Samsung has a new clip-on GamePad accessory for its Galaxy smartphones and phablets, with built-in NFC. The new GamePad controller from Samsung. (Credit: Samsung) The new controller has three multi-directional joysticks and four contextual buttons, in a smoothly curved oval that’s vaguely reminiscent of the Wii U GamePad. Two select/start buttons are hidden on the …
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Can’t wait to get your hands on the curvaceous LG G Flex? Then wait no more because you can see it, touch and flex it for yourself before the end of this very week. Can’t wait to buy the LG G Flex? Er… then you’ll be waiting a little longer. EE has revealed it will have the innovative curved LG G …
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Bigger isn’t always better. It took Apple a couple of years to come around to the idea of an iPad mini, and two iterations to get it right, but 2013’s retina-equipped model is leading the field at the high end, with Google’s Nexus 7 dominating the cheaper end of the market. Choosing between them comes down to just one thing …
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Android smartphone owners can add some gaming savvy to their device via a new controller from Samsung. Dubbed the GamePad, the steel-framed controller grasps your phone as you work the knobs and buttons to play your favorite games. The GamePad can hold Android devices ranging in screen size from 4 inches to 6.3 inches, so it’s geared more for phones …
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From the Motorola Moto G to the Tesco Hudl, 2013 has been the year of cheap gadgets. But they’re all beaten by the UbiSlate 7Ci, a tablet that costs £29.99 — just don’t forget the delivery charge. With UK delivery taking the price to £39.95, the 7-inch UbiSlate is still a fraction of the cost of even the bargain-tastic £199 Google Nexus 7. Don’t expect …
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Sprint and Dish are teaming up on a project to deliver wireless broadband to areas that may otherwise be out of the loop. Announced on Tuesday, the joint venture would lead to a rollout of fixed wireless broadband to Corpus Christi, Texas, around the middle of 2014. The service would at first be available only in a limited number of …
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A bunch of Sony smart phones are poised to follow the Sony Xperia Z1 and Sony Xperia Z Ultra phablet with an update to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The update is reported to be headed to the Sony Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and the Xperia Tablet Z. As spotted by XperiaBlog, the new software has been signed off by wireless …
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4G is spreading — a pandemic of superfast data blossoming around the world. EE now supports 4G roaming for people coming to the UK, with US network AT&T its first partner, so if you have friends or rellies over from America who use 4G on AT&T, they’ll be able to use it here too. But when will Brits be able …
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Chinese smartphone maker Oppo may fire the first shot as the war of next-gen displays gets underway. The upcoming Find 7 handset will debut with a 2,560×1,440 pixel (2K) display, according to a recent tweet from the manufacturer. And it seems like only yesterday they were readying the world’s first 1080p smartphone. Related stories: Oppo sets N1 swivel-cam Android phone …
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TV isn’t linear any more. Apart from the X Factor finals or the latest jungle eviction, we’re increasingly following our own schedules when it comes to watching TV. Plugging a laptop into your TV is probably the quickest way to set yourself up — unless you’re happy sitting at a desk — but we still don’t reckon it’s the easiest …
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So far in this series, each of the products that defined its sector in 2013 has also been a pointer for what’s likely to come our way next year. Not so here, for while Panasonic’s TX-P55VT65 and TX-P42ST60 each garnered five-star reviews as two of the best TVs we’ve seen all year, they mark the end of plasma. Panasonic resisted …
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Foxtel has expanded the device compatibility for its Go service, which is now available on nine Samsung Galaxy devices, along with PC, Mac and compatible iOS products. (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) Foxtel has also made the app available via Google Play, but it can only be installed on the compatible Samsung smartphones and tablets. The full list of Samsung …
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Sky’s £10 day pass to Sky Sports is now available on Apple TV, the company has announced. Your crisp tenner buys you 24 hours of live sporting action via your little square box, with no contract. The pass starts the moment you pay for it, and gives you direct feeds of all six Sky Sports channels, so you can watch …
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Editors’ note: Updated December 16, 2013, with three new accessories. Must-have iPad accessories +15 more See all photos The iPad, while being astonishingly versatile, can’t do everything. That’s where peripherals come in. Maybe you want to connect a camera, stream audio or video to a TV or stereo, or write with a real keyboard. Or maybe you’re just looking for …
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Are you constantly having to carry around two phones, one for personal use, one for work? Do you travel internationally and routinely swap “local” SIM cards for your primary one? If you’re an iPhone 5 user, there’s a product in development that might make you smile. The Digirit SIM+ case lets you carry two SIM cards in one iPhone. And …
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