Consumers searching for the Nexus 4 smartphone will no longer be able to grab one through Google Play. The store currently shows both the 8GB and 16GB models as out of inventory. A note tells buyers to “please check back soon.” However, a “trusted source” told The Verge that this is the end of the …
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17 September
Five things to do before installing iOS 7
Jason Cipriani/CNET On Wednesday, Apple released a highly anticipated update to iOS devices: iOS 7. The new version is a complete departure from prior versions of iOS. The update brings an entire new look and feel to iOS devices, which in turn will likely lead to late-night calls from your parents asking why their phone or iPad looks so different. …
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17 September
Vodafone offering Galaxy Note 3 and Gear bundles
Vodafone is offering bundles of the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear smart watch across the full range of Red premium plans. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) On a 24-month contract on the AU$100 per month plan, Vodafone customers can get the Note 3 and Gear for no handset repayments. The plan offers infinite local calls and texts (including …
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17 September
PSA: install app updates before updating to iOS 7
The iOS 7 launch will be the biggest overhaul the operating system has seen to date. Here’s what to do to make sure you don’t lose anything. (Credit: Apple) Before you get overexcited and update to the new version of iOS due out today, it’s important to perform a few housekeeping tasks to make sure you don’t lose any of …
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17 September
Google Nexus 5 filmed in bar, videos leak
Two short videos of the Google Nexus 5 shot at a bar have surfaced online after a Google employee left it unattended. (Credit: Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) One has to wonder why companies even bother trying to keep their devices under wraps any more. Google’s Nexus 5 has been spotted a few times now — first in a promotional …
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17 September
iPhone 5S deals on Vodafone offer lots of data, not cheap
Vodafone has revealed eye-watering prices for the iPhone 5S ahead of the new phone’s release date — with the iPhone 5C — this Friday. The cheapest 4G deal announced today for the 5S costs a whopping £47 per month for two years, although that nets you a healthy 6GB of data. On that plan, the 5S costs £80 up front …
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17 September
Sony Xperia Z1 SIM
Sony’s latest smart phone, the waterproof Xperia Z1, has arrived with UK online retailers — but it’ll cost you a pretty penny. SIM-free phone-floggers Unlocked-Mobiles, digital-phone and Clove have all confirmed that they’ve got stock of Sony’s 5-inch toy. Digital-phone’s price is the lowest of the three, at a not-inconsiderable £550. That high price isn’t unexpected, as the 2.2GHz quad-core …
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17 September
BBM app for Android can be downloaded, but doesn’t work
BBM for Android and iPhone is out — but it doesn’t work. The BlackBerry Messenger app for your Android phone has leaked ahead of the as-yet-unnamed release date, but you can’t use it. Thanks to the BlackBerry addicts at CrackBerry, you can download what appears to be the official BBM app and install it on your Android phone before it …
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17 September
Asus PadFone Infinity adds Snapdragon 800, from £500
Asus has pimped its peculiar PadFone Infinity — the phone that plugs into a tablet — with a serious upgrade to Qualcomm’s heavyweight 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 chip. The new model Infinity has a 5-inch screen, but you can plug it into the 10-inch PadFone Station to make it one of the most powerful tablets around. Just with a weird mutant-like …
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17 September
AT&T offering Google Nexus 7
Now playing: Watch this: New Nexus 7 brings on HD 1:46 Have a hankering for a Google Nexus 7 tablet along with LTE service? AT&T feels it has an offer you can’t resist. The carrier has now partnered with Google to sell a 32GB version of the slate complete with AT&T LTE 4G data access for $349. Of course you …
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