Samsung has responded to concerns over its new Note 3 smart phone’s region lock, telling customers that the SIM-locking tech inside its new mobile will disappear after the first activation. “The product is only compatible with a SIM-card issued from a mobile operator within the region identified on the sticker of the product package,” Samsung …

Related stories Hands on with Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Galaxy Note 3 specs versus Note 2 Smartphones: When is big too big? Current Galaxy Note owners can catch a break on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 when they purchase the extra-large smartphone through RadioShack. Come Friday, RadioShack will sell AT&T and Sprint models of the supersize phablet for $175 less …

With Red roaming already available for the UK, the US and New Zealand, Vodafone adds 34 European countries for customers looking to use the AU$5 per day international roaming offer. Paint Europe Red with Vodafone.(Credit: Vodafone) Vodafone has announced that its AU$5 per day international roaming offer has now been extended to include Europe. Once activated on a Red plan, …

Google is rumoured to be readying a budget follow-up to its Moto X customisable handset. It’s named the Motorola DVX, and as you can see, it looks pretty colourful. This leaked pic came from Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter, The Verge reports. According to PhoneArena, the DVX will launch next month on Republic Wireless in the US. The Moto …

Tech companies dominate a new list of the world’s most valuable brands, with Apple taking the top spot from perennial champ Coca-Cola in the respected Interbrand global survey. The half-eaten apple is worth a staggering $98.3bn to the Californian company, according to Interbrand’s analysis, up a whopping 28 per cent on last year. But Google is snapping at its heels …

AT&T wants to get a leg up on Google Fiber. The company said on late Monday that it would launch its “GigaPower” super-fast home Internet service on December 1 in Austin, a city that Google has said it would deploy its own speedy Google Fiber service. AT&T GigaPower would start with speeds of 300 megabit per second, or roughly 40 …

The iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S are coming to the UK, and will be on sale on 20 September on all the major networks. Read on to find out what we know so far about UK prices and release dates. The iPhone 5C starts at £469 for the 16GB model if you buy it SIM-free from Apple or another retailer. …

Nokia may reveal a new storytelling app at its upcoming Nokia World event. An image leaked by known leaker @evleaks shows an app called Storyteller. Based on the name and the image, the app seems to be a way to organize your photos based on different themes and events, thus creating a story. A Shared link in the image indicates …

In the end, BlackBerry’s leadership may have been its own worst enemy. The struggling handset maker suffered from infighting at its executive level that hobbled its ability to compete in the mobile market and led to its eventual downfall, according to an investigation conducted by the The Globe and Mail newspaper. The company, which plans to cut roughly 40 percent …

Much like how the iPod’s white headphones became a calling card for Apple fans in the early 2000s, the pink mustache — officially called a “Carstache” — has become a symbol that’s taken on a life of its own. It’s inspired the community to create a persona for their cars, including the DiscoLyft, a vehicle that has an LED mustache …