RadioShack Wireless adds $119 HTC Desire C

RadioShack Wireless today added another Android-based handset to its burgeoning roster of no-contract smartphones. Available just in time for the holiday shopping season, the HTC Desire C can now be yours for a cool $119.99. Related stories Best Prepaid Phone Plans in 2022 Best VR Headsets of 2022 Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How …

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5G to replace digital TV in Ofcom plans as data doubles

4G has barely arrived in the UK, and plans are already underway for 5G. Authorities are looking ahead to the next, next generation of super-fast Internet for phones and tablets — as it’s revealed we used twice as much data as last year. Telecoms watchdog Ofcom is already looking to 5G. That may seem like looking far ahead, but Ofcom …

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RIM CEO: We’ll win back users with BlackBerry 10 (Q&A)

Now playing: Watch this: The future of BlackBerry 3:45 *Video depicts existing and developer devices, not unannounced hardware. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins settles all 6 feet, 7 inches of his lanky frame into the high chair of the hotel conference room where we both sit, slumping down slightly before the camera rolls and the questions fly. (Heins quips that he’s …

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Warner Brothers attempts big bang with day

Cord cutters and on-the-go TV watchers now have another app to help satisfy their viewing habits, at least if they’re big “Gossip Girl” fans and based in Europe. Warner Bros. yesterday launched its Day After US app for iOS, giving users access to a few of its TV series for download or streaming. The app is free to download, but …

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Windows Phone 7.8 to get new colours, lock screen, ringtones

With the launch of Windows Phone 8, the previous crop of Microsoft-powered phones became a gaggle of lame ducks. But Microsoft isn’t ready to take those ducks round the back of the barn to shoot them just yet, with new features emerging for the update to Windows Phone 7.8. Hopelessly mixed farmyard animal analogies aside — animalogies? — phones such …

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Wireless charging blazes path toward mainstream

The ability to charge a smartphone by simply placing it on a tabletop has been around for a while, but it’s more of a novelty, for early adopters and gadget buffs. Wireless charging cases, back covers, and pads are out in the market, and the Palm Pre memorably championed its Touchstone charging stand a while back, but the options are …

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AT&T doubled its 4G LTE coverage this year

Striving to play catch-up with Verizon, AT&T has doubled the reach of its LTE network from a year ago. The carrier’s 4G LTE network now covers more than 150 million people across the U.S., double the number at the end of last year. With its rollout ahead of schedule, AT&T aims to reach 250 million people by the end of …

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Flayvr for iOS brings organization to your Camera Roll

Note to Apple: Nice job with the cameras and all, but Camera Roll? Not so great. See, browsing photos on an iDevice kind of sucks. You’re stuck either swiping through tiny, disorganized thumbnails or paging through endless full-screen snapshots to find what you’re after. Flayvr for iOS turns your Camera Roll into nicely organized albums, offering a much cooler way …

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The five secrets to smartphone success

Building a smartphone isn’t easy. Building one that’s a blockbuster success is an even more Herculean task. Related stories New PS5 Rumored to Slim Down, Come with Detachable Disc Drive TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea The Best Sci-Fi Movies You Need To Watch on Netflix The Absolute Best Fantasy Movies on Netflix Save up …

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Google Nexus 4 delivery disaster to take three weeks

Oh Google — how did it come to this? The Google Nexus 4 has turned from triumph to disaster in less than half an hour. That’s how long the Nexus 4 took to sell out on Google Play, leaving some very angry potential customers struggling with a broken website and an empty shopping basket. But even if you were one …

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Sony to take aim at iPhone, Galaxy S3 in upcoming ‘flagship’ handset

Sony’s mobile division is gunning for Apple and Samsung, one of its executives claims. In an interview with Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) published yesterday, Sony Mobile sales and marketing head Dennis Van Schie said his company is planning to announce a “flagship model that can [compete] with Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy S3.” Van Schie wouldn’t say what his company …

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Vodafone does 12

Vodafone’s new ‘Red Hot‘ phone-rental service lends you an iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3 or Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on a 12-month deal. Sounds great — who wants a phone for two years? — but the monthly line rental is more, and at the end of the year you won’t own the phone. So is it worth it? The upfront …

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HTC Deluxe leaks as 5

HTC could be cooking up a 5-inch smart phone for the UK, if new leaks are to be believed. A render of the so-called HTC Deluxe was posted to Twitter by mobile tipster evleaks, and is apparently a “global edition” of the phone. It’s always worth taking rumours like this with a pinch of salt, though there are other 5-inch …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 to get MultiView, Smart Rotation

Samsung Galaxy S3 users may soon see their handset acting more like its bigger brother, the Galaxy Note 2. That’s because according to the SamMobile blog, the Galaxy S3 will soon receive Samsung’s MultiView feature as part of a coming 4.1.2 update. In addition to Multi-View, which lets the user run and view two applications at the same time, the …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 to get multitasking in future update?

One of the headline features of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 could be headed to the popular Galaxy S3 (GS3) smartphone, too. A screenshot of the Multiview feature in action. (Screenshot by CNET UK) “Multiview” is Samsung’s name for the multitasking feature, first introduced on the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, which lets users have two applications open at the …

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