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December, 2013

  • 6 December

    Samsung to challenge Apple with AMOLED tablets

    Samsung is cooking up a couple of new high-end tablets outfitted with AMOLED displays. At least, that’s the scuttlebutt from a story at South Korean Web portal Naver. Citing an unnamed industry source, Naver said on Friday that Samsung is prepping two tablets, one with an 8-inch screen and the other with a 10-inch screen. …

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  • 6 December

    Nokia Lumia 1520 barges into UK, here’s the best deals

    Nokia’s beefy new bruiser of a phone, the Lumia 1520, is on sale in the UK today, bringing its capacious charms to your specially extended pocket for £550 SIM-free. The 6-inch Windows Phablet is available this very day from online retailers such as Unlocked Mobiles and Clove, both offering the 1520 for £550. Unlocked tells me preorders went out in …

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  • 6 December

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    LG Optimus F3Q, for T-Mobile USA pic.twitter.com/Lysho2CFJs — @evleaks (@evleaks) December 6, 2013 The formidable leaking machine known as @evleaks is at it again. The anonymous Twitter account on Friday tweeted what appears to be an image of a new LG handset making its way to T-Mobile USA. Dubbed the LG Optimus F3Q, the handset appears to come with a …

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  • 6 December

    Why AT&T’s new pricing plans are only a bargain for some

    AT&T’s newly revised service plans may sound like a good deal, but a closer read of the fine print reveals hidden price hikes on its most popular data plans. AT&T announced a new pricing structure Thursday that the company claimed in its press release will “make it even easier for customers to share data and save money” on AT&T’s network. …

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  • 6 December

    Huawei could usher in octa

    The Honor 4 should be among the first Androids to market with an eight-core mobile processor. Don’t look now, but the octa-core smartphone wars are about to begin. Indeed, Huawei may be first to announce a smartphone with a “true” octa-core processor later this month. An invitation to a Huawei press event suggests that the Huawei Honor 4 should make …

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  • 6 December

    Google Play for Android expected to get new features

    Google is expected to roll out an updated version of the Google Play app for Android, according to Android Police, which hosts an unverified version of the app (download at your own risk). The blog, which often gets its hands on early releases of apps, says that the 4.5.10 release brings a number of new features and enhancements, that it’s …

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  • 6 December

    Find the perfect Christmas gift for her with new Gift King app

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year: time to pick the perfect present or you’re on the sofa throughout January. Luckily, Not on the High Street has launched a new app to help gift-challenged chaps find a thoughtful personal gift come Christmas morning. Gift King is a shopping app aimed at blokes to quickly and easily customise your present …

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  • 6 December

    iPhone 5S shipping times slashed to 1

    Apple’s slashed the time you’ll be waiting if you want a new iPhone 5S in the UK, with the fingerprint-reading new blower shipped within 1-3 days of ordering from the Californian company’s website. That doesn’t mean you’ll be happily unlocking your new mobile with a touch of your sweaty digit in that time — it still has to travel all …

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  • 6 December

    Spotify to play free music on your phone and tablet, reports say

    Spotify is bringing free music to phones and tablets, according to new reports. The streaming music service is expected to announce ad-supported free listening on mobile devices next week. The Wall Street Journal reports the streaming Swedes have inked deals with all three global licensing companies to bring free music to mobile devices as well as laptops and PCs. You …

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  • 6 December

    Aldi is latest to sell cheap tablet with £80 LifeTab

    First Tesco, then Argos… now Aldi. The price of tablets is plummeting again as the cheap-as-chips supermarket becomes the latest to sell a budget-friendly tablet this weekend. Aldi will stick the 7-inch Medion Lifetab E7316 on shelves on Sunday for just £80. The LifeTab has a quad-core 1.6GHz processor, with 8GB of storage. It runs Android 4.2.2 software, which is …

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