August, 2013

• 15 August

  Nokia Lumia 1020 lands in China

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Lumia 1020: Calling all photogs 2:44 Nokia is expanding the reach of its Lumia 1020 smartphone to the large Chinese market. The phone took center stage Thursday morning at a launch event held by Nokia China’s general manager, Erik Bertman, and several partners, according to blog site Tech in Asia. Noted …

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• 15 August

  Sony ‘Honami’ smartphone to shoot 4K video?

  

  Sony’s long-rumored flagship smartphone, codenamed “Honami,” could be capable of shooting 4K video, according to a recently leaked presentation slide. A user on China-based social-networking site Weibo on Thursday published a photo claiming to show a presentation detailing Sony’s upcoming handset. The slide shows a Sony handset and says that it’ll be capable of recording 4K videos. Rumors have been …

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• 15 August

  AT&T wins J.D. Power honors for customer buying experience

  

  AT&T has been working hard to improve its customer service and purchase experience. And it looks like the hard work is paying off. On Thursday, J.D. Power announced that AT&T took the top position in its consumer purchase experience poll. And in early August, J.D. Power also named the company tops in solving customers’ problems. In the consumer purchase poll, …

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• 15 August

  Galaxy Note 3: UK to get both octa and quad

  

  The UK will be getting its mitts on two versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, each with its own processor, freshly leaked information suggests. The next version of the Note will come in both 3G and 4G-capable versions, both of which are heading to the United Kingdom, SamMobile reports, citing information courtesy of ‘insiders’. A version of the Note …

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• 15 August

  iPhone 5C compared to iPhone 5 on video

  

  Yet another leak! The hotly-tipped cheap iPhone 5C has appeared on video, side by side with the Apple iPhone 5. The new three-minute video compares the new plastic iPhone to previous models. It’s only the casing, rather than the whole phone, so we get an idea of the forthcoming phone’s size and shape, but not how it works. The rumoured cheaper iPhone …

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• 15 August

  O2 4G prices detailed, from £32 with phone and 1GB of data

  

  O2 has revealed its 4G prices, with SIM-free tariffs starting at £26, and tariffs that nab you a phone starting at £32. You’ll pay more to get extra data, and as with EE and Vodafone, there’s currently no unlimited 4G data option. All launch deals will come with a minimum of 1GB of data per month. Slightly confusing matters is …

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• 15 August

  Sprint scores exclusive red HTC One superphone

  

  HTC announced on Thursday that Sprint will soon offer the HTC One in an exclusive red color. Related stories: HTC One review Transfer data from your previous Android device to the HTC One Verizon launches sign-up page for HTC One Set to arrive on August 16, the red HTC One features all of the same hardware and software of its …

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• 15 August

  Wildly popular game Dots comes to Android and Kindle Fire

  

  Roughly three months after its iOS debut, the wildly popular brain game Dots has come to the Android platform. Related stories: Dots keeps the graphics simple (pictures) Dots: A simple game you can’t stop playing The puzzler from Playdots, Inc., which entices players to connect as many same-color dots as possible, is now available for Android devices and Kindle Fire …

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• 15 August

  Confused about locked vs. unlocked phones? Ask Maggie explains

  

  Ever since the Librarian of Congress decided not to renew a provision in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that essentially makes it illegal to unlock your phone without your carrier’s permission, there’s been intense interest in the issue. But when it comes to unlocked cell phones, there’s also been a lot of confusion. Many people have been looking for ways …

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• 15 August

  Galaxy Note 8 LTE headed to Three for 4G tablet fun

  

  Samsung’s 4G-capable Galaxy Note 8.0 will shortly arrive on numerical network Three, in time for 4G-mania to sweep the UK. Confirming that the 8-inch tablet was en route via YouTube, Three says the tablet ‘comes 4G-ready’, which means it’ll have a SIM-card slot for mobile data. Eagle-eyed viewers will also spot the tell-tale signal bars at the top of the …

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