The new version of Kindle’s back-lit Paperwhite e-reader is available locally from Big W and Dick Smith. (Credit: Amazon) Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite will be available in the coming weeks in local brick-and-mortar stores Big W and Dick Smith, the companies announced today. The first e-reader to carry E Ink’s new Carta display, the 2013 …
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16 October
Google Nexus 5, Android KitKat clue points to Friday
Everybody dance now! The Google Nexus 5 and Android KitKat could hit the dancefloor on Friday, according to a house music hint. As spotted by Android Community, the above image was posted on the official Google+ page for the chocolatey variety of KitKat with the tagline “Everybody Dance Now”. It’s a blatant clue, innit? Because house chart-topper ‘Gonna Make You …
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16 October
Scratch Wireless takes aim at carriers with ‘free’ mobile service
Motorola Photon Q Screenshot by CNET Scratch Wireless, a company that has partnered with Sprint to piggyback on its network, aims at making mobile communication a little cheaper. The company launched on Wednesday with $5 million in funding and a “Wi-Fi First” offering. When Scratch customers connect to Wi-Fi from their Android handsets, they’ll be able to make calls, send …
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16 October
EE pay as you go 4G coming this month, data from £3
EE is adding pay as you go to its roster of 4G services, with new plans that see you paying for calls, texts and data separately, and a selection of budget 4G phones. The new deals, which launch on 30 October and sit alongside the operator’s pay monthly and SIM-only contracts, let you top up on calls, minutes and data …
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16 October
Samsung Galaxy Round just a test, won’t be around long
If you want a Samsung Galaxy Round, the first curved phone, then turn round: it’s only a prototype and won’t be around for long. The Round is now on sale in Samsung’s home country of South Korea, but according to SamMobile it will only be produced in limited numbers. It’s a proof-of-concept of the curved screen, which will presumably find …
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16 October
Now TV box in shops now for cheap Sky Sports and Movies
Now hear this: the Sky Now TV Box is in shops now, bringing with it Sky Sports and Sky Movies at a knock-down price. The Now TV box is on shelves at Argos, Currys and PC World from today, and in John Lewis in coming weeks. The Now TV box now comes with a choice of Sky Sports or Sky …
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16 October
Vodafone opens 4G network to prepaid customers
Vodafone’s metropolitan-based 4G network is now available to existing prepaid customers from today, 17 October. (Credit: Vodafone) New prepaid customers will be able to join Vodafone and access the 4G speeds from mid-November. Vodafone had initially rolled out 4G access only to existing customers on post-paid plans back in June, with new post-paid customers getting access one month later. In …
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16 October
Galaxy S4 slumps but still top
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 has seen better sales but was still on top of the smartphone crop in August. Galaxy S4 sales worldwide fell to 5 million in August after reaching a peak of 7 million in June, CounterPoint Research said Wednesday. Sales were lower than expected. But thanks to its entire Galaxy lineup, Samsung was the only mobile phone maker …
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16 October
Adidas reveals its own fitness smart watch
Another day, another smart watch. (Credit: Claudia Cruz/CNET) This time, it’s Adidas that’s stepped into the ring, with its as-yet-unnamed smart watch aimed at fitness freaks — specifically runners. We say smart watch, but the Adidas wrist bling doesn’t actually have the number of features that you might expect from that name. Instead of connecting to your smartphone, for example, …
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16 October
BlackBerry shows flicker of life: KPMG buys 3,500 smartphones
BlackBerry is alive and kicking. Really. That would be the reasoning behind a release issued by the company on Wednesday touting a commitment to its BlackBerry 10 platform by KPMG. BlackBerry said that KPMG’s Italian operations have ordered 3,500 BlackBerry 10 devices and have committed to using BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 to manage its mobile devices. Related stories Best Password …
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