November, 2013

• 21 November

  Samsung owes Apple US$290m in damages, jury says

  

  A jury in San Francisco has decided that Samsung should pay Apple US$290 million in damages for its patent infringement, bringing the total award from Korea to Cupertino to around US$930 million. (Credit: CBSi) Despite Samsung claiming it should only have to pay around US$52 million, saying that Apple doesn’t own a patent on “beautiful …

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• 21 November

  LED LCD vs. plasma vs. LCD

  

  Updated November 2013! In television technology trifecta of LED LCD, plasma, and LCD, which comes out on top? The subject of countless debates and diatribes, the better question is: which works best? Or more precisely, which works best for you? When you cut through the hype and the fanboys, each tech has different benefits and costs. So to help you …

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• 21 November

  LG will stop smart TV snooping with firmware update

  

  LG is working on a fix that will stop its smart TVs sharing individual customers’ viewing habits and private media file names and sending the data to LG servers. One of LG’s smart TVs. (Credit: CNET) The worrying information was first made public by UK blogger Doctor Beet, who published a blog post with his findings, using the Wireshark packet …

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• 21 November

  Sainsbury’s ditches DVDs for downloads, but no sign of HD

  

  Sainsbury’s is ditching online sales of DVDs, books and games for digital downloads across the board. But with no high-definition video on offer, Sainsbury’s must be off its trolley taking on Tesco’s Blinkbox. Sainsbury’s will now only sell and rent digital downloads for films, music and books, with actual physical media and products limited to stores. The supermarket can still …

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• 20 November

  Qualcomm adds new chip for 4K video to Snapdragon line

  

  Qualcomm on Wednesday unveiled several new processors designed to widen its lead in the mobile market. The first, the Snapdragon 805, is geared at mobile devices and 4K, Ultra HD TVs. The chip is part of the company’s high-end mobile chip line and was designed to “deliver the highest-quality mobile video, imaging, and graphics experiences.” Qualcomm noted it’s the company’s …

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• 20 November

  HTC One owners in UK to get Android 4.4 KitKat in early 2014

  

  HTC One owners in the UK mark your calendars. HTC has confirmed that its flagship smartphone will get an update to Android 4.4 KitKat in a few months’ time. Yesterday HTC tweeted: “We’re working with our local carriers to begin the rollout of Android 4.4 and Sense 5.5 for the #HTCOne from end of January 2014.” That likely means we’ll …

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• 20 November

  How to create and edit Office documents on Android 4.4 KitKat

  

  Google scooped up Quickoffice back in June 2012, then made the iOS and Android document editor free in September of this year. Now the app has been bundled with KitKat, giving Android 4.4 users the ability to create and edit Microsoft Office files without even having to open up the Play Store. Google Drive is still present and correct, of …

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• 20 November

  Nokia Lumia 2520 declassified: Inside the punishing development of a new tablet

  

  It could be said that Nokia is late to the market with the Lumia 2520, a 10-inch tablet running Windows RT that launches in the US on Wednesday. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find that the $500 slate is something of a return to a form. By today’s definition, 2005’s Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, with its 4.1-inch WVGA …

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• 20 November

  Moto G 16GB is only £129 from Tesco, but get a move on

  

  Tesco is piling the Moto G high and flogging it cheap, with the more capacious 16GB model of Motorola’s new budget blower going for a mere £129 on the supermarket’s website. A search results page also lists the 8GB Moto G for the staggeringly inexpensive price of £99, but the link just redirects to another page, indicating that version has …

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• 20 November

  Microsoft launches Xbox One SmartGlass app

  

  Those of you aiming to buy the Xbox One can download a companion SmartGlass app onto your mobile device. Released or updated on Tuesday for iOS, Android, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows Phone, Xbox One SmartGlass ties in with the Xbox One in a few different ways. You can use the app as a remote control device for the gaming console, …

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