Google Chairman Eric Schmidt believes that Android’s war with iOS is just about over — and that his team won. Speaking to Bloomberg in an interview published this morning, Schmidt said Android’s ongoing market-share battle with Apple’s iOS “is of the scale of 20 years ago — Microsoft versus Apple.” He went on to say …
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12 December
RIP e
The rapid rise of tablets is driving the e-book reader market to an equally rapid fall, according to a new study. Related stories: Does it still make sense to buy an e-reader? CNET’s list of the best e-book readers Amazon, Barnes & Noble go tit for tat in tablet wars IHS iSuppli said that after “spectacular” growth during the past …
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12 December
FCC wants texting apps like iMessage in text
The Federal Communications Commission wants to require all cellular carriers and Internet-based messaging providers to support text-to-911 messages. While the four largest U.S. wireless carriers have already signed on to the plan, the U.S. agency today proposed guidelines that would require “over the top” text messaging apps — those capable of sending text messages to phones — to be part …
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12 December
Sharper BlackBerry 10 L phone images surface
RIM’s rumored BlackBerry 10 L series device, code-named London, has just come into sharper focus thanks to new images posted by Vietnamese site Tinh Te and reported by CIO.com. If these shots and accompanying video are legit, the phone runs RIM’s long awaited BlackBerry 10 software complete with the BlackBerry Hub and Flow interface. From the video and pictures it’s …
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12 December
Top 5 custom ROMs for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2
If you followed our instructions to the letter, you should have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Note 2. You might be wondering what all the fuss was about, as it’s pretty much identical to how it was before — hardly worth the years taken off your life by the stress of breaking the warranty on your new £500 gadget. But we …
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12 December
BlackBerry 10 L
The best photos yet have emerged showing off the first BlackBerry 10 L-series phone — and it looks a lot like the iPhone 5. The snaps come from Vietnam, where leakmeisters Tinh te have got their hands on the new phone. The pics, including the shot above, reveal more than a passing resemblance to the latest iPhone, with its tall …
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12 December
Kogan launching unlimited prepaid mobile plans?
Disruptive online electronics brand Kogan is set to shake the mobile market, with plans to launch new, cheap prepaid mobile plans, according to the blog Everything for the Man (EFTM). (Credit: Kogan) Unlike most of its competitors, Kogan will resell Telstra services, but offer it for much cheaper, according to the blog’s sources. Pricing options will be similar to the …
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12 December
Kogan Mobile live with Telstra
Yesterday, it was a rumour — today, it is reality. Kogan Mobile is now on sale, offering one of the best value prepaid mobile deals in Australia. (Credit: Kogan) As we reported yesterday, Kogan Mobile is a service where customers buy the time on the network in month-long packages, rather than buying minutes or credit. One month costs AU$29, three-months …
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12 December
YouView app records from your iPhone or iPad, but not Android
You’ve just set off on your Christmas holidays when disaster strikes: you suddenly realise you haven’t set your YouView to record Snog Marry Avoid while you’re away. Not to worry: a new free YouView App lets you record no matter where you are — if you have an Apple device, that is. The app works on the iPhone 5, iPad …
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11 December
Getting started with Twitter photo filters
Twitter has updated its Android and iOS apps with photo filters, following through on the rumors from just a few days ago. The release is timely, considering everyone’s favorite photo-filter app, Instagram, just recently pulled integration from Twitter. The benefit of using the Twitter app to filter your photos is that they’ll show up natively in Twitter.com and in the …
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