Sir Jony Ive has blasted “anonymous, poorly-made objects” and “theft” of Apple designs in a rare interview, in which he also remembered Steve Jobs’ “stinging” but “surgically precise” opinions. Chingford-born, Blue Peter badge-holding Ive, Apple’s revered and enobbled industrial designer turned overall design guru is in charge of the whole Apple experience, guiding both hardware …
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Vodafone is offering you a golden opportunity: it’s the only network that will carry the Samsung Galaxy S5 in gold when the new Android powerhouse launches on 11 April. Samsung’s hotly-anticipated new flagship phone is available to pre-order from Vodafone and other UK networks and retailers on Friday 28 March in a range of colours, including gold, white, blue and black. Vodafone …
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Looks like it’s official: the sequel to the HTC One will be called the HTC One M8 after all. UK network Three has let slip the name of the new phone on its coming soon page. “The most awarded smartphone of 2013, the HTC One, just got better,” reads Three’s holding page for the new phone, apparently revealed in error …
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How much more black could the Samsung Galaxy S4 be? The answer is none. None more black. That’s the new Black Edition of the S4 with the Galaxy Note 3‘s dark leather jacket on sale in the UK right now for £500 — just in time for the Galaxy S5 to cast it into a black hole. The Black Edition …
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Ready to see what your iPhone or iPad will look like after the next big update? Leaked screenshots purported to show iOS 8 suggest that apps are coming from your Mac to your phone as well as Apple’s own fitness tracker. Posted to Chinese Weibo and seconded by 9to5Mac, the screenshots show for new apps called Healthbook, Preview, TextEdit and …
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If the spring sun has you thinking ahead to your next holiday, then good news: if you’re on UK network EE you can now enjoy 4G data roaming in France and Spain. And you’ll be able to go online on your phone or tablet at 4G speeds in the USA, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands by the time summer …
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 is available to order on 28 March ahead of the 11 April release date. CNET The long-awaited Samsung Galaxy S5 is one step closer for European phone fans, available to order on 28 March. British phone fans can pre-order Samsung’s new flagship Android smartphone in the UK in just over two weeks, on Friday 28 March. …
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The online face of British television has had a makeover, with a new look for UK online catch-up and streaming service BBC iPlayer, home of shows like Doctor Who, Sherlock, Call the Midwife and The Musketeers. Following the license fee-funded broadcaster’s announcement that comedy and reality-driven TV channel BBC Three is moving online, the iPlayer online service has been overhauled …
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Kit’s coming home, Kit’s coming, KitKat’s coming home! The Android 4.4 update has begun for the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 in Great Britain, where the four-fingered tasty treat was born. The KitKat chocolate bar as we know it was invented in Britain in 1935, and now British owners of unlocked S4 and Note 3 devices can enjoy …
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The Galaxy Note 3 is about to be improved for British phone fans with an Android KitKat update. Sarah Tew/CNET The Android 4.4 update has begun for the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 in Great Britain, where the original four-fingered tasty treat was born. The KitKat chocolate bar as we know it was invented in the UK in …
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