Intel CEO Brian Krzanich shows off the company’s new Edison product. James Martin/CNET Intel’s wearables demo at the Consumers Electronics Show generated a lot of buzz, but it turns out that not all devices had “Intel Inside.” The Santa Clara, Calif., semiconductor giant used ARM-based chips for some of the demos, the company confirmed, though …
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17 January
ZTE Blade Q Mini is a £60 Jelly Bean bargain on Virgin
Sub-£100 Android phones have generally been ropy old tat, and poor value for money, but Chinese companies such as ZTE are making low-cost phones more worthwhile. Its latest effort, the Blade Q Mini, looks perfectly respectable. It’s only available on Virgin Media as a pay as you go phone, from Argos today and later from Sainsburys, for just £60. What …
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17 January
How the iPhone 5S replaced my Fitbit
I haven’t charged my Fitbit Ultra in over three weeks. And I doubt I ever will again. Ever since I bought an iPhone 5S, I’ve kept an eye on how the embedded M7 motion coprocessor chip, which can track and store motion information, would be used. It wasn’t clear when the iPhone 5S was launched exactly how the M7’s data …
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17 January
Polamatic 4.0 brings the Polaroid camera experience to iOS
When it comes to consumer photography, perhaps the only thing more iconic than the Polaroid camera is the Polaroid photo. The size, the shape, and especially the white band at the bottom, where you could scribble a quick note about the scene — for those of a certain age (myself included), it’s quite evocative. Polaroid embraced the smartphone scene a …
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17 January
EE’s 4G success sees owners hold out for more money
EE’s joint owners Orange and Deutsche Telekom have shelved plans to float the network on the stock exchange, as the 4G network’s success sees the company continue to grow in value. “Deutsche Telekom and Orange have concluded the 2013 strategic asset review of EE,” a spokesperson told me in a joint statement, “and are very satisfied with EE’s progress and …
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17 January
Sorry Samsung, first Tizen phone cancelled by network
Sorry Samsung, you’re stuck with Android for a little bit longer. Plans for the first Tizen phone have been cancelled as a phone network in Japan admits there’s no room for another player alongside Android and the iPhone. “The market is not big enough to support three operating systems at this time,” a spokesperson for Japanese phone network NTT Docomo …
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17 January
Kindle Fire HDX and HD tablets are all £25 off this weekend
Amazon’s knocking £25 off its Kindle Fire tablets this weekend. That means the retail giant’s Android-based slates now start at just £94 for an 8GB Kindle Fire HD, with the offer ending on Monday 20 January. It’s £174 for a 16GB Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch — then add £30 to double the storage to 32GB, and the same again to …
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17 January
Bigger HTC One likely due in late March 2014
The follow-up to last year’s HTC One is slated to arrive in late March, according to a recent Bloomberg report. Related stories: HTC One successor could top US carriers in early 2014 New HTC One successor rumors surface Alleged images of the HTC M8 get leaked, show metal body Rumored specs for the handset include a display of 5 inches …
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17 January
First Tizen OS smartphone canceled in Japan
Plans for the first Tizen OS smartphone have been cancelled as a phone network in Japan acknowledges there’s no room for another player alongside Android and the iPhone. “The market is not big enough to support three operating systems at this time,” a rep for Japanese phone network NTT Docomo told The Wall Street Journal. Docomo’s Tizen phone had been …
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17 January
Sky AdSmart targets TV adverts at you, yes, you
Adverts that know who you are and what you like have arrived in your telly. Sky’s AdSmart system is taking the targeted ads we’re used to seeing online and sticking them in the advert breaks of Sky programmes. AdSmart ads are sent to your Sky+HD box ahead of the breaks. Then when the show cuts to a commercial break, your …
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