Core blimey! On the day the Samsung Galaxy S4 hits shops and the Korean company announces record profits, a new wallet-friendly phone apparently called the Galaxy Core has leaked. If reports from Russian blog Hi-Tech are to be believed, the Core sports a 4.3-inch screen, with a resolution of 800×480 pixels. Underneath is some roundly …
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BT is looking to join forces with a mobile phone network to build a 4G network of its own — maybe even teaming up with old buddy O2 to take on EE, Vodafone and other mobile rivals. “It makes sense for us to explore the new opportunities that 4G presents,” says BT, talking to the FT. BT is calling for …
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New York officials gave Uber the green light Friday, making it the first taxi-hailing app to operate in the cab-filled city. Taxi Commissioner David Yassky put out a statement today, announcing the approval of Uber and promising that other companies will get a piece of the action as well: Thanks to the NYS Supreme Court’s ruling this week, we will …
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 is here at last! You can take your pick of shops and phone networks to snap up the new Android smart phone powerhouse, as every major network and retailer sells the S4 — but which one should get your cash? O2, EE, Orange, T-Mobile, Three, Vodafone, Virgin Media and Tesco Mobile are all selling the S4. …
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It’s a big day for Samsung: as the brand new and hotly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S4 arrives in shops, the Korean company has reported record profits. Already the world’s biggest manufacturer of phones, Samsung made a record £4.2bn profit in the last three months. That success is due in large part to Samsung’s phenomenally successful Galaxy range of smart phones, …
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I have unabashed love for the Lego series of video games, which have adapted a wide range of movie series — “Star Wars,” “Indiana Jones,” “Lord of the Rings,” and more — into improbably excellent action-adventures. Alas, only two of them have been ported from consoles to iOS: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7. Great …
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Mobile phone theft is on the rise in England and Wales — unlike virtually every other kind of crime. New official figures from the police show an 8 per cent rise of ‘theft from the person’ — a fancy way of saying mugging — to 107,471 incidents in 2012. Police told The Guardian that was down to a rise in …
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Will the HTC One be HTC’s savior? Some Wall Street analysts are starting to come around to the idea. HSBC upgraded the company’s investment rating on Friday, citing the impressive flagship phone, according to MarketWatch. The ratings change comes after another firm, Daiwa, also raised its ratings and recommended buying the stock. HTC has had a tough go at it …
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It seemed inevitable, and now it has happened: for the first time ever, feature phones have taken a backseat to smartphones in terms of quantities shipped. In the first quarter of 2013, device makers shipped 216.2 million smartphones worldwide, a volume that accounted for 51.6 percent of total global shipments and that marked the first time smartphones have claimed more …
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Don’t worry, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is easy to repair and disassemble. The folks at iFixit gave Samsung’s phone an eight out of 10 for repairability, citing its removable battery and straightforward assembly. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Samsung TV Sale: Save Up to $800 …
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TalkTalk is coating theatre’s fourth wall in glass, and bringing some of Britain’s finest stage performances to its telly customers with a new Digital Theatre Channel. The channel bursts into song — jazz hands and all — on TalkTalk Plus TV today, and will charge a minimum of £3 to customers wishing to take in a show. The telecom giant …
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You’ve just dropped £600 on your new Samsung Galaxy S4 — and you’ve just dropped it in your toilet. Gosh-blimey, you think, I wish that thing was waterproof. Fortunately Samsung is way ahead of you, and is reportedly planning a waterproof and dust-proof version of the S4. Speaking at a launch for the S4, Samsung said the tough phone would …
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Acer’s new Liquid E2 is a low-cost quad-core Android Jelly Bean phone that looks to cut the right corners. It’s due out in the UK and Europe in mid-May for €229 (around £200) — although exact prices and dates for a British launch have yet to be announced. It’s an interesting hodge-podge of specs that looks to hit most people’s …
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This Saturday, T-Mobile, and Nokia will start selling the Nokia Lumia 521 on the Home Shopping Network for just $150 off-contract. Related stories: Nokia Lumia 520: A terrific budget phone Nokia’s next flagship to have 41-megapixel camera? Five-inch Nokia ‘phablet’ could be in the works April 27 buyers watching on the Home Shopping Network stations or mobile site can pick …
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Nokia’s Lumia 920 may not be its top flagship smartphone for long. The Windows Phone handset maker announced on Thursday that it will hold a May 14 event to show off the next device in its growing Lumia line. Related stories: Nokia reportedly planning 5-inch Lumia ‘phablet’ Nokia’s next flagship to have 41-megapixel camera? Lumia 520 review: One of the …
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