Apple edges further into gaming with iOS 7 controller support
Not content with the impact the iPhone has already had on the handheld gaming market, Apple has fully opened up iOS 7 to standardised third-party game controllers,Third-party controllers have been...
View Article5 things Apple's iOS 7 won't let you do
The all-new Apple iOS 7 - launched at WWCD 2013 this week - features all sorts of goodies, including a shiny new interface, and - was this was inspired by one specific crisis, perchance? - easy,...
View ArticleOpinion: Why is Samsung ruining the Galaxy S4?
Samsung has been churning out some interesting devices – but in doing so is ruining its flagship handset.It's a conundrum many brands face: do you try to create loads of recognisable ranges of...
View ArticleE3 2013: 'Mario for iPhone? Not on my watch,' says Nintendo chief Iwata
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has reaffirmed his staunch unwillingness to offer the company's most popular games on smartphone or tablet devices.The gaming giant has continually resisted the clamour...
View ArticleIs an ad-free ITV Player app worth four quid a month to you?
ITV has launched a subscription-based model for its ITV Player app for iOS devices, allowing users to skirt commercial interruption for the first time.The £3.99 a month premium subscription will...
View ArticleIs this HTC One Mini leak the real deal?
We've heard much about the miniaturized version of the HTC One, inventively referred to as the HTC One Mini.A report from yesterday laid out much about the still-unconfirmed device, but today Engadget...
View ArticleGoodnight, sweet prince! Nokia set to end Symbian's suffering this summer
Nokia will halt shipments of handsets bearing the self-built Symbian operating system sometime this summer, according to reports on Wednesday.AllThingsD brings word from sources that the dying embers...
View ArticleExclusive: Acer: Android isn't broke so we won't try to fix it
Phone manufacturers love a good Android overlay, just take a look at Sense 5.0 on the HTC One, TouchWiz on the Samsung Galaxy S4 or even the Emotion 1.5 UI on the Huawei Ascend P2 - they just can't let...
View ArticleWill the Samsung Galaxy S5 sport a metal frame?
The Samsung Galaxy S4 hasn't been around long, but rumours about its successor are already doing the rounds with a familiar topic at the centre of the early chatter.According to Android Geeks, an...
View ArticleBoomSound-boasting HTC Butterfly S flutters into view
It looks like the HTC Butterfly is about to become very real, and some leaked candid snaps show the new specimen giving the camera an early teaser.The dimensions of the new handset appear to be then...
View ArticleAndroid 5.0 Key Lime Pie to land alongside Nexus 5 in October?
Many of us were hoping that Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie might drop at Google I/O 2013 and although it ended up being a no-show, we might have just got a release date by less official means.The Jelly Bean...
View ArticleExclusive: Acer: 'We'd love to do a Windows Phone 8 handset'
Microsoft is keen for manufacturers to build smartphones for its Windows Phone 8 OS, but Acer isn't willing to bite this time.Acer isn't alien to the Windows Phone game as it launched the Windows Phone...
View ArticleUpdated: Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie release date, news and rumors
Android Key Lime Pie newsGoogle's showing no signs of slowing its pace of Android development, with Android 4.0 appearing on the Galaxy Nexus late in 2011, followed in July of 2012 by the Android 4.1...
View ArticleUpdated: Nokia Lumia 925 release date, news and features
The Nokia Lumia 925 has been officially announced after a whole heap of leaks (see below). The 925 is Nokia's new flagship smartphone that's designed to go up against genre-defining handsets such as...
View ArticleUpdated: Nokia Lumia 925 release date: Where can I get it?
It's hardly a brand spanking new handset, but even though the Nokia Lumia 925 may only be an update of the Finnish firm's Lumia 920 handset doesn't mean you should ignore it.Nokia has embraced the use...
View ArticleApple plans bigger iPhones, cheaper iPhones, all the iPhones, say sources
Now that iOS 7 has been announced, attention has turned to what hardware Apple will launch alongside it, be it an iPhone 5S or an iPhone 6. Today several insiders have told Reuters that Apple has been...
View ArticleUpdated: iPhone 6 release date, news and rumours
When Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, the reaction was a bit muted: where previous phones were massive leaps forward, the iPhone 5 was a bit longer and a lot easier to scratch. So what can we expect from...
View ArticleUpdated: Samsung Galaxy Camera strikes back, sequel launching June 20
Update: Looks like we may have our first glimpse at the Galaxy Camera follow-up. Picked up by Taiwanese site Tinhte.vn, the pictures show a mirrorless camera posed next to three NX lenses. It's an...
View ArticleBlip: Mark your calendars for Nokia's July 11 event, look out for EOS
Nokia is throwing an all day event July 11, according to an invitation sent out today. "Zoom. Reinvented," the invite, depicting a magnifying glass, reads. "See more from Nokia."Other than a time - 11...
View ArticleOfficial: The EU's roaming empire to finally crumble in 2014
There are few emails the British dread more than that post-holiday mobile phone statement, where we discover what little cash we had left will be consumed by those nasty mobile roaming charges.However,...
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