EE is switching on the “fastest 4G mobile network in the world,” right here in the UK. The country’s first super-fast LTE-Advanced system will hit data speeds of up to 300Mbps for businesses in London’s hipster heartland from today, before throwing open its airwaves to the rest of us next year. The super-super-fast network covers …
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November, 2013
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4 November
Windows Phone gains momentum, overtakes iOS in Italy
Microsoft’s Windows Phone is starting to gain popularity in Europe. Windows Phone now accounts for 10 percent of smartphone sales in Europe’s five biggest markets, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said Monday. Windows Phone has performed so well in Italy that it’s now more popular in that country than Apple’s iOS. “Windows Phone, driven almost entirely by Nokia sales, continues …
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4 November
Moto G launch next week, £135 quad
Motorola just dropped us a note, inviting your humble CNET correspondents to the launch of a brand-new blower — the Moto G. After the UK sadly missed out on the hugely customisable Moto X, it looks as though a simpler, cheaper, lower-spec version with a similar curved design will be making it across the pond. The launch event is next …
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4 November
Android 4.4 gives apps vastly better Web technology
Chrome for Android has been available for more than a year, but the improvements it offered over the operating system’s more basic browser weren’t available to developers who wanted to draw upon the browser’s abilities for their own native apps. Until now. With the KitKat release of Android, Google updated a programming interface called WebView so it now employs Chrome …
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4 November
Nexus 5 ship time slips to 3 to 4 weeks
Looking to buy the new Nexus 5? You may now have to wait up to a month, at least if you want the unlocked version through Google Play. The 16GB and 32GB black version and the 16GB white version available unlocked from Google all now show a ship time of 3 to 4 weeks as of Monday morning. Consumers who’d …
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4 November
Motorola Moto G leaks, is a mid
Motorola might be making its own modular mobiles (with the help of the man behind Phonebloks), but that doesn’t mean it’ll stop pumping out traditional smart phones. The Motorola Moto G could be making its way to Phones 4u in time for Christmas, from the look of this leak that comes via GSMArena‘s sources. The Moto G is a mid-range …
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4 November
Samsung 12.2
Samsung’s expanding its expansionism by creating a super-sized tablet, according to a rumour out of Taiwan. The Korean company is taking its successful screen-increasing phone strategy and applying it to slates, according to Digitimes, by making a 12.2-inch tablet. The mega-tab will go into production towards the end of the year, sources in the Taiwanese supply chain reckon, with a …
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4 November
BlackBerry CEO resigns as buyout deal falls flat
The US$4.7 billion buyout of BlackBerry by Fairfax Financial Holdings has fallen through, with the company now seeking US$1 billion through the sale of convertible notes to investors. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Additionally, CEO Thorsten Heins will be replaced, with John S Chen taking the role of interim CEO. The Fairfax buyout would have seen BlackBerry become a privately owned company. …
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4 November
Jelly Bean now on over half of all Android devices
Android Jelly Bean is now on more than half of all active Android devices, according to stats from Google. The last-but-one version of Google’s mobile operating system made up 52.1 per cent of all Android devices, the company said on its Android Developers blog. That’s only up very slightly on last month. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean accounts for 37.3 per …
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4 November
Google to ship Glass to Explorers, still wants a sitdown
New Google Glass users will no longer need to head to one of the company’s offices to pick up the eyewear, but they will need to sit through a Hangout session before they can use it. According to Android Central, folks who join the Google Glass Explorer Program and purchase the eyewear will now have their product shipped to them. …
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