Microsoft has lifted the lid on its next generation of Windows tablets, revealing the Surface 2, the Surface Pro 2 and a host of accessories. The Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. (Credit: Microsoft) As predicted, the RT has been dropped, with the Surface 2 now the only bottom-tier device. These devices have a full …
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23 September
EE has fastest UK 4G, Vodafone and O2 are similar, tests say
EE has the fastest 4G in the UK, tests suggest — while O2 and Vodafone’s speeds lag behind slightly, but are very similar to each other. The data comes via mobile analyst firm RootMetrics, which says it conducted 11,000 tests across London, in the five days following the launch of O2 and Vodafone’s new 4G networks. The average speed achieved …
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23 September
BlackBerry down on its luck, but new phones keep popping up
Even as BlackBerry’s fate remains up in the air, details of new, lower-end phones emerge. The “Americano,” an all touch-screen BlackBerry that looks like a Z30 with cheaper parts, popped up over the weekend, courtesy of BlackBerry news Web site BBIN. On Monday, BGR posted a picture of “Kopi,” another low-end device that is supposedly more affordable than the budget …
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23 September
Microsoft Surface 2 packs 1080p screen, is thinner and lighter
Unswayed by a lack of shopper interest, Microsoft is forging ahead with its Surface tablets, creating a thinner, lighter sequel to last year’s Surface RT. Announced alongside the full-fat Windows 8 Surface Pro 2, Microsoft says it has dramatically increased processing speed for the Surface 2, and has also bolted on a 1080p display — a step up from the …
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23 September
Ballmer admits Microsoft was too slow to focus on phones
Microsoft was too slow to embrace the mobile phone, and was too preoccupied with Windows, which held it back, departing CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted. But, ever the optimist, he said Microsoft’s small market share in mobile meant there are plenty of opportunities for growth, the BBC reports. Ballmer was speaking to Wall Street investors and analysts. He possibly wasn’t …
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23 September
Instapaper creator takes aim at Apple with own iOS podcast app
Marco Arment, the developer behind the wildly popular Web-page-saving app, has decided to build something new. Arment announced on Monday that he’s currently working on a new application, called Overcast, that will attempt to replace the iOS-based podcast apps already running on Apple’s platform. According to Arment, while he might “like some iOS podcast apps,” he doesn’t “love any of …
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23 September
Nokia boss Elop’s £15m bonus blasted by Finns
Rewarding Nokia boss Stephen Elop with a staggering fat cat bonus for his role in the company’s disastrous decline is “outrageous” and even “a threat to social harmony,” according to the Finnish government. Finland’s favourite phone-fabricator Nokia has on Elop’s watch slipped from its long-held position as the biggest manufacturer of mobile phones in the world, struggling to compete with …
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23 September
BlackBerry delays BBM for Android and iOS, cites knockoff
You may have noticed BlackBerry has delayed its BBM app for Android, which was supposed to launch yesterday. And if you head to the App Store, you’ll see there’s no sign of the iOS version either. That’s because BlackBerry has put the brakes on both. The reason? An unofficial knockoff version was released on Android. This caused some issues which …
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23 September
iPhone 5S and 5C sell 9 million in three days, Apple boasts
Apple has flogged 9 million of its new iPhone models since they went on sale on Friday, with Tim Cook and pals saying that demand for the fingerprint-scanning 5S has far exceeded the initial supply. “Many online orders are scheduled to be shipped in the coming weeks,” Apple gloats, though that does mean that many folks who’ve bought the 5S …
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23 September
BlackBerry agrees to US$4.7bn buyout
BlackBerry has agreed to a buyout by Toronto-based financial holding company Fairfax Financial Holdings, which owns about 10 per cent of the mobile company’s shares. (Credit: BlackBerry) BlackBerry has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to be acquired for US$4.7 billion by a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings, with shareholders to be bought out at US$9 …
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