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December, 2013

  • 17 December

    How Panasonic’s plasmas defined TVs in 2013

    So far in this series, each of the products that defined its sector in 2013 has also been a pointer for what’s likely to come our way next year. Not so here, for while Panasonic’s TX-P55VT65 and TX-P42ST60 each garnered five-star reviews as two of the best TVs we’ve seen all year, they mark the …

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  • 17 December

    Foxtel Go app now on Google Play

    Foxtel has expanded the device compatibility for its Go service, which is now available on nine Samsung Galaxy devices, along with PC, Mac and compatible iOS products. (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) Foxtel has also made the app available via Google Play, but it can only be installed on the compatible Samsung smartphones and tablets. The full list of Samsung …

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  • 17 December

    Sky Sports £10 day pass now on Apple TV

    Sky’s £10 day pass to Sky Sports is now available on Apple TV, the company has announced. Your crisp tenner buys you 24 hours of live sporting action via your little square box, with no contract. The pass starts the moment you pay for it, and gives you direct feeds of all six Sky Sports channels, so you can watch …

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  • 16 December

    Best iPad accessories

    Editors’ note: Updated December 16, 2013, with three new accessories. Must-have iPad accessories +15 more See all photos The iPad, while being astonishingly versatile, can’t do everything. That’s where peripherals come in. Maybe you want to connect a camera, stream audio or video to a TV or stereo, or write with a real keyboard. Or maybe you’re just looking for …

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  • 16 December

    Fund this: iPhone 5 case adds second SIM card

    Are you constantly having to carry around two phones, one for personal use, one for work? Do you travel internationally and routinely swap “local” SIM cards for your primary one? If you’re an iPhone 5 user, there’s a product in development that might make you smile. The Digirit SIM+ case lets you carry two SIM cards in one iPhone. And …

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  • 16 December

    Sprint rolls out 4G LTE to 70 more cities

    Sprint has mounted a year-end push to deliver 4G LTE to a larger number of new markets. The carrier announced Monday that it has expanded its 4G LTE network to 70 more cities, including Green Bay, Wis.; Orlando, Fla.; San Diego; and St. Louis. The new LTE markets bring Sprint’s total to 300 across the United States. To ramp up …

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  • 16 December

    Best cheap tablets

    Looking to buy a tablet but don’t want to spend a lot of money? Never fear — these days a tip-top tablet can be yours for surprisingly little cash. Read on for our round-up of the best cheap tablets around. Google Nexus 7 – £199 The Nexus 7 is the gold standard of Android tablets — packing a gorgeous display …

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  • 16 December

    Samsung Galaxy Core Advance is a rubbish S3, out soon

    There’s flogging a dead horse, and then there’s the new Samsung Galaxy Core Advance. It looks like last year’s S3, but it’s not out until next year — when the S5 will be imminent — and it’s not even as good as the 18-month old flagship phone. The Core Advance is more like the old S2, going by the specs, …

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  • 16 December

    Samsung

    An analysis by Nikkei Electronics has confirmed that the processor inside Apple’s iPhone 5S is made by Samsung, confirming the warring companies’ ongoing relationship. The iPhone 5S’s Apple-designed, Samsung-made A7 chipset. (Credit: iFixit) First discovered by Chipworks and iFixit soon after the iPhone 5S’s launch, the Nikkei Electronics results show that the iPhone 5S is using a system-on-chip manufactured using …

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  • 16 December

    Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite leads four tablets in early 2014

    Samsung is planning a tidal wave of tablets to kick off the new year, according to reports, including a Galaxy Tab 3 Lite for less than a hundred quid. SamMobile claims there will be a quartet of tablets in the first three months of 2014, and they could include a cheaper Tab 3 and some of the largest tablets Samsung …

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