Three has revealed prices for the new iPad mini with a retina display, on sale on Friday from £79 and including deals that cut the cost you pay up front. There are two contracts available, £25 and £29 options. Both come with 15GB of data and last two years, so the more expensive monthly cost buys …
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13 November
LG Flex to be available outside of Korea
Both LG and Samsung have curved smartphones, but until recently, they were only for their home market of South Korea. (Credit: LG) But now it looks like LG will be bringing the Flex to the US, with “a person familiar with the phone’s launch plans” confirming the US availability to CNET. Although the source was unable to confirm carrier details, …
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13 November
iPad mini retina has much bigger battery, teardown reveals
Apple’s new iPad mini crams a much higher capacity battery in order to power its retina-quality screen and new 64-bit chip, a teardown of the high-res tablet has revealed. Every time Apple releases a new gadget, the website iFixit gleefully rips it apart, ostensibly to find out how you would repair it if anything broke, but really so we can …
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13 November
CEO: BlackBerry has ‘financial strength for the long haul’
Reports of BlackBerry’s death have been greatly exaggerated, at least according to its interim CEO. In a blog posted Wednesday and aimed at the BlackBerry community, Executive Chairman John Chen said the company is looking toward the future rather than dwelling on the past. He acknowledged that BlackBerry’s effort to remake itself will require time, discipline, and tough decisions. But …
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13 November
On becoming an audiophile
I’ve always had a lot of audiophile friends, based in part on our shared common fascination with the sound of music. Sound appreciation and owning a great hi-fi definitely aren’t essential to enjoy tunes, but the connection to music can feel stronger when you focus on the sound, the sound the musicians worked on for weeks or months to get …
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13 November
Breaking Bad is top Netflix US show, Doctor Who in top 10
Breaking Bad is the most popular show on the US version of Netflix, with British show Doctor Who beating Netflix original commissions House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black. That’s according to SimilarWeb, a Web measurement company based in Tel Aviv, which gave its findings exclusively to CNET UK. The company has been tracking what users who visit …
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13 November
Sky Go Android app on tablets in December, except Kindles
Sky Go goes all the way to Android tablets on 3 December. Sky’s catch-up and on-demand app finally makes it to the full range of Samsung Galaxy, Google Nexus and other Android slates — but not Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets. Sky has delayed the long-awaited launch of the Android app until next month to “address some streaming issues identified during …
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12 November
AT&T says Next plan adoption exceeding expectations
AT&T’s early upgrade plan, called Next, is winning over customers. That’s according to AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega, who said Next was exceeding the company’s expectations for the plan’s adoption rate. He projected 10 percent of its customers will sign up for the plan in the fourth quarter. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can …
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12 November
Amazon launches Australian Kindle ebook store
Amazon has finally launched a website in the Australian domain, with prices in Australian dollars, as well as an Australian version of the Amazon Appstore. (Credit: Amazon) We’ve been able to buy Kindle e-readers in brick-and-mortar stores for some time. Now, Amazon has officially arrived down under, with a local shop for local people. The Australian Amazon Kindle store is …
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12 November
How to remove Hangouts and more Android 4.4 KitKat apps
Perhaps you’ve treated yourself to a brand new Nexus 5, or you’re eagerly awaiting the moment when the latest flavour of Android hits your handset. However you get hold of Android 4.4 KitKat, you’ll notice some new features to get to grips with — if they’re not all to your taste, here’s how to undo the changes Google is keen …
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