The LTE version of the new Nexus 7 tablet from Google should arrive in mid-September in Japan and Europe, providing some hope that the U.S. market may see similar timing. One of the first indications came from Japan when Google announced the launch of Nexus 7 sales there earlier this week. Japan’s Ascii.jp cited comments …

In yet another leak, a gold iPhone 5S has been attacked with coins and a knife to see how much damage the new casing can withstand. Scratch it like you mean it. (Credit: Jailbreak Nation) After so many leaks of new iPhone 5S housings, with the gold up for particularly detailed attention, it’s not enough to just give people a …

“Accrington StanlEE? ‘Oo are they?” “Ech-zachlEE.” It’s the most tenuous PR stunt of the year, fuelled entirely by 80s nostalgia, and I’m absolutely fine with that. The historic Lancashire town of Accrington is the 100th UK town to get EE’s pricey 4G service, and it’s celebrating with Liverpool legend Ian Rush, most famous to non-football fans as the inspiration to …

The Nokia Lumia 625 Windows Phone enormoblower goes on sale earlier than expected on 28 August, for less than £200. The UK price and release date for the new phone have now been confirmed. SIM-free, the new Nokia will set you back £179, or it’s available for free on contracts starting around £21. The 625 hits shops shelves this month …

If you’re on Three and about to go off on your holibobs, don’t worry about your phone bill. The numerical network has a new service for all its customers called Feel At Home, which lets you use your phone abroad much as you do in the UK. Feel At Home is limited to seven countries: Austria, Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, …

Madden NFL 25 made its iOS debut yesterday, with a price tag that probably caused some initial elation among fans of the series: it’s free. The last Madden title cost $6.99 for the iPhone version and $9.99 for iPad, and previous games in the series were similarly priced. Turns out Madden NFL 25 isn’t free, but freemium: unless you’re willing …

A deal that previously was thought to have fizzled may be heating back up. Verizon is reportedly in buyout talks with Vodafone once again, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Sources familiar with the matter told the Journal that Verizon is currently reaching out to banks about loans of tens of billions of dollars for the deal. Verizon Wireless, which …

With 6.3 inches of screen, Samsung’s Galaxy Mega sounds more like a strange experiment than a real phone. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) But it does exist, and you can get one for AU$599 from selected JB Hi-Fi stores around Australia and the two Samsung Experience stores in Sydney and Melbourne. The phone, which uses a dual-core 1.7GHz processor, launched in the …

Mobile company HTC is working on a mobile operating system that will be available exclusively in China, a new report claims. The operating system should launch later this year in China and come with integrated applications used often by Chinese Web users, including Twitter-like service Weibo, the Wall Street Journal is reporting on Wednesday, citing people who claim to have …

Rumors have been flying that Nokia is coming out with a gargantuan 6-inch Windows Phone codenamed the “Bandit.” Up until today, sightings of the device have been scarce, but Windows Phone Central received a leaked photo that it believes displays the Nokia Lumia 1520. The news site said it couldn’t fully confirm the phone in the image but has a …

Apple users, rejoice. Google this week released its long-awaited Chromecast app in Apple’s App Store for devices running iOS 6 or higher. The Chromecast app gives iPhone and iPad users the ability to easily set up and manage the popular $35 TV dongle from their device. The company previously released native applications for Android, Mac, and Windows users, but iOS …

Samsung has revealed an aggressive local pricing strategy for its Ultra HD TV range, as well as being the first to market with a curved OLED TV. The KN55S9C. (Credit: Nic Healey/CNET Australia) At AU$4999 for the 55-inch Ultra HD and AU$6999 for the 65-inch version, Samsung is offering the TVs for less than similar models from LG and Sony. …

A generous library of streaming-media apps allows a Kindle Fire HD to give a Roku box a run for the money. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET When you bought your Kindle Fire HD tablet, you didn’t know you were getting a Roku box as part of the transaction. After a fashion, anyway. See, like a lot of Android-powered tablets, the Fire …

Now playing: Watch this: Unboxing Google’s Nexus 4 smartphone 3:47 Google late Tuesday reduced the price of its Nexus 4 models by one-third to $199, down $100 from $299. The price reduction comes ahead of what promises to be a busy September with Samsung and Apple both readying for product debuts. Anticipation has been building about the likelihood of a …

In case you aren’t sick of seeing the new iPhones turning up in leaked photos already, a video comparing the ‘champagne gold’ iPhone 5S casing against the plastic-bodied, ‘budget’ iPhone 5C has surfaced. The video, courtesy of AppAdvice, and embedded below for your viewing pleasure, gives us a tour over the bodies of what are strongly rumoured to be Apple’s …