Just as the folks at Microsoft launched the Surface tablet into battle against the iPad, they’re set to pit a Surface smart watch against Apple’s iWatch. The team behind the Windows 8 tablet is reported to have taken over development of a Microsoft smart watch, based on a design conceived by the mob that works …
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15 July
Microsoft beware: Google Chromebooks could surge
Shipments of Chromebooks based on Google’s Chrome operating system will surge in the second half of this year, according to an Asia-based report. Shipments could be “double or even triple” the number in the first half of the year, according to a report Monday in Digitimes that cites unnamed electronics component suppliers. The report attributes the expected surge partly to …
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15 July
Is HTC’s latest blog post hinting at HTC One Mini?
A blog post on HTC’s Web site may signal the impending debut of the smaller HTC One, rumored to be called the HTC One Mini. Related stories Image of HTC One Mini leaks Spotted: HTC One Mini with 4.3-inch display HTC One build process will appear in future designs The large infographic doesn’t explicitly name the upcoming smartphone, yet it’s …
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15 July
HTC One red version in Phones 4U now
As the sun sizzles above Britain, it’s a safe bet that a few of you will have turned various shades of red this weekend — and so has the HTC One, with the new red version arriving in Phones 4U now. The 4.7-inch Android flagship now comes in a scarlet hue as well as the original silver and black models. …
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15 July
Capture the best camera phone
As Nokia’s new Lumia 1020 demonstrates, there’s no stopping the march of the camera phone. Cameras continue to be an integral feature on almost every handset, leaving only the most basic models out of the shooting fun. Related stories CNET’s cell phone buying guide The Top 5 camera phones How CNET tests cell phones That’s why CNET always tests a …
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15 July
HTC One Mini is dual
Pics of the thorougly rumoured HTC One Mini have popped up online, alongside screenshots that apparently confirm the specs of the metallic mobile’s scaled-down sibling. The One Mini, like the S4 Mini, is not merely a scaled-down version of the company’s flagship HTC One, but has markedly inferior specs too, according to German tech blog Android Next, which claims it …
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15 July
HTC One runs Sense and stock Android with MoDaCo.Switch
Have you been eyeing up that tasty HTC One Google Edition our American cousins have got their hands on? You know, the one that runs stock Android, rather than the HTC Sense bloatware us Brits have to put up with? Help could be at hand in the form of MoDaCo.Switch, Engadget reports. It’s a ROM that lets you run both …
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15 July
British teen racks up a £4,000 phone bill while roaming
Here’s just what you don’t need when you get back from holiday: a phone bill for a whopping £3,800. But that’s how much Casey Snook, a 14-year-old from Bristol, ran up during a trip to New York, the Metro reports. Casey didn’t know that her Facebook status updates were costing her — or rather her father, who pays the bill …
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15 July
HTC One Max, with 5.9
Samsung’s Galaxy Note might soon have a strong competitor from HTC. HTC is planning to launch a phablet in September, called the One Max, German mobile site Mobile Geeks, reported on Monday. Mobile Geeks cited individuals who claim to have knowledge of the company’s plans. The device will sport a 5.9-inch HD display and be available in early September, according …
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15 July
iWatch coming in late 2014 despite ‘aggressive’ recruiting
Apple is “aggressively” recruiting smart watch experts to work on the hotly-rumoured iWatch — but it won’t be ready until late next year. As well as apparently confirming the smart watch, the fact Apple is hiring suggests that the iWatch presents problems that Apple’s current engineering staff are struggling to solve, which is why we can’t expect to see it …
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