Game of Thrones season 3 is now available to download on Android in the UK, as well as a host of other HBO shows including Veep and True Blood. Girls, and Boardwalk Empire complete the line-up of shows, which are now available to buy on Google Play, in standard or high definition. Previously the only …
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3 December
Networks sign government deal to ditch roaming, except O2
The Government has signed a deal with phone networks to end roaming charges, protect stolen phones and cut down on unexpected price hikes. BT, Sky, TalkTalk, EE, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone have added their signatures to an agreement to ditch data roaming charges by 2016 — but not O2. “An end to roaming would be a huge boost for …
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3 December
Vuzix M100 smart glasses selling for US$1000
Is 2014 going to be the year when wearables come of age? VR-headset maker Vuzix certainly seems to think so. The Vuzix M100. (Credit: Vuzix) The Vuzix M100 is now available for pre-order in the US, costing US$1000 and with an expected delivery of two to four weeks. Vuzix is calling the M100 a “hands-free wearable computer” — it features …
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2 December
Motorola delays Moto X Cyber Monday deal after site crash
Motorola Mobility was forced to postpone its Cyber Monday Moto X deal after perspective shoppers overwhelmed the purchase page. The handset maker planned to offer a limited number of online shoppers the opportunity to purchase the new smartphone off-contract at a $150 discount. But the crush of consumers quickly rendered the MotoMaker customization site largely unusable, preventing many shoppers from …
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2 December
iPhone 5S outsells 5C three to one, but 5C eating into Android
Three times as many people are buying the iPhone 5S than the 5C, according to the latest figures — but the 5C is still causing trouble for Android as Samsung and LG owners defect to the fruit-flavoured phone. Even though it’s not doing boffo business, the 5C is carrying out a stealthier objective, according to the latest figures from Kantar …
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2 December
Nvidia Shield, Qualcomm Toq: Carrying a torch for consumers
Months before the first iPod was announced by Apple, another company — one that has much to do with the performance of today’s Macs — announced its own digital music player. Intel’s Pocket Concert won praise for its audio quality but wasn’t much to look at. The silver-and-blue MP3 player, along with Intel’s other consumer products — a digital microscope …
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2 December
How to stream YouTube audio on a locked iPhone
Screenshot by Sharon Vaknin/CNET If you lock your iPhone or switch apps while playing a video, both the audio and video cut out immediately. It’s a huge annoyance if you’re one of the many people who uses YouTube for music, listening to long interviews, or even guided workouts. According to some reports, Google might be adding the option to multitask …
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2 December
Samsung eyes 20 megapixels for 2014 smartphone, report says
Samsung is indulging in the mobile camera craze, according to a new report. The handset maker is working on a 20-megapixel camera it’ll bundle into mobile devices in the second half of 2014, Korea’s ET News is reporting, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the company’s plans. It should be noted, however, that ET News has had a …
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2 December
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite to light up new year, report says
If the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is just too much phablet for you to handle, you’ll be interested in reports of a possible low-fat Note 3 Lite. SamMobile reports a Galaxy Note 3 Lite will be unveiled in the new year, boasting slimmed-down specs that should bring down the price. Samsung is reported to be testing a model the same …
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2 December
Xbox, Windows, Windows Phone become one with Threshold
The next big step for Microsoft is to bring Xbox One, Windows and Windows Phone closer together than ever, and that next generation of cross-platform unification is reported to be codenamed Threshold. ZDNet reports that the name Threshold was mentioned in a recent internal email by Microsoft Executive Vice President Terry Myerson. Threshold covers an update to Microsoft’s big three: …
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