For the first time ever, Android has hit more than 80 percent market share for smartphone shipments worldwide. The new Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker was released on Tuesday by IDC, which detailed third-quarter numbers for all smartphone shipments worldwide. A total of 261.1 million smartphones were shipped during this quarter, 81 percent of which …
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SmugMug’s Camera Awesome, a well-reviewed iOS app for taking and editing photos, has arrived on Android, too. But it wasn’t easy getting it there. For the SmugMug programmers behind the $3 app, it took three tries wrestling with the difficulties of Android development before Tuesday’s release was possible. The company began developing the two versions at the same time, but …
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In the latest round of stock headaches for the Google Nexus 5, orders of the white version threaten to be delayed by as much as ten days. Up until now the white model hasn’t been troubled by the stock woes of the black version, with dispatch promised in one or two days. But both the 16GB and 32GB white versions of …
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The HTC M8, successor to the HTC One, is set for launch early next year. Could the One 2 land a one-two punch that would see HTC off the ropes and back to fighting fitness? The HTC One went on sale in March last year, and trusty Twitter tipster @evleaks reckons the M8 will land at the end of Q1 …
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Sarah Tew/CNET Roku recently passed the 1,000-channel mark and that list is about to get even longer. Roku announced today that WatchESPN, Watch Disney, Watch Disney Junior, and Watch Disney XD will be added to the company’s streaming boxes. It’s a bit of catchup for the company, as the same collection of apps were added to its main competitor, the …
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Previously shown off at IFA in Berlin back in September, LG’s 77-inch curved OLED Ultra HD TV is the world’s largest, and now, it’s an award winner to boot. (Credit: Andrew Hoyle/CNET) The LG Ultra HD curved OLED TV was given the Best of Innovations award at the Consumer Electronics Association’s Ultra HD Conference. It was designed to showcase both …
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Netflix hits Virgin Media this week, and it could be on your TiVo box right now. The popular movie and TV streaming service is being switched on for Virgin’s set-top boxes throughout this week, and everyone should have access by Friday. You have to subscribe to Netflix to use the app, so that’s an extra £6 per month on top …
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It may be an Oscar front-runner and acclaimed as one of the best space movies ever made, but Gravity‘s depiction of astronauts’ underwear is far too glamorous, according to the world’s favourite astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield. The moustachioed Canadian spacefarer, who shot to fame earlier this year for his fascinating tweets and spectacular photos from the International Space Station, disparaged …
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As TVs have become slimmer and slimmer, manufacturers have less room to fit in decent sized speakers. The result is that most of today’s plasma, LCD and LED TVs have sound that’s thinner than a cheese slice, and less tasty too. If you can’t go the whole hog of adding a full surround-sound system to your lounge, a more compact …
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LG has revealed the largest 4K OLED TV shown in the United States today, a television featuring a curved 77-inch screen, and won a CES Best of Innovations award. The LG Ultra High Definition Curved OLED TV was shown at the Consumer Electronics Association’s Ultra HD Conference and was designed to showcase both the new consumer resolution — Ultra HD …
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LG’s first curved mobile, the LG G Flex, is on its way to Europe. The device, an Android Jelly Bean phablet with a slightly curved display, was announced late last month and was initially thought to be only slated for release in South Korea. However, Orange has confirmed that the G Flex will be launched in France in February. The …
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Is this the Moto G’s real UK price? Amazon has put up a page, spotted by a Pocket-Lint reader, listing a £160 quad-core Motorola phone due to launch on Thursday 14 November — and while the title is ‘Motorola DVX/XT1032’, in the description it specifically says it’s the Moto G. Other specs teased include 16GB of storage, a 4.5-inch HD …
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What time is it? It’s deal time. Or time to start worrying about your latest accessory, if you’re Samsung. High street phone flogger Phones 4u now offers the Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch free if you buy a Galaxy Note 3 on contract. Considering the accessory usually costs £300, that’s quite a saving. Though it does make me wonder how …
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Facebook is a new member of the GSM Association. The news, which was confirmed Monday by both Facebook and the GSM Association to FierceWireless, means the world’s largest social network will now have a say in the regulations and issues affecting wireless carriers around the world. In a statement to FierceWireless, Facebook spokesman Derick Mains said that the membership “ensures …
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