The humble text message is in decline, with twice as many instant messages as texts set to be sent this year. Experts say WhatsApp and the like contributed to the number of texts sent falling for the first time in 2013, a trend that’s likely to continue into the new year. Making its technology predictions …
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13 January
How to control your iPad’s onscreen keyboard
Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Ever find your iPad’s virtual keyboard stuck in the middle of the screen instead of at the bottom? If so, there’s an easy way to coax it back to the bottom. Related stories Apple reportedly working on new iPad Mini with A15 processor Apple gives iPad Pro a 5G option, though carrier plans will cost you …
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13 January
Multiple LG smartphones could be right around the corner
A handful of smartphones discovered on benchmark site HTML5Test suggests that LG could soon debut a new round of devices. Although the scores reveal little about each particular model, all were found to be running Android 4.4 KitKat. Related stories: CES 2014: Wearables, connected appliances, automated cars, and curved TVs At CES 2014, next-wave smartphone tech on display What mattered …
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13 January
Motorola Moto G Android 4.4.2 KitKat UK update has started
Android 4.4.2 KitKat has landed on the Motorola Moto G in the UK. Your wallet-friendly Moto G is even better value for money as it updates to the latest Android software from today. “Our KitKat family is expanding!” says Motorola. “When we launched Moto G to the UK market in November 2013, we committed to delivering Android, KitKat, to devices by …
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13 January
BBC Connected Red Button comes to Samsung and Sony TVs
The BBC has brought its Connected Red Button service to a range of Sony and Samsung smart TVs, with LG tellies to follow soon. The service launched in December 2012, and until now was exclusive to Virgin Media’s TiVo service. Auntie made the announcement on its website. The Connected Red Button service is only in beta on the new smart …
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13 January
Channel 4 yanks full episodes from YouTube, says go to 4oD
Channel 4 has pulled all its full-length episodes of its TV shows from YouTube. If you want to watch shows like Fresh Meat in their entirety, you’ll have to head to 4oD to do so. All shows from More4 and E4 have been taken down too. But Channel 4 isn’t ditching YouTube altogether. You can still find clips and previews …
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13 January
Kogan’s 55
Strewth! Australian company Kogan has announced one of the most wallet-friendly 4K tellies yet. The Kogan 55-inch UHD TV has a resolution of 3,840×2,160 pixels — that’s 4K to me and you — yet costs just AUD$999, which is £546 in real money. That’s unbelievable value for a set that packs four times as many pixels as a standard HD …
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13 January
Game of Thrones season 4 trailer foreshadows dragons
Here be dragons. The first trailer for season 4 of Game of Thrones has appeared on YouTube, giving our first glimpse of the bloodsoaked misery to come. Hooray! Such is the anticipation surrounding the series, the video has been watched more than 2 million times since it went live last night. Watch all 103 seconds here: My main impression is …
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12 January
Online quiz finds iPhone users the smartest
An online quiz set up by British bookmaker Ladbrokes has found that iPhone users are quicker to answer problems correctly than other smartphone users. (Credit: Apple) It’s possibly the silliest rivalry of our age, but that doesn’t stop some smartphone users declaring their superiority over others. An online quiz set up by a betting firm may not provide a definitive …
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11 January
Fast fiber
Fiber-optic broadband is becoming less of a rarity. Subscriptions to the high-speed networking service grew 13.9 percent from June 2012 to June 2013, according to newly released statistics from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which monitors economic trends in North America, Europe, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, and some other developed countries and regions. That growth means …
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