Tablet talk: Video of iPad Mini mock-up hits the Web as rumors of widescreen iPad emerge

Days before Apple is expected to reveal details of an iPad Mini, a new video has appeared on the Web showing a mock-up of the device. Meanwhile, it's being reported that the Cupertino company is looking at the idea of launching a widescreen iPad. With the iPhone 5 launch well and truly behind us, attention among Apple watchers is now turning to the expected...

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Asus reportedly refutes claims of $99 Nexus 7

Cheap and sleek? We'll take'em both Those whose hopes were raised with the promise of a super-cheap Google Nexus 7 may want to come back down to Earth. Digitimes reported Thursday that Asus and Google were working on a $99 (around UK£60, AU$95) 7-inch slate, plus a $199 (around UK£120 , AU$191) model upgrade. The site cited industry sources, however...

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Apple offers guidance to third-party maps apps

Actually getting you where you need to go Apple's making it easier than ever to get you where you need to go - and, no, not by improving its own baffling Maps app. The company, following an apology earlier Friday by CEO Tim Cook for Apple's much publicized navi-snafu, has bundled a bunch of third-party maps apps in the App Store, placing them all under...

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Jelly Bean appearing on Acer Iconia Tab A700

More devices are joining the Jelly Bean movement Bit by bit, Jelly Bean is showing up on more Android devices. The latest to reportedly get the roll out is the Acer Iconia Tab A700. Members of the XDA-Developers forum said Thursday they were seeing Android 4.1 show up on those devices. "I just got the Jelly Bean update on a German ACER A700," a member...

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Judge Koh can decide fate of Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban

Welcome back! Samsung may finally get some good news in regards to the lengthy legal proceedings the company has been party to alongside Apple in an patent battle that's extending well beyond a jury's August decision. A United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday granted U.S. District judge Lucy Koh the power to rule on a sales ban...

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Reports point to delay for Samsung flexible AMOLED displays

That's a way to type (credit: Android Community) Reports emanating from Korea have claimed that Samsung has encountered problems with the production of flexible screens for mobile devices. DDaily has brought word from an "industry official" who said the mobile giant has decided to delay the production of the bendy AMOLED display due to "problems with...

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A BlackBerry partnership could help Intel battle ARM

Motorola's Razr i is a good start for Intel's attack on the mobile chip market, but it'll need a few more big-name partners if it wants to succeed. Recently, Motorola announced its first smartphone powered by Intel’s Medfield processor, the Razr i, and it’s an important device for both companies. For Intel, it represents the very first Atom-powered phone...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 coming to flagship London store a day early

A weekend boost for gadget fans with giant hands The palm-defying Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will be available a day early from the company's flagship store in London this Sunday, September 30. The 5.5-inch, stylus-equipped smartphone / tablet hybrid doesn't go on sale across the rest of the UK until October 1, but visitors to the Westfield Stratford City shopping...

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Samsung and AT&T announce four new upcoming devices

Samsung and AT&T announced four Android devices which are bound to hit the carrier's shelves in the coming months. The bunch consists of three LTE smartphones and one tablet, which also packs the aforementioned network connectivity. We begin with the Samsung Galaxy Express. The Android 4.0 ICS smartphone packs a dual-core CPU clocked at 1.5GHz and a 4.5" Super AMOLED...

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Apple's Pandora-like service talks reportedly derailed by music publisher

Apple might be breathing down Pandora's neck before long (credit: iTunes) Rumors have been flying in recent weeks that Apple has been planning to take on Pandora with a music streaming service of its own - but those plans may have been scrubbed temporarily by a single music publisher. According to reports published Friday, Sony/ATV Music Publishing has...

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Four Samsung LTE devices coming to AT&T, including the Galaxy Note 2

AT&T today detailed four new LTE-equipped Samsung devices will be available on its network including the Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. The list of 4G LTE devices that AT&T offers just got longer. Thanks to the equally exponentially expanding Samsung’s Galaxy line, AT&T is adding four new Android devices to its portfolio. The three new handsets...

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Apple's Pandora-like service talks reportedly derailed by music publisher

Apple might be breathing down Pandora's neck before long (credit: iTunes) Rumors have been flying in recent weeks that Apple has been planning to take on Pandora with a music streaming service of its own - but those plans may have been scrubbed temporarily by a single music publisher. According to reports published Friday, Sony/ATV Music Publishing has...

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AT&T gives hotspots a touch up with touchscreen MiFi Liberate

AT&T puts control right at user's fingertips with MiFi Liberate, the first mobile hotspot with a touchscreen. Not too many years ago, people would joke about how everything has a camera built into it. But since everything also has a touchscreen nowadays, wouldn’t it make sense if touchscreens were the new camera? Wouldn’t that be the gadget everyone...

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BB10: What you need to know

This one really needs to count for RIM We've updated our Hands on: BlackBerry 10 review after spending time with a more complete build on the software. The future of Research in Motion lies solely in the hands of BB10, the firm is leaking money left right and centre, laying off thousands of staff and struggling to compete in the now highly competitive...

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BlackBerry 10 L and N Series Phones leaked, prove it’s business as usual at RIM

A video showing the BlackBerry 10 L Series and N Series handsets has been leaked, giving us our first proper look at RIM's 2013 range. A marketing video showing what’s believed to be the BlackBerry N Series and L Series phones was discovered yesterday, giving us our first, good look at the devices that are charged with bringing RIM back from obscurity next year....

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Samsung ATIV S is up for pre-order, can be yours for $710

After the pricing of HTC's Windows Phone 8 smartphones, the 8X and 8S, and Nokia's Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 were revealed, now it's time to see how much Samsung is going to ask for its ATIV S. A Belgian retailer has priced the ATIV S, SIM free at €549 ($710). This puts the smartphone right in the middle of the Windows Phone 8 spectrum, as the HTC's WP8 flagship, the...

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Online retailers confirm Motorola Razr i release date

Razr i coming early next week It looks like the Motorola Razr i release date will be October 1, as several online retailers post stock information on their sites. Both Clove and Unlocked Mobiles have revealed they will be shipping the Razr i on Monday, while Expansys claims it will have units in five days. UK highstreet store Phones4U will also be stocking...

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Apple apologizes for Maps fiasco, suggest you try the competition

In an unprecedented move, Apple's CEO Tim Cook published a letter on the company's website, admitting that Apple's new maps service isn't up to par with the competition. In the letter, Tim Cook goes on to say that the Apple Maps app has reached more than 100 million iOS devices and in just over a week users have accounted for nearly half a billion searches. The latter...

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Apple’s Tim Cook ‘extremely sorry’ iOS 6 Maps app sucks

Apple CEO Tim Cook issued a rare apology to iOS 6 users today for not making Maps the best navigation app in the world from day one. Well, would you look at that. In a letter to customers released this morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he is “extremely sorry” that the company’s new Maps app for iOS 6 “fell short” of expectations. He promises that the...

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Apple admits Maps failure, suggests users try competitor apps

No, DON'T LOOK AT ME! I'M HIDEOUS! Tim Cook has sent an open letter admitting the failure of iOS Maps, and even offers better alternatives from rivals. The letter, posted on the Apple website, is apologetic about the new system despite the fact it has logged 500,000,000 mapping search queries already. Apple has promised to improve the data through these...

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RIM outs Q2 results, reports loss of $235m and a $2.9b revenue

RIM has released its financial results for Q2 2013 (the company has a shifted financial year) and despite reporting a loss of $235 million, it's not as bad as last quarter, when the loss of the Canadian company was double that. Revenue was $2.9 billion, which is 31 percent down year-over-year. RIM managed to ship 7.4 million smartphones and 130,000 PlayBook tablets...

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Windows Phone 8 release date and latest details

Skype will be deeply integrated into Apollo UPDATE: Check out our hands on:Windows Phone 8 review. Microsoft has officially announced the first details of Windows Phone 8 (which you may know better as Apollo) and confirming many of the rumours about the new operating system at the Windows Phone Summit. However, don't get too excited - this is a 'sneak...

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Sony Xperia T available from Three UK for £29 on a contract

The Sony Xperia T is a great looking flagship, although its rather high initial pricetag puts it at something of a disadvantage compared to some certain quad-core offerings (the T itself offers a dual-core Krait CPU). Fortunately, Three UK is willing to sell you the smartphone for just £29 if you are willing to sign a £30/month Ultimate Internet 500 contract. There's...

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