Nokia is warning owners of the Lumia 2520 tablet to stop using the charger. James Martin/CNET Nokia has suspended sales of the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet over fears that the charger could give you an electric shock. Anyone with a Lumia 2520 in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and the UK is “strongly advised …
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Samsung Gear smartwatches are compatible with 20 Galaxy phones and tablets. CNET Which Samsung Galaxy devices sync with the Samsung Gear Fit fitness tracker, Gear 2 smartwatch, and the Gear 2’s wallet-friendly sibling the Gear 2 Neo ? Glad you asked, dear reader, because we have the answer to that very question right here. The wrist-wrapping wearables are compatible with …
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 is selling like warmed baked goods Josh Miller/CNET The Samsung Galaxy S5 is flying off the shelves, selling twice as many as the Galaxy S4 on launch day in the UK, with more than 9 out of 10 phones sold signed up to 4G contracts. UK mobile phone retailers Phones 4U and Carphone Warehouse have revealed …
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Gramofon is a media streamer seeking backing on Kickstarter. Fon Put the needle on the record with Gramofon, a wallet-friendly music streamer now available on Kickstarter. The adorably-named Gramofon competes with audio and media streamers from the likes of Sonos and Roku. To get listening, connect the Gramofon to the Web with an ethernet cable or wirelessly over Wi-Fi, then …
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Forthcoming Nokia phones are named after Superman and James Bond movies. CNET Nokia is playing name games for future phones. A new leak has revealed pop culture codenames for forthcoming devices referencing Superman, James Bond, and Filipino soap operas. Prolific rumourmonger @evleaks claims that devices under development at Nokia are internally known by the monikers Ara, Leo, Moonraker, Onyx, Peridot, …
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Samsung has invited press to ‘Kapture the moment’. How kryptic… Samsung Strange things are afoot at the Galaxy K… Samsung is set to unveil a camera with a K, perhaps a snap-happy spin-off of the Samsung Galaxy S5 rumoured to be called the Galaxy K Zoom. Samsung has invited members of the press to an event billed as a ‘Samsung …
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 hits shop shelves on 11 April. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The hotly tipped Samsung Galaxy S5 is finally on sale. The 5.1-inch smartphone will cost you a pretty penny — but what price can you put on a fingerprint scanner, heart-rate monitor and cutting-edge Android 4.4 KitKat software? About 500 quid plus whatever your contract costs, as it …
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with free access to various apps and services. Rich Trenholm/CNET The Samsung Galaxy S5 is rocking’ in the free world with a range of gratis apps, subscriptions, and other free stuff. Depending where you live, buying the new Android smartphone nets you premium membership of Evernote, Endomondo, RunKeeper, The Wall Street Journal, and more for …
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Buy a Samsung Galaxy S5, get free music from Deezer. Samsung Without music, life would be a mistake — Friedrich Nietzsche said that, and he was German so he was talking about David Hasselhoff*. In keeping with that Nietzschean philosophy vis-à-vis music, anyone buying the Samsung Galaxy S5 in selected countries can enjoy six months of free and ad-free music …
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Samsung-branded stores are opening across Europe in time for the S5. Manuel Munoz Gomez/Samsung With the Samsung Galaxy S5 hitting shop shelves this week, Samsung has opened the doors on more branded stores in Europe today in readiness for the new flagship phone. Following 19 stores already open in Europe, the first British shops have opened in 7 UK cities, …
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