Phone fans prefer the iPhone rather than Android when it comes to smaller screens, despite the cost. Sales of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and HTC One Mini are reportedly so disappointing manufacturers could rethink their plans for 4-inch phones. DigiTimes describes sales of the S4 Mini as “bleak”, while HTC has been forced to …
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What if, what if, what if? Let’s put our speculation’ hats on for a second and ask: what if Apple bought eBay? That’s the question posed by Apple’s former boss — who reckons it would change online shopping forever. John Sculley, who ran Apple for a decade while Steve Jobs was off doing other things, reckons the iPhone and iPad …
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 could be just a couple of months away, as a new report suggests that the sequel to the Galaxy S4 will be rushed out following a recent slowdown in sales. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases Please, Clear Your Android Phone’s Cookies and Cache Right Now Korean site Naver — founded by ex-Samsung …
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Nokia and HTC could be about to make life easier for adulterers, bigamists and superheroes with dual-SIM smart phones. Both companies are rumoured to be working on Windows Phone devices that include not one but two SIM cards. Chinese site WPDang claims that Nokia and HTC are set to make Windows Phone devices that use two SIM cards so you …
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Google TV is becoming Android TV. Having comprehensively failed to set the world’s living rooms alight, Google’s goggle box is being rebranded to Android TV after the success of the Chromecast. You could be forgiven for not knowing — or for having forgotten — Google TV exists. Remember the Kevin Bacon advert? No, not that one, the other one. Anyway, …
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The Samsung Galaxy S5 could be just a couple of months away, as new reports suggest the sequel to the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be rushed out to fight falling sales. Korean site Naver — founded by ex-Samsung staffers, incidentally — reports that the S5 will be revealed in January to gloss over a slump in sales of the S4. …
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The Google Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat are less than a week away, according to new rumours. These say that the new phone and next Android update will explode onto the scene together on 15 October — next Tuesday. That date comes from whispers around the campfire at Google Launchpad, a fortnight-long event run by the Big G for …
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If binary heteronormativity and perpetuating stereotyping is kinda your thang, you can tie your identity to the HTC One in blue and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini in pink. If on the other hand you just like certain colours regardless of any societally-assigned notion of gender, you can buy either phone in any colour you darn well please, and more …
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Shutterstock If you’ve ever had a shocking phone bill, you might be glad to hear the shoe’s on the other foot: but experts warn that if EE, Three, O2 and Vodafone face quadrupled 4G costs we might be the ones who end up paying. Telecoms watchdog Ofcom proposes increased fees for the the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum bands, …
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The Google Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat are less than a week away, according to new rumors. Word on the street is that the new phone and next Android update explode onto the scene together on October 15 — next Tuesday. That date comes from whispers around the campfire at Google Launchpad, a two week-long event run by the …
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