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Samsung Tizen

Samsung’s Tizen operating system may debut in TVs as soon as next year, one of the company’s CEOs said in an interview with a German publication. The Korean electronics company has been working on Tizen, an open-source software, as an alternative to Android. Tizen gives the company more control over its own future, allowing it …

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T-Mobile had a good summer. And it hopes the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C will keep its momentum rolling in the fall. T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Mike Sievert told CNET in an interview on Thursday that he believes the company posted a record market share in total gross post-paid customers in August. In other words, out of the total number …

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Samsung: 64

Apple may be the first to offer a 64-bit handset, but Samsung promises that more are on the way. Apple this week unveiled the iPhone 5S, which features a 64-bit processor. (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET) Samsung Mobile co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun told The Korea Times that the next generation of Galaxy phones will come with 64-bit processing. He wasn’t able to give …

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Australian Apple iPhone pricing: is it too high?

In the US, the iPhone 5s will be launching at the same price that the iPhone 5 launched at in November last year. In Australia, the price is higher. What happened? (Credit: Apple) As has come to be expected, in Australia, we’ll be paying quite a bit more for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. However, that price seems to …

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iPhone 5C costs just £30 on O2

O2 has revealed its first prices for the iPhone 5S and 5C — and the colourful 5C can be yours for just £50. Update: O2 told us the wrong price — the 5C is actually a bargain-tastic £30. Despite being embarrassingly left out of Apple’s presentation, O2 has offered up a couple of deals that will get you a new …

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How to make your iPhone 5 more like an iPhone 5S

Apple Even those of us disappointed with the iPhone 5S can’t help but feel those familiar stirrings of it’s-a-new-iPhone-I-want-it desire. Credit Apple’s shrewd marketing department for putting a fresh coat of paint on what is basically just last year’s iPhone. Related stories Apple launches iPhone 5S, $99 iPhone 5C Apple takes wraps off iPhone 5S (pics) Apple iPhone 5S camera …

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Galaxy S5 could have 64

The next generation of high-end Samsung Galaxy phones will have 64-bit processing just like the iPhone 5S, according to the company’s co-CEO JK Shin. “Not in the shortest time. But yes, our next smartphones will have 64-bit processing functionality,” Shin said, as reported by the Korea Times. That could well refer to the follow-up to the Galaxy S4, due in …

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HTC One update to fix Ultrapixel purple picture problem

Purple rain, purple rain: the HTC One‘s Ultrapixel camera is reportedly set for a software update to fix a purple tint plaguing phone fans. Italian blog HDBlog claims to have an email from HTC acknowledging the problem can occur if your HTC One’s camera is faced with a “limited combination of conditions”, a statement that HTC has confirmed to me …

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