The sequel to Google’s cracking little Nexus 7 tablet, the Nexus 7 II, is rocketing towards an official launch, with a cache of specs, pics and loads of other details leaked to Google fansite Android Central. Again built by Asus, the slate retains its 7-inch screen but adds a 5-megapixel snapper on the back, so …
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18 July
Galaxy S4 vs S4 Mini vs S4 Active vs S4 Zoom in video
Now playing: Watch this: Which S4 is best for you? 3:49 The Samsung Galaxy S4, the S4 Mini, the S4 Active and the S4 Zoom — it seems like we can’t even step out our front door without tripping over a new version of Samsung’s swanky flagship. We’re well aware that the increasing number of S4s doing the rounds is …
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18 July
Apple, Samsung’s latest phones face antitheft stress test
Apple and Samsung’s latest smartphones will face the scrutiny of state and federal prosecutors in San Francisco on Thursday, who plan to test the latest in antitheft security. San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman are testing the latest security features of Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 to see whether they can …
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18 July
Nokia’s anemic U.S. sales a low point amid weak Q2 results
Well, it didn’t long for the good will built up by the introduction of the Lumia 1020 to wear off. Nokia posted disappointing second-quarter results early Thursday, with revenue and unit sales that fell below analyst expectations. Its revenue fell 24 percent from a year ago to 5.7 billion euros ($7.5 billion), while its mobile device unit sales also dropped …
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18 July
Faster Samsung Galaxy S4 may be in the works
A new version of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 may soon surface, at least based on a series of benchmarks. New benchmarks from AnTuTu Labs were uncovered by GSMarena and other blog sites. The benchmarks highlight a new international LTE-Advanced version of the Galaxy S4 with a Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.3GHz. Tagged with a model number of I9506, …
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18 July
Every Samsung Galaxy S4 compared (video)
Now playing: Watch this: Which S4 is best for you? 3:49 Samsung has made deciding which phone to buy harder than ever by releasing a bunch of models with very similar names. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Samsung TV Sale: Save Up to $800 on …
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18 July
Sky admits it’s ‘fallen short’ on Sky Go for Android tablets
Sky admits it’s “fallen short” on Sky Go for Android, but promises that bringing the app to 10-inch Android tablets is “the highest priority remaining issue to address.” “In response to the high level of interest shown by a number of forums customers regarding our Sky Go development on Android to date and our future plans, I wanted to update …
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18 July
CNET’s guide to 3D TV: What you (still) need to know
Sarah Tew/CNET 3D TV is a chicken without an egg. Many LED LCD and plasma TVs today offer a 3D feature and ship with 3D glasses, but most people never use the feature and never don the glasses. Or they try it once or twice and then leave the glasses to gather dust. The missing egg is content. Despite the …
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18 July
Samsung 4K TVs hit UK this month, starting at a mere £4,000
Despite having literally nothing to watch on them, 4K TVs are popping up all over the place, with Britain’s favourite telly maker Samsung the latest to bring its Ultra HD efforts to the UK. The Korean company’s 55- and 65-inch F9000 TVs will set you back £4,000 and £6,000 respectively. They’ll both be lighting up specialist retailers and rich people’s …
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17 July
Samsung is trying everything else, why not a flip phone?
Coming soon: an Android OS handheld that resembles the phone you had before Google even existed. Samsung is going retro with a new phone for the Galaxy family. According to a choppy language translation of the Korea-based Digital Daily, Samsung’s new phone — the “Galaxy folder” — is set for an August release in Korea as a low-end model. It …
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