Editors’ note: Be sure to catch the other stories in this package: on Samsung’s bid to rule the world, on the many pieces of the Samsung Group, on road-testing Samsung’sS Translate app, and on TVs and appliances in a Q&A with co-CEO Boo-keun Yoon. GUMI, South Korea — I stood behind a woman wearing what …

AT&T is making it a bit easier for US customers traveling in Canada to have access to high-speed networks. The company on Monday announced that it has partnered with Rogers Communications in Canada to offer international LTE roaming to its US-based customers. Under the agreement, AT&T customers with LTE-equipped smartphones — about 42 percent of the company’s postpaid subscribers at …

There’s only one thing better than a cosy Christmas jumper, and that’s a Christmas jumper with a phone in it. We can’t guarantee it’ll help you pull a cracker but Asda’s digital Christmas jumper has a hole cut out in the tummy, securing your iPhone or Android phone and showing a video of a roaring fire in the knitted fireplace. …

Nokia is handing out twenty quid to spend on apps if you buy a new Nokia Lumia phone. Choose from one of four Windows Phone phones in the next month or so to stock up on free apps. You get the £20 to spend when you buy a Nokia Lumia 1520, Lumia 1020, Lumia 625, or Lumia 925, on pay …

Editors’ note: Be sure to catch the other stories in this package: on Samsung’s bid to rule the world, on road-testing Samsung’sS Translate app, on TVs and appliances in a Q&A with co-CEO Boo-keun Yoon, and on how Samsung torture-tests its products. SEOUL, South Korea — I came here in search of a giant. As it turns out, I didn’t …

Editors’ note: Be sure to catch the other stories in this package: on Samsung’s bid to rule the world, on the many pieces of the Samsung Group, on TVs and appliances in a Q&A with co-CEO Boo-keun Yoon, and on how Samsung torture-tests its products. TOKYO — I’m pretty sure my Tokyo cab driver didn’t want to kill me, but …

Google’s new Nexus 10 could be arriving soon, as a new tip-off from Twitter-based uberleakster @evleaks suggests LG is building the new tablet. LG V510 is the device’s manufacturing codename, apparently, with @evleaks getting his hands on what looks like an entry from a supply chain database. The LG V510 tablet is indeed a Nexus device. [via tip] pic.twitter.com/hhKZ2B9NtQ — …

I love gadgets with literal names. And they don’t come much more literal than The No Glasses 3D Tablet from US retailer Hammacher Schlemmer. In case you can’t guess what it does… no, I’m not going to insult your intelligence with that. Instead, let’s get to how it works. It’s similar to the Nintendo 3DS in that it uses a parallax layer …

Smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm on Monday unveiled its latest mobile processor, the Snapdragon 410, adding 64-bit processing capabilities to its flagship chip line. Related stories: Meta’s Future Quest VR Headsets Will Use Custom Qualcomm Chips for Years Apple AR, VR Headset Expectations: When Will It Show Up? Biden Set to Sign Law to Pump $53 Billion Into US Chip Manufacturing The …

Flights are noisy enough for at least one lawmaker without having to listen to a plane full of passengers shouting to be heard on their cell phones. So Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced a bill Monday that would prohibit passengers from making in-flight cell phone calls on commercial aviation flights. The “Prohibiting …

CyanogenMod began adding secure text messaging to its unstable, nightly version on Monday. When the feature eventually reaches the stable build of the popular third-party Android ROM, it will have around 10 million people on its rolls. To secure their texting app, CyanogenMod incorporated Open WhisperSystems’ TextSecure, a secure texting app for Android and iOS that raises the level of …

Kids love tablets — but with the lure of games and cartoons tugging at their sugar-addled little minds, your new slate might not turn out to be the educational tool you’d hoped. So Amazon is adding new features, which mean distractions are locked away until after the little’uns have done their reading or learning. The FreeTime app on the Amazon …

The European Union had strong words for Nokia on Monday: Don’t turn into a “patent troll.” Speaking at a conference on Monday, European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said that while he’s fine with Microsoft acquiring Nokia’s devices and services unit, he’s concerned that the mobile maker’s decision to hold on to patents and attempt to generate more value through those …

Editors’ note: Be sure to catch the other stories in this package: on the many pieces of Samsung Group’s empire, on road-testing Samsung’s S Translate app, on TVs and appliances in a Q&A with co-CEO Boo-keun Yoon, and on how Samsung torture-tests its products. SEOUL, South Korea — “It sounded like a toilet.” Samsung Electronics sound designer Myoung-woo Nam is …

The BBC is launching five new HD channels tomorrow, as Auntie adds more detail to your telly in time for Christmas specials of Sherlock, Doctor Who and much more. The five new high definition channels from the Big British Castle go live on 10 December on Freesat, Freeview, YouView, Sky and Virgin Media, in plenty of time for festive highlights …