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Samsung working on 20

Samsung is reportedly working on a 20-megapixel camera sensor for a phone due in the second half of 2014, following the as-yet-unconfirmed Galaxy S5. Samsung’s Galaxy S4 camera in action. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) According to ETNews, which also recently predicted the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S5 smartphone in February or March 2014, insider sources have …

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Google’s Nexus phones vulnerable to SMS attacks

Google’s Nexus Android phones are susceptible to a novel attack that floods the phone with text messages, forcing it to restart or lose its mobile network connection. The Google Nexus 4. (Credit: Google) First reported by PC World, Google’s Nexus phones are vulnerable to a theoretical attack using the Flash SMS protocol. By flooding a target phone with around 30 …

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Samsung Galaxy S5 available early next year: report

The Samsung Galaxy S4’s successor might be arriving sooner than you think; a Korean report suggests production will start in January for a February or March launch. Samsung’s best-selling Galaxy S4 smartphone. (Credit: Samsung) The Samsung Galaxy S5, as it’s widely expected to be called, will be mass-produced from January onwards, according to Korean site ETNews. The site quotes “industry …

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Analog TV fully switched off by 10 December

The switch to digital TV broadcasts has entered its final few days, with Sydney’s analog signals being fully switched off tomorrow, 3 December. (Credit: DigitalReady.gov.au) That just leaves Melbourne plus remote central and eastern Australia — and those areas will be switched over on 10 December, completing Australia’s transition to digital TV. While we imagine most CNET readers are definitely …

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Samsung Galaxy S5 rumoured for February after poor S4 sales

Samsung is set to launch the follow-up to the Galaxy S4 in just a few months’ time, according to a report out of Korea, after the flagship phone has failed to top its spectacularly popular predecessors. The Galaxy S5 will launch in February, Korean site ET News reports, quoting an unnamed Samsung official, alongside a refreshed Galaxy Gear 2 smart …

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Motorola’s Moto G lands on Amazon

Now playing: Watch this: The Motorola Moto G is a colourful bargain 2:09 Motorola surprised the smartphone world by launching its new Moto G cell phone on its Web site months early. Now, the device can also be bought on Amazon. The e-commerce giant began selling both the 8GB and 16GB versions of the smartphone on Friday. The prices are …

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Moto G 16GB £140, Lumia 620 £115 at Phones 4U on Friday

Phones 4U is getting into the festive spirit with some cracking deals on reasonably priced mobiles, with the hotter-than-a-microwaved-mince-pie Moto G the pick of the bunch. The ‘Black Friday’ deals aren’t yet live, and run from 29 November until 2 December. Motorola’s sensational new blower is £140 for the larger 16GB version in the deal, a saving of some £20 …

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