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Vaya buys Live Connected

Local mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Vaya has bought out competitor Live Connected for an undisclosed sum, according to Whistleout. (Credit: Vaya) The purchase will add all of Live Connected’s 25,000 users to Vaya, creating a subscriber base of around 70,000. Vaya has confirmed that it will move Live Connected’s operations from Sydney to Queensland but otherwise the shift should …

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LG launches budget 4G phone in Australia

Three of the four major telcos in Australia have 4G coverage available, with Vodafone beginning the rollout of its network this month. The Optimus F5 comes in both black and white. (Credit: LG) However, 4G functionality has tended to stay in the realm of the higher-end smartphone market. With the Optimus F5, LG is hoping to reach a wider audience, …

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Android alters all: Now the PC?

The Android laptop is coming. Does that mean more market-share pain for Windows PCs? Hewlett-Packard’s upcoming notebook offerings speak for themselves. For $480, there’s the SlateBook x2 Android “notebook”. At $800, we have the Windows 8-based Split x2. For me, the choice gets easier every time I pick up the Nexus 10 tablet that I’ve been using for the last …

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Top proxy firm ISS likes SoftBank’s offer for Sprint

A top adviser to mutual funds and other large investors says Sprint shareholders should give the thumbs-up to SoftBank’s offer to buy the company, but it doesn’t address a rival, preliminary — and higher — offer from Dish Network. In a report, proxy firm Institutional Shareholder Services said, according to The Wall Street Journal, that SoftBank’s $20.1 billion offer “addresses …

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Galaxy S4 Mini compared to S4 and Mega in Three video

UK operator Three has released a video that gives us a close-up look at the freshly-unveiled Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Although the miniaturised mobile doesn’t even have a British release date, the numerical network has shown off the new phone, in a slightly surprising move that even throws in a comparison with the Galaxy S4 and the 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega. …

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Well, that was quick. Days after LG confirmed that it will release a white version of its <“http://reviews.cnet.com/lg-nexus-4/”>Nexus 4 in the U.S. and U.K. after an initial launch in Hong Kong, T-Mobile reported that it will sell the model starting today online for a limited time only. The black model will still be available in retail stores. The new coat …

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Android now owns half of China’s smartphone market

Android has upped its lead in the growing Chinese smartphone market. Google’s mobile OS reached a milestone at the end of the first quarter as it gobbled up a 51.4 percent slice of all smartphones owned in China, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said on Friday. That figure showed a gain of 2.8 percent over the fourth quarter of 2012. Related posts …

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