Julius Kielaitis/Shutterstock 2,400 Phones 4U staff are to lose their jobs as 362 stores close, while the networks step in to pick over the remains of the high street retail chain. Sadly 1,697 staff will be laid off immediately. 720 workers keep their jobs for the moment to assist with the process of closing stores …
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2010’s Google Nexus One, the first Nexus device and the last to be built by HTC. CNET HTC is set to make the Google Nexus 9 tablet, its first Nexus device since the Nexus One, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google has chosen HTC as the manufacturer to build the new Nexus, with HTC’s …
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iFixit Some people just want to watch the world burn. And some people can’t get their hands on a new piece of technology that costs a month’s salary without wanting to immediately smash it. Fortunately, thanks to these intrepid wreckers, we get to find out what’s inside the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus . Repair site iFixit has performed its …
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JuliusKielaitis/Shutterstock Good news for beleaguered staff of ailing mobile phone shop Phones 4U: Vodafone has agreed to buy 140 of the failing chain’s stores, saving approximately 900 jobs. Phones 4U, a third-party retail chain built on selling phones and contracts from across the different UK networks, was holed below the waterline when Vodafone and EE pulled out from their partnerships …
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Phones 4U Phones 4U shops will not open today as the mobile phone retailer goes into administration, blaming decisions by EE and Vodafone to pull out of Phones 4U stores. Phones 4U is, along with Carphone Warehouse, the UK’s major high street mobile phone retailer, employing 5,596 people in 550 stores. Like Carphone Warehouse, Phones 4U sells a range of …
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Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus 2:03 Can’t wait to get your hands on the new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus ? As of today you can get your name down for Apple’s newest phone — if the shops can get their act together to take your money. Pre-orders opened today for the new larger iPhones …
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Now playing: Watch this: What Apple announced and what matters 2:19 There’s a new iPhone out — you may have noticed. Last night Apple announced the iPhone 6 , a larger iPhone 6 Plus and an Apple Watch . Read on for all the UK prices, details and extra information you need to know. The Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone …
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Vodafone Vodafone is adding free Netflix to its top 4G deals, giving you six months of movie and TV streaming alongside your choice of Spotify or Sky Sports. From this Friday 12 September 2014 until 3 November you get two bonus options on top of your super-fast mobile data for your smartphone. The offer is open to anyone signing up …
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Vodafone’s Smart 4 Power is now available at a discount when you buy it with 4G on pay as you go. Andrew Hoyle/CNET PAYG has gone 4G at Vodafone. The UK network is now offering extra-fast data to pay-as-you-go customers, complete with unlimited data for the first month. A Vodafone’s 4G deal is called a Freedom Freebee. They start at …
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House of Cards was the first Netflix show shown in 4K. Video screenshot by Michael Franco/CNET Samsung is doubling down on 4K films and TV. The Korean company is adding 4K Amazon streaming and bringing 4K Netflix to Europe, so you can enjoy eye-scorching detail on your Ultra High Definition television. UHD, also known as 4K, is the next step …
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