Panasonic Mobile Phones

Panasonic has launched its first Android smartphone in India and has marked its entry into the overcrowded smartphone segment in the country. Panasonic P51 sports a 5-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a 1.2 GHz quad-core Media Tek processor along with 1 GB of RAM and Panasonic smart phones was very faster mobile with mobile world. P51 also features an 8 megapixel rear camera with the ability to shoot 1080p videos,Panasonic P51 gives up 1.3 megapixel front camera and 4 GB of internal memory that can be expanded via the microSD card slot. The device measures 144 x 75 x 8.5mm and weighs 135g. Panasonic P51 runs on the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and the juice for smartphone is provided by a 2,500mAh battery. Panasonic...

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Budget iPhone: new leak shows complete handset

Budget iPhone: new leak shows complete handset Plastic fantastic. Apple’s budget iPhone has been the subject of a string of smart renderings from keen Cupertino-watchers. But now it seems the real deal has finally leaked online. The chaps at TechDy claim to have snagged the rear and front shells of the forthcoming knockdown version of Apple’s bestselling blower. Their images show an all-black front, which will be the same colour across every device, despite the fact Apple is reportedly planning to sell the handset in various hues. The rear shell confirms previous rumours, with a toughened polycarbonate design, space for a speaker at the bottom of the device and a Lightning connector for charging and hooking...

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LG Optimus G2 leaked: is this the Google Nexus 5 too?

LG Optimus G2 leaked: is this the Google Nexus 5 too? Next Nexus revealed? LG’s forthcoming Optimus G2 has been detailed in a massive leak. The new Android device, which will be LG’s flagship smartphone for 2013, is laden with top end features. As well as a 13-megapixel snapper round the back, there’s 2GB of RAM and a lightning-fast Snapdragon 800 processor. The latest Android software is also on board. The design has been given a Nexus 4-style tweak compared to 2012’s Optimus G, with a more rounded frame in evidence. What’s more, the screen will come in at a more than ample 5.2-inches, supporting 1080p HD video to boot. Interestingly, one rumour-monger claims that this device will be the basis for Google’s...

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Nokia Lumia 1020: is it enough to save Windows Phone and Nokia?

Nokia Lumia 1020: is it enough to save Windows Phone and Nokia? Reports of Nokia's rebirth are much exaggerated, says Joe Minihane. It’s been impossible to escape stories about Nokia’s new Lumia 1020 in the past couple of weeks. Espoo did a desperately poor job in keeping leaks to a minimum. It’s been said before that its Finnish offices are like a sieve, but the last few days it seems to have been more like a punctured shipping container. From colour schemes, camera details, design and app info, everything to know about the Lumia 1020 was already in the public domain before Stephen Elop’s press conference last night. That’s not to say that the Lumia 1020 isn’t a seriously impressive piece of hardware....

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra a worthy competitor for Samsung Galaxy Note, says poll

Sony Xperia Z Ultra a worthy competitor for Samsung Galaxy Note, says poll Note 3 just got some serious competition. Samsung might not have things all its own way in the phablet market for much longer, a poll suggests, as the Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra becomes the latest device from the reborn phone-maker to turn tech-fans’ heads. With combined lifetime sales of 30 million, the S-PEN stylus-toting Note range pretty much invented the market for smartphone-tablet hybrids. And until now, it’s a segment that Samsung has largely had to itself. However, that might be about to change with the arrival of the Xperia Z Ultra. In a poll of 1,436 uSwitch Tech readers, 60 per cent said they considered the Z Ultra,...

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Windows Phone 8: Microsoft ups support to 36 months

Windows Phone 8: Microsoft ups support to 36 months Three years lovin’ from MS. Microsoft has revealed that it’s set to double the length of time it supports Windows Phone devices. Ballmer and co will now ensure updates are rolled out to devices that are 36- months old, starting with the current batch of Windows Phone 8 devices. The move comes as rival Google is struggling to ensure that manufacturers using its Android OS serve up timely updates to customers. HTC recently revealed it would not to be giving users of the year-old HTC One S an update to the latest edition of Android. In an official blog post, Microsoft said: “Beginning with Windows Phone 8 we’ll make updates, including security updates,...

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Nokia Lumia 1020: O2 and Three getting phone this quarter

Nokia Lumia 1020: O2 and Three getting phone this quarter 41-megapixel monster available soon. The spanking new Nokia Lumia 1020, Espoo’s stunning camera-led Windows Phone, is set to land first on O2 and Three here in Blighty. The impressive device, unveiled yesterday at a special event in New York, the Nokia Lumia 1020 will hit both networks this quarter. Neither, however, has revealed how much the phone will cost on contract or exactly when it’ll be on shelves. The Lumia 1020 packs a massive 41-megapixel sensor, along with a Nokia Pro Camera app for tweaking white balance, ISO and camera modes in order to snap sensational pictures. The level of detail within images taken with the handset certainly looks...

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Nokia EOS: five key rumours about Espoo’s new camera phone

Nokia EOS: five key rumours about Espoo’s new camera phone We zoom in on what might be a picture-perfect camera phone. Nokia is all set to reveal its much-hyped new camera phone at a huge event in New York tomorrow, July 12th. Codenamed EOS, the device is expected to take the fight to Samsung’s recently launched Galaxy S4 Zoom, sparking a whole new battle in the fight for camera phone supremacy. And while official details haven’t been revealed, there are plenty of juicy tidbits floating around the web about this killer new device. Here’s our pick of the five key rumours you need to know. 1 It’s called the Nokia Lumia 1020 The name Lumia 1020 cropped up last week replaced the EOS name which has been doing the...

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Orange and T-Mobile won’t offer 4G service

Orange and T-Mobile won’t offer 4G service EE to soak up next-gen network customers. T-Mobile and Orange customers who want to sign up for a 4G service will have to transfer their custom to EE, it has emerged, as the process of shifting subscribers to the relatively new brand begins in earnest. EE, which operates the UK's sole 4G network, is owned by the same Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom joint venture that owns T-Mobile and Orange. It had been thought in some quarters that T-Mobile and Orange planned to use EE’s 4G infrastructure as a platform to launch a next-gen mobile internet service of their own, most likely later this year. However, EE yesterday told our sister site Omio that it is reserving...

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BlackBerry A10 phablet detailed

BlackBerry A10 phablet detailed BlackBerry goes big. BlackBerry is prepping a new phablet to add to its arsenal of BB10 devices, it has emerged. Dubbed the BlackBerry A10, it packs a huge five-inch screen and has appeared as part of a leaked roadmap of future devices from the Canadian mobile maker. Word on the web is that it’ll pack a Super AMOLED display, along with 2GB of RAM and a dual-core processor. A quad-core one would apparently hamper battery life too drastically and therefore won’t be included. Design-wise, the BlackBerry A10 apparently resembles the Samsung Galaxy S4, albeit slightly larger. BlackBerry is expected to launch the A10 during the autumn. As revealed yesterday it may...

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Google has revealed a major upgrade to its Maps app for both Android and iOS.

Google has revealed a major upgrade to its Maps app for both Android and iOS. The new update, which is rolling out in Google Play right now and is due to hit the App Store soon, packs in a heap of new features. There’s a new Explore function, which serves up immediate details on places to eat and drink, or things to see and points of interest around you. Just tap the search box and the Maps app will throw up the information as a series of cards. Navigation has been given an overhaul, with the chance to tap your phone’s screen and see incidents on the road in real time. There’s now also automatic rerouting when you’re driving, if a better option for getting from A to B comes up that is. This feature is Android only for...

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Amazon Kindle Fire: Three new models coming this year Get fired up.

Amazon Kindle Fire: Three new models coming this year Get fired up. Amazon is readying itself for the release of three new versions of its hugely popular Kindle Fire tablets. That’s the word from ‘trusted sources’, who have served up a slew of juicy information to the guys at Boy Genius Report (BGR). It appears Amazon is keen to boost the screen resolution of its entire lineup. The new, entry-level Kindle Fire will rock a 1280 x 800 pixel panel, matching the current Kindle Fire HD. The latter will be boosted to 1920 x 1200 pixels. That’s a massive jump from its current incarnation. Each of these new versions of the Kindle Fire will measure seven inches. Plans are also afoot for a new edition of...

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iPhone 6 render imagines plastic concept, looks surprisingly brilliant

iPhone 6 render imagines plastic concept, looks surprisingly brilliant Plastic kit need not be cheap looking, shows latest illustration. Apple may be all about premium materials nowadays, but one designer is out to prove a plastic iPhone can look just as impressive as those fashioned from metal. Produced by Ran Avni and spotted by Cult of Mac, the render illustrates what Apple’s next-generation iPhone could look like if it were made of plastic rather than aluminium and glass like the iPhone 5. The result is an impressive concept that's proof that despite the perceived inferiority of plastic, it isn’t at odds with the trademark design ethos that’s made Apple’s smartphones so popular around the world. At...

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Nokia snags FIFA 13 Windows Phone exclusive

Nokia snags FIFA 13 Windows Phone exclusive They shoot, they score. Nokia has pulled off a gaming coup, convincing EA to give it exclusive rights to the Windows Phone version of FIFA 13. The move means that only Nokia Lumia users will be able to play the Windows Phone edition of the superbly realised football sim. Samsung and HTC Windows Phone users will doubtless be less than pleased. The game itself serves up improved graphics and tweaked controls to ensure you can get players to do what you want despite only having a touchscreen at your fingertips. It’s also Xbox Live ready, which means you’ll also be able to share Achievements and improve your gamer score despite the fact you’re not playing it on...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to drop in four variants?

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to drop in four variants? More varieties than Heinz. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will be up grabs in four subtly different variants and at a range of price points, reports suggest, in a what seems like a further sign that the phone-maker is hell-bent on confusing consumers. Keen smartphone industry-watchers will know that Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 phone is now available in a host of different flavours, which are aimed at different demographics. Among them is the camera-focussed Galaxy S4 Zoom, the eminently pocketable Galaxy S4 Mini, the sporty Galaxy S4 Active and the original Galaxy S4. Apparently not content with diluting the strength of the Galaxy S brand, today it seems...

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iPhone 5S: slow-mo ‘Mogul’ camera detailed

iPhone 5S: slow-mo ‘Mogul’ camera detailed Galaxy S4-aping feature incoming. Apple is plotting a new slow-motion camera feature for its iPhone 5S, dubbed ‘Mogul’, rumours suggest. The inside information has been sniffed out by the Cupertino fanatics at 9to5mac. Word is that the new feature will allow users to record video at 120 frames per second, offering insanely detailed footage and bolstering the iPhone’s already impressive camera and video-shooting options. References to the so-called ‘Mogul’ function have been found by sleuth-like developers searching through iOS 7’s code. It’s likely Apple will use the ‘Mogul’ name to market the function as a media- creation tool, according to 9to5mac. Samsung and...

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Amazon and Apple call a truce in app store battle

Amazon and Apple call a truce in app store battle App store for all. Amazon and Apple have brought an end to two years of legal wrangling over the term ‘app store’. The internecine lawsuit has been abandoned by both parties after talks. Apple had been suing Amazon after the online retailer launched its own, Android-based ‘appstore’ in 2011. Steve Jobs argued at the time that the move was a deliberate attempt to trade on the name of Apple’s App Store. However, it appears Apple has had a change of heart. An Amazon lawyer, Martin Glick, told Reuters that “…this was a decision by Apple to unilaterally abandon the case, and leave Amazon free to use 'appstore’”. The shift in position comes only weeks after...

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BlackBerry BB7 phone landing this year

BlackBerry BB7 phone landing this year BB10 takes a back seat. BlackBerry has confirmed it will be rolling out a device this year that uses its old-school BB7 platform. The news came directly from CEO Thorsten Heins, who was speaking at a shareholder meeting. Although he didn’t serve up details, it appears Heins was talking about the BlackBerry Bold 9720, which has been leaked extensively across the web. The move appears to be an attempt to keep fans of older BlackBerry devices on side. While the newer BlackBerry 10 platform has received rave reviews, and its Z10 has sold relatively well, BlackBerry is still a long way off competing in the smartphone space. Heins also told shareholders that the company...

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iPhone 5S / iPhone 6 production nearing, as Foxconn starts hire drive

iPhone 5S / iPhone 6 production nearing, as Foxconn starts hire drive Factory jobs going. Must like long hours and spirit-sapping work. With the exception of an official press event in Cupertino, few things signify the impending arrival of a new iPhone more vividly than reports that Apple’s manufacturing partners are ramping up staff numbers. So this morning’s news that Foxconn is recruiting new staff should serve as due notice to would-be buyers that the much rumoured smartphone is now just a matter of months from its big reveal. And double as a warning to anyone thinking of buying the current model that they might want to hold off for a few months. According to China Business News, the company...

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iPhone 6 concept phone offers 4.5” screen, colour options & redesigned iOS 7, on your mobile phones news.

iPhone 6 concept phone offers 4.5” screen, colour options & redesigned iOS 7, on your mobile phones news. Even better than the real thing? A frankly gorgeous rendering of the iPhone 6 is doing the rounds online today, raising the stakes for the real deal when it lands later this year. Worked up by Phillip Ink and German site iPhone 6 de, the ‘what-if’ pictures depict a handset that incorporates a larger 4.5-inch edge-to-edge, bezel-free screen. That compares to the four-inch display that Apple's phone sports right now. An all-new, all-lovely sleek design that’s slimmer and lighter than the current gen model is also very much in evidence, as are sky blue, navy blue red, black and green colour options....

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Samsung Galaxy S3 explodes, gives owner third-degree burns, on your mobile phones news.

Samsung Galaxy S3 explodes, gives owner third-degree burns, on your mobile phones news. Too hot to handle. The Samsung Galaxy S3 is today implicated in another one of those ‘exploding smartphone' stories, joining pretty much every generation of iPhone and earlier Galaxy S handsets in a fast-expanding club. Today’s report comes from Swiss teenager Fanny Schlatter, who claims to have suffered third-degree burns after the Samsung Galaxy S3 exploded in her trouser pocket. According to French-language newspaper Le Matin, Fanny was alerted to the situation by a loud bang and within seconds was fighting off shoulder-high flames from her combusting smartphone. Dramatic, no? The 18-year-old, who claims that...

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HP’s smartphone comeback: surely, it’s doomed to failure

HP’s smartphone comeback: surely, it’s doomed to failure Tech giant should learn to pick its battles, reckons Joe Minihane. It’s not even two years since HP quite the smartphone game, the disaster of its webOS venture barely a few months old when it decided enough was enough. Yet the company is now suggesting that it could be set for a comeback, with its Asia-Pacific Director of Consumer PCs and Tablets saying that it would be “silly” not to give it another go. In quotes from The India Express, Yam Su Sin said: “It would be silly if we say no. HP has to be in the game. “Being late you have to create a different set of propositions. There are still things that can be done. It's not late. “When HP...

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Fate of webOS to be decided “in next two weeks”

Fate of webOS to be decided “in next two weeks” Final nail on the coffin that cost $1.2billion to make. HP has announced it will make an executive decision on the star-crossed, ill-managed webOS operating system in the next two weeks. The printer giant, which canned production of webOS devices earlier this year citing slow uptake, never quite revealed what would happen to the platform and the hundreds of employees that worked on it. The company already fired 525 staff in the webOS hardware division, while the software team were integrated into the Office of Strategy and Technology. However, their fate, along with the platform’s, now looks close to being decided and we have a feeling it won’t be a happy...

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EE doubles 4G smartphone speeds in 12 cities, launches shared plans

EE doubles 4G smartphone speeds in 12 cities, launches shared plans Super-fast network presses home first-mover advantage. EE customers in 12 cities will from tomorrow be able to access 4G mobile broadband speeds double those currently available, as the UK's sole 4G carrier bids to sweeten its appeal ahead of the arrival of rivals' next-gen networks later this year. EE customers in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham and Sheffield will be able to enjoy average, real-world connection speeds of between 24Mbps and 30Mbps and a headline, theoretical speed of 150Mbps. Existing EE subscribers will be upgraded to the faster connections,...

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HP heading back into smartphones

HP heading back into smartphones Don’t call it a comeback. A senior HP exec has suggested that the PC-maker could be making an unlikely return to the smartphone world. In an interview with The Indian Express, Yam Su Sin claimed the company would be “silly” not to have another go at cracking the handset business. Yam, HP’s Director of Consumer PCs and Tablets across Asia-Pacific, made it quite clear where HP’s plans lay. “It would be silly if we say no,” he said when asked if HP would make another mobile device. “HP has to be in the game." Interestingly, Yam went on to say that any device couldn’t simply ape current trends. "Being late you have to create a different set of propositions. There are still...

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HTC One Mini leaked

HTC One Mini leaked HTC strips things down. The much-mooted HTC One Mini, gossiped about online for months, has finally made an appearance. The pared-down device has starred in its own set of spy shots, which show the metal-clad handset stacked up against its more capacious older sibling. Rocking a 4.3-inch HD Ready display, the HTC One Mini packs the same Ultra Pixel peeper as the HTC One, making it a serious camera contender. There’s also a plentiful 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage space. The handset is rumoured to pack a dual-core processor under the hood, which should ensure this thing ticks along at a decent speed too. Word is the HTC One Mini will be hitting shelves some time in August. HTC will...

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iPhone 5S / iPhone 6 to offer super-fast LTE-A 150Mbps connectivity?

iPhone 5S / iPhone 6 to offer super-fast LTE-A 150Mbps connectivity? Headline speed is double standard LTE The next iPhone could support mobile internet speeds that dwarf those offered by the current-gen model, it has emerged. According to Korea Times, Apple is mulling incorporating LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) connectivity in its next-generation smartphone, enabling it to reach connection speeds of up to 150Mbps. LTE-A is the next standard of 4G technology, following on from the long-term-evolution (LTE) tech that features in the iPhone 5, and is twice as fast as its predecessor. An unnamed exec at SK Telecom claims that the Korean network is discussing LTE-A with Apple, having worked with Samsung to incorporate...

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HTC One S: yet another update own-goal from HTC

HTC One S: yet another update own-goal from HTC As Android fragmentation strikes again, Joe Minihane picks up the pieces. HTC hasn’t always had the strongest track record when it comes to serving-up the latest version of Android on its older phones. Two years ago, it made a spectacular U-turn when it announced it would be bringing Android Gingerbread to its then year-old Desire handset, just days after it said the phone lacked sufficient memory for the upgrade. Since then, updates have been sluggish at best. And today we reached yet another point in HTC’s difficult relationship with Android software bumps. The Taiwanese company says it won’t be bringing the latest 4.2 edition of Google’s OS to its...

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Nokia Lumia 1020 41-MP smartphone snapped

Nokia Lumia 1020 41-MP smartphone snapped Industry-leading camera breaks free from Symbian. The forthcoming cameraphone contender from Nokia has seemingly surfaced on the web, giving us our first glimpse of the 41-megapixel lens-toting smartphone. Sourced by @evleaks, whose contact book seems to contain every venal network employee in the world, the photo depicts what we're assured is the Nokia Lumia 1020. Or the phone you might know by the 'Lumia EOS' codename that was previously attached to it. Assuming the kit in the photo is the real thing, and it’s worth noting that not all @evleaks are 100 per cent legit, it doesn’t look like much of a departure from earlier Nokia Windows Phones in the design ...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 hits 20m sales in two months

Samsung Galaxy S4 hits 20m sales in two months Vast marketing spend paying off? The Samsung Galaxy S4 isn’t underperforming in the sales stakes to the extent that some would have us believe, latest figures from the phone-maker suggest. Samsung CEO JK Shin has today announced that its flagship phone has shifted some 20 million units since landing two months or so ago in a blaze of publicity and a marketing campaign the size of some countries’ total GDP. By way of comparison, the Galaxy S3, which was previously Samsung’s fastest-selling smartphone ever, took three months to hit the 20-million mark. The strong showing comes amid claims in some quarters that the Galaxy S4 has failed to live up to its...

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iPhone 5S / iPhone 6: plastic low-cost phone snapped again, blue model too

iPhone 5S / iPhone 6: plastic low-cost phone snapped again, blue model too Poly-hued, polycarbonate smartphone reappears. New photos have appeared of a smartphone that looks an awful lot like the low-cost iPhone, as Apple’s first-ever budget effort edges ever closer to reality. Snared from a Chinese site by French Apple acolytes Nowhereelse.fr, which was behind last week’s leak of snaps of a very similar-looking handset, the photos once again show the shell of the smartphone, which is clearly fashioned from polycarbonate. But while the latest image features the same pink, yellow, green and white colourways that featured previously, this time around there’s a blue model too. Other than that it’s hard...

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Budget iPhone: new designs revealed

Budget iPhone: new designs revealed Plastic fantastic. A new set of budget iPhone renders, based on a string of leaked design drawings, have been revealed by the Apple fanatics at MacRumors. Depicting the low-cost device in a series of bright colours, the new renders show a phone that packs in much of the same design language as the iPhone 5. However, subtle changes to the size and volume controls suggest there could be some minor tweaks to what is already a winning formula. Apple’s budget iPhone has been a staple part of the gossip menu for almost a year. Cupertino has failed to deny it’s working on such a handset and these latest pictures will only serve to cause more excitement...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini now out on Three, EE, O2 and Vodafone.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini now out on Three, EE, O2 and Vodafone. Also on Orange and T-Mobile. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini has finally landed in the UK, now available on every major network in the land on a host of pay-monthly tariffs. The smaller, cheaper and arguably cuter sibling to Samsung’s latest flagship is currently up for grabs for free on contract deals from Three, Orange, T-Mobile, EE, O2 and Vodafone. On Three, the S4 Mini is free to snap up from £26 per month on the Ultimate Internet 100 tariff, with allowances including all-you-can-eat data, 100 minutes and 5,000 texts. Orange and T-Mobile are also offering the handset gratis from £26 a month. Pick Orange’s Dolphin 26 plan and you’ll receive...

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iPhone 5S / iPhone 6 to offer super-fast LTE-A 150Mbps connectivity?

iPhone 5S / iPhone 6 to offer super-fast LTE-A 150Mbps connectivity? Headline speed is double standard LTE The next iPhone could support mobile internet speeds that dwarf those offered by the current-gen model, it has emerged. According to Korea Times, Apple is mulling incorporating LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) connectivity in its next-generation smartphone, enabling it to reach connection speeds of up to 150Mbps. LTE-A is the next standard of 4G technology, following on from the long-term-evolution (LTE) tech that features in the iPhone 5, and is twice as fast as its predecessor. An unnamed exec at SK Telecom claims that the Korean network is discussing LTE-A with Apple, having worked with Samsung to incorporate...

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HP’s smartphone comeback: surely, it’s doomed to failure

HP’s smartphone comeback: surely, it’s doomed to failure Tech giant should learn to pick its battles, reckons Joe Minihane. It’s not even two years since HP quite the smartphone game, the disaster of its webOS venture barely a few months old when it decided enough was enough. Yet the company is now suggesting that it could be set for a comeback, with its Asia-Pacific Director of Consumer PCs and Tablets saying that it would be “silly” not to give it another go. In quotes from The India Express, Yam Su Sin said: “It would be silly if we say no. HP has to be in the game. “Being late you have to create a different set of propositions. There are still things that can be done. It's not late. “When HP...

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EE 4G at Glastonbury prompts surge in high-res photo uploads

EE 4G at Glastonbury prompts surge in high-res photo uploads Next-gen network transforming usage habits. The debut of 4G network technology at Glastonbury festival saw consumers' uploads overtake downloads for the first time ever, as Glasto-goers took to social networking sites to share high-res photos of artists' performances. According to Olaf Swanatee, CEO of EE which provided next-gen service for free at the festival, upload activity unprecedentedly surged after bands finished their sets at the event, as a result of 4G facilitating sharing of high quality snaps on Facebook and Twitter. The shift, engendered by a network on site capable of delivering speeds up to five times faster than the UK's...

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HTC One S won’t get Android 4.2

HTC One S won’t get Android 4.2 One S stranded. HTC has said it will not be upgrading 2012’s One S handset to Android 4.2. The mid-range device, revealed in February of last year, will instead remain stranded on Android 4.1. In a statement, the Taiwanese mobile maker said, “We can confirm that the HTC One S will not receive further Android OS updates and will remain on the current version of Android and HTC Sense.  “We realize [sic] this news will be met with disappointment by some, but our customers should feel confident that we have designed the HTC One S to be optimized [sic] with our amazing camera and audio experiences.” The move has been greeted with disbelief among the hardcore Android community,...

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Budget iPhone: new designs revealed

Budget iPhone: new designs revealed Plastic fantastic. A new set of budget iPhone renders, based on a string of leaked design drawings, have been revealed by the Apple fanatics at MacRumors. Depicting the low-cost device in a series of bright colours, the new renders show a phone that packs in much of the same design language as the iPhone 5. However, subtle changes to the size and volume controls suggest there could be some minor tweaks to what is already a winning formula. Apple’s budget iPhone has been a staple part of the gossip menu for almost a year. Cupertino has failed to deny it’s working on such a handset and these latest pictures will only serve to cause more excitement...

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Nokia Lumia 925 hands-on first impressions

Nokia Lumia 925 hands-on first impressions We take our first look at Nokia’s first all-metal addition to the Lumia family. Since the painful demise of its once world-conquering Symbian OS, Nokia has made a slow but steady recovery with its widely acclaimed Windows Phone-powered Lumia range of smartphones. While it may not be quite out of the woods yet, the Finnish phone-maker has proven itself a worthy contender in the smartphone landscape by producing some of the best-designed handsets in recent memory. Previous Next The culmination of this mobile renaissance is Nokia’s latest flagship smartphone – the Lumia 925, which replaces the sturdy but still plastic polycarbonate...

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