Android users looking to save on their data plans may want to get in line for Opera’s latest beta app, Opera Max. Related stories: Opera’s app store clears 100 million monthly users Opera finds a niche on bigger Android tablets So is Verizon’s ‘More Everything’ plan a good deal? Initially announced in December, the app …

Fear not clumsy HTC One smartphone owners, if your butterfingers have doomed your device’s display to an untimely fate you can breathe a sigh of relief. That’s because HTC has generously proclaimed it will replace cracked screens at no extra cost. Of course as with any special offer, there is a catch, or actually several. First off HTC will resupply …

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Roku has announced that it has added streaming service Showtime Anytime to its current generation of boxes for use by Showtime subscribers. The service is a competitor to HBO Go and includes current and past seasons of Showtime original series including “Homeland,” “Masters of Sex,” “House of Lies,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Dexter,” and “Ray Donovan,” as well as on-demand movies that …

With Samsung expected to unveil its new Galaxy S5 next week, Sammobile has published a self-described explanatory report saying it’s “confirmed” that the new device will come with a fingerprint sensor to unlock the smartphone. According to Sammobile, people familiar with the upcoming device said the fingerprint sensor works with a vertical swipe of the pad of the finger while …

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Google wants its security to be wired for sound. The search giant has snapped up startup SlickLogin, which verifies your identity and helps you swap your password for sound. The SlickLogin team says they’re joining Google because the search giant “shares our core beliefs that logging in should be easy instead of frustrating, and authentication should be effective without getting …

It isn’t easy being green. With less than a week before Nokia’s Android phone is revealed, the emerald-hued Nokia X has surfaced in another leaked photo. Codenamed the Nokia X or Nokia Normandy, the new phone is expected to be Nokia’s first Android blower. Twitter tipster @evleaks shows off the new snap, which appears to be a marketing or advertising …

It looks like Sony might really have a new smartphone and tablet to unveil later this month at the Mobile World Congress. Less than a month after details of an alleged flagship handset emerged, a fresh leak shows what is purportedly the Xperia Tablet Z’s replacement. According to an image and specs tweeted Monday by @evleaks, the tablet’s 10.1-inch display …

Vodafone has announced that from mid-2014 it will add 4G connectivity to its global roaming services. (Credit: Vodafone) Last year Vodafone revealed significant changes to how the telco would handle global roaming for customers. For an AU$5 per day charge, Red plan customers can use their phones in New Zealand, the UK, the US and much of Europe getting the …

Basis Science, the maker of the Basis Band fitness gadget, could soon get snapped up by a major mobile player for less than $100 million, according to TechCrunch. Basis has been shopping itself around for the past couple of weeks, talking with Apple and Google about a potential acquisition, according to the report. Microsoft and Samsung are also reported to …

Kevin Spacey, star of Netflix political potboiler House of Cards, reckons the new online-focused way of making entertainment could transform the TV show as we know it and bring an end to “arbitrary cliff-hangers”. Online streaming service Netflix paid for and released the US adaptation of House of Cards without it ever going near a TV channel, based on data about …

Australian video streaming service Quickflix has expanded both its content offering and its range of supported devices. Sony’s Xperia Z1. (Credit: CNET) Today, the company announced that its mobile app will now support both the Sony Xperia Z1 smartphone and the Xperia Z tablet. Quickflix has boasted a strong relationship with Sony in the past, with its service already available …

Here’s what makes our mobile devices ever more spectacular: larger screens, higher resolutions, faster modems, and speedier processors. And here’s the oft substantial cost of all that: big-time battery consumption. Handset makers constantly strive to squeeze more milliamps per hour into a phone battery. The challenge of so while keeping a slim profile is clear to anyone who has used …

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