This is our clearest look yet at the Google Nexus 5, the hotly-anticipated 5-inch follow-up to the Nexus 4 and the first smart phone to bring us Google’s Android 4.4 KitKat. Built by LG and rumoured to be codenamed the LG D820 or Hammerhead, the Nexus 5 is set to show off the next version …
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Fastest finger first — and that means the iPhone. According to new tests, the responsiveness of the iPhone’s screen is twice as fast as an Android phone or Windows Phone. The Apple iPhone 5 comes out on top of the responsiveness test, with just 55ms betwixt finger meeting touchscreen and the phone doing what you want. The Samsung Galaxy S4, …
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O2 4G has hit the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. The new iPhones can now connect to O2’s extra-fast network once you’ve done a quick update. In order to benefit from faster data speeds, you need to update your new iPhone’s settings. Either connect to iTunes or go into your settings when connected to Wi-Fi and you should be prompted …
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The LG G2 is coming to the UK. Three is the first network to confirm it will offer LG’s new 5.2-inch flagship Android phone. The G2 boasts an unusual button arrangement on the back, with a rocker that lets you quickly launch applications, turn the volume up or down, or lock the screen. It also includes a 13-megapixel camera with …
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The government is resisting European attempts to get rid of roaming charges. Westminster has spoken out against EU plans to bring the telecoms industry into line across the continent. Eurowonks want to try and harmonise things across Europe, reducing the different charges when you go to different countries and bringing unity to the different standards and frequencies used by networks …
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Leaked screenshots of Android KitKat have revealed more tantalising details of the hotly-tipped Google Nexus 5, as well as showing how fast the change from Key Lime Pie happened. We’re hoping to see KitKat in October, a date revealed by the chocolatiers at Nestlé, who lend their name to Google for the next Android update. Each new Android update is shown off …
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Watchdogs have set out new rules for stopping games from tricking kids into racking up huge bills. The Office of Fair Trading has set out eight guidelines governing in-app purchases — with fines for anyone failing to live up to the rules. One new guideline is that games and apps makers must make sure the bill-payer is giving their informed …
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One and two and three and lift and one and — oh hello, didn’t see you come in there. Microsoft has announced Xbox Fitness to help gamers shed the pounds, without costing any. Xbox Fitness is a library of videos in which unnecessarily skinny people bark at you to leap around your living room in the quest for that bikini …
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The Nokia Lumia 1020 is edging closer to your pocket. O2 has added the 1020 to its ‘coming soon’ page and you can register your interest with the oxygenated network now. The 1020 is expected to hit shelves some time in September. A firm date and exact prices are yet to be confirmed, but online retailers have suggested the price …
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 is set to update to the cutting-edge Android 4.3 Jelly Bean in October, with the Galaxy S3 review, Galaxy Note 2 and HTC One Google Edition not far behind. SamMobile reports the Android 4.3 update is in testing for the S4, S3 and Note 2. The S4 is reported to receive the update at some point …
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