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Brits and Canadians get Starbucks Passbook support
Apple's Passbook voucher app just got a little bit handier in the UK and Canada as it now works in Starbucks.Although caffeine fiends in the US have been able to pay and collect Starbucks rewards using...
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HTC One S turns stark white, gets memory boost
Released earlier this year, the HTC One S received some high marks for style when it first introduced itself.Previously only available in a sleek black, the One S is a tiny little powerhorse of a...
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Panasonic dropping TVs for iPad screens?
Several reports surfaced Tuesday that Panasonic, makers of everything from home appliances to cameras to security systems, plans to exit the television market. According to Reuters, the corporation...
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HTC J Butterfly unveiled with full HD, 5-inch display
The slightly oddly named HTC J Butterfly has been announced in Japan, sporting a deliciously high-res 5-inch display.The original HTC J launched in Japan earlier this year, sporting a 4.3-inch qHD...
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Nokia's Windows Phone 8 handsets could be most expensive
The Windows Phone 8-powered Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 handsets will apparently be priced out of the market by HTC and Samsung.This is according to the (admittedly erratic) Digitimes, which cites...
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Amazon CEO calls on governments to end tech patent warfare
Jeff Bezos hasn't got much patience with the neverending cycle of tech patent lawsuits, reckoning that governments need to step in and change laws. The Amazon CEO, who faces a bit more hardware heat...
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O2 pledges £10m to fix network faults, restore customer confidence
Mobile network O2 has vowed to rebuild customer faith following two significant service outages in recent months.An estimated 2 million users were left without cellular and data services on Friday last...
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Foxconn calls iPhone 5 'most difficult' device it's ever assembled
An unnamed executive at Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn revealed that Apple's iPhone 5 is the most challenging assembly the company's workers have ever faced."The iPhone 5 is the most...
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Ambitious 50M sales target for Sony Xperia reportedly revealed
Sony has set itself some sky-high sales targets for next year, according to reports, furthering speculation that the company has something big up its sleeve.CENS.com has posted figures, unconfirmed by...
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Ads to invade Facebook mobile app News Feed
Users might notice new ads pop up on their smartphones' Facebook News Feed as the social network has opened up its latest strategy to make money through its mobile app.In August, Facebook began testing...
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Google announces Android event on October 29
Google has sent out press invites to an unspecified Android event on October 29 in New York.Following recent speculation, the event is likely to showcase the next Nexus smartphone, which is widely...
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Apple granted patent for alternative NFC technology
The next iPhone could contain near-field communication (NFC) technology, or something very similar to it, thanks to a patent issued to Apple this week.The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the...
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Report claims iPhone 5 already accounts for 3% of web traffic
A recent report from ad network Chitika indicates iPhone 5 users are connecting to the web more than any other smartphone.The Chitika study found that since it launched on September 24, the iPhone 5...
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Nokia officially pulls the plug on Symbian, puts it in 'maintenance mode'
Once upon a time, Symbian was everywhere. It was the de facto operating system for mobile phones for years, before the iPhone was a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye. And now it's gone, with Nokia officially...
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UK networks come together to accelerate 4G rollout
EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have joined forces to form a joint company focused on accelerating the 4G network rollout on the frequency freed up by the analogue TV switch off.The company is called...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini UK release date revealed
The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini release date has been confirmed as November 8 by online retailer Expansys.Apparently the November 8 Galaxy S3 Mini release date has been confirmed by the website's suppliers,...
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Acer considering Intel-powered smartphone
Acer may be planning an Intel-powered smartphone as it aims to join the growing number of other manufacturers that have already dabbled with firm.The Taipei Times and China Post quoted Acer's vice...
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Updated: Huawei Ascend W1 Windows Phone 8 handset images appear online
The Huawei Ascend W1 has apparently been leaked in photos, sporting a design which may look familiar to some HTC owners.Of all the initial Windows Phone 8 handsets set to launch alongside the new...
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Jelly Bean arrives on Samsung Galaxy S3 in the UK
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is finally getting the Android 4.1 update in the UK, as network Three starts pushing Jelly Bean out to customers.The data-championing network took to Twitter to announce the news,...
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Nokia posts another loss as Lumia fans hold out for Windows Phone 8
Nokia has announced another steep loss of €969 million (£786 million, US$1.2 billion, AU$1.2 billion) for the third quarter of 2012.Revenue was down 19 per cent after the July to September period,...
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