Richard Trenholm

BlackBerry buyout deal is dead, CEO replaced

A deal to buy BlackBerry has fallen through, leading the ailing company to fire its boss and recruit a new man at the top. Canadian paper the Globe and Mail reports that BlackBerry will plough on after failing to find a buyer, booting boss Thorsten Heins and raising $1bn to keep the company going. BlackBerry’s …

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iPad Air torn open reveals smaller battery, same battery life

The iPad Air is slimmer than a supermodel with food poisoning, which means Apple has to fit an awful lot of technology into not an awful lot of space. Let’s take a look inside to find out more about the new chip, smaller battery and other technology in the slimline tablet. The intrepid gadget-probers at iFixit cracked the back of …

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KitKat coming to HTC One ‘very, very soon’

KitKat is coming to the HTC One “very, very soon”. The latest Android update, announced today, makes its debut on the new Google Nexus 5, and HTC’s flagship isn’t far behind. HTC’s senior global online communications manager Jeff Gordon tweeted that he’s not ordering a Nexus 5 today, but is “looking forward to getting KitKat on my HTC One very, very …

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Nokia Lumia 2520, 1520 in UK shops before end of the year

Nokia’s first tablet, the Lumia 2520, is up for grabs on Nokia’s home turf, and is coming to the UK before the end of the year. Phone fans in Finland can pre-order the 10-inch 2520 tablet and 6-inch Lumia 1520 from Finnish network Elisa, to be delivered on 4 December. And a Nokia spokesperson told me the new phones will …

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O2 4G PAYG deals launch, data doubles if you stick around

O2 4G PAYG, OK? O2 launches pay as you go deals for super-fast 4G LTE mobile Internet today, starting from £15 per month. Unlike deals that tempt you with a bumper basket of introductory data and minutes before cutting back to regular levels, O2’s 4G Pay & Go Go Go deals actually give you more the longer you stick around. …

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Google Nexus 5 first official picture

It’s official: the Google Nexus 5 is the next Android flagship smart phone, and it costs $349. That’s no rumour — the image above is the first official picture straight from the horse’s mouth, as the Big G accidentally reveals the Nexus 5 early. The new phone appeared on Google Play today, only to be quickly yanked from view. Here’s …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 pretty in pink from today

For all aspiring Cher Horowitz and Elle Woods wannabes, the Galaxy Note 3 is pretty in pink exclusively at Phones 4U from today. The latest version of the popular phablet has been given a soft pink makeover, and is only available from Phones 4U for the next month. You can get it for free, but only if you commit to …

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Nokia calls for HTC One ban after major UK legal victory

Nokia wants the HTC One banned after a major victory over its smart phone rival in the British courts. Mr Justice Arnold of the High Court ruled that HTC phones infringe Nokia’s EP 0 998 024 patent, entitled ‘Modulator Structure for a Transmitter and a Mobile Station’, related to the kit in phones that transmits data. “Naturally HTC is disappointed …

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iPad Air on sale in Apple Stores and John Lewis at 8am

Apple Stores and other shops across the country are throwing their doors open early tomorrow for the launch of the new iPad Air. The slimline Apple tablet goes on sale tomorrow, 1 November, and shops will open from 8am for you to buy the tablet just with Wi-Fi, or with 3G and 4G too. As the chilly fingers of the dawn …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids £199 tablet on sale Friday

Y’know, for kids! The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids is a 7-inch Android tablet for tots and toddlers, bairns and bambinos, and it goes on sale in the UK this week for around £199. The youngling-friendly tablet’s screen is a 7-inch 1,024×600-pixel display. Underneath is a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage, and on the …

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