Let’s see that again: Sky Go has added highlights from Sky Sports matches, races and other sporting events. You can now catch up on the best bits of the Monaco Grand Prix, England’s five tries during the recent drubbing of Barbarians, and the least boring bits of the cricket tests between England and New Zealand …
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June, 2013
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2 June
Vaya buys Live Connected
Local mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Vaya has bought out competitor Live Connected for an undisclosed sum, according to Whistleout. (Credit: Vaya) The purchase will add all of Live Connected’s 25,000 users to Vaya, creating a subscriber base of around 70,000. Vaya has confirmed that it will move Live Connected’s operations from Sydney to Queensland but otherwise the shift should …
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2 June
LG launches budget 4G phone in Australia
Three of the four major telcos in Australia have 4G coverage available, with Vodafone beginning the rollout of its network this month. The Optimus F5 comes in both black and white. (Credit: LG) However, 4G functionality has tended to stay in the realm of the higher-end smartphone market. With the Optimus F5, LG is hoping to reach a wider audience, …
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1 June
Android alters all: Now the PC?
The Android laptop is coming. Does that mean more market-share pain for Windows PCs? Hewlett-Packard’s upcoming notebook offerings speak for themselves. For $480, there’s the SlateBook x2 Android “notebook”. At $800, we have the Windows 8-based Split x2. For me, the choice gets easier every time I pick up the Nexus 10 tablet that I’ve been using for the last …
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1 June
Top proxy firm ISS likes SoftBank’s offer for Sprint
A top adviser to mutual funds and other large investors says Sprint shareholders should give the thumbs-up to SoftBank’s offer to buy the company, but it doesn’t address a rival, preliminary — and higher — offer from Dish Network. In a report, proxy firm Institutional Shareholder Services said, according to The Wall Street Journal, that SoftBank’s $20.1 billion offer “addresses …
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May, 2013
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31 May
Galaxy S4 Mini compared to S4 and Mega in Three video
UK operator Three has released a video that gives us a close-up look at the freshly-unveiled Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Although the miniaturised mobile doesn’t even have a British release date, the numerical network has shown off the new phone, in a slightly surprising move that even throws in a comparison with the Galaxy S4 and the 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega. …
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31 May
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Well, that was quick. Days after LG confirmed that it will release a white version of its <“http://reviews.cnet.com/lg-nexus-4/”>Nexus 4 in the U.S. and U.K. after an initial launch in Hong Kong, T-Mobile reported that it will sell the model starting today online for a limited time only. The black model will still be available in retail stores. The new coat …
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31 May
Android now owns half of China’s smartphone market
Android has upped its lead in the growing Chinese smartphone market. Google’s mobile OS reached a milestone at the end of the first quarter as it gobbled up a 51.4 percent slice of all smartphones owned in China, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said on Friday. That figure showed a gain of 2.8 percent over the fourth quarter of 2012. Related posts …
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31 May
Want a free iPhone 5? Try Best Buy’s limited trade
Got an old iPhone lying around? For one day only, you can trade that for a free iPhone 5 at Best Buy. Best Buy on Saturday will give customers a $150 trade-in credit for any working iPhone 4 or 4S, making the iPhone 5 free. The only out-of-pocket costs for the customer will be any applicable sales tax on the …
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31 May
U.S. Cellular gets into the ‘Home Phone’ biz for $20 a month
U.S. Cellular is the latest wireless service provider to make the jump into your home. On Friday, the carrier unveiled its U.S. Cellular Home Phone service, which goes on sale in retail stores on June 7 and online a couple of weeks later on June 20. Similar to its wireless plan for cell phones, this new $19.99 monthly home phone …
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