GPS could drop off the map as British boffins work on a new location technology that navigates by signals from mobile phones and Wi-Fi. Defence firm BAE is testing Navsop, a navigation system that goes where others can’t. Navsop figures out where it is from a GPS signal, then learns about different signals including medium-wave …
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Looking to bag a Google Nexus 7 tablet? Then get yourself down to Carphone Warehouse. Carphone is the first UK retailer to confirm it’ll sell Google’s 7-inch quad-core Android slab. It’s already available direct from Google and arrives in your hands next month. Carphone Warehouse hasn’t confirmed a date for delivery — or opened a pre-order page — but Google …
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Nokia has a contingency plan should Windows Phone fail. Nokia’s new boss assured the world the Finnish folks have a Plan B to cover their behinds if the Lumia range powered by Windows Phone software don’t reverse their declining fortunes. Having hitched its wagon to Windows Phone so completely, Nokia is reliant on the operating system’s success. The Finnish phone …
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Here we go again. The current version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, is on barely a handful of Android phones and along comes Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the next generation of Google software for mobile phones and tablets. Jelly Bean is built-in on the Google Nexus 7, but when will your phone get Jelly Bean? That’s the very reasonable question …
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I just bought a milkshake with my phone. That’s right: I strolled into McDonald’s, whipped out my Samsung Galaxy S3, placed it on the card reader for a moment and strode off with a tall drink of chocolatey brain freeze, all thanks to Visa’s NFC payment app. Visa is trying out phones that do NFC contactless payments during the London …
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Google has officially revealed Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the next generation of software for Android mobile phones and tablets — and it hits phones next month. Google Now is the most impressive new feature. It promises just the right information at just the right time, automatically prompting you with useful information based on your search history and calendar. Google Now …
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Join the Q. Google has revealed the Google Nexus Q, a new social streaming media player. The Nexus Q is a round black sphere that connects to the cloud and streams the music and videos that you store online. It also streams YouTube videos and other online stuff, such as movies and TV from Google Play. You use your phone …
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A million people get a new Android phone or tablet every day. As Google unveils the new version of Android, version 4.1 Jelly Bean, the search giant reveals that a total of 400 million Android devices have been sold so far. That’s a lot of phones. This time last year, the Big G said it was activating 400,000 Android phones …
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Google’s 7-inch Nexus 7 tablet is the first device to show off Jelly Bean, the latest version of Android. It costs $200 in the US and is on sale today, to be delivered in mid-July. The Nexus 7 has a 7-inch 1,280×800 high-definition display. Under the bonnet is a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, as well as a 12-core graphics processor. …
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The Google Nexus 7, Google’s first tablet, is on sale right now — read on for the UK price and release date. The Google Nexus 7 costs just £159, and you can get hold of it in the next month. There are two models: one has 8GB of memory and the other has 16GB for your movies, music and other …
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