January, 2013

• 22 January

  Surface Pro out on 9 February for $899, UK may have to wait

  

  Microsoft’s Surface Pro — the version of its Surface tablet that runs full Windows 8 — will be on sale in a matter of weeks in the US and Canada. The powerful tablet will cost from $899 — £570 — when it goes on sale on 9 February, but other nations may be left waiting, …

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• 22 January

  Firefox phone arrives with Keon and Peak developer devices

  

  Say hello to the Firefox phone. The Keon and Peak are developer preview phones to give you a taste of Firefox OS, a potential rival to Android. The two phones are designed for app-builders to learn about the new Firefox OS and create apps for the software. Clad in orange or white, the phones boast 3.5- and 4-inch touchscreens respectively, …

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• 22 January

  EE adds cheaper 4G deal and more data

  

  Think 4G is too expensive? EE has responded to criticism of high prices and meagre data by adding cheaper prices and more data to your iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE or other 4G phone. A new £31 monthly deal launches on 31 January. This new 24-month contract gets you unlimited UK calls and texts, and 500MB of mobile data. …

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• 22 January

  House of Cards: Netflix’s Spacey series previewed in video

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Netflix House of Cards preview 2:58 House of Cards, the new TV show based on the classic BBC series of the same name, is two weeks away from landing on streaming service Netflix. Every episode of the series, which stars Kevin Spacey, will be made available online simultaneously, and can only be viewed on Netflix. It’s …

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• 21 January

  RIM renames BlackBerry App World, mulls BB10 licensing

  

  BlackBerry-maker RIM is getting its ducks in a row ahead of the launch of BlackBerry 10, giving its app store a new lick of paint. Or at least, a new lick of, er, name. From now on, RIM explains, BlackBerry App World will be known simply as BlackBerry World. RIM says the rebranding of its digital shop “reflects a shift …

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• 21 January

  LG Optimus G Pro leaks, has 5

  

  It looks like LG’s Optimus G is about to get a stablemate. The LG Optimus G Pro has leaked in the Far East, and is heading for Japan’s NTT DoCoMo network. The G Pro looks better than the original G in pretty much every way, with a 5-inch display that packs a Full HD 1080p resolution, Engadget reports. That’s up …

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• 21 January

  Sony Xperia Tablet Z is skinnier than iPad, built for bathtime

  

  Sony has confirmed the existence of its rumoured Xperia Tablet Z, a waterproof slate with a quad-core processor and an 8.1-megapixel camera. The Japanese tech giant divulged the details of its new toy on its Japanese site, detailing a 10.1-inch tablet running Android version 4.1 Jelly Bean. That’s not the newest version of Android, so it misses out on features …

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• 21 January

  RIM CEO says licensing of BlackBerry 10 ‘conceivable’

  

  Research In Motion will launch devices running BlackBerry 10 at the end of the month, but the handset maker is still playing with the idea of licensing its new operating system to other manufacturers. When asked whether RIM might license the new platform as Microsoft did with Windows Phone, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins told German newspaper Die Welt that it’s …

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• 21 January

  Sony’s new tablet is sliced thinner than the iPad Mini

  

  Sony’s new tablet is really thin. How thin? Thinner than the already-very-svelte iPad Mini. The 10.1-inch Xperia Tablet Z measures 6.9mm or about 0.27 inches. The uber-thin Mini is 7.2mm and 0.28 inches, by comparison. Thinness is important in tablets because it translates to very light, easy-to-hold designs. And here Sony delivers too: it weighs in at 485 grams or …

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• 21 January

  Telstra wins exclusive on LG Optimus G

  

  LG has today announced that its next flagship phone, the Optimus G, will be exclusively available through Telstra in March. LG’s Optimus G.(Credit: LG) The 4G Android smartphone is LG’s most advanced hardware to date. It features a 4.7-inch IPS display at 1280×768 resolution, a Snapdragon S4 processor (1.5GHz quad-core), a 13.0 megapixel camera, 32GB of memory and a solid …

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