Think 4G is too expensive? EE has responded to criticism of high prices and meagre data by adding cheaper prices and more data to your iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE or other 4G phone. A new £31 monthly deal launches on 31 January. This new 24-month contract gets you unlimited UK calls and texts, …
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is official. The worst-kept secret in the world of oversized technology has been confirmed to take the stage next month, while the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be revealed “soon”. Samsung boss JK Shin spilled the beans on the heavily rumoured octo-Note to Korean newsmeisters News1 and iNews 24, but remained noncommittal about the S4. The …
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Say hello to the Firefox phone. The Keon and Peak are developer preview phones to give you a taste of Firefox OS, a potential rival to Android. The two phones are designed for app-builders to learn about the new Firefox OS and create apps for the software. Clad in orange or white, the phones boast 3.5- and 4-inch touchscreens respectively, …
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The latest blockbusters are coming to your phone or tablet, as Sky lets you save movies and TV and watch them wherever you are, without Wi-Fi. Sky is launching Sky Go Extra, an expansion of the Sky Go catch-up and on-demand service for Sky customers, the Telegraph reports. That means you can save new episodes of Girls, blockbusters like Mission: Impossible – …
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What do you call a gadget that’s sort of a phone and sort of a tablet? If it’s a rumoured 5.8-inch dual-SIM smart phone you call it the Samsung Galaxy Fonblet 5.8, apparently. SamMobile claims the Fonblet 5.8 will have a 960×540 AMOLED screen and the latest Android Jelly Bean software on board. A white version is reported to be …
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Ten times as many British phone fans want the Nexus 4 than Google expected. LG has once again blamed Google for stock issues with the perenially sold-out smash-hit Android phone, saying the Big G had no idea of the potential demand. Speaking to Challenges, LG France boss Cathy Robin pointed the finger at Google. LG says it simply built as …
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Could you put words in Siri’s mouth? Apple is advertising for someone to imbue more personality into the voice-activated question-answerer built into the iPhone 5. In the ad spotted by 9to5Mac, Apple is looking for “someone who combines a love for language, wordplay, and conversation with demonstrated experience in bringing creative content to life within an intense technical environment”, in …
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Samsung is taking note of the trend for small tablets, taking on the iPad mini and Google Nexus 7 with a rumoured 8-inch version of the Galaxy Note. The 8-inch screen will apparently boast a resolution of 1,280×800 pixels for high-definition detail in your movies and games, according to unofficial Samsung blog SamMobile. The oversized Note is also rumoured to …
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There’s more trouble on the high street. As Blockbuster and HMV spiral into oblivion, 4G phone network EE is axeing 78 shops — less than three months after millions were spent on rebranding them. The former Orange and T-Mobile shops chosen for the chop have been decided based on factors such as how many customers each store has, whether a lease …
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London calling: the specs of the BlackBerry Z10, previously known as the London, reveal the first BlackBerry 10 phone’s high-definition screen and 4G data connection. The Z10 and the keyboard-packing X10 will be the first to show off the new BackBerry 10 software in two weeks time. British blog TechRadar has got its hands on a slideshow of training material …
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