Online newspaper publicly shames bad drivers with mobile app

Harnessing the power of mobile smartphones to bring about public humiliation, a digital newspaper in Russia is going after poor drivers. Created by an online newspaper in Moscow called The Village, people within Russia can use a mobile application called Parking Douche to inform the public about poor drivers that like to park on sidewalks or other...

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How can the EU accuse Microsoft of stifling competition, but Apple gets a pass?

Microsoft may be on the hook for up to $7.4 billion thanks to a glitch that stopped offering users a choice over which browser to use, but how come an increasingly dominant Apple has escaped antitrust allegations? Guess what? Microsoft is the baddie again. The European Commission has accused Microsoft of ignoring its legal obligations under a 2009 antitrust...

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EE defends lack of unlimited 4G data plan, claims it would be abused

No unlimited plans? Blame network abusers, says EE EE has defended its decision not to offer unlimited data plans on its new 4G LTE network. The network announced its tariffs earlier this week with 500MB, 1GB, 3GB, 5GB and 8GB two-year plans available ranging from £36 all the way upto £56 a month. Pippa Dunn, EE's consumer CMO, told TechCrunch that they...

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EE defends lack of unlimited 4G data plans, claims it would be abused

No unlimited plans? Blame network abusers, says EE EE has defended its decision not to offer unlimited data plans on its new 4G LTE network. The network announced its tariffs earlier this week with 500MB, 1GB, 3GB, 5GB and 8GB two-year plans available ranging from £36 all the way upto £56 a month. Pippa Dunn, EE's consumer CMO, told TechCrunch that they...

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EE defends lack of unlimited 4G data plans

No unlimited plans? Blame network abusers, says EE EE has defended its decision not to offer unlimited data plans on its new 4G LTE network. The network announced its tariffs earlier this week with 500MB, 1GB, 3GB, 5GB and 8GB two-year plans available ranging from £36 all the way upto £56 a month. Pippa Dunn, EE's consumer CMO, told TechCrunch that they...

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Rumored Samsung Galaxy Premier photographed in the wild

Ready for its premier? (credit: @evleaks) A new photo of the rumored Samsung Galaxy Premier appeared online Wednesday, thanks to serial tipsters @evleaks. The photo was tweeted from the @evleaks account with the message, "Samsung GT-I9260 (Galaxy Premier?) in the wild." If the device pictured really is the Galaxy Premier, then it does indeed bear a...

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News.me blames Twitter and withdraws iOS app from App Store to focus on Digg

News.me's team - which is part of Betworks - is shifting its focus to Digg now that the Twitter restrictions have forced the startup to rethink its priorities. Social news curation app News.me is bowing out and you’ll no longer find it up in the App Store as of today, although existing users who have downloaded the app will receive continued support. ...

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Google: Video games take up more tablet time than social networking, video

A new study on tablet usage from Google found that people use their tablets to check their email more than anything else. After that, they spend more time playing video games than anything else. Players are not playing on video game consoles quite as much as they once did. Handhelds are hurting as well. Now even social gaming, the segment that was eating...

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Nexus 4 benchmarked, Android 4.2 confirmed

The LG Nexus 4, under the codename Mako, has surfaced in the GLBenchmark scoreboard, securing itself a top 4 place, just behind the Pantech Vega IM-A850, Asus PadFone 2 and the Xiaomi MI-2. All of these, like the Nexus 4, are rocking a Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with the Adreno 320 GPU. The published information on the GLBenchmark website cites Android 4.2 as the OS running...

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LG Nexus 4 leaks in official press shot

That Nexus branding on the back is new (credit: @evleaks) Yet another picture of the LG Nexus 4 has leaked, and this one looks like an official press shot. The device looks like it's changed since we saw it last as well, with some new Nexus branding on the back. Otherwise it's the same as we've seen previously, with the familiar three icons below the...

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Dell XPS 10 Windows tablet up for pre-order, priced to match Microsoft’s Surface

Dell has placed its 10.1-inch Windows RT tablet, the XPS 10, up for pre-order through its website, where the price matches that of the Microsoft Surface. Anyone hoping to get one at the end of this month could be disappointed though. Dell’s wide range of Windows 8 tablets and computers is baffling enough, without the company compounding the confusion by trickling...

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Xperia E and E Dual leak, marked as Sony's new entry-level droids

Sony is preparing to refresh its entry-level Android line-up, as Indonesian site Postel has leaked the Xperia E and Xperia E Dual model names. Codenamed NanHu DS (dual SIM) and NanHu SS, both the Sony Xperia E Dual and Xperia E will feature Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A chipsets with Adreno 200 graphics. The two will run Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich on a 320 x...

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Samsung Galaxy Premier live picture appear on Twitter

A live picture of the Samsung Galaxy Premier has popped up on Twitter courtesy of @evleaks. The device follows the design scheme of the Samsung Galaxy S III mini although the sensors above the display are on the right of the speaker, instead of on the left. The Samsung Galaxy Premier is rumored to feature a 4.65" Super AMOLED Plus of 720 x 1280 pixel resolution but Sammobile...

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Samsung Galaxy Note II pricing on T-Mobile and AT&T revealed

The Samsung Galaxy Note II has been priced by AT&T and T-Mobile in the US and we also got availability info. The phone will set back AT&T users $299.99 on a two-year commitment and the device will come with LTE on tap. T-Mobile is offering the device in Marble White and Titanium Grey but slightly overpriced at $369.99, and that's including a $50 mail-in rebate....

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LG reports $139 million Q3 net profit, looks pretty healthy

Will it boost LG's profits? LG has posted its financial results for the third quarter of the year, and it's the third period in a row it's turned a profit. The Korean company made 157 billion won ($138.57 million, £87 million) - not a staggering amount, and it's actually down on last year. But in these uncertain economic times, any profit is good news. ...

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HTC Desire X review

HTC Desire X review You may have been mistaken for thinking that there wasn't really a gap between the HTC One V and the HTC Desire C, but you'd be wrong, as the HTC Desire X forces its way between the two handsets. On paper there's very little to separate the Desire X from the One V, as this new smartphone appears to be an almost carbon copy of its One series brother....

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TomTom for Android review

TomTom for Android review For several years you had a choice when it came to in-car navigation. Factory-fit or dedicated device. But now there's a third option: Full-function, turn-by-turn sat nav apps for smartphones. TomTom's just added to the party with its somewhat belated app for Android. In theory you get all the advantages of a dedicated nav device, but...

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Microsoft still focusing on Touch Cover – new video explains how it was made

Just a couple of days before Microsoft's new Surface tablet begins landing in the hands of expectant consumers, the Redmond-based company posted a video explaining a little bit about the development of the tablet's optional keyboard/cover, the Touch Cover. The company has been highlighting the attachment almost as much as the tablet itself. So as not to leave...

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Xiaomi Mi-Two goes on sale this Friday, Mi-One S still selling well

Xiaomi is the underdog that's showing up the big players. Its Xiaomi Mi-Two phone was the first smartphone to with a Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset to be announced (though the LG Optimus G beat it to market) and it went into production about a month ago. As expected, the Mi-Two showed very good performance in early benchmarks. It seems that the company has built up enough...

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Nokia Lumia 510 officially announced – another budget marvel?

The Lumia 510 - don't get too attached Nokia has unveiled its next super-cheap Windows Phone for the emerging markets – but it's stuck on last season's platform. The new phone will be launched with Windows Phone 7.5, but at least there will be a choice of five colours at launch. The expectation was that the new phone would at least be popping out with...

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