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Interested in seeing the Samsung Galaxy S4 or one of its loyal spin-off gadgets? Look no further, weary Web-wanderer — this page is your one-stop destination for hands-on video with the Galaxy S4 and every single one of its various variegated variants. Samsung Galaxy S4 The big daddy, the progenitor, the mothership — the Samsung …

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Nokia Lumia 1020 pops up in AT&T inventory list

AT&T subscribers may soon see Nokia’s Lumia 1020 smartphone added to the carrier’s lineup. Equipped with a 41-megapixel PureView camera, the Lumia 1020 was spotted in an AT&T inventory list, according to an anonymous person who tipped off blog site Windows Phone Central. The tipster added that employees at AT&T have been seen testing the new phone. The list also …

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Vodafone ‘simplified’ charges cost more, irate customers say

Vodafone is altering its pay as you go pricing, in a move that will see many customers charged more for the calls they make. The red-hued network currently charges your down-the-line chit-chat by the second, but will switch to a per-minute rate from 1 August. “If your call is 1 minute and 37 seconds long,” Vodafone explains on its site, …

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How to buy a Bluetooth headset

A bad Bluetooth device will ruin even the most engaging gab session. That’s why it’s important to select the right headset, and this guide is here to help. If you need a great hands-free headset right now, definitely check out the Plantronics Voyager Legend. Not only is it lighter and smaller than most devices equipped with a big boom mic, …

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Free games and free apps as Apple App Store turns 5

Infinity Blade 2 leads an assortment of free apps and free games you can grab for nought pounds and noughty pence as the Apple App Store prepares for its 5th birthday. A selection of popular iOS games and apps are now free “for a limited time”, apparently celebrating five years of Apple’s iTunes App Store for the iPhone, iPad and …

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Android still leads in U.S., but iOS grows stronger

Android remains the top dog for U.S. smartphone sales, though Apple’s iOS is creeping up. Google’s mobile OS took home 52 percent of all U.S. smartphone sales from March through April, showing little gain from the same period last year, Kantar said on Monday. At the same time, iOS grabbed 41.9 percent of smartphone sales in the U.S., an increase …

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My move to T

I don’t mind my 13-year-old daughter using an unlocked, hand-me-down iPhone 4. It’s actually an ideal phone for her, as it lets her text and app to her heart’s content while allowing me to keep tabs on her whereabouts and app-tivities (she’s on the same iTunes account as me). But I loathe the extra $60 or so the phone adds …

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The game I’m playing all week: Indie favorite Limbo (iOS)

Limbo, one of the top-rated and most-beloved indie games ever, is now available for iOS. If you’ve never played it, cancel your plans. If you have, you’ll be glad to know it’s just as engrossing and exhilarating as the versions that preceded it on consoles, PC, and Mac. Best of all, it’s priced at just $4.99, half what you’ll pay …

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App store in the driver’s seat: Here comes your next car

If smartphones can have app stores, why not cars? That’s the thinking of at least some of the big automakers as they work to build the foundation for curated selections of car-centric apps that can be purchased directly from the vehicle’s in-dash monitor. The notion of the smart car and connected car applications was a hot topic of discussion at …

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Budget iPhone feels less cheap than a Samsung, says leak

The budget iPhone has seen more leaks than a civil servant’s sieve, and the latest says the upcoming plastic iPhone feels nowhere near as cheap as a Samsung Galaxy phone. Ooh, controversial! The follow-up to the Apple iPhone 5 is expected to be both a regular iPhone, set to be named the 5S, and a cheaper plastic version possibly called …

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Android 4.3 spotted on HTC One Google Play edition

Android 4.3 appears to be playing a game of “Where’s Waldo?” — seemingly popping up in one upcoming smartphone after another. The latest sighting comes courtesy of the Bluetooth SIG, which uncovered an application for Google’s version of the HTC One that listed Android 4.3 as the operating system. Revealing Bluetooth certification for the phone, the application was submitted on …

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Olloclip’s iPhone telephoto lens gets you a little closer

Olloclip There are plenty of add-on lenses for the iPhone’s camera. But for Olloclip, its lenses are all about high-quality optics and ease of use. The company started from a Kickstarter project a couple years ago with its three-in-one lens that combines wide-angle, macro, and fish-eye lenses into one, tiny slide-on accessory. And now it’s back again to give iPhone-ographers …

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Lumia 1020 ‘EOS’ gets charging camera case in leaked pic

Blimey O’Reilly, Nokia’s 41-megapixel Lumia 1020 smart phone isn’t even official yet, but already we’re glimpsing leaked snaps of accessories for the long-awaited mobile. The picture above was spied by WMPoweruser and comes via Russian site izvestia, and appears to show an accessory for the camera-heavy mobile that’s designed to make the phone feel more like a compact digital camera. There’s …

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Motorola’s Moto X, Droid line pop up in leaked pictures

Motorola Mobility appears to have a lot up its sleeve. Related stories: Moto X will reportedly offer customizable colors, engravings Moto X sign-up page goes live Motorola teases Droid Ultra smartphone Leaked photos and chatter surfacing over the holiday weekend has helped to clear up the picture for the new flagship device as well as a number of Verizon-exclusive models. …

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Android 4.3 spotted on HTC One

Android 4.3 is heading our way fast, and it’s been spotted on an HTC One. I’m excited to see what Google has in store given this is the first major Android update since Apple’s unveiling of iOS 7, the most dramatic overhaul of the iPhone, iPad and iPod’s software ever. Android 4.3, expected to be an update to Jelly Bean …

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