Richard Trenholm

Phones and tablets get green light for use as planes take off

Make sure your seatbelt is fastened, your setback is upright and tray table stowed away — but your phone? It’s A-OK to keep playing Angry Birds as the plane takes to the skies, according to new rules about the use of electronic devices during take-off and landing. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced …

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Sky Go Android app on tablets in December, except Kindles

Sky Go goes all the way to Android tablets on 3 December. Sky’s catch-up and on-demand app finally makes it to the full range of Samsung Galaxy, Google Nexus and other Android slates — but not Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets. Sky has delayed the long-awaited launch of the Android app until next month to “address some streaming issues identified during …

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iPad mini hits Currys and PC World as Apple ‘works hard’

Apple is “working hard” to get you an iPad mini with a retina display, as the new tablet goes on sale today from Currys and PC World. As Apple Stores admit they don’t know when they’re getting the new iPad mini in stock, Apple boss Phil Schiller says in a press release, “We’re working hard to get as many as …

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iPad mini on Three starts at £79, deals dish out 15GB data

Three has revealed prices for the new iPad mini with a retina display, on sale on Friday from £79 and including deals that cut the cost you pay up front. There are two contracts available, £25 and £29 options. Both come with 15GB of data and last two years, so the more expensive monthly cost buys you a cheaper price for …

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Motorola Moto G on sale now for £120

Motorola is looking to make a dent in the British smart phone market with the Moto G, a new Android phone boasting a UK price tag of just £135 for the 8GB model and £159 for the 16GB version — or less, because Phones 4U is selling it right now for £120. Phones 4U is offering the phone online as …

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Motorola Moto G first press shot revealed

G whizz, it’s the Motorola Moto G! Motorola’s forthcoming wallet-friendly Android smart phone has made an appearance in this first press shot ahead of its UK launch next week. Revealed by trusty tipster evleaks with the caption “Almost here”, the apparently official shots show the Moto G in white, hot pink, luminous turquoise and regal blue. The phone is branded …

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HTC One 2 on the cards as M8 set for spring 2014

The HTC M8, successor to the HTC One, is set for launch early next year. Could the One 2 land a one-two punch that would see HTC off the ropes and back to fighting fitness? The HTC One went on sale in March last year, and trusty Twitter tipster @evleaks reckons the M8 will land at the end of Q1 …

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Nexus 5 in white faces 10

In the latest round of stock headaches for the Google Nexus 5, orders of the white version threaten to be delayed by as much as ten days. Up until now the white model hasn’t been troubled by the stock woes of the black version, with dispatch promised in one or two days. But both the 16GB and 32GB white versions of …

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Netflix on Virgin Media TiVo boxes now

Netflix hits Virgin Media this week, and it could be on your TiVo box right now. The popular movie and TV streaming service is being switched on for Virgin’s set-top boxes throughout this week, and everyone should have access by Friday. You have to subscribe to Netflix to use the app, so that’s an extra £6 per month on top …

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Samsung’s Tizen drives cars, cameras as well as phones

Android-rivalling Tizen software will drive cars and cameras as well as smart phones. The new operating system is already on one camera and is set to hit the road with Toyota, Jaguar and Land Rover. Tizen is a new operating system championed by Samsung and Intel and designed to run all kinds of gadgets. ET News reports from a developer …

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