Sprint has mounted a year-end push to deliver 4G LTE to a larger number of new markets. The carrier announced Monday that it has expanded its 4G LTE network to 70 more cities, including Green Bay, Wis.; Orlando, Fla.; San Diego; and St. Louis. The new LTE markets bring Sprint’s total to 300 across the …

Looking to buy a tablet but don’t want to spend a lot of money? Never fear — these days a tip-top tablet can be yours for surprisingly little cash. Read on for our round-up of the best cheap tablets around. Google Nexus 7 – £199 The Nexus 7 is the gold standard of Android tablets — packing a gorgeous display …

There’s flogging a dead horse, and then there’s the new Samsung Galaxy Core Advance. It looks like last year’s S3, but it’s not out until next year — when the S5 will be imminent — and it’s not even as good as the 18-month old flagship phone. The Core Advance is more like the old S2, going by the specs, …

An analysis by Nikkei Electronics has confirmed that the processor inside Apple’s iPhone 5S is made by Samsung, confirming the warring companies’ ongoing relationship. The iPhone 5S’s Apple-designed, Samsung-made A7 chipset. (Credit: iFixit) First discovered by Chipworks and iFixit soon after the iPhone 5S’s launch, the Nikkei Electronics results show that the iPhone 5S is using a system-on-chip manufactured using …

Samsung is planning a tidal wave of tablets to kick off the new year, according to reports, including a Galaxy Tab 3 Lite for less than a hundred quid. SamMobile claims there will be a quartet of tablets in the first three months of 2014, and they could include a cheaper Tab 3 and some of the largest tablets Samsung …

Want a handset that has the same features as the LG G2 but in the Optimus G Pro form? If you live in Korea, the new LTE-capable LG Gx might be just the thing for you. Sporting a full-HD 5.5-inch IPS display, a 13-megapixel camera, and a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, the new handset comes across as a supersized …

You know what’s cooler than unlocking your phone by scanning your fingerprint? Unlocking your phone by scanning your eyes. And that’s what Samsung has planned for next year’s Galaxy S5, according to a new report out of Korea. Our sister site ZDNet Korea quotes industry sources who reckon the company’s next flagship mobile will pack an iris-scanner — a first …

The oversized 5-inch Sony Xperia Z1 smart phone and gigantic 6.4 inch Sony Xperia Z Ultra phablet are getting even bigger as they update to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Sony says the Jelly Bean update “starts right about now,” but “as usual, timing & availability may vary by market & carrier.” So have patience, and your phone will let you …

When it comes to competition in the US mobile market, federal regulators see four as the magic number. This fact alone could sink Sprint’s rumored takeover bid for T-Mobile. The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that Sprint is preparing a $20 billion bid for T-Mobile in an acquisition that would reduce the total number of national wireless operators …

Yahoo Weather, one of the more popular tools in the App Store for finding forecasts, has made its way to Apple’s iPad. Yahoo announced the change on Monday, noting that the application comes with the same design and feel as the iPhone version but has been optimized to work on the iPad’s larger screen. Related stories Roundup of every Alexa …

Sprint is expected to offer the LG G Flex in the near future, according to oft-reliable Twitter source evleaks. A picture surfaced over the weekend that shows a press render of the device with Sprint’s Spark LTE logo in the notification bar. Related stories: LG G Flex review LG’s G Flex will head to US next year LG reveals specs …

A new 5.5-inch LG smartphone has been launched in Korea. The Gx transplants the specs and features from the 5.2-inch G2 into a 5.5-inch shell. LG’s Gx smartphone (Credit: LG) The LG Gx was first leaked in some promotional documents, but that rumour has quickly become reality. The Gx was launched in Korea yesterday and features most of the same …

Apple has released a new beta build of iOS 7 for developers, and as well as making it faster, it’s added some custom design elements for us to play with, 9to5Mac reports. iOS 7.1 beta 2 is available via the iOS Dev Centre, as well as over the air. One of the key changes is the fact you can turn …

Owners of Sony’s Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra should now start to see Android 4.3 pop up on their phones. Sony spilled the beans about the Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra on Monday but cautioned that the actual arrival time of the Android update will vary by market and carrier. Android 4.3 offers several enhancements and tweaks for …

The new Advent Vega Tegra Note 7 claims to be “the world’s fastest 7-inch Android tablet” — and it’s put its money where its mouth is, knocking £50 off the price to a very decent £129. When first revealed, the Tegra Note was an already-respectable £180, but the folks behind it seem to think in these times of austerity even that’s …