After months of rumored buzz about a Droid variant of HTC’s One flagship phone for Verizon, Big Red announced on Monday that it’ll soon sell the same One as rival providers. Without providing any specifics, the carrier only acknowledges that the flagship handset is on the horizon. “We don’t have anything to add beyond the …
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June, 2013
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3 June
ZTE Grand S Flex and Blade G leak, better batteries ahoy
These two new ZTE smart phones sound like a DJ and MC pair: the Grand S Flex and Blade G. They’re not yet official, but French site Frandroid (via UnwiredView) has got its mitts on them early. The Grand S Flex (pictured on the left, on a break between sessions on the decks, I’m guessing), is a beefed-up version of …
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3 June
Asus MeMO Pad HD 7 and MeMO Pad FHD 10 go high
More tablet action! Another 7-inch slate and 10-inch tablet join the fray today in the shape of the Asus MeMO Pad HD 7 and MeMO Pad FHD 10 — and they’re dirt cheap. As the names suggest, the HD 7 is a 7-inch slate and the FHD 10 a 10 incher, both powered by Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. But the …
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3 June
Vodafone 4G service coming ‘by the late summer’
Vodafone has narrowed down when we can expect its 4G service to launch, saying it’s preparing “for the launch of ultra-fast 4G services by the late summer”. The big red network had previously said we could expect 4G later in the year. Vodafone bagged £802m-worth of 4G spectrum in the 800MHz band in Ofcom’s auction earlier this year, part of …
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3 June
iPhone can be hacked via fake charger, researchers say
Do you trust your iPhone charger? Or could it have been sneakily replaced by a cruelly-warped changeling cable, curled up like a plastic viper that’s intent on poisoning your smart phone with hacked software? That’s the question asked by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, who’ll be showing off a concept malicious charger at the Black Hat 2013 hacker …
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3 June
Samsung SM
What could very well be the rumoured Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has shown up at the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) in America, looking for approval to go on sale, Engadget reports. The handset is listed as the Samsung SM-C101, which also showed up in the listings of the Bluetooth SIG a couple of weeks ago. You can read the full …
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3 June
Sony Xperia Tablet Z waterproof 4G slate now on Vodafone
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is now on Vodafone, and at £200 it’s set to be the first 4G tablet you can take in the bath. The 10.1-inch Tablet Z is Vodafone’s first 4G-ready slate. That means it has 4G gubbins built-in, and when Vodafone switches on its 4G network the Tablet Z will be able to connect to it. …
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3 June
CamFind turns your iPhone camera into a search engine
Your iPhone’s camera is good for a lot more than just snapping photos. For example, it can translate foreign-language signs, menus, and other printed materials in real time. And grade the foods at your grocery store. And scan documents on the go. CamFind turns your camera into a search engine, allowing you to look up information just by pointing the …
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3 June
Game mode on: CNET tests TVs for input lag
You just got a new TV, and the picture looks great. Then, when you pop in your favorite shooter, you notice your kills going down, your aim a step slow, and your sterling record taking hits like a noob wandering through the kill zone. Do you all of a sudden suck at COD? Maybe. But perhaps your newfound lack of …
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3 June
Matt Smith to leave Doctor Who at the end of this year
After four years in the role, Matt Smith will leave Doctor Who, the BBC has announced. Smith will hang up his Sonic Screwdriver at the end of the year. But he’s bowing out in style. He’ll star in a 50th anniversary spectacular in November, and will regenerate in the Christmas special. Smith is the eleventh actor to play the Time …
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