The numbers are in — and if they’re right, the Sony Xperia Z Ultra phablet could be the stiffest competition yet for the trailblazing Samsung Galaxy Note 2. The Note was the first in-between screen bridging the gap between phone and tablet, with the Note 2 building on the original Note’s success. Other phablets haven’t …
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini is nearly upon us — and if you go 4G, you could get yourself a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch tablet too. The Mini is the new cheaper version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, first of a range of S4 spin-offs. It’s available to pre-order now from Phones 4U, with a free 7-inch Samsung …
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It’s been a long time coming, but AT&T customers can now expect to get their hands on the BlackBerry Q10 on June 21. The physical keyboard-toting gadget will cost the industry standard price of $199.99. With an expertly designed typing surface that’s based on BlackBerry’s legendary Bold line of handsets, the Q10 features keys that are billed as 30 percent …
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Satellite TV provider Dish Network plans to take on cable and DSL broadband service with a new fixed wireless service that it’s recently begun testing. But the success of its new business could depend on its ambitions to acquire more spectrum. Last week, Dish announced that it has already begun testing the new wireless broadband network that uses 4G LTE …
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T-Mobile confirmed on Tuesday that it would be getting the Sony Xperia Z in the coming weeks. The company didn’t include a price, but like all other T-Mobile phones, the Xperia Z will be eligible for a low down payment and monthly installments under T-Mobile’s Simple Choice plan. The Xperia Z will be exclusive to T-Mobile. Related stories When Does …
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LG is hard at work on a new smartphone that will allow for always-on voice commands, a new report claims. The handset, which will launch in 2014, will allow users to speak commands without needing to touch the screen first, Gotta Be Mobile is reporting on Tuesday, citing three people who claim to have knowledge of LG’s plans.The technology will …
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iOS 7 is stuffed with secrets, as revealed by an intrepid developer unearthing a fistful of new features in the next generation of iPhone and iPad software. iOS developer Hamza Sood popped the bonnet and went for a tinker inside iOS 7, discovering new features buried in a secret settings menu. The hidden options include new ways to control apps …
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Remember the BlackBerry Q10 announced at the start of this year? Well it turns out it wasn’t just an hallucination and it’s coming to Australia at the start of July. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) The phone harkens back to the original design aesthetic of BlackBerry phones and has the largest touchscreen that BlackBerry has put on a QWERTY phone. The Q10 …
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Huawei would consider snapping up Nokia, which could help it boost its smartphone gains in Europe and the U.S., a company executive said on Tuesday. According to the Financial Times of London (paywall), Richard Yu, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group, said at the launch of its latest smartphone offering, the Ascend P6, in London: “We are considering these sorts …
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HTC has unveiled the long-rumored Desire 200. The device, which is designed for customers on a budget, comes with a 3.5-inch display and runs on 3G networks. The inside is similarly budget-friendly, boasting a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor and 4GB of onboard memory. The device has just 512MB of memory. Rumors had been swirling for some time that HTC …
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Jay-Z’s new album Magna Carta Holy Grail will be released early and for free to 1 million Samsung Galaxy S4, S3 and Note 2 owners, in a multi-million dollar promotional deal announced last night. If you’re packing one of the flagship smart phones, you can download a free app from 24 June that’ll unlock the long-player on 4 July — …
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AT&T is deploying solar-powered charging stations to help keep smartphones and other mobile gadgets juiced up in parks throughout New York. The 25 stations, which each feature a microUSB, iPhone 4, and iPhone 5 plugs, as well as USB ports for other devices, are being set up in various parks this summer and offer a free recharge. They can be …
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The claws are out in the Dish Network-Sprint Nextel tussle for Clearwire. Dish slammed Sprint’s lawsuit on Tuesday, calling it a “transparent attempt to divert attention from its failure to deal fairly with Clearwire’s shareholders.” Related stories T-Mobile Laying Off More Workers Post-Sprint Merger Mint Mobile, Xfinity Mobile, Google Fi, Visible: Which Wireless Networks Do Smaller Providers Use? I’m Racing …
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Kazam! Just like magic, a new smart phone maker has appeared. Kazam is a UK-based brand of blower founded by former HTC execs — and is absolutely not to be confused with Kazaam, the mid-90s Shaquille O’Neal vehicle in which the gigantic basketballer plays a hip-hop loving genie. So don’t confuse them. Forget I made that reference. And don’t watch …
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LG’s Optimus G Pro has reached 1 million unit sales a few months before its predecessor, the company announced on Tuesday. LG posted the news to its Web site (Translate), saying that it has sold 1 million units in Korea. The device hit the Korean market in February, meaning it took about four months for the Optimus G Pro to …
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