Like the Roman Emperor Claudius returning after Julius Ceasar was driven out a hundred years before, Panasonic phones are back in Britain today. The waterproof Android-powered Panasonic Eluga is on sale now. Online retailer Expansys has the Eluga on sale now, free of a contract, for £365 with free delivery. At the time of writing …
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HTC is locking horns with Apple’s legal team here in Blighty this week. Bloomberg reports HTC is challenging Apple’s right to claim certain aspects of the phone and tablet experience as its own, including elements of phone unlocking and multi-touch. HTC argues that four Apple patents are in fact common sense and are so obvious and universal they can’t be …
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Which would you prefer: a phone so gossamer-thin it practically disappears when you slip it in your pocket, or a phone with more stamina than Charlie Sheen double-dropping viagra? HTC reckons you want thin rather than long-lasting. The company behind the popular HTC One X, HTC One V and HTC One S reckons a slimline casing is more of a …
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Two weeks and counting. Yes, in two weeks’ time the Samsung Galaxy S3, possibly the most hotly anticipated mobile phone ever, makes its debut. And in the meantime, we’ve had a new glimpse of the S3 in the wild — but it looks very different to what we’ll see in two weeks time. Gizmodo Brazil shows off photos of what …
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Samsung has bagsied a bunch of new names for future phones. Forthcoming phones and tablets could be named the Samsung Galaxy Metrix, Galaxy Velvet or Galaxy Legend. So Samsung wants to name its new phones after what sounds like an 80s video game, a toilet roll and the HTC Legend? Brilliant! Samsung has filed for trademark protection for the three …
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Ace news! The Samsung Galaxy Ace is now just £135 at Asda, a very tasty price indeed for the popular Android smart phone. The Ace boasts a 3.5-inch touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera, and 6.5 hours of talk time. We awarded it a very decent four stars a year ago for its stylish looks and tasty price, which just became even …
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The most powerful camera phone ever made is coming to Britain. An online shop is taking orders for the 41-megapixel Nokia 808 PureView — for £540. Clove is taking orders for the 808 PureView now, and will relieve you of £538.80 for the pleasure — surely making the 808 the most expensive Symbian phone ever. It’s worth taking that with …
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Bosses of Apple and Samsung have agreed to a sit-down to try and resolve their bitter war over technology patents. Reuters reports a San Francisco judge will referee the meeting between the two technology giants, currently locked in international legal warfare over similarities between their tablets and smart phones. Apple boss Tim Cook and Samsung chief Choi Gee-sung will meet …
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Are you a Sky customer with an Android phone? Thinking of updating to Ice Cream Sandwich? Not so fast, my friend — not if you want to keep watching Sky telly on your phone. Avid CNET reader Ben Williams dropped us a line to tell us, “Last week I updated Android on my HTC Sensation to Ice Cream Sandwich, and …
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Nokia has blasted dual-core and quad-core phones like the Samsung Galaxy S2 and HTC One X, branding them a waste of battery. Nokia top chap Stephen Elop says, “so-called dual-core, quad-core mobile phones can only waste batteries, but not be useful for consumers all the time”. That’s why Nokia’s smart phones, the Lumia range with Windows Phone software, aren’t dual-core …
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