iPad as slate sales double
Android tablets like the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire are eating into the iPad’s dominance of the market, as total tablet sales double. 308.7 million smart phones, tablets, and laptops were sold in the first three months of the year, according to new figures from Canalys. Tablet sales are the fastest-growing part of the mobile device market, with …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S4 Activ waterproof S4 spin
Like the Samsung Galaxy S4, but worry it isn’t mini enough, active enough or er, zoom-y enough? Then look out for the S4 Mini, S4 Activ and S4 Zoom reported to be landing in Europe in June and July. The rumoured S4 spin-off share the S4 name, but if the S3 Mini is anything to go by, they won’t simply …
Read More »BT Sport nets you free Premier League with BT broadband
BT is kicking off against Sky Sports by offering BT Sports channels — including Premier League and European football — for free with a broadband package. If you order your Internet from BT, you can watch high definition BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN for free on your TV, smart phone or tablet, and online. A new app …
Read More »Nokia Lumia 928 camera takes on iPhone and S3 in video
The new Nokia Lumia 928 smart phone goes head-to-head with its bitterest rivals the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3, and it’s a roller coaster ride of excitement. Read on to see the video, full of high-speed twists and turns. Although it’s only referred to as ‘the next Nokia’ in Nokia’s camera test video, it’s a safe bet this is …
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Eight-year-olds are the worst, right? At running up phone bills, that is! New figures suggest children aged eight are the worst offenders among kids making purchases in apps without parents’ permission. Microsoft asked 2,000 parents with smart phones and tablets about surprise phone bills, and found over a quarter of those surveyed have been stung by unexpected charges after nippers …
Read More »Intel set to triple phones speeds with new Silvermont chips
More phones and tablets are set to get Intel inside. The chipbuilder has announced a new technology called Silvermont that promises to triple the speed of your smart phone or tablet. The new Silvermont microarchitecture is an update to Intel’s Atom mobile processors, intended to challenge rival Qualcomm’s dominance of the smart phone and tablet market. It’ll appear in Intel’s …
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