Google’s Nexus 5 has been spied in red, leading credibility to rumours that the Big G is plotting a range of new hues for its popular flagship phone. The photo above appeared at Vietnamese-language site Vietnamnet.vn, and reportedly shows a sample product that will go on sale in late February or March. The photo could …
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24 January
Samsung ‘investigating’ Note 3 third
Samsung is aware of a problem with its Note 3 smart phone, which sees third-party accessories not working on phones running Android 4.4 KitKat. The arrival of the new version of Android saw some third-party accessories (cases, for example) stop working, SamMobile reports. A statement on the subject was provided in German to site AllaboutSamsung.de, but now CNET UK has …
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24 January
Which wireless carriers will follow T
There’s no question that T-Mobile’s UnCarrier strategy has shaken up the wireless market. But how long will it take for Verizon Wireless to respond to the pressure? This is the question I answer in this edition of Ask Maggie. There’s a good reason why Verizon has consistently had lower churn rates and higher customer addition rates than its competitors. But …
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24 January
Alleged image paints the Nexus 5 red
The Nexus 5 has apparently been spied in red, leading a bit of credibility to rumors that Google is plotting a range of new hues for the flagship phone. A photo appeared on the Vietnamese-language site Vietnamnet.vn, and reportedly shows a sample product that will go on sale in late February or March. The photo could be a clever fake, …
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24 January
LG G Pad 8.3 tablet may get a dose of 4G LTE
Now playing: Watch this: LG G Pad 8.3 flexes quad-core muscles and HD screen 1:35 LG could be prepping a 4G LTE version of its G Pad 8.3 tablet . Related posts TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Best Laptop for 2022: The 15 Laptops We Recommend Best TV Deals of 2022: Save Up to …
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24 January
South Korea to banish bloatware from smartphones
South Korea’s government regulators ruled Thursday that bloatware might soon be a thing of the past for smartphone owners. Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning ruled that starting in April, device makers and wireless carriers must allow users to delete built-in software to save room on their storage. In a statement, the organization said that the decision is …
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24 January
‘Nokia X’ is Nokia’s Android ‘Normandy’ phone, tipster hints
Nokia’s long-rumoured Android phone — reportedly code named ‘Normandy’ — will be called the Nokia X, according to a tipster. The often-correct @evleaks took to Twitter to write “Nokia Normandy = Nokia X”. The notorious tipster has previously published leaked photos purportedly showing Nokia’s Normandy Android phone, while other slightly-blurry snaps have given us even more of a look at …
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24 January
Juice Cubes: Rovio’s cute take on a familiar puzzle game
So, you’ve completed every level of Angry Birds known to man and now you’re looking for something else to while away your free time. What’s next, Candy Crush Saga? For many casual gamers, that answer is yes. But, before you go down that road, take a look at Juice Cubes, a matching game from Rovio, the developers behind the wildly …
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24 January
Start Google Now with your voice on the Galaxy Note 3
Handsets with the Google Experience Launcher, like the Moto X, allow you to launch Google Now by simply saying “OK Google.” To add this functionality to most Android phones, you’d have to install the Google Launcher, which would override the launcher currently in use (even custom ones). With the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, you don’t have to override your current …
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24 January
LG G Flex now up for preorder via AT&T
AT&T subscribers hankering for a curved-display smartphone can now preorder LG’s G Flex. The phone is listed on AT&T’s Web site with a price tag of $300 with the usual two-year agreement. Buyers seeking other options can instead pay $26.74 or $34.75 per month via one of AT&T’s Next installment plans or cough up $695 to go sans contract. Customers …
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