Mozilla has opened its Firefox Marketplace, with Android device owners and developers getting the first access to the browser’s app store. The access arrived yesterday in the release of the latest “Aurora” build of Firefox for Android. Aurora is meant for developers and early adopters, as it is the test stream of Mozilla’s browser. The …
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19 October
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini on sale 8 November, costs £315
Now playing: Watch this: CNET News S3 Mini release date 1:14 If you’re hopping from foot to foot with anticipation of the sawn-off S3 that is the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, mark your diary and stick a pin in your calendar, because it’s going on sale on 8 November. Online retailers, including Phones4U, have named the 8th as the date …
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19 October
Sony will bring Jelly Bean to various Xperia models
Sony today announced that it will provide Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates for a number of its Xperia models. A post on the company blog confirms that the update will hit the Xperia T, Xperia TX, and Xperia V in the first quarter of 2013. Additional models listed as getting a Jelly Bean update include the Xperia S, Xperia Acro …
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19 October
MetroPCS gets its Samsung Galaxy S3, too
Related stories Samsung Galaxy S3 review Torture test: Does the Samsung Galaxy S3 survive? How to root the Samsung Galaxy S3 Samsung is making good on its goal of turning its flagship Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone into a household name. Today, prepaid carrier MetroPCS announced that it would sell the Android 4.0 smartphone for $499. The 4.8-inch Galaxy S3 will …
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19 October
4K renamed ‘Ultra High Definition’, just to keep you guessing
4K, the next big thing in high-resolution telly tech, has been officially renamed ‘Ultra High Definition’, in a too-late bid to cut down on consumer confusion. The term, which referred to any TV, camera or projector that offered roughly 4,000 pixels on its horizontal resolution, has been banished by the Consumer Electronics Association, our sister site in the US reports. …
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19 October
iPlayer Android app now on Jelly Bean, smashes records
iPlayer now works on Jelly Bean devices — as the BBC service smashes records for online watching and listening, with 2.5 million people feasting their eyes and ears on 199 million TV and radio programmes. Version 1.4 of the BBC iPlayer Android App is now available in the Google Play app market, with improved video and audio playback. And it …
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19 October
Sony wants to keep 4K name
Sony has announced that it will keep the 4K name for the successor to 1080p, despite the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) deciding on the new Ultra High Definition tag. Sony’s new name for the technology will be 4K Ultra HD and follows the CEA’s announcement yesterday that resolutions of 3,840 pixels horizontally and at least 2,160 would be called simply …
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18 October
Apple’s iPhone profits to be revealed following court order
Apple has been told by a US judge that its per-product profits will be revealed, meaning we could find out exactly how much dosh Apple makes from flogging the iPhone, iPad and other gadgets. Apple is suing Samsung for an additional $535 million in damages, following the $1 billion payout it was awarded in August, Ars Technica reports. Apple asked to …
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18 October
Google may have sold as many as a million Nexus 7 tablets
Google is likely to have sold about 800,000 to 1 million Nexus 7 tablets in the third quarter, according to an analyst. Lost in Google’s third-quarter miss — falling cost per click metrics and Motorola Mobility’s losses — was the company’s “other income” line. Google reported “other” revenue of $666 million, up from $385 million in the third quarter a …
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18 October
Nokia sells only 2.9m Lumia phones, winds down Symbian
Nokia’s financial results were announced this morning and make for pretty tough reading if you’re a long time lover of the Finnish phone maker. Its Lumia handsets sold only 2.9m units, down significantly from the 4m it sold the previous quarter. By comparison, Apple sold over 5m iPhone 5s in its first weekend alone. The company also made a loss of …
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