The Chipworks teardown of the A7 chip in Apple’s latest iPhone, the 5s, shows not only the announced 64-bit CPU, but also the not-so-public arrival of a quad-core GPU. Apple’s A7 chip with quad-core GPU in the lower right. (Credit: Chipworks) Apple boasted that the A7 chip featured the first 64-bit CPU in a smartphone. …
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29 September
Samsung’s ChatOn IM service hits 100M users
ChatOn, Samsung’s mobile messaging platform, doubled the size of its user base in the past four months, now tallying more than 100 million registered users. Preinstalled on Samsung’s feature phones and smartphones running both Android and the company’s own Bada mobile OS, the cross-platform client is also available as a free download for other mobile platforms, including iOS and BlackBerry. …
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29 September
Toshiba announces Lytro
Toshiba has officially announced a new camera module for smartphones that will allow users to refocus images after they have been taken. (Credit: Toshiba) The Lytro was the first camera to bring light-field photography to the masses, popularising the concept of refocusing photos. Since then, manufacturers have been looking to develop similar technology for smartphone camera modules, with Toshiba’s solution …
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29 September
Ten updates its streaming service with TenPlay
Channel Ten has given its catch-up service an overhaul with TenPlay, available to iPhone, iPad and Sony Bravia TVs. Android support is coming “later this year”. TenPlay available on the web, iOS and Sony Bravia. (Credit: Network TEN) This week, Network Ten launched an updated catch-up TV service, TenPlay. The service is available on the web, to iOS devices and …
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27 September
Nokia Lumia 1020 lands on O2 ‘coming soon’ list
The Nokia Lumia 1020 is edging closer to your pocket. O2 has added the 1020 to its ‘coming soon’ page and you can register your interest with the oxygenated network now. The 1020 is expected to hit shelves some time in September. A firm date and exact prices are yet to be confirmed, but online retailers have suggested the price …
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27 September
Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch doesn’t impress in full review
I’ve given Samsung’s smart watch, the Galaxy Gear, the full review treatment. In short, I’m not exactly thrilled about the mobile giant’s first push into wearable technology. The Gear sits on your wrist like any normal watch. It connects to your phone over Bluetooth in order to be able to show incoming calls and texts without forcing you to pull …
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27 September
What Amazon should do: Think different. Be more like Apple
Amazon’s Kindle Fire line can’t just rely on price anymore. It needs a little sex appeal. That’s a big reason why the newly unveiled Kindle Fire HDX line features a higher-resolution screen, faster processors, and a buzz-worthy tech support feature called Mayday. The Kindle Fire HDX devices’ debut earlier this week comes as the competition in the tablet business has …
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27 September
Watchdog sets out new rules on kids and in
Watchdogs have set out new rules for stopping games from tricking kids into racking up huge bills. The Office of Fair Trading has set out eight guidelines governing in-app purchases — with fines for anyone failing to live up to the rules. One new guideline is that games and apps makers must make sure the bill-payer is giving their informed …
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27 September
HTC One Max tipped for 15 October debut
HTC’s rumoured One Max smart phone could be with us in a matter of weeks, fresh rumours suggest. Mark 15 October in your calendars, tech fans, as that’s the date that Android-centric site Android Central says it spied on Chinese-language blogging site Weibo, further claiming that the site tallies with its own anonymous sources. Take that rumoured date with a pinch or …
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27 September
How to speed up iOS 7 on an older device
iOS 7 caught me close to — but not at — the end of two product cycles. My current Verizon contract isn’t up until January, so my iPhone 4S will have to suffice until after the holidays. And I hope to replace my iPad 2 with whatever new iPad Apple is expected to roll out next month. Until then, I’m …
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