British tennis star Anne Keothavong will sport adverts on her fingernails and shoelaces, of all places, to show off the detail of 4K Ultra High Definition TV at Wimbledon. 29-year-old Keothavong will sport microscopic advertising — or microtising, if we have to — on her fingernails, the hem of her skirt, her shoelaces and her tennis …
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There’s nothing like a simple, comfy pair of jeans, and just like a pair of worn-in Levi 501s the Nokia Asha 501 phone is both simple and comfy. Look out for the 501 on Vodafone pay-as-you-go. The colourful, budget-priced phone is powered by an updated version of Asha, Nokia’s bargain basement software. Nokia has improved the Asha software, borrowing Windows …
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Dangling rotting flesh from undead limbs, zombie TV show The Walking Dead shambles onto Lovefilm today, taking a big bite out of rival Netflix. Starring Brits Andrew “Egg” Lincoln and David Morrissey — alongside a cast in varying stages of decomposition — the gripping survival horror show is exclusive to Lovefilm, so won’t be walking onto Netflix’s UK streaming service …
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New leaks are filling in details for the Sony Xperia Z Ultra phablet, taking on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with a Snapdragon 800 processor and 6.4-inch high-definition screen. Screenshots posted on XDA Developers show the Z Ultra to be powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB of RAM. And the screen boasts 342 pixels per inch, crammed …
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The HTC One is made of aluminium, but HTC is set to recruit an iron man to advertise it — yes, the folks at High Tech Computers are reported to have signed Avengers and Sherlock Holmes star Robert Downey Jr as the face of their phones. Fresh from the success of Iron Man 3, 48-year-old Downey Jr is reported to …
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The sun is setting on the Samsung Galaxy S3. Samsung is winding down production of the popular Android phone, while revealing there won’t be any more spin-offs to the Galaxy S4. Samsung has just unveiled the camera-focused Galaxy S4 Zoom, stripped-down Galaxy S4 Mini, and waterproof Galaxy S4 Active. But there won’t be any more S4 smart phone sequels to …
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The next iPhone is coming to light up your life — or rather, the next two iPhones. Leaked blueprints suggest that the hotly rumoured iPhone 5S will be joined by a cheaper iPhone Light. If the blueprints posted by AppleInsider are the real McCoy, the iPhone Light has curved edges but a flat back, while the 5S looks just like …
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Microsoft came close to buying Nokia, but decided against it. The two companies, entwined by Windows Phone software, reached “advanced talks” and were still meeting as recently as a month ago. Microsoft considered snapping up Nokia’s handset division as the two companies struggled against Apple and Google in recent years. But the Wall Street Journal reports that discussions were cut …
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Microsoft is resurfacing the Surface. Reports suggest a new, 4G Microsoft Surface RT tablet is on the cards as Windows 8.1 comes our way, the updated slate powered by Qualcomm chips. Bloomberg reports that some new versions of the Surface will run Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 processor, which could mean adding 4G extra-fast Internet. There are currently two versions of the Surface: …
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Time to give iOS 7 a try. The clever folks at British phone blog Recombu have come up with a way for you to try out the dramatically restyled Apple software for the iPhone. It’s not a preview that you can load up on your phone and it doesn’t include all the finished transitions between screens, but the simulator does …
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