Android continues to gobble up more of the smartphone market. Google’s mobile OS won a global market share of 81.3 percent last quarter, up from 75 percent in the prior year’s quarter, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Thursday. Shipments of Android phones hit 204.4 million, a hefty gain over the 129.6 million shipped a …
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31 October
Nokia calls for HTC One ban after major UK legal victory
Nokia wants the HTC One banned after a major victory over its smart phone rival in the British courts. Mr Justice Arnold of the High Court ruled that HTC phones infringe Nokia’s EP 0 998 024 patent, entitled ‘Modulator Structure for a Transmitter and a Mobile Station’, related to the kit in phones that transmits data. “Naturally HTC is disappointed …
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31 October
EE blitzes competition in 4G download speed tests in London
EE is by far the fastest UK network for downloading data, according to new tests carried out across London. The double-vowelled operator achieved on average more than twice the speed of its nearest rival, despite Vodafone and O2 having doubled their speeds by rolling out their own 4G networks. The tests were carried out by RootMetrics, which took off-the-shelf Android …
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31 October
Motorola now updating Moto X camera via standalone app
Motorola has pulled the Moto X camera out of the smartphone’s firmware, and, in what’s becoming somewhat of an industry trend, moved it to the Google Play Store as a standalone application. Related stories: Moto X review Tips and tricks for Motorola’s new Droid smartphones AT&T Moto X update arrives The move ensures Motorola issues updates with bug fixes and …
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31 October
Hands
New photos and details of both Google’s forthcoming Nexus 5 smartphone and the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system running it have popped up all over the Internet from sources claiming they’ve gone hands-on with the device. Related stories: What we know about the Nexus 5 Complete guide to KitKat rumors Nov 1 date, white Nexus 5 teased Wind Mobile posts, …
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31 October
iPad Air on sale in Apple Stores and John Lewis at 8am
Apple Stores and other shops across the country are throwing their doors open early tomorrow for the launch of the new iPad Air. The slimline Apple tablet goes on sale tomorrow, 1 November, and shops will open from 8am for you to buy the tablet just with Wi-Fi, or with 3G and 4G too. As the chilly fingers of the dawn …
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31 October
Spec showdown: Nexus 5 vs. Galaxy S4 vs. iPhone 5s vs. Nexus 4
All the leaks, speculation and rumours are finally over: the Nexus 5 is here. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) The LG-made handset offers the first taste of Android KitKat, the 4.4 version of Google’s operating system. It’s also a “vanilla” experience — just the pure OS with none of the manufacturer-created user interface add-ons. If you’re buying from the Google Play store, …
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31 October
HTC promises Android 4.4 KitKat update within 90 days
HTC plans to aggressively push out Android 4.4 KitKat to the HTC One, the company said Thursday. In an interview with Engadget, HTC America President Jason Mackenzie said the latest version of Android will be available to all HTC One phones in North America, including all carrier variants, in 90 days or less. An HTC spokesperson confirmed this to our …
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31 October
Nexus 5 coming to Sprint, T
Now playing: Watch this: Google Nexus 5 souped up with Android KitKat, LTE, and… 3:16 The long-awaited Nexus 5 Android handset made by LG was just made official by Google. Expected to be sold in an unlocked model, the new smartphone will also hit AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile in time for the holiday season. Specifically, Sprint will offer up the …
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31 October
Google Nexus 5 first official picture
It’s official: the Google Nexus 5 is the next Android flagship smart phone, and it costs $349. That’s no rumour — the image above is the first official picture straight from the horse’s mouth, as the Big G accidentally reveals the Nexus 5 early. The new phone appeared on Google Play today, only to be quickly yanked from view. Here’s …
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