June, 2013

• 11 June

  EE broadband starts at £5, fast fibre is free for three months

  

  EE has revealed broadband deals starting at just £5 per month — and its extra-fast fibre broadband is free for the next three months to boot.  EE is Britain’s first 4G mobile phone network, formed from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile. The new super-network also offers mobile Internet deals, and now broadband piped into …

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• 11 June

  Dish still unwilling to let Sprint go, despite SoftBank deal

  

  Dish Network isn’t yet ready to let Sprint go. Dish is still examining Sprint’s books to determine whether it wants to make another bid for the mobile carrier, Reuters is reporting on Tuesday. The trouble is, time is running out: shareholders vote on the previous acquisition bid from SoftBank later this month. Related stories T-Mobile Laying Off More Workers Post-Sprint …

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• 11 June

  What is 1080p24?

  

  Geoffrey Morrison If you’ve done any research into TVs, Blu-ray players, or Blu-ray in general, you’ve likely seen the alphanumeric 1080p24 (or 1080p/24). Understanding what it is, and keeping a lookout for products that can take advantage of it, can result in smoother, more natural-looking movie and TV show playback. I’m not talking about the artificially hypersmooth look of the …

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• 11 June

  Sky prices increase by 10 per cent in September

  

  Sky prices are to climb by up to 10 per cent in September as the war between Sky and BT hots up. According to the small print on the page where you buy Sky, the price hikes will happen on 1 September. Sky says the increase is “up to 10 per cent in accordance with our standard terms.” On the …

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• 10 June

  Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 suddenly official, still very basic

  

  Wow, that was quick! I’ve literally only just published a story about the Galaxy Ace 3 being leaked and Samsung has made it official. The leak was pretty well spot-on, with a genuine pic and correctly predicting the Ace 3’s 4-inch 800×480-pixel screen. If anything the leak underplayed the Ace 3’s specs a touch, with its 8GB of expandable internal …

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• 10 June

  Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 leaks, looks just like the Ace 2

  

  A pic purporting to be of the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 has popped up online, and it looks very similar to last year’s smash-hit budget blower. The Ace 3 is expected to make its debut in 10 days’ time at Samsung’s Galaxy & Ativ event here in London, alongside a raft of new phones and tablets, such as the Tab …

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• 10 June

  Softbank ups Sprint offer to $21.6B

  

  As the battle between SoftBank and Dish in the takeover of Sprint increasingly heats up, SoftBank has announced that it will raise its offer to from $20.1 billion to $21.6 billion. SoftBank said Monday that the amended merger agreement will give shareholders a greater value, including greater cash consideration and increased certainty. Under the new agreement SoftBank said it will …

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• 10 June

  Samsung unveils Galaxy Ace 3 smartphone

  

  Samsung has announced a new addition to the company’s smartphone line. Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3, the device comes with a 4-inch screen and a 1GHz dual-core processor. It’s running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and comes in the customer’s choice of 3G or 4G LTE. The 3G option comes with 4GB of internal memory, while the 4G LTE option …

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• 10 June

  Samsung reportedly readying 12.2

  

  Samsung could introduce an extra-large Android tablet in the second half of the year, according to ETNews (translate). Related stories: Next for Samsung: A Galaxy Note 2 successor for 2013? Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 review Galaxy S4 losing steam? Samsung’s shares follow suit New rumors indicate that Samsung will release a 12.2-inch version of the Galaxy Note-like experience in the …

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• 10 June

  Watch this man text from the bonnet of a speeding car

  

  It’s dangerous enough, using your phone while driving, but this chap has gone a step further and clambered out onto the bonnet to send a text message. The man, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was caught on camera using his phone from atop a speeding car, the Toronto Sun reports. I’ve embedded the video after the break — trust me, it …

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