The iPhone 5 may have found its polar opposite in Moto X. For better or worse, Moto X — which was unveiled Thursday — is everything the iPhone is not. Rather than a tightly controlled look and feel for the device, Motorola will let customers tweak the colors and materials. Instead of the latest specifications, …
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Giffgaff and Tesco Mobile are poised to go 4G, O2 has confirmed. The oxygenated operator told us that it would be making 4G available to both Giffgaff and Tesco Mobile — which already use O2’s network — though wasn’t able to offer any specific details on 4G launch plans for either company. That’s potentially great news for anyone who subscribes …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Google is no stranger to hiding Easter eggs in its various products. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, an Easter egg is a feature, often playful in nature, hidden in software for users to find. Often times it adds no real value to user experience, other than possibly providing a smile. The latest Easter egg comes …
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Now playing: Watch this: Meet Motorola’s new Moto X 4:26 Motorola came on strong in announcing the Motorola Moto X, a smartphone that promises innovative design and features, including more awareness of the world around it than any other smartphone, and some customized design you can use to make your phone unique without resorting to a case. Yet for all …
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Samsung is working on what appears to be a hybrid between a flip phone and smartphone. Japanese tech site RBMen on Thursday discovered a manual (PDF) on Samsung’s Web site showcasing a device it’s calling the “Galaxy Folder.” The device looks like a standard flip phone from the front, but actually comes with a dual-sided touch screen, allowing for control …
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An Englishman’s home is his castle, and so is a film fan’s Netflix account. There’s nothing worse than your other half pinching your laptop or tablet for a marathon of trash-watching, thus royally scrambling your recommendations — or worse, telling your Facebook friends you spent the whole weekend watching My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. But those days are over thanks …
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BT Sports 1 and 2 start at 6pm tonight with no charge for anyone, for one day only. The new channels are part of BT’s plan to wreck Sky’s live sport monopoly and are available to YouView, Sky and BT Vision users — and free for a limited period to BT Broadband subscribers. Apps have appeared too, on the iOS …
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NEC is finally pulling the plug on its smartphones. The company announced Wednesday that it will end the development, manufacturing, and sale of smartphones. NEC will continue to provide support for its existing smartphones and will keep making conventional mobile phones. Its tablet business will also stay alive. NEC’s decision was based on its dour forecast. Its mobile phone shipments …
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Samsung plans to release new versions of its Galaxy S4 and S4 mini smartphones that can automatically switch between 4G networks across the world that use different LTE standards. The new devices will be able to switch between networks based on the TDD (Time-Division Duplex) and FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) variants of the LTE 4G wireless technology. Samsung says the …
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T-Mobile announced on Wednesday that the LG Optimus F3 (reviewed here for Sprint) will arrive at the Uncarrier’s doorsteps on August 7. Related stories: T-Mobile announces Jump, an early upgrade program T-Mobile launches zero-down deals for mobile phones LG Optimus F3 review (Sprint) The entry-level LG smartphone will be offered in a limited-time promotion of $0 down with 24 device …
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BlackBerry users seem to be struggling with missing messages in the wake of the latest OS update. Following installation of a new maintenance release for BB OS 10.1, many users say their text messages have vanished, blog site N4BB reported on Wednesday. Others say the messages appear but the message thread shows no history, while some say that text messaging …
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The Amazon Kindle Fire HD is about to be updated to match the new Google Nexus 7. Reports say both the 7-inch and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablet will be updated with eye-popping new screens. The screens are expected to get a serious upgrade. The 7-inch model will get a bump to 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, or 323 pixels per …
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AT&T announced on Wednesday that 10 new markets are officially seeing faster 4G data speeds. With these 10 new LTE areas — and another four cities gaining expanded coverage — the carrier’s 4G LTE network now covers 346 markets. There are no major cities in the recent expansion, but that is to be expected for a carrier on the down …
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Starbucks customers will soon have much faster Wi-Fi speeds, thanks to the company’s new partnership with Google. Starbucks said that Google, in conjunction with Level 3 Communications, will now be providing Wi-Fi service in Starbucks’ U.S. locations that’s up to 10 times faster than the current service powered by AT&T. The faster service will first appear in new Starbucks locations …
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Amaysim has operated in the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) space since late 2010, delivering mobile and data plans across the Optus network. (Credit: Amaysim) The company has won multiple awards for both customer satisfaction and value, and its three-hour delivery service may well garner it another. The offer is currently limited to just the Sydney CBD and North Sydney. …
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