Samsung’s Tizen operating system may debut in TVs as soon as next year, one of the company’s CEOs said in an interview with a German publication. The Korean electronics company has been working on Tizen, an open-source software, as an alternative to Android. Tizen gives the company more control over its own future, allowing it …
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T-Mobile had a good summer. And it hopes the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C will keep its momentum rolling in the fall. T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Mike Sievert told CNET in an interview on Thursday that he believes the company posted a record market share in total gross post-paid customers in August. In other words, out of the total number …
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12 September
Vodafone 4G vs EE 4G vs O2 4G vs Three 4G: Price and data compared
Shutterstock 4G fight! Vodafone, O2 and Three are launching 4G LTE mobile networks — but how do they compare with those of EE, the UK’s first 4G network? Here it is in brief. EE’s lowest price is cheaper than Vodafone’s lowest price, but Vodafone gives you more data for your money. O2 is perhaps the weakest of the three, with …
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12 September
Samsung: 64
Apple may be the first to offer a 64-bit handset, but Samsung promises that more are on the way. Apple this week unveiled the iPhone 5S, which features a 64-bit processor. (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET) Samsung Mobile co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun told The Korea Times that the next generation of Galaxy phones will come with 64-bit processing. He wasn’t able to give …
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12 September
Australian Apple iPhone pricing: is it too high?
In the US, the iPhone 5s will be launching at the same price that the iPhone 5 launched at in November last year. In Australia, the price is higher. What happened? (Credit: Apple) As has come to be expected, in Australia, we’ll be paying quite a bit more for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. However, that price seems to …
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12 September
iPhone 5C costs just £30 on O2
O2 has revealed its first prices for the iPhone 5S and 5C — and the colourful 5C can be yours for just £50. Update: O2 told us the wrong price — the 5C is actually a bargain-tastic £30. Despite being embarrassingly left out of Apple’s presentation, O2 has offered up a couple of deals that will get you a new …
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12 September
How to make your iPhone 5 more like an iPhone 5S
Apple Even those of us disappointed with the iPhone 5S can’t help but feel those familiar stirrings of it’s-a-new-iPhone-I-want-it desire. Credit Apple’s shrewd marketing department for putting a fresh coat of paint on what is basically just last year’s iPhone. Related stories Apple launches iPhone 5S, $99 iPhone 5C Apple takes wraps off iPhone 5S (pics) Apple iPhone 5S camera …
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12 September
Galaxy S5 could have 64
The next generation of high-end Samsung Galaxy phones will have 64-bit processing just like the iPhone 5S, according to the company’s co-CEO JK Shin. “Not in the shortest time. But yes, our next smartphones will have 64-bit processing functionality,” Shin said, as reported by the Korea Times. That could well refer to the follow-up to the Galaxy S4, due in …
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12 September
HTC One update to fix Ultrapixel purple picture problem
Purple rain, purple rain: the HTC One‘s Ultrapixel camera is reportedly set for a software update to fix a purple tint plaguing phone fans. Italian blog HDBlog claims to have an email from HTC acknowledging the problem can occur if your HTC One’s camera is faced with a “limited combination of conditions”, a statement that HTC has confirmed to me …
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iPhone 5S and 5C without O2 4G until November
If you’re planning to buy a new iPhone 5S or 5C from O2 on launch day, don’t expect dizzying data from day one: O2 4G won’t be turned on for the iPhone for as much as a month or more. O2 yesterday admitted that the new iPhones would not be able to use 4G at first, claiming Apple needs to …
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