On the day the Nokia Lumia 1020 is set to take a bow, Nokia’s 41-megapixel PureView camera phone has seen its secrets exposed. Days after the first pictures taken by the 1020 snuck onto Flickr, sources talking to UnleashThePhones say the 1020’s specs include a dual-core processor and HD screen. The camera-focused phone is reported to be …
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iPhone 5S could shoot slow
The iPhone 5S is starting a slow motion commotion, with rumours of a slow-mo mode — just like the Samsung Galaxy S4. The slo-mo clues, spotted by 9to5Mac, come from code hidden in iOS 7, the next generation of Apple software for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Codenamed Mogul, the slow-motion feature would allow for video recorded at 120 …
Read More »Nokia Windows 8 tablet glimpsed in leaked snaps
Nokia’s been under the weather, and the cure could be a tablet. A Nokia Lumia Windows 8 tablet, that is, as glimpsed in a new leaked photo. The picture, which surfaced on the forums at WPcentral, appears to be a Lumia Tablet with a 10.1-inch screen. Inside the purported Nokia Windows tablet is reported to be a 1.3GHz Nvidia Tegra …
Read More »Nokia Here sat
Nokia is opening up its Here Drive and Here Transit sat-nav and maps apps to all Windows Phone 8 devices, not just Nokia Lumia blowers. Nokia’s maps, called Here, power various apps for Windows Phone as well as iPhone and iPad, offering voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation and offline maps for when you don’t have any Internet service. Sat-nag app Here Drive …
Read More »Google races to close Android loophole that hijacks any app
Google has raced to close a security loophole in Android that experts say could have allowed hackers to hijack any app and turn it into malware. The malware experts at Bluebox Security reckon they’ve discovered a Master Key vulnerability in Android that could allow 99 per cent of apps to be turned into malicious Trojan software, attacking your phone or …
Read More »Budget iPhone feels less cheap than a Samsung, says leak
The budget iPhone has seen more leaks than a civil servant’s sieve, and the latest says the upcoming plastic iPhone feels nowhere near as cheap as a Samsung Galaxy phone. Ooh, controversial! The follow-up to the Apple iPhone 5 is expected to be both a regular iPhone, set to be named the 5S, and a cheaper plastic version possibly called …
Read More »Android 4.3 spotted on HTC One
Android 4.3 is heading our way fast, and it’s been spotted on an HTC One. I’m excited to see what Google has in store given this is the first major Android update since Apple’s unveiling of iOS 7, the most dramatic overhaul of the iPhone, iPad and iPod’s software ever. Android 4.3, expected to be an update to Jelly Bean …
Read More »Nokia Lumia 1020 shows off first photos on Flickr
What does a photo taken by a 41-megapixel camera look like? It looks like this, as new photos confirm the hotly rumoured Nokia Lumia 1020 camera phone. Pictures attributed to the as-yet-unconfirmed Lumia 1020 have shown up on Flickr, once again giving away the name of the phone set to be officially unveiled on Thursday. Sadly, the pictures posted by …
Read More »Free games and free apps as Apple App Store turns 5
Infinity Blade 2 leads an assortment of free apps and free games you can grab for nought pounds and noughty pence as the Apple App Store prepares for its 5th birthday. A selection of popular iOS games and apps are now free “for a limited time”, apparently celebrating five years of Apple’s iTunes App Store for the iPhone, iPad and …
Read More »Amazon slashes price of Kindle Fire HD to $169
Amazon is cutting the cost of the Kindle Fire HD, knocking 12 percent off the Android tablet’s price. The price of the 7-inch, 16GB tablet has been slashed to $169 in the U.S., 139 pounds in the U.K., and 169 euros elsewhere in Europe. The Fire HD originally cost $199. The discount follows a similar price cut on the rival …
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