Now playing: Watch this: Nokia Lumia 1520: the first Full HD, quad-core Windows… 2:18 The rumors of Nokia planning to launch a high-end smartphone at its Nokia World event Tuesday might just prove true. The company on Sunday mistakenly published details about the Lumia 1520 on its official Tmall store in China. Tmall is an …
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As interest in wearable computing increases, HTC is said to be working on a smartwatch that will snap photos. The struggling handset maker is expected to release an Android-based smartwatch with a camera by the end of next year, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing an unidentified person described as familiar with the matter. The report emerges a day after HTC CEO …
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Struggling handset manufacturer HTC may throw its hat into the smart watch ring according to recent reports from Bloomberg. Some of the wearable tech currently available. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Citing an unidentified source described as “familiar with the matter”, Bloomberg says the Android-based smart watch would feature a camera and be available in retail by the end of next year. …
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One, two, a-one-two-three-four! Apple is set to free the music — by making GarageBand free for iOS. Ahead of a big iPad announcement tomorrow, Apple accidentally revealed its plans for the music-making software. Apple inadvertently revealed the plan to add GarageBand to the line-up of software that comes free with the iPhone 5S, but has since yanked the list. Too …
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HTC has plans for a “disruptive” tablet and is “excited” about wearable technology. And the company’s current financial woes? “Not a huge problem”, say the top brass. “When the tablet comes out it will be something nice and disruptive”, says HTC chairwoman Cher Wang, speaking to the Financial Times. Stop us if you’ve heard that one before: HTC promised a …
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Apple’s iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are finally making their way to Boost Mobile. Boost, a unit of Sprint, said Monday that Apple’s latest smartphones will be available on November 8. It’s both the latest and one of the last carriers to offer the two phones. Related stories Apple’s iOS 16 Update Is Here. Follow This Checklist to Get Your …
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Nokia may be set to report another surge in Lumia sales if a new report from the Wall Street Journal proves true. Citing the usual “people familiar with the matter,” the Journal said Monday that Nokia sold at least 8 million Lumia Windows Phone handsets last quarter. That achievement would mark the fourth quarter in a row in which Lumia …
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What would you be prepared to do to get the latest iPhone? One couple in China sold their baby daughter, and bought one with the profits, The Independent reports. The couple put their third child up for adoption, advertising the fact before the girl was even born. Once money changed hands, they were arrested by Shanghai prosecutors. They now face …
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The next iPad mini is set to be unveiled tomorrow, and the latest leaks point to a Touch ID fingerprint-scanner like the one on the iPhone 5S. German site 2014 News reveals the leaked snap above that shows the hotly-tipped new iPad mini complete with Touch ID fingerprint scanner. If true, the new 7.9-inch iPad will boast a fingerprint scanner in the …
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If you’ve been trying to upgrade to Windows RT 8.1 but haven’t been able to, here’s why. It’s been taken off the Windows Store “temporarily” due to a niggle that’s seen it playing up on updated devices. Not only that, here in Blighty, Argos has been selling the Surface 2 tablet ahead of its launch on Tuesday. Though it’s now …
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AT&T U-Verse subscribers can now stream about 20 live TV channels from their Android devices, AT&T announced on Monday. The carrier first unveiled its live TV stations on October 7, rolling out to iOS devices first. Now it’s ready for AT&T’s U-Verse subscribers who use the U-Verse app on select tablets and smartphones. In addition to the 20 live TV …
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A very exciting tablet could launch on Tuesday. No, I’m not talking about the new iPad, but a Windows tablet from Nokia. CNET is in Abu Dhabi to cover Nokia World, a daylong conference to promote Nokia’s latest products. The main action happens at the press conference, which starts at 11 a.m. in the UAE. We’ll be live blogging and …
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition is in shops now, complete with octa-core processor. The 10.1-inch tablet is on sale in white from John Lewis, for a UK price of £480 on the 16GB model. It’s powered by a 1.9GHz Samsung Exynos 5 eight-core chip, with 3GB of RAM. Reserve online, and you can pick up your new tablet …
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Chinese mobile and networking company Huawei has rebutted claims it’s an arm of the Chinese government before, but now it’s offered its firmest denial yet. It’s never even been asked to hand over customer data, it says, let alone has it volunteered to do so. In a cyber security white paper (PDF download), Ken Hu, deputy chairman of Huawei’s board, …
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Fake BBM Android apps are still fooling phone fans looking for the official BlackBerry Messenger app. So why hasn’t Google done something about the phoney apps polluting Google Play? With multiple imposters claiming to be the official BBM app in Google’s official Android app store, security experts have condemned Google’s failure to clean up its own back yard. “I have …
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