Latest Facebook update brings app tray to Home launcher
Poor Facebook seems to be going in the wrong direction with its Home launcher, adding a much-needed Favorites tray while breaking support for two of the hottest Android smartphones around.Android...
View ArticleNokia's leaky EOS handset reportedly appears again, this time on video
Another day, another purported glimpse at the rumoured, camera-focused Nokia EOS smartphone. However, this time it has apparently gone on show in moving pictures.Yes, the thought-to-be-forthcoming...
View ArticleHas the Galaxy S4 already peaked? 'Slowing' demand grinds into Samsung
Samsung's rapid ascent to the top of the smartphone tree may be in danger of stalling, amid reports that demand for the flagship Galaxy S4 handset isn't up there with its predecessor.The Korean...
View ArticleiPhone 5S parts purportedly include internally tweaked home button
The iPhone 5S design may include a new home button that resembles the old iPhone button on the outside, but has a slightly different look on the inside.The significance of this purported home button...
View ArticleSony Xperia Z rumored to get the Google Nexus treatment
The Sony Xperia Z is already a TechRadar-recommended smartphone, but the Android device's interface may get even better thanks to a report that says a Google Nexus edition is on the way.Sony and Google...
View ArticleBlip: App store celebrates 900,000 apps ahead of fifth birthday
Apple has announced on stage at WWDC that it now has over 900,000 applications in its App Store, throwing down the gauntlet to its fierce rival Google, which at last count was around the 800,000 mark...
View ArticleUpdated: iOS 7 unveiled with stripped back design...but looks rather familiar
Apple has taken to the stage in San Francisco at its annual WWDC event to announce the next iteration of its mobile platform dubbed iOS 7.Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, branded iOS 7 "the biggest change to iOS...
View ArticleWWDC 2013: Apple announces iOS 7 release date and devices
Unveiling the highly-anticipated iOS 7 at WWDC today, Apple also announced when we can expect to get our eager fingers on the bold new refresh.iOS 7 will be bringing its flat new design to developers...
View ArticleGary Marshall: "Can't innovate any more, my ass"
In the late 1990s I became quite obsessed with a brilliant wee program called WindowBlinds, which enabled you to replace the Windows UI with whatever you wanted. My PC spent some time being a Mac, and...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Ace 3 release date in July, and 4G confirmed
The recently announced Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 could be hitting stores next month as high street retailer Carphone Warehouse tips July 2013 for the phone's release.Carphone has been swift in getting its...
View ArticleIn Depth: Top official Samsung peripherals for your S4
So, you've decided to get yourself the Samsung Galaxy S4. Well done – you've just made the best smartphone choice out there. Its combination of a large and expansive Full HD screen, slimline chassis...
View ArticleIn Depth: Retro photos a-go-go on the Samsung GALAXY S4 and Note 8.0
On 17 June it will be 66 years since Polaroid first patented its instant film and ushered in a new era of amateur photography. Today, the digital camera has almost completely replaced film for all but...
View ArticleGoogle confirms purchase of social traffic provider Waze
Sorry, Facebook: better start searching for another real-time traffic provider to buy up, because Google just confirmed it now owns the one you had your eye on.In an official blog post Tuesday, Google...
View ArticleHTC to launch less-awesome mini version of awesome HTC One handset?
HTC is planning to capitalise on the critical success of the HTC One handset by launching a smaller, scaled back version of the device, more reports suggested on Tuesday.Following claims earlier this...
View ArticleBlip: More specs outed from Huawei's slinky Ascend P6 one week before reveal
The ever loose-lipped @evleaks has done it again today, posting what it says are the specs for Huawei's Ascend P6. "Huawei Ascend P6: 1.5GHz quad-core, 4.7-inch 720p, 8MP BSI w/ 4cm macro, 5MP FF w/...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S4 Zoom announced, and it's the ugly duckling of the pack
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has been officially unveiled and while its existence is no surprise considering the amount of rumours which have been circulating, the sheer number of Galaxy S4 branded...
View ArticleOpinion: Why iOS 7 and OS X 10.9 signal a reinvigorated, confident Apple
"A picture is worth a thousand words" is an overused phrase, but one with more than a kernel of truth. With that in mind, how much can an entire visual language tell us about an object, or provide...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.2 update 'delayed', Galaxy Note 2 too
Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 owners might be hanging around a bit longer before they can catch up with the Galaxy S4, with word that the Android 4.2.2 update faces further delays.That's...
View ArticleIn Depth: Will BBM on an iPhone save BlackBerry?
When BlackBerry architect Gary Klassen first came up with the idea for what became BlackBerry Messenger, his colleagues at what was then Research In Motion didn't understand why anyone would need...
View ArticleIs this Android 4.3 Jelly Bean running on the Galaxy Nexus?
Android 4.3 leaks having been trickling through for the past few months and the latest one apparently reveals the updated OS running on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus.Google is yet to unleash a new version of...
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