The Facebook-powered HTC First can count on at least one close friend: AT&T. The Dallas-based wireless carrier, which is the exclusive partner to Facebook and HTC for the First, is promising to give the device its most prominent position in stores when it launches on Friday. That’s because AT&T considers the HTC First its flagship …
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Samsung’s worst-kept secret is now out in the open: two new big-screen phones are on their way. On the left is the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, and on the right, the Galaxy Mega 5.8. (Credit: Samsung) Samsung has formally confirmed that two new handsets under the brand of Galaxy Mega are on their way. As previously reported, the Galaxy Mega …
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Sprint today announced the Android 4.1.2 update for the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE. Related stories: Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE review Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy S2 scores Jelly Bean update FCC: Sprint buyout decision likely on track for late May Sprint, on a bit of a roll, has begun rolling out Jelly Bean to the budget-friendly smartphone. Available starting today, …
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1970s kids’ TV icon and nocturnal adventurer Jamie may have had a Magic Torch that opened a portal to Cuckoo Land, but could it text his mates to tell them about it? No. The Doro PhoneEasy 520X is both torch and phone — now that’s magic. The PhoneEasy 520X is a 3G feature phone designed for conquering the great outdoors, …
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Apple’s iPhone 5 iPhone 5 review: Finally, the iPhone we’ve always wanted iOS 6 review: So-so Maps mar otherwise stellar upgrade Comparing the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. iPhone 5, HTC One, and BlackBerry Z10 One of the most important aspects of a handset’s overall user experience is which carrier it’s operating on. Now that T-Mobile …
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Huawei’s latest budget Android blower, the Ascend G510, will hit the shops on 12 April, exclusively on Vodafone. At just £130 on pay as you go, or free with a £13 per month contract, the G510 looks like cracking good value. Packing a 1.2GHz dual-core chip, a roomy 4.5-inch screen and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Huawei’s new Emotion UI …
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Legal digital music downloads have just hit 1 billion in the UK, according to the Official Charts Company. Tottenham’s own lovesick warbler Adele leads the pack in digital downloads, holding the number 1 spot with 1.41 million downloads of the hit song Someone Like You, although her album 21 is the fourth-biggest selling album of all time in the UK. …
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Asus’ ludicrously large and memorably monikered FonePad smart phone goes on sale later this month in the UK, for the amazingly affordable price of £179. The FonePad will land in the UK with a terrific thump on 26 April, Asus confirms, the same day as the rather more costly Samsung Galaxy S4. Pre-orders start this Friday. With a vast 7-inch …
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Related stories: HTC One review How HTC is reaching out to developers Google releases Android 4.1 source code HTC this week released the source code for the HTC One, which makes it easier for developers to create new custom ROMs and apps that work specifically with the phone. Keeping with tradition, the HTC Dev team added its new flagship device …
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Now playing: Watch this: Giant Huawei Ascend Mate has 6.1-inch screen 0:40 As part of a massive consumer push to bring awareness to its brand (involving the Jonas Brothers, no less), Huawei announced this week that it will release a marquee smartphone in the U.S. this summer. The company isn’t sharing its exact time frame or the nature of the …
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