EE, the UK’s first 4G network, has delayed its SIM-free tariffs, with the cheaper deals now expected to arrive “within the next two weeks”. Although the new network went live a few weeks ago, it seems you’ll have to sit tight if you want to buy one of the network’s SIM-only plans, which were supposed …
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9 November
Android needs more extras from networks, says founder
One of the men who invented Android has declared that phone manufacturers and networks should make more of an effort to change the way Google’s mobile operating system works. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking — is he nuts? But bear with us: he may have a point. Speaking at a conference on open sourcery, Rich Miner said adding extras …
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9 November
Microsoft wants your TV to spy on you and charge you more
Big Ballmer is watching you. Microsoft is working on a way of spying on you through your TV, in a bid to charge you for every person watching. Microsoft has been awarded a patent for the “content presentation system and method allowing content providers to regulate the presentation of content on a per-user-view basis”. The system uses cameras to make …
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9 November
How to watch DVDs in Windows 8
If you like watching DVDs on your PC, you’ll be disappointed to know that Windows 8 can’t play DVD videos out of the box, so to speak. That doesn’t mean you have to go out and spend a lot of money to get DVD video playback. In fact, there are quite a few programs available that are free. Here are …
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9 November
Google TV gets Google Play music, movies and TVs
Movies, music and TV shows land on Google TV next week. If you own a Google TV box, you can get films, tunes and telly from Google Play on 13 November. Er… does anybody own a Google TV? Google reveals today that those treats for your eyes and ears will be available through the Google Play app store for users …
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9 November
4oD gets live TV and offline downloads on iOS and Android
4oD is getting live and offline viewing on iOS and Android, so you can take all that swearing and all those rude bits with you wherever you go. Misfits, Fresh Meat, Made in Chelsea and Homeland are among the Channel 4 shows you’ll be able to take with you starting next year. Even better, you’ll be able to watch 4oD’s …
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8 November
Lenovo sees 7
Lenovo expects the growing market for 7-inch tablets to compete with large-screen smartphones, not PCs. During the company’s second-quarter earnings conference call Thursday, Lenovo Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing said he had just read a report on Apple’s iPad Mini and was encouraged about the trend in the tablet market. “The market accepts the 7-inch [tablet] better than the 10-inch. That’s …
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8 November
Samsung Galaxy Note inspires ZTE 5.9
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 could be getting some Windows Phone competition: ZTE has revealed a possible 5.9-inch device with an enormous 1080p screen. A ZTE boss posted the picture above on the Chinese site Weibo, spotted by WMPoweruser. Alongside the snap — which shows the older Windows Phone logo — he describes the screen as a full high-definition job, …
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8 November
Sony ‘Yuga’ flaunts 5
A whopping new Sony smart phone has leaked online, reportedly sporting a 5-inch display and a 12-megapixel camera, alongside other hardware treats. The mystery mobile, codenamed ‘Yuga’ (the name of an epoch or era within a cycle of four ages in Hindu philosophy — thanks, Wikipedia) has showed itself in a series of snaps on German-language site Android-Schweiz. It’s always …
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8 November
Windows Phone Store boasts new ways to find apps
Multi-core processing and NFC support aren’t the only big new tricks in Windows Phone 8. Microsoft has added fresh ways to sift through its apps store too. At 120,000 titles, Microsoft’s Windows Phone offers nowhere near the largest selection compared with Android and iOS. Even so, that’s nothing to shake a stick at and sorting through all those options can …
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