With Mobile World Congress (MWC) set to take place in four weeks’ time, it’s probably about time that we came across a juicy new smartphone leak online. How about the new HTC Ville? A sneaky YouTuber has gotten his hands on a working prototype of the soon-to-be announced HTC Ville running Ice Cream Sandwich and …
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February, 2012
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1 February
Smartphone and TV sales trim losses for LG
LG Electronics was hit by a drop in revenue and a net loss for its fourth quarter, but that loss was lower than a year ago thanks to strong demand for smartphones and TVs. For the quarter ended in December, sales dipped 6 percent, while the net loss narrowed to 111.6 billion won ($99 million), compared with a loss of …
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1 February
2012 TVs: Every new HDTV compared
Here’s nearly all of the information I’ve been able to get from CES and since regarding the shiny new TVs of 2012. I know it’s not every TV; minor brands aren’t represented, and lack of information from some manufacturers (namely Samsung) prevents me from capturing a few midrange and entry-level models. But as of press time I’m confident that the …
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January, 2012
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31 January
Opinion: Like it or not, the iPhone 4 is much more than ‘just a phone’
Last week saw us locked in the eye of the iPhone 4 storm. Many’s the time we’ve had to remind ourselves — and been reminded by sneering cynics — that it’s just a phone. Except it isn’t. The iPhone is ‘just a phone’ in the same way that the Mini Cooper is ‘just a car’, the Doc Marten 1460 is …
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31 January
iPhone 4S is a hit, but iOS 5 is more important
Remember when Apple CEO Tim Cook didn’t unveil an iPhone 5 at the company’s ‘Let’s Talk about iPhone’ event? Many frustrated tweets at the time suggested the iPhone 4S was a letdown, but one million pre-orders in its first 24 hours suggest that Apple, once again, has a firm handle on the demand for its devices. The device will be …
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31 January
Why I don’t want an iPhone any more
I can barely remember a time before smart phones. How did I know where I was supposed to be — and when? How did I tweet? When the iPhone 3G came along, with its elegant software and giant screen and the Internet in it, it was like going from black and white to colour, like when Dorothy crashlands in Oz. …
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31 January
Samsung S3 news, O2 fixes leak, Android wins in phone video
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung S3 news, O2 fixes leak, Android wins in phone… 4:20 If like us you eat, sleep and breathe phones, you’ll be ecstatic to discover we’ve once again jammed all of the week’s phone news into one revelatory and visually delightful video with Amie Parker-Williams. As the weeks roll on and February gets ever closer, so …
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31 January
BlackBerry London’s makeover gets leaked
In November, the new look for the upcoming BlackBerry London designed by Porsche was leaked to the Web. Photos of the metallic, angular smartphone surfaced along with information about the London being the first phone to run the QNX operating system. Today, however, new photos of quite a different looking phone were leaked, according to CrackBerry. Looking strikingly similar to …
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31 January
Kyocera DuraPlus to bolster Sprint’s rugged phone lineup
For those who work or play in places delicate smartphones fear to tread, Kyocera’s new DuraPlus rugged handset is for you. Designed to meet the U.S. military’s brutal 810G survivability guidelines, Kyocera claims the candybar-style DuraPlus can withstand exposure to dust storms, shocks and vibrations, drenching rains, plus extreme swings of temperature. The phone is even billed to take a …
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31 January
If Nokia wants to stand out, it needs to get radical
commentary Nokia needs to embrace the radical, if its smartphone business wants to thrive. Over the past year, the Finnish company has undergone some dramatic shifts–embracing Windows Phone, dropping Meego, and relegating its longtime Symbian platform to lower-end devices–all in an effort to turn itself around. The company’s recent line of Lumia Windows Phone, featuring clean, colorful designs and the …
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