Richard Trenholm

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 jumps ahead to Jelly Bean

Jelly Bean is wobbling onto the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. The new tablet is set to update to the new Android software, according to an official listing on Samsung’s site. Listing the features of the 10-inch iPad rival, the official product page announces that the Tab 2 10.1 is powered by Android 4.1 Jelly …

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Nokia Lumia 900 gets its own pink nail polish

Nokia has unveiled its latest plan to nail the smart phone market: nail varnish. Hot pink nail polish, to be precise, that matches the new pink Nokia Lumia 900. If you’re currently staring at your half-chewed nails and thinking OMG, some Lumia lustre is just what I need, then head to Dallas, Denver or Los Angeles, where Nicki Minaj’s nail stylist …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 notable for split

Take note: the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 hits shops this month, Samsung has confirmed. The oversized half-brother to the popular 5.3-inch Galaxy Note sports the Note’s trademark stylus and a bigger 10.1-inch screen that you can split in half to do two things at once. We first saw the Note 10.1 in February, but Samsung has thrown out that design and gone back …

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Nokia Lumia X is a new twist on Windows Phone 8

The story of Nokia and Windows Phone takes another twist. At least, the Nokia Lumia X concept design features a cool twisty camera — but whether it’s real or not is another matter. The Lumia X concept phone boasts a high-definition AMOLED display screen, a Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor and an 8-megapixel camera. The software on the phone is Windows …

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ITV Pay Player coming in autumn, not for phones or tablets

ITV’s paid service, ITV Pay Player, is finally coming this year — but not to your iPad, phone or tablet. The home of Coronation Street, Take Me Out, America’s Got Talent, Jeremy Kyle, Emmerdale, Mark Wright’s Hollywood Nights, Lorraine, The Cube and The Only Way is Essex has laid out its plans to take your money in exchange for quality …

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Vertu Constellation Black Neon handmade from leather, rubies

We may be in the longest recession since money was invented, but the rich still need to phone each other to talk about polo and yachts and insider trading and other rich people stuff. The Vertu Constellation Black Neon is the latest posh phone for the super rich, handmade from leather, carbon fibre and rubies. Recently offloaded by Nokia, luxury …

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Sony Xperia SL is a speeded

The sequel to the Sony Xperia S is set to be one ‘ell of a phone — well, they’ve tacked an L on the end and beefed up the processor, anyway. According to Chinese site ePrice, the Xperia SL will have a 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a slight speed bump on the current model’s 1.5GHz dual-core chip. It seems the …

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Google Nexus 7 gets official dock and posh case

At £160, the Google Nexus 7 Android tablet is such a bargain you’ve probably got some change to splash out on accessories. The official extras have been leaked, including a dock and posh case. Swedish site Nordic Hardware spotted the accessories, but has since deleted the story. Too late, kamraten! The dock, posh case and coloured regular case are already …

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Samsung slams Apple, says legal battles ‘defy common sense’

Samsung has slammed Apple’s legal attack on the Galaxy line of phone and tablets, saying it “defies common sense”. A top Samsung chap reckons Apple has no right to lay claim to the rectangle as a design. Samsung’s chief product officer Kevin Packingham, speaking to Wired, ridiculed Apple’s claims that Samsung “slavishly copied” the design of the iPad and iPhone. Samsung …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 search foul

Why would Samsung stop you searching through your contacts, calendars and other stuff on your Samsung Galaxy S3? That’s the question we asked yesterday, speculating it was something to do with Apple — but it turns out to be an old-fashioned cock-up. “The most recent software upgrade for the Galaxy S III in the UK included the inadvertent removal of …

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