The Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 is set to land in July — and it looks like it’s bringing 4G at an expected bargain price. The first British shop to confirm it’s stocking the Ace 3 says the new wallet-friendly Android smart phone is expected to replace the current Galaxy Ace 2 in July, although you …

Earlier this week, Vodafone finally switched on its long-awaited 4G network. It’s a few months behind its competitors, but on track for its own predictions. Or, at least it’s more recent ones; Vodafone had previously suggested it might have 4G up and running in 2011 (PDF). As has been discussed, the Vodafone 4G service is different to most, running on …

The big news today for Google+ is that the service is getting some notable improvements to its notifications system, the biggest of which is syncing across all devices. With this improvement, when you read or dismiss a notification on one device, the same action will be reflected across all of your devices, so you won’t be bothered with repeat clicks …

Samsung’s Galaxy Camera will be updated at its June 20 event, CEO JK Shin has confirmed. Speaking to Korea Times in an interview published Wednesday, the chief executive said his company will launch a follow-up to its original Galaxy Camera at a June 20 event in London. As with its predecessor, the Galaxy Camera 2 will run Android and feature …

Prosecutors in New York and San Francisco will announce a program dubbed Save Our Smartphones on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The new intiative would bring together law enforcement officials, politicians, and consumer advocates across the country to fight the growing wave of smartphone thefts. The group wants to exert pressure on smartphone companies and their stockholders to reduce …

Android users who want to see if the grass really is greener on the Apple side of the fence now can try out the new color scheme debuting in iOS 7. A theme called jbOS7 marries the Jelly Bean version of Android with the iOS 7 style. Its creator, shmogt, used some custom icons and TeslaCoil Software’s Nova Launcher home …

AT&T just officially scooped up the rugged Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. Expected to hit store shelves just in time for beach parties, the Galaxy S4 Active offers an 8-megapixel camera, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, plus is both dustproof and waterproof. Related stories: Check out the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active The five different Galaxy S4s: Which one’s for you? Samsung reportedly …

Is iTunes Radio a real competitor to Pandora, or just a wannabe? James Martin/CNET Apple may be the top dog when it comes to digital music sales, but does it have what it takes to get a late foothold in the world of Internet radio? To cut through the hype and get a sense of what Apple’s newly announced iTunes …

Apple and Samsung have taken some steps in the right direction when it comes to curbing smartphone theft, but they — and the industry — can do much more. Related stories Apple Confirms iPhone 14 Pro Camera Shake Issue, Says Fix Coming Next Week How to Take iOS 16’s Most Annoying Features Off Your iPhone Apple SharePlay Makes Movie Night …

If you look at CNET’s lists of best TVs this year, or any recent year, chances are good there’s a plasma TV made by Panasonic at the top. That’s because they consistently offer excellent picture quality for the price. Sure, Samsung’s plasmas also do very well, and for that matter we’ve lauded a number of LED LCD TVs by Vizio, …

We first saw LG’s Laser Display back at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013, where it managed to really stand out from the crowd of regular TV screens. LG’s Laser Display. (Credit: LG) It’s a laser light short-throw projector — and we mean short throw: the projector itself sits just 56cm in front of the screen. The screen itself is 100 …

Samsung’s S4 Galaxy Zoom — which combines an Android smartphone with a 16-megapixel camera and 10x zoom lens — is real. The model isn’t likely to appeal to the mainstream smartphone buyer. But in an Android market crowded with options, a niche that caters to a particular subset can be a reasonable approach — especially if that subset is as …

Vodafone’s new budget own-brand blower is a cheery little Android-powered fellow who’ll only set you back £50 on pay as you go. On sale later today from Vodafone’s website, the Smart Mini is a super-basic mobile that could make a good late-night backup. It’ll certainly fit in your pocket at 115 by 62mm, although it’s thicker than many high-end phones …

The sun is setting on Symbian. On the day the Nokia Lumia 925 hits shops, reports say Nokia is finally ditching the feature phone operating system in the next couple of months, with the Nokia 808 PureView the final Symbian phone. The Financial Times reports that Nokia is ending delivery of Symbian phones this summer, claiming the Finnish phone-fanciers blame …

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