What could very well be the rumoured Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has shown up at the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) in America, looking for approval to go on sale, Engadget reports. The handset is listed as the Samsung SM-C101, which also showed up in the listings of the Bluetooth SIG a couple of weeks ago. …
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The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is now on Vodafone, and at £200 it’s set to be the first 4G tablet you can take in the bath. The 10.1-inch Tablet Z is Vodafone’s first 4G-ready slate. That means it has 4G gubbins built-in, and when Vodafone switches on its 4G network the Tablet Z will be able to connect to it. …
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Your iPhone’s camera is good for a lot more than just snapping photos. For example, it can translate foreign-language signs, menus, and other printed materials in real time. And grade the foods at your grocery store. And scan documents on the go. CamFind turns your camera into a search engine, allowing you to look up information just by pointing the …
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You just got a new TV, and the picture looks great. Then, when you pop in your favorite shooter, you notice your kills going down, your aim a step slow, and your sterling record taking hits like a noob wandering through the kill zone. Do you all of a sudden suck at COD? Maybe. But perhaps your newfound lack of …
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After four years in the role, Matt Smith will leave Doctor Who, the BBC has announced. Smith will hang up his Sonic Screwdriver at the end of the year. But he’s bowing out in style. He’ll star in a 50th anniversary spectacular in November, and will regenerate in the Christmas special. Smith is the eleventh actor to play the Time …
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Let’s see that again: Sky Go has added highlights from Sky Sports matches, races and other sporting events. You can now catch up on the best bits of the Monaco Grand Prix, England’s five tries during the recent drubbing of Barbarians, and the least boring bits of the cricket tests between England and New Zealand at Headingley. These are just …
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Local mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Vaya has bought out competitor Live Connected for an undisclosed sum, according to Whistleout. (Credit: Vaya) The purchase will add all of Live Connected’s 25,000 users to Vaya, creating a subscriber base of around 70,000. Vaya has confirmed that it will move Live Connected’s operations from Sydney to Queensland but otherwise the shift should …
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Three of the four major telcos in Australia have 4G coverage available, with Vodafone beginning the rollout of its network this month. The Optimus F5 comes in both black and white. (Credit: LG) However, 4G functionality has tended to stay in the realm of the higher-end smartphone market. With the Optimus F5, LG is hoping to reach a wider audience, …
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The Android laptop is coming. Does that mean more market-share pain for Windows PCs? Hewlett-Packard’s upcoming notebook offerings speak for themselves. For $480, there’s the SlateBook x2 Android “notebook”. At $800, we have the Windows 8-based Split x2. For me, the choice gets easier every time I pick up the Nexus 10 tablet that I’ve been using for the last …
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A top adviser to mutual funds and other large investors says Sprint shareholders should give the thumbs-up to SoftBank’s offer to buy the company, but it doesn’t address a rival, preliminary — and higher — offer from Dish Network. In a report, proxy firm Institutional Shareholder Services said, according to The Wall Street Journal, that SoftBank’s $20.1 billion offer “addresses …
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UK operator Three has released a video that gives us a close-up look at the freshly-unveiled Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Although the miniaturised mobile doesn’t even have a British release date, the numerical network has shown off the new phone, in a slightly surprising move that even throws in a comparison with the Galaxy S4 and the 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega. …
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Well, that was quick. Days after LG confirmed that it will release a white version of its <“http://reviews.cnet.com/lg-nexus-4/”>Nexus 4 in the U.S. and U.K. after an initial launch in Hong Kong, T-Mobile reported that it will sell the model starting today online for a limited time only. The black model will still be available in retail stores. The new coat …
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Android has upped its lead in the growing Chinese smartphone market. Google’s mobile OS reached a milestone at the end of the first quarter as it gobbled up a 51.4 percent slice of all smartphones owned in China, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said on Friday. That figure showed a gain of 2.8 percent over the fourth quarter of 2012. Related posts …
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Got an old iPhone lying around? For one day only, you can trade that for a free iPhone 5 at Best Buy. Best Buy on Saturday will give customers a $150 trade-in credit for any working iPhone 4 or 4S, making the iPhone 5 free. The only out-of-pocket costs for the customer will be any applicable sales tax on the …
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U.S. Cellular is the latest wireless service provider to make the jump into your home. On Friday, the carrier unveiled its U.S. Cellular Home Phone service, which goes on sale in retail stores on June 7 and online a couple of weeks later on June 20. Similar to its wireless plan for cell phones, this new $19.99 monthly home phone …
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