The cheaper iPhone 4 is Apple’s best weapon against Android and other rival operating systems, new stats suggest. Numbers from the fantasically-named Kantar Worldpanel ComTech say 30.5 per cent of British smart phones in the three months up to June were running iOS, up from 25.3 per cent in the same stretch last year. That …

I love gift cards. There’s just something awesome about walking into, say, Starbucks, and feeling like I’m getting my decaf skinny mocha Frappucino for free. Same goes for shopping on iTunes. You just gotta love buying an album, e-book, movie, or the like without spending “real money.” If I get nothing but gift cards for all my remaining birthdays, Father’s …

O2’s 4G service is “just around the corner.” The network has begun teasing extra-fast data as it heads towards a showdown with EE. O2 promises it will take the fight to EE, the UK’s first LTE network, with the launch of 4G “this Summer”. EE, formed by the merger of Orange and T-Mobile, has had 4G LTE all to itself …

“You can’t sell a phone without the apps”, says Nokia — so Microsoft needs to pull its finger out if Windows Phone is to be a success. Nokia vice president Bryan Biniak has revealed frustration with the app situation for Windows Phone devices. Windows Phone is still behind rivals Apple and Android in terms of apps, so “To give you …

Deep in a dimly lit audience in New York City, I sat watching a presenter show a slide reading, “Challenges for High Performance Wearable Solutions.” Of all the challenges listed — battery life, processor power, connectivity, developing compelling applications — one was left out: who, exactly, wants to wear this wearable tech, and why? Sarah Tew/CNET “Wearable tech” is the …

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 is a dead cert for IFA at the start of September, we already knew that. We’ve seen leaked pics and some rumoured specs, too. But here’s something new: the phone/tablet could come in three sizes, Technology Blogs Simplified reports. Zauba — which hosts India’s import and export data — lists a Samsung device with the model …

Apple’s embattled “pinch-to-zoom” patent has apparently been tossed out by federal patent authorities, if a new report is correct. Samsung Electronics on Sunday filed a petition in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, requesting that all alleged infringement against Apple’s pinch-to-zoom patent — Patent No. 7,844,915 — be tossed out, according to Macworld, …

Microsoft made more Surface RT tablets than it can sell, the company’s CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted, according to sources speaking to The Verge. Not only that, it’s also not selling as many Windows devices as it wants, according to Ballmer. Ballmer was speaking at an internal company event to discuss the massive loss it incurred on the Surface RT. …

Keen to get your hands on the Google Nexus 7? Google has launched a sign-up page to register for updates on the new tablet. “Sign up today”, entices the new page, “and we’ll give you a heads up when you can get your new Google Nexus 7, on Google Play or at a retailer near you.” The new Nexus 7’s …

Announced back in May, Foxtel Play is now live, offering over 40 channels of both live and catch-up Foxtel content without the need for a set-top box. The Foxtel Play interface on a Samsung smart TV. (Credit: Foxtel) The initial launch will see Foxtel Play available on PC and Mac, along with certain Samsung smart TVs. Additionally, the service will …