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Samsung unveils Galaxy S2 Plus with a shot of Android 4.1

A new Galaxy S2 phone is coming to town, though it isn’t much different than its predecessor. Announced today by Samsung, the Galaxy S2 Plus builds upon the S2 by including Android 4.1.2, aka Jelly Bean. Initially outfitted with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the original S2 received an update to Android 4.0 last June and is finally due up for Android …

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HMV extends massive sale to raise cash, stay afloat

His Master’s Voice is singing a sad, sad song — the dog-tricking disc-flogger is selling off a huge amount of stock on the cheap, reportedly to raise quick money for creditors. Extending its ‘big sale’ for at least another month means a whole basement of bargains, but is the retailer in real trouble? Go to HMV.com today and you’ll see …

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Google removes Maps redirect for Windows Phone

As it said it would, Google has removed a redirect that prevented Windows Phone users from accessing Google Maps via the mobile version of Internet Explorer and that instead sent them to Google.com. The redirect generated headlines last week, with various news outlets suggesting that it was not about poor functionality on the part of mobile IE (as Google maintained) …

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Samsung announces 8

Four cores just not cutting your smartphone mustard? Samsung’s Exynos 5 Octa processor brings all the cores to the yard. A quad-core wafer. (Credit: AMD) Although, yes, the new processor designed for tablets and smartphones has eight whole cores, they don’t necessarily all run simultaneously. Instead, the processor is divided up into two lots of four cores: an ARM Cortex-A15 …

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iPhone 5S could be made of plastic for cheaper price

The next iPhone could be fantastic plastic, as new reports suggest a budget iPhone will arrive this year with a cheaper casing. The Wall Street Journal reports that a budget iPhone will launch this year, with a new design that cuts the cost. “People briefed on the matter” reckon Apple has plans for a cheaper iPhone made of polycarbonate instead of …

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Landlines, you’re out! T

T-Mobile has finally made the big leagues. The wireless carrier has has signed a deal with Major League Baseball to beef up certain stadiums with its own brand of wireless technology. Coming up to bat will be a new wireless “on-field communication system” connecting managers in the dugouts with their coaches in the bullpen. The carrier will replace the old-fashioned …

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