April, 2013

• 2 April

  Windows Phone handsets outselling iPhone in 7 countries

  

  Windows Phone may not be challenging the likes of Android or iOS in most places, but devices running Microsoft’s mobile OS are actually outselling the iPhone in some countries. That’s according to IDC, a market research company. Frank Shaw, corporate vice president of corporate communications at Microsoft, quoted the research in a blog post, and …

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• 2 April

  HTC One launches at AT&T, Sprint on April 19 for $199.99

  

  AT&T and Sprint Nextel said that the HTC One will hit stores on April 19 starting at $199.99 and a two-year contract. Eager fans can pre-order the phone at AT&T on April 4, and on Sprint a day later. Related stories: Unboxing the hotly anticipated HTC One HTC One delay due to diss by suppliers HTC One faces shipment delays, …

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• 2 April

  Lower screen specs hint smaller Windows 8 tablets incoming

  

  Smaller Windows 8 tablets could be on the way, if Microsoft’s new guidelines are anything to go by. This month, the Redmond-based company relaxed its certification specs for manufacturers, The Register reports. The minimum screen resolution has been dropped from 1,366×768 pixels to 1,024×768 pixels, meaning future Windows 8-running slates could have smaller screens than the current crop. Does Microsoft have …

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• 2 April

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  Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 5 lands on T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network 1:07 Unlocked iPhone 5 owners on T-Mobile’s network might be able to update their devices to LTE a bit earlier than expected. According to TmoNews, the carrier is said to be sending out an update on April 5 that will enable LTE, Visual Voicemail, and more. “The T-Mobile …

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• 2 April

  Facebook custom Android OS launching on HTC phone next week?

  

  The Facebook phone rumours have popped into our news feed again, but this time with a little more meat to them. According to the New York Times, the social network is about to unveil a custom-made version of Google’s Android mobile operating system. The friend-friendly software will make its debut on a handset made by HTC, according to whispers from …

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• 2 April

  Game of Thrones piracy a ‘compliment’, doesn’t hurt sales

  

  The night is dark and full of terrors — but not for HBO, which says its hit sword-em-up Game of Thrones isn’t having its success dampened by digital piracy. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, HBO programming boss Michael Lombardo is quoted as saying that illegal downloads of ‘Thrones are “a compliment of sorts”. “The demand is there,” the broadcasting …

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• 1 April

  MetroPCS advises investors to say ‘yes’ to T

  

  MetroPCs wants its shareholders to vote thumb’s up on the T-Mobile merger. In a letter sent today by MetroPCS to its investors, the company said it could provide no assurance that it would offer better shareholder value remaining as a standalone carrier, according to Reuters. If approved, the deal would see MetroPCs declare a 1-for-2 reverse stock split and give …

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• 1 April

  Name your own price for six (really) good Android games

  

  I feel like I’m on bundle overload these days, what with some new software or game collection cropping up on an almost weekly basis. That said, when I see a good one, I gotta share. And if you’re an Android user, this is definitely a good one. For the next week or so, the Humble Mobile Bundle offers six surprisingly …

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• 1 April

  Feedly mobile apps add better search and more features

  

  Wasting no time after the death of Google Reader was announced, multiplatform RSS solution Feedly has already updated its mobile apps, not only with new features, but also with some new power under the hood. With a new search-and-discovery engine running, finding feeds from around the Web is noticeably faster. The search bar even immediately tries to autocomplete what you …

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• 1 April

  Samsung Galaxy S3 price drops precede Galaxy S4 launch

  

  Related stories Hands on with Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Why you should consider the Galaxy S3 over the Galaxy S4 All you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S4 The smartphones we can’t wait to get Just as expected, carriers have begun to slash prices on Samsung’s Galaxy S3 handset in anticipation of stocking the bigger, fancier Samsung Galaxy S4 …

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