The Samsung Galaxy S4 costs £156 to make. The S4’s bill of materials (BOM) — the actual cost of the components in the phone, not what you’ll pay for it — adds up to $236, according to the phone-prodding teardown specialists at analysts IHS. That’s a significant increase over the BOM of the S4’s predecessor, …
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It’s alive! The Optimus One Xperia Galaxy Phone fantasy concept design assembles body parts from the Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z,HTC One and LG Optimus G. But is it the perfect phone? Designer Bob Freking has picked his favourite features from a host of high-end phones to create the Optimus One Xperia Galaxy Phone, a Frankenphone mash-up of cool stuff …
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The coming of the Samsung Galaxy S4 has sparked a rush to trade in current smart phones — with phone fans particularly keen to ditch their HTC and BlackBerry phones. SellMyMobile.com, which checks various trade-in and recycling sites, reports that the number of people selling on their existing phone went up by a third in the days after the S4 …
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You can now watch live Premier League games and a range of sporting action as it happens right on your smart phone or tablet, as Sky Sports comes to Now TV for a tenner a day. Now TV is Sky’s online catch-up and on-demand service for those of who have don’t want to fork out for a dish. Sporting highlights …
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If 4G fries your Freeview, phone these folks. An experiment to test the effects of extra-fast LTE mobile Internet on television signals has started, complete with a helpline to report problems with your TV. 4G LTE signals are expected to interfere with Freeview TV signals, so temporary transmitters have been switched on to test the extent of the problem. A …
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All hail the Samsung Galaxy S4! Down with the Samsung Galaxy S4! Hooray! Boo! The S4 has arrived and it’s packed with features. Some are good and some are, well, not so good. But which are the best and which are the worst? Glad you asked, phone fan. Here, in no particular order, are the best bits and worst bits …
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Having ruled out the stetson and the fez, the Doctor’s new headware is set to be a tin-foil hat. Doctor Who returns in less than two weeks’ time with a new companion, new monsters — and a Wi-Fi warning. Matt Smith is back as everybody’s favourite Time Lord, joined by Jenna-Louise Coleman as mysterious companion Clara Oswald. And in the …
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If you’re having problems with your Samsung Galaxy S3 or other Samsung Galaxy, it could be down to your SanDisk memory card. SanDisk has owned up to microSD cards causing problems with Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets. S3 owners and owners of other devices, including the Galaxy Note, report cards failing in both their phone and computer. Even worse, some cards …
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 has launched to universal acclaim — and pundits predict boffo business too. But behind the frenzied ringing of cash registers, smart phone experts sound a note of caution. Read on for expert reactions to the new Android powerhouse. “The Galaxy S4 is not a revolutionary product, but nor does Samsung need it to be,” says analyst …
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The best things in life are free, but for everything else there’s the Samsung Galaxy S4. It’s the first phone to have Visa contactless payment technology built into the phone to pay for stuff with a tap on the till — and in the process cutting out your phone network. According to Samsung, the S4 is the world’s first device …
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