“The next big thing is already here,” says Samsung — and it ain’t the iPhone 5. In a new advert for the Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung is once again taking aim at Apple fans, suggesting the iPhone is for old folks. In the ad, credulous hipsters queue for a new phone, white earbuds demonstrating their loyalty, …
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20 September
The best iPhone 5 alternatives
Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 5 alternatives 3:02 Apple’s latest iPhone 5 is certainly off to a big start, with preorders already backed up for weeks. If you’re the type who’d rather not wait so long for a new smartphone, though, or who avoids Apple products like the plague, there are plenty of other options out there. In fact, many …
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20 September
Roku Streaming Stick coming in October for $99, while mobile app adds AirPlay
Roku’s Streaming Stick was one of the most interesting home theater products at CES 2012, packing an entire streaming-video box into what looks like an oversized USB dongle. There hasn’t been much news about the device since then, but Roku finally announced today that the Streaming Stick will be released in October for $99. That’s the same price as its …
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20 September
Oppo unveils two new Blu
Rewind the clock back five years and Oppo was the “go-to” brand for DVD players, with the Oppo DV-981HD one of the best models available at the time. Then Blu-ray happened, and Oppo saw little initial competition for its first Blu-ray player. But since 2009, the Blu-ray player market has shrunk: titans like Sony and Panasonic no longer make premium …
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20 September
BT offers free YouView box with broadband packages
If you like the look of Lord Alan Sugar’s better-late-than-never on-demand TV service but don’t fancy laying down a cool £299 for the YouView box, then BT might have a solution for you. It’s offering the box for free when you sign up to one of its Infinity broadband packages. The cheapest BT Infinity package is £18 per month — …
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19 September
iOS 6 UK release date, features and more
Now playing: Watch this: iOS 6 Maps and new features 1:58 Apple’s been showing off new features for iOS, the company’s mobile platform that runs under the hood of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The latest version is iOS 6 and is arrives on the iPhone 5 with more than 600 new features on board. Read on to learn …
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19 September
Making fun of the iPhone 5
(Credit: Sina Weibo) In China, the Photoshop wars are on to see who can make the most ludicrous fun of the iPhone 5. Using the tag #iPhone5 Hello long#, users of Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo are having a good laugh at the iPhone 5. In particular, the phone’s new longer form factor and the absence of much else that’s …
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19 September
Who has the ‘real’ Windows Phone? HTC makes its case
With its Windows Phone 8X and 8S smartphones, has HTC actually replaced Nokia as the darling of Microsoft? Ever since Microsoft veteran Stephen Elop took the reins at Nokia and struck a transformational deal with his former company to fully back Windows Phone, it was assumed that the fallen Finnish mobile devices giant would be first among equals when it …
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19 September
BlackBerry London BB10 smart phone spied in leaked snaps
RIM’s first phone to arrive running the new BlackBerry 10 operating system has been spied in new leaked photos, showing off a large touchscreen and a curvy design. Codenamed BlackBerry London, the new pictures of this upcoming mobile come from Italian site BlackBerryItalia, via Pocketnow, and tell us something of what we can expect from RIM’s last-gasp attempt to win …
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19 September
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T-Mobile USA is getting a new chief executive. Deutsche Telekom today announced that John Legere will become CEO of its T-Mobile USA business unit on Saturday. “John is a talented and proven executive who brings a successful track record of leading and operating consumer- and business-focused telecommunications and technology companies,” Rene Obermann, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, said in a statement. …
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