Week in Tech: Why Samsung is the Cheryl Cole of MWC 2013
MWC 2013 really reminded us of Girls Aloud, the pop phenomenon that's reunited for one last tour: while the girls are officially equals, Cheryl Cole is a much bigger star than all the others combined....
View ArticleSony Xperia Z could get a high-powered brother this summer
The Sony Xperia Z is less than two months old but the first leak of another flagship handset is already doing the rounds.Details have been sent to Xperia Blog claiming to be of a handset codenamed Sony...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S4 to wave goodbye to Pebble Blue?
The Pebble Blue colour option which caused various problems for the Galaxy S3 looks like it may have been given the boot for the Samsung Galaxy S4.According to SamMobile, the Galaxy S4 will launch in...
View ArticleHere's what we think the Apple iWatch will look like
The Apple iWatch is far from confirmed but the sheer number of rumours relating to this mythical gadget have our curiosity well and truly piqued. Since it's Friday, we pored over all the rumours,...
View ArticleUpdated: HTC One release date and price: where can you get it?
HTC One release date and priceThe HTC One is set to hit the UK's streets on March 15, and networks are rushing to stake a claim on the company's new flagship Android phone.However, there's far more to...
View ArticleTaxi fares to flight info: JetBlue offers its ideas for Google Glass
It's easy to imagine using Google Glass for hands-free directions, phone calls, video recording and more, but JetBlue took it one step further in a Google+ post this week.The airline piggybacked the...
View ArticleArmed with a minivan, Japanese mobile carrier takes steps towards 5G
As more and more users adopt cell phones and smartphones using 4G networks, the bandwith is becoming more and more clogged.Anticipating the next leap in network coverage, Japan's NTT DoCoMo mobile...
View ArticleApple vs Samsung lawsuit settlement halved, judge orders new trial
The Apple vs Samsung lawsuit settlement that had Samsung paying more than $1 billion for patent infringement has been halved by the case's federal judge today.The reason for the reduced settlement is...
View ArticleHTC: 'Using widgets and constantly customising homescreens is so 2010'
HTC revamped its Sense UI after learning that most smartphone owners rarely use widgets and barely bother to customise their homescreens after the first month of tweaking.The Taiwanese company launched...
View ArticleCan Rovio achieve the impossible and make a good movie spin-off game?
Rovio's continued efforts to transcend Angry Birds will continue on March 14 with the launch of The Croods for Android and iOS. The Finnish developer has buddied-up with Dreamworks Animation to promote...
View ArticleIn Depth: 12 things Apple needs to do next
You don't get to be the world's most valuable technology company without the entire internet telling you that you're doing it wrong.Pundits, analysts, flamers and fanboys all have their own suggestions...
View ArticleLG breaks out the champers as it passes 10m LTE phones landmark
Korean mobile giant LG has announced the sale of its 10 millionth 4G LTE smartphone.As improved 4G networks and next-gen consumer adoption continues to increase rapidly, it appears that LG's position...
View ArticleLook out Apple and Samsung! Huawei seeks global takeover in 5 years
Chinese communications giant Huawei has predicted it could be the top smartphone vendor in the world within five years.Speaking at MWC in Barcelona this week, Wan Biao CEO of Huawei Devices said his...
View ArticleNext major Windows Phone update due by Christmas
Microsoft is advertising for a new software development engineer and the job ad let slip that the next big Windows Phone release is on schedule for 'the holiday of this year'. Now, we're not sure what...
View ArticleNokia: 'Windows Phone 8 can be the biggest OS in the world'
Nokia is pretty confident about the potential of Windows Phone 8, with CEO Stephen Elop saying it could topple Android and iOS in the future.Speaking to Bloomberg during MWC 2013 Elop said: "It...
View ArticleSony eyeing bid for third place in smartphone rankings
Sony may be about to unleash a range of new handsets on specific regions around the world as the Japanese firm looks to become the third largest smartphone manufacturer.Currently the smartphone world...
View ArticleSinister Samsung Galaxy S4 video teaser puts a kid in charge
Samsung has unpacked a video teaser ahead of its big Galaxy S4 launch later this month, but it's giving nothing away. In the video, the gift of a box apparently containing the new handset (although it...
View ArticleApple iWatch is Jony Ive's baby, could launch this year running iOS
Apple's golden child Jony Ive is apparently the man behind the iWatch, according to the word on the street, with a release date scheduled for some time in 2013. Ive is leading the project with 100...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S4 to sport ridiculous octo-core processor after all?
The Samsung Galaxy S4 could well pack in an eight-core processor as part of a spectacular line up of specifications.Reports on the Korean firm's next flagship smartphone have jumped between quad-core...
View ArticleMicrosoft confirms 'other' storage issue with Windows Phone 8
If you're a Windows Phone 8 user who has noticed a chunk of your storage capacity consumed by the mysterious "other" category, Microsoft is finally speaking out on the problem.PhoneArena reported...
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