Ain’t no cure for the summertime blues — but the new blue Samsung Galaxy S4 might cheer you up. The new lighter blue version of the S4 — Samsung calls it ‘arctic blue’ — is now on sale at Phones 4U, both in shops and online. It’s a fetching royal blue, rather than the darker, …
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26 July
Sharp 90
One of the biggest televisions you can buy in the UK is now on sale at John Lewis, if you can fit it through your door. The Sharp Aquos LC-90LE757 is a 90-inch monster. Those 90-inches measure from corner-to-corner, and the telly stands 1.2 metres high and 2 metres across. You need to sit 3.5m away from the TV to …
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26 July
Breaking Bad finale breaks on Netflix before it’s on UK TV
Breaking Bad‘s final season is coming to Netflix before it hits your television. The online streaming service, home of Arrested Development and House of Cards, will show new episodes before they’re on UK TV. The final eight episodes of the hit US show will appear online on Netflix in the UK and Ireland every Monday, the day after they’re broadcast …
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26 July
What Chromecast needs to go from good to great
Now playing: Watch this: Google Chromecast pushes videos to TV 1:44 Google has an instant hit with its $35 Chromecast, apparently selling more than 250,000 units almost immediately. It’s been so unexpectedly popular, in fact, that the company had to discontinue its initial three-month Netflix promotion. Related stories Got a Streaming Device? You Need to Change These Settings ASAP Best …
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26 July
How to set up a Chromecast
Now playing: Watch this: Set up the Google Chromecast 3:23 To hear Google tell it, you’d think its Chromecast practically installed itself. I can tell you from experience that this is not the case. To Google’s credit, Chromecast setup is a breeze compared with some of the hair-pulling experiences I’ve had involving the Apple TV, for which I suspect Apple …
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26 July
Now TV Box puts BBC iPlayer on your TV for £10
Fancy piping the new series of Top Gear onto your TV through BBC iPlayer but don’t have a smart TV? Step this way, chum, as Now TV will bring iPlayer and a host of other smart services to your existing tellybox and only costs a tenner. The box both looks and acts a bit like the Apple TV. Simply plug …
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26 July
Sky+ HD box with built
If you’re sick of figuring out how to trail an Ethernet cable up to your Sky box’s rump, salvation could be just around the corner — the broadcaster has revealed that it’s cooking up a Sky HD box with built-in Wi-Fi. The swanky new box, which will connect to the Internet wirelessly, will be handed out as standard to new …
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25 July
Nokia Lumia 925 32GB exclusive to Vodafone Aus
Last night’s official launch of the Nokia Lumia 925 held one small surprise for attendees: news of an exclusive deal for Vodafone Australia. (Credit: Nic Healey/CNET Australia) Globally, the phone comes in either 16GB or 32GB, depending on which market you’re in. Telstra and Optus both have the 16GB versions, and it was thought that like the US, the 32GB …
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25 July
Nokia rolls out YouTube Upload app for Lumia phones
Nokia has a new app designed to help Lumia users post their videos to YouTube. But for now it seems limited to just the new Lumia 1020. Now available in Microsoft’s Windows Phone store, YouTube Upload allows users to select and post their video onto YouTube directly through the Photos app, or trim it with the Nokia Video Trimmer app …
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25 July
MetroPCS doubles reach, outs its own Lumia 521, Optimus F3
T-Mobile said on Thursday that it has doubled the presence of its low-end prepaid arm MetroPCS as it looks to continue sticking it to AT&T. MetroPCS service is available in 15 additional markets, including Washington, D.C., Houston, Seattle, and San Diego. The service also gets two new prepaid phones starting tomorrow: Nokia’s Lumia 521 and the LG Optimus F3. Related …
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