Anti-piracy lawyers are telling suspected pornography pirates that they’ll be contacting neighbours and family to “investigate” the downloads. The Anti-Piracy Law Group website. (Screenshot by CNET Australia) TorrentFreak has uncovered a new tactic in the supposed war against piracy in the US: the threat of exposure. According to the site, a legal entity calling itself …
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12 May
Will Verizon ever sell a Samsung Galaxy S4 with more storage?
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is sure to be one of the hottest selling smartphones of the season. And it’s great news for consumers that it’s available on all four major wireless operators. But unfortunately, every operator isn’t selling all versions of the phone. That’s right, even though Samsung announced three versions of the Samsung Galaxy S4, with three different amounts …
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11 May
Phone for 4
A mobile phone aimed at four-to-nine-year-olds has gone on sale, promising to help protect nippers from being bullied or exposed to harmful images and videos. Called the 1stFone, it’s the size of a credit card, doesn’t have a screen, and can’t connect to the Internet. It costs just £55, and is made by OwnFone, the company that also makes phones …
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11 May
Why BlackBerry needs a budget BB10 phone ASAP
BlackBerry’s next phone announcement doesn’t have to be big or flashy. It just needs to be affordable. With the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10, the company has shown it can make a competitive smartphone. Now it needs a budget-friendly version that it can market to the regions of the world that have shown the most growth over the last few years. …
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10 May
Lumia 928’s quiet unveil breaks from past Verizon launches
When Verizon Wireless and HTC wanted to promote the launch of their last holiday flagship phone, the Droid DNA, they held a big, splashy event in Manhattan. For the debut of the Nokia Lumia 928 on Friday, Verizon fired off a tweet. The distinct lack of fanfare today is a subtle indication of where Verizon thinks the Lumia 928 belongs …
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10 May
Android tablets catching up on iPad as slate sales double
Android tablets like the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire are eating into the iPad’s dominance of the market, as total tablet sales double. 308.7 million smart phones, tablets, and laptops were sold in the first three months of the year, according to new figures from Canalys. Tablet sales are the fastest-growing part of the mobile device market, with …
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10 May
Samsung Galaxy S4 variant with zoom camera outed
The rumored Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom may be a reality after all. A Bluetooth special interest group document lists a new Samsung product with the model number SM-C101, which Unwired believes is the Galaxy S4 Zoom, a variant of the company’s flagship phone that’s supposed to be smaller and comes with a 16-megapixel optical zoom lens. Related stories Best Samsung …
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10 May
Huawei Ascend P2 is first for fastest 4G, on sale in June
How fast do you want your 4G? How about CAT4 fast? The new Huawei Ascend P2 is a quad-core Android smart phone with Jelly Bean and the fastest 4G in the land, and it’s arriving in June. The P2’s 4G is Category 4 LTE, the cutting-edge version of 4G that promises up to 150Mbps download speeds. Huawei claims it’ll be …
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10 May
Amazon building a holographic 3D smart phone, report says
Amazon is cooking up a slew of new hardware treats to follow the Kindle, according to new rumours — including a high-end smart phone with a holographic 3D display. The rumoured mobile will have a 3D display that doesn’t require glasses to use, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing ‘people familiar with the company’s plans’. That kooky-sounding display will apparently …
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10 May
Weekend fun: Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles is free for iOS
It was barely two weeks ago that Lego Batman: DC Super Heroes made a wonderful iOS debut, and suddenly there’s another Lego-themed game in the App Store: Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles. Woot! The bad news: This isn’t a port of any of the classic Lego Star Wars games that have appeared on consoles over the years. Instead, it’s …
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