The folks at BlackBerry may be in trouble, but they do have a great sense of timing. As the Canadian company desperately searches for a buyer, it’s only gone and launched the new BlackBerry 9720. The 9720 is a brand-new phone, but it’s running the ageing BlackBerry 7 operating system, a far cry from the …
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13 August
Apple replacing chargers in UK after iPhone electrocution
Apple will take your knock-off charger off your hands and swap it for a new one, extending a trade-in scheme to Britain after dodgy power adaptors injured and even killed iPhone owners in other countries. And Apple will only charge you £8. A spate of recent incidents in which unofficial chargers injured iPhone owners has prompted Apple to launch a …
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13 August
HTC One Max out before end of the year, exec hints
The HTC One Max could be winging its way to shop shelves in time for Christmas, following word of a ‘variant’ expected to arrive before the end of the year. At the same event where the company’s new celeb spokesperson was discussed, HTC’s chief marketing officer said a “variant” of the flagship HTC One would be launched in the fourth …
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13 August
Amazon bolsters app makers’ push efforts
Amazon is now making it easier for developers to push notifications to mobile devices. The company on Tuesday announced a new platform called Amazon Simple Notification Service with Mobile Push. The application programming interface allows developers to send push notifications to iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire devices. According to Amazon, its service helps to solve an issue developers run into …
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13 August
Nokia Lumia 928 now free via Verizon
Verizon customers with an eye on Nokia’s Lumia 928 can now pick up the phone for free. Initially selling for $99, the phone’s price was chopped to zero on Monday. Verizon naturally requires the usual two-year contract. But before you get ready to sign a deal, Verizon’s Web site currently says the phone is temporarily out of stock. CNET contacted …
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13 August
Samsung still tops in China, sells 15 million smartphones
Samsung is China’s largest smartphone seller for the sixth consecutive quarter, new data shows. During the second quarter, Samsung sold 15.3 million smartphones in China, leading all other handset makers, according to Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, which obtained the data from research firm Strategy Analytics. At that level, Samsung was able to nab 19.4 percent of the burgeoning Chinese market. …
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13 August
Early LG Vu 3 details surface
The first details of LG’s next generation of Vu smartphone have started to bubble up, pointing to a possible September release. Related stories: LG Optimus Vu 2 review LG dumps Optimus smartphone brand, opting for simply ‘G2’ LG balloon stunt goes awry The specs, leaked by Korean tech blog Asiae (translate) tell of the same, unconventional 4:3 aspect ratio found …
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13 August
Google Nexus 7 touchscreen problems are a touch too much
The new Google Nexus 7‘s touchscreen is a touch too much, as users complain of more problems with the wallet-friendly tablet. Owners of the second-gen Asus-built Android slate — which is already out in the US — report that the wrong keys are registering when typing, or multi-touch gestures are going haywire with phantom fingertaps. The screen records that you’ve …
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13 August
North Korea says its Android smartphone is home grown
North Korea has introduced its own smartphone in the form of an Android-powered AS1201 Arirang. Named after a Korean folk song, the phone is reported to be manufactured in North Korea using “indigenous technology”. Kim Jong Un allegedly visiting cell phone factory. North Korea Tech The Arirang made its debut on state-controlled KCNA TV when the government mouthpiece showed images …
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13 August
Moto X for Verizon hits Best Buy on Aug. 29, report says
Now playing: Watch this: Motorola’s Moto X targets the masses 5:06 Verizon is making the Motorola Moto X smartphone available at Best Buy on Aug. 29, according to a leaked image of an inventory screen obtained by Android Central. The image also shows the devices in stock at the stores by Aug. 15. This follows earlier leaks that suggestedthe phone …
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