Best app updates of the week

Apps that just hit the market are always appealing because they're new and exciting, but some of the old standard apps are getting updates that keep them ahead of the competition. We take a look at the biggest and best app updates to come available this week. There are a ton of new apps leaking into every app marketplace, trying to vie for position and make itself...

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Nokia's ex-imaging chief heading to Jaguar Land Rover

Damian Dinning seeking a new start Nokia's outgoing head of imaging already has a new job lined-up. He's on the way to Jaguar Land Rover. Damian Dinning left his post as lead programme manager for Imaging Experience after eight years, late last week. In his new post, Dinning will be working on connected cars, which is quite the career change from perfecting...

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HTC Deluxe DLX not actually coming to Europe?

When we caught a glimpse of the first official photos of the HTC Deluxe DLX a couple of days back , we were all but certain that it is only a matter of time before the quad-core beast with 1080p display makes its way to Europe. Therefore, the news from HTC Germany that the device won't make it to the Old Continent came as nothing short of a surprise. As you can see...

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Charge up your smartphone with the solar-powered bonsai Electree+

Possibly a great way to keep gadgets charged without increasing the power bill, the Electree+ solar charger combines cool design with green technology. Recently launched on Kickstarter, the Electree+ is a small, bonsai-sized tree sculpture with solar panels attached to the ends of each white plastic branch. The 27 silicon solar panels on the Electree+...

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Samsung and Apple preparing for second epic courtroom fight

Galaxy Note II and iPad Mini added to lawsuit As Samsung and Apple prepare to go to battle in a second California lawsuit, the two sides have been amending their latest lists of 'infringing' products. Ahead of the new trial, scheduled for March 2014, Samsung has added the iPad Mini, iPad 4 and fifth generation iPod touch to a list of products it claims Apple...

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LG explains that the Nexus 4 LTE chip is actually a dud

The presence of an 4G LTE chip in the LG Nexus 4 has been making owners of the device scratch their head and giving them hope that it might eventually be hacked to work. The revelation made by iFixit's teardown of the device has made a lot of buzz around the web and an LG spokesperson has stepped up to explain the situation. Here's what he told Techradar....

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Samsung sold 5 million Galaxy Note II units in just two months

At the beginning of November Samsung announced they've sold more than 3 million Galaxy Note II phablets and now, merely a couple of weeks later, we get word that this number has grown to north of 5 million. It took the Galaxy Note II just two months to achieve this impressive milestone. Part of the device's success is due to its wide availability, as Samsung...

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How to fix a broken touchscreen

It's relatively simple to repair your broken touchscreen yourself It's the modern nightmare: a slip of the hand, an absent minded moment and a split second later your life lies there shattered on the floor. As desperately depressing as a broken phone screen may look, it may not be as terminal or as expensive as it looks. All phones are obviously different,...

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Giveaway: Win a pair of Phiaton Moderna MS200 in-ear headphones

In the spirit of the holiday season, we're giving away a pair of Phiaton MS200 in-ear headphones Phiaton recently unleashed the latest addition to its Moderna series of headphones, the MS200. As part of the Moderna series, these in-ears sport a carbon-fiber exterior and Phiaton’s bright red accents on the ear tips and cable. Flashy? Yes. But we’ve grown...

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