The Samsung Galaxy Mega is going to be mega in July, according to one online shop — and the giant-sized 6.3-inch Android device will cost £460. That’s the price for the 16GB model to be sold by online retailer Clove. We originally heard the Mega was coming this month, but with no official word from …
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21 May
Sprint says more to come from BlackBerry
LAS VEGAS–Sprint Nextel is planning at least one more BlackBerry to join its line up this year. “We’re not done with BlackBerry,” said Lois Eichelberger Fagan, director of product portfolio for Sprint Nextel, in an interview with CNET on Tuesday here at the CTIA Wireless conference. “There’s more to come.” Sprint plans to launch the Qwerty keyboard-equipped BlackBerry Q10 late …
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21 May
Tech 21 shows Impact Shield screen protector
LAS VEGAS — A press event the first night of CTIA gave me the opportunity to see a new screen protector from Tech21. If you haven’t heard of the UK-based company, it makes some pretty durable cases for popular smartphones like the Galaxy S3 and the iPhone 4/4S. The Impact Shield strips device protection down to the bare minimum with …
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21 May
Acetrax is closing: Download movies by 21 June or lose them
Movie streaming and download service Acetrax is being shut down by owner Sky on 21 June — so if you’ve bought films through it you need to download them pronto. The Swiss company was bought by Sky in May 2012, and is best known in the UK for its smart TV apps, which let you stream films directly to tellies …
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21 May
Six challenges for integrated TV on the Xbox One
The Xbox One may primarily be a gaming console, but one of the major focuses of Microsoft’s press event was One Guide: the Xbox One’s new interface for navigating your live TV content. By including an HDMI input, the Xbox One can integrate cable TV content right into the Xbox Dashboard, serving up a prettier grid of channels than what …
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20 May
HTC One production to double this month after shortages
HTC is pulling its socks up and doubling production of its flagship HTC One this month. Manufacturing shortages meant the handset was delayed here in the UK, which didn’t help HTC’s profits one bit. Jack Tong, president of HTC North Asia, told Focus Taiwan that manufacturing volume for the One will double in May from the month before, and rise …
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20 May
Android gaming powered up by Google Play game services
Google is powering up Android gaming with a bunch of cool new features, including leaderboards, easy multiplayer and achievement, collectively called Google Play game services. Announced today at Google I/O, the software giant’s developer conference, the new features will let Android game makers bake in the kind of social features iPhone gamers are used to with Game Center. But it’s …
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20 May
ZTE and Huawei could face EU probe over ‘predatory’ pricing
Chinese mobile makers ZTE and Huawei could be investigated over their pricing strategies in Europe. European Union Trade Commissioner Karl De Gucht told Reuters he was prepared to probe both companies’ alleged anti-competitive behaviour in order to protect Europe’s economy. De Gucht told Reuters that ZTE and Huawei “are dumping their products on the European market” (flooding the market with …
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20 May
Nokia EOS specs leak: 4.5
We’ve heard whispers before of the Nokia EOS smart phone, but now a tipster claims to have got his mitts on it. And he’s spilled all to WMPoweruser. The device is said to look similar to the Nokia Lumia 920 (pictured), with the same screen size and resolution (4.5 inches, 1,280×768 pixels). However, the handset is tapered at each end, making …
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20 May
Google+ app for Android gets post
The Google+ app for Android was updated on Monday, picking up many of the features found in the recently refreshed desktop client. Related stories: Tips for navigating the new Google+ stream Google+ gets Pinterest-like update at Google I/O Google+ gets feature-packed refresh (video) Like the Web version unveiled at Google I/O, Google+ for Android provides users with options such as …
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