Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update arriving now on Three

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is finally receiving the update to Android Jelly Bean, but only if you’re on the Three network. Three confirmed the arrival on its Twitter account earlier today — it’s apparently ready and waiting for you right now. Only those of you who are on Three and who got phones through its …

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Motorola results stink, continue to weigh on Google

Motorola Mobility continued its slide under Google, posting a wider loss amid a decline in sales in the third quarter. The business is in full turnaround mode under CEO and ex-Googler Dennis Woodside, but for now, the results are ugly. The unit posted an operating loss of $527 million, with the vast majority of that loss coming from its embattled …

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LG Nexus 4 likely to be star at Google event on 29 October

Google has issued invites to a shindig at the end of the month, where the search giant is expected to reveal the latest Nexus phone — the hotly tipped LG Nexus 4. The New York-based event, which kicks off at 10am (2pm UK time), on 29 October, has an invite that shows a colourful Big Apple skyline and the text, …

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Virgin adding 1GB data a month to every Samsung sold

Virgin Mobile is adding a bonus 1GB data a month for Samsung handsets sold on 24-month contracts between now and the end of November. The Sweet Gig promotion applies to the Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 4G. (Credit: Virgin Mobile; CBSi) There are currently three Samsung phones in the Virgin post-paid range; the Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3 …

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Elop says Surface Windows Phone could help ‘ecosystem’

A Surface phone might be a good idea after all, Nokia’s CEO said today. Stephen Elop, speaking during an investor call, said that a Windows Phone from Microsoft would be a “stimulant to the ecosystem,” according to The Verge. “We’re encouraging of HTC and Samsung and Microsoft or whomever to have devices in the market and to be making whatever …

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Sprint nabs control of Clearwire through the back door

The drama between Sprint and Clearwire might finally be coming to an end. The carrier announced today in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it has entered into a deal with Eagle River Holdings that will see it receive additional voting power. Up to now, Sprint held 48.1 percent voting power, giving it substantial control but not enough for …

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No iPhone jinx: Verizon Q3 profit up 15 percent to $1.6B

Verizon managed a rare feat in the third quarter: juggling a spike in iPhone sales with double-digit earnings growth. The two rarely go hand in hand, as the more iPhones a carrier sells, the higher the subsidy it has to pay to Apple (without that subsidy, your iPhone 5 would cost a minimum of $650), and the larger the hit …

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Woolworths Global Roaming SIM to save travellers

Woolworths Mobile has launched a new global roaming SIM, claiming to save up to 90 per cent for customers who choose to use the new service, rather than roaming on their standard mobile phone accounts. (Credit: CBSi) The new SIM costs AU$29 dollars and includes AU$10 credit. The service includes calls, SMS and data, and can be used in 230 …

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Verizon subscribers give ‘Share Everything’ plans a boost

Subscribers may have balked at Verizon’s Share Everything data plans when they were first introduced this summer, but they seem to be buying into the concept of sharing a single data plan now, according to Verizon CFO Fran Shammo. On the company’s third-quarter conference call with investors and analysts today, Shammo said that the Share Everything plans Verizon introduced in …

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Dick Smith holds ‘XXXL’ sale tomorrow only

Dick Smith will be holding a sale on Saturday, 20 October, both in-store and online, with up to 30 per cent off TVs and computers, plus more bargains. (Screenshot by CNET Australia) Dick Smith’s planned “XXXL” sale for tomorrow only will feature price cuts including the following: Up to 30 per cent off TVs Up to 30 per cent off …

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Bang & Olufsen launches the BeoPlay A9

Bang & Olufsen’s (B&O) latest music streamer features an eye-catching design and a jaw-dropping AU$2690 price tag. (Credit: Bang & Olufsen) No stranger to either stunning design or equally-stunning prices, the BeoPlay A9 from B&O Play ticks all the boxes. The A9 has a circular design that allows it to either be stood on its tripod legs or wall-hung, like …

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Samsung, LG to delay 55

You might not have the privilege of being able to pay something like $10,000 for a shiny new OLED TV this year after all. According to DisplaySearch, a display industry analysis firm, problems with manufacturing will keep both LG and Samsung from releasing their 55-inch OLED TVs in 2012. “Samsung and LG recently scrapped their plans to mass-produce 55-inch OLED …

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Ultra High Definition officially replaces 4K

The display format formerly known as 4K will now be called “Ultra High Definition” in the home, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced in California today. The CEA said it chose Ultra HD to denote that it has a higher resolution than the existing 1,920×1,080 pixels of full high definition. Related stories: What is 4K? Next-generation resolution explained Why 4K …

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Free Wi

Free Wi-Fi will be beaming through 80 London Underground stations during the Olympics in July and August, at no cost to you or your Oyster card, thanks to Virgin Media. Olympic tourists will be able to alleviate the boredom of being crammed into a dirty tunnel, waiting up to half an hour for a Tube train at some stations, by …

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Apple iPad Mini: The ultimate rumor roundup

Now playing: Watch this: iPad Mini reveal looms closer 2:42 Lately there’s been no shortage of rumors that Apple’s got a smaller iPad on the way. The only problem is that we’ve heard this song and dance before. Don’t believe us? CNET has rounded up just about every claim that a smaller iPad is on the way, going back to …

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