Apple looking at Australian fingerprint technology for NFC mobile payments

Apple is looking to make NFC payments more secure Just as disappointment over the lack of NFC in the iPhone 5 is finally settling down, reports that Cupertino is working on including biosecurity in future iPhones for NFC payments is already making the current generation of Apple smartphone look dated. According to a report in The Australian, biosecurity...

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AT&T will offer HTC One X+ and One VX in the near future

Shortly after the international HTC One X+ broke cover, AT&T Wireless announced that it will offer the Taiwanese powerhouse in the United States in the "coming months." The LTE flavored top dog will be joined by the HTC One VX mid-ranger. The HTC One X+ for AT&T will finally bring NVIDIA's 1.7GHz quad-core Tegra 3 chipset and LTE network connectivity under the...

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Rumor: Microsoft-branded Windows 8 smartphone on the way

Follow my lead (credit: DeviantART) Microsoft's lineup of OEM partners for Windows Phone 8 devices launching in October include Nokia, Samsung, and HTC, but the software giant may again be getting in on the hardware game. Introducing a Microsoft-branded smartphone could be a way to jumpstart Windows Phone 8 in a crowded mobile OS marketplace, though it...

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MetroPCS and T-Mobile may merge if Deutsch Telekom has its way

The old saying goes, "If you can't beat them, join them," but Deutsche Telekom may be going another way. It's looking to join T-Mobile with MetroPCS to compete with Verizon and AT&T. T-Mobile is often the forgotten option of the major wireless carriers. That might not be the case anymore if rumors out of Deutsche Telekom are true. Word from the German...

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Analyst: RIM sell-off could be more trouble than it's worth

A slice of RIM may not be an appetising prospect With speculation continuing to mount over RIM's ability to continue operating, analysts have cast doubt over whether the company could attract buyers in the event of a sale. The launch of the BB10 operating system is widely seen as the last chance for the BlackBerry brand to re-establish itself among the smartphone...

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HTC One X vs HTC One X+: Spec showdown

The HTC One X was a darling of the mobile phone world. The newly announced One X+ aims to continue the tradition of its predecessor while providing modest improvements. HTC burst onto the Android device scene earlier this year with the HTC One X. Equipped with a sizable screen, powerful camera, and the bumping sounds of Beats Audio, the HTC handset won the...

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Global bank recommends Nokia be split and sold

You're our only hope, Lumia 920 Global bank Credit Suisse downgraded Nokia from "neutral" to "underperform" on Monday, underscoring the Finnish phone maker's recent difficulty making a mark in an industry currently dominated by the likes of Apple and Samsung. Despite Microsoft's backing with the Windows Phone platform, Nokia's devices have yet to have the...

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Best Cheap Phones

We pick our favorite affordable smartphones on the four major US wireless carriers. These phones may be cheap, but they're still good. Everyone loves a bargain, especially in the current economic climate. That’s why we’ve prepared a delectable feast of cheap smartphones for you to peruse. Grab any of these options with a two year contract and the carrier...

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iOS 6 adoption booming despite Apple Maps troubles

High compatibility with certain devices may explain adoption figures Apple's most recent OS release, the divisive iOS 6, hasn't gone off without a hitch, but the update's issues haven't stopped tons of Apple fans from upgrading their devices during the last half of September. iOS 6 was pushed out to compatible versions of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch...

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BlackBerry 10 Aristo specifications leak, get us excited

The BlackBerry 10 OS launch is fast approaching and we already got to learn the specs of RIM's upcoming BlackBerry L-Series phone. Turns out, there's a much more interesting device in the pipeline dubbed the BlackBerry 10 Aristo. Revealed in a leaked specifications slide, the Aristo (Greek for "the best") is rocking some serious processing power under the hood and, if...

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Is Russia’s Yandex beating Google at its own game?

It's not a household name in America, but in Russia, Yandex beats Google in search, and it's now launching its own app store and browser. Google may dominate Internet search in most of the world, but there are exceptions. One, of course, is China, where Google has largely backed out and relocated its services in Hong Kong to dodge China’s mammoth Internet...

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Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 review

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 review Update:We've got the big ol' Note 2 in our special labs now - so to whet your appetite, we've taken a whole load of extra photos while we write thousands of words about it. Now Samsung has given in and called the Note 2 a smartphone, we can dub it the most powerful around. With a wonderfully vivid 5.5-inch Super AMOLED HD...

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HTC One X and One S to get Jelly Bean this month

After announcing the Jelly Bean-running One X+, HTC confirmed that the One X and the One S will be getting their due Jelly Bean serving in the following weeks. The updates will start rolling out before October ends. In addition to the smoothness and fluidity that Project Butter brings, One X and One S owners will also get HTC's upgraded Sense 4+. There will also be...

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BlackBerry Aristo spec leak boasts quad-core Krait processor

RIM gets high-brow with its codenames The BlackBerry leaks are coming thick and fast this week, with the BlackBerry Aristo the latest in a string of spec-based reveals. The handset is a super high-end affair, apparently set to come with a Qualcomm Krait quad-core processor, LTE connectivity and a 4.65-inch OLED touchscreen. Under all that, there's 2GB...

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Samsung launches patent attack on iPhone 5

A sales ban is lifted on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Samsung alleges that the iPhone 5 infringes on eight of its patents. The ongoing patent war between Samsung and Apple took a new turn yesterday as Samsung added the iPhone 5 to a lawsuit alleging several Apple devices infringe on eight Samsung patents. Just before hearing that Judge Koh had lifted the sales...

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Samsung Galaxy S III Mini coming on October 11?

Invites are being sent for a Samsung Mobile press event in Germany where a smaller-sized Samsung phone will reportedly be released. The invites sent out today contain the line "So big can be small. And so small can be big." You might also have noticed the characteristic S series logo in the background, which narrows down the potential release candidates to a...

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Gingerbread still top of the Android pops

They look pretty smug, don't they? Most Android users are still on Gingerbread and Google's latest figures show that Jelly Bean is growing at a glacial rate. There's no major change from a month ago – Gingerbread use is down but only by 2 per cent, meaning that over half of Android devices still currently run a form of Android 2.3. Jelly Bean (4.1), the...

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