Galaxy Note 2 problems: What users complain about most

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is an impressive device, but today we’re interested in exposing faults and finding fixes you can use. Who knew that a hybrid device combining elements of a smartphone and a tablet would prove to be popular with consumers? The original Galaxy Note took the market by surprise and Samsung’s follow up device, the Galaxy Note 2 has...

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Apple reveals top App Store apps and games of 2012

Apple's App Store has come a long way On Thursday Apple revealed its lists of the top-selling apps and games of 2012, dividing them into top free and paid iPhone and iPad apps. On the iPhone side, Google's Youtube was the most popular free app of 2012. Given Youtube's popularity, maybe Apple shouldn't have dropped it from iOS 6? Instagram and Zynga's...

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Google Maps for iPhone hands on: Finally, a working maps app!

Google has blessed us with a new version of Google Maps for the iPhone, ending months of lost iPhone users. We give the new app a drive. In the last few months, Apple Maps has led me dangerously astray no less than a dozen times. It’s told me to take the wrong exit off of a highway; its taken me to businesses that are shut down; it nearly forced me onto...

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Dell officially says goodbye to smartphones

The XPS 12 is part of Dell's new focus on Windows tablets Dell is quitting the smartphone business more or less for good, according to a Thursday report from Forbes. Jeff Clarke, Dell's Vice Chairman and President of Global Operations and End User Computing Solutions, dropped the news at the Dell World conference on Wednesday. China became Dell's lone...

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Google Nexus 4 now available on Three as O2 exclusivity ends

Three wants £35 a month, plus £29 upfront for a Nexus 4 The sought-after Google Nexus 4 smartphone is now available to buy from UK network Three. The 4.7-inch, Android Jelly Bean handset had been solely available through the Google Play Store and on contract through a one-month exclusive with rival network O2. That period has now come to an end, meaning...

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Samsung exec says connected ecosystem is critical

Despite the rivalry, Samsung admits it can learn from Apple Samsung and Apple may not be the best of friends, but that doesn't mean employees from either company don't see the merit in their rival's tech. Despite being the top phone manufacturer during the third quarter of 2012, some of Samsung's executives believe there is more to be learned from Apple's...

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SoundTracking supports Twitter Cards so you can listen to music clips inside a tweet

Announcing support for Twitter Cards, SoundTracking enables Twitter users to view photos and play music in expanded tweets Now you can listen to music directly from Twitter – well, at least a sample of some songs, but baby steps, right? SoundTracking has added photo and player support for Twitter Cards at the request of its users. If you’re not familiar...

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Hands on with Flickr for iOS, Instagram for photographers with self-respect

For the first time in a year, Yahoo has updated the Flickr app for iOS, just as CEO Marissa Mayer promised she would. And you know what? It's good – as in better-than-Instagram good. Really. See why in this hands on with Flickr for iOS. Until this week, Flickr for iOS was a sad piece of work. The Flickr community reviled the app for its poor functionality...

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Sony Xperia V goes on sale in Russia, steeply priced

The Sony Xperia V, a water-proof version of the international Sony Xperia T flagship has gone on sale in Russia today. The smartphone's initial pricing is pretty steep, though. It will set you back 24999 Russian rubles (around $815/€623/£505) off contract, though. The black Xperia V can be ordered online right now and shipped to your doorstep tomorrow. The...

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Amazon Instant Video iOS app update brings iPhone and iPod support

Amazon has updated its Instant Video app for iOS, adding iPhone and iPod Touch support to the existing iPad-only application. This will be of particular interest to Amazon Prime members, who can enjoy their free streaming videos on the small screen too. Amazon has released an iPhone version of its Instant Video app, previously only made available for the iPad....

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Dell says goodbye to both smartphones and Android, stops international sales

Dell has withdrawn from the international smartphone market, saying it requires too much investment before becoming successful, however it will continue building Windows 8 tablets and laptops. Dell has decided it doesn’t want, or can’t get, a slice of the smartphone market. According to the company’s VP of Global Operations, Jeff Clarke, Dell has withdrawn from...

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Eric Schmidt: Android is winning the war with iOS pretty clearly

In an interview with Bloomberg yesterday, Google's CEO Eri Schmidt said Android is quite clearly winning its war against iOS. Schmidt compared the rivalry between Android and iOS in the mobile OS space to the Microsoft versus Apple debacle 20 years ago. This is a huge platform change; this is of the scale of 20 years ago -- Microsoft versus Apple. We're winning...

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Google could be shutting down 4G access on Nexus 4

Bye bye 4G Google may be making it harder for people to switch on 4G on their LG Nexus 4, after it removed some key documentation from public view. Back in November we reported that a 4G chip was found during a teardown of the Google Nexus 4, with LG later explaining the reason behind it was because the handset used the same board as the LTE-enabled Optimus...

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Xperia Yuga to have Exynos 5 Quad chipset, 5" OLED display?

This probably comes from the "if only" sections of the rumor mill, but a rumor about Sony's upcoming flagship, the C660X Yuga, promises that the Japanese company will deliver on its promise to release a phone to compete with the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S III in a big way. According to a poster in the IT168 forums, the Sony C660X Yuga will pack a Samsung Exynos 5 Quad...

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Budget-oriented Samsung I8262D with Jelly Bean leaks

Yet another Samsung leak from China, this time in the form of the dual-SIM GT-I8262D. Specs-wise there's nothing really groundbreaking, the smartphone offering a single-core 1 GHz CPU and WVGA screen. Alongside the 4.3 inch display, you'll get Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microSD support, and an 8MP shooter. Perhaps its greatest feature will be support for Android 4.1...

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Google Maps vs Apple Maps

Google Maps has arrived back on iOS Google has been busy: not only is it making nice Android phonesand tablets to annoy Apple, but it's also released a brand new iOS version of Google Maps. With Apple's own mapping service still the butt of internet jokes and apparently trying to kill Australians, the arrival of Google Maps for iOS should be good news for...

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Google opens its magazine store in Google Play UK

Google has opened the doors to its magazine section of Google Play to UK customers today, where more than 100 titles are available to purchase individually or by using an annual subscription. When the Android Market rebranded itself as Google Play, it brought with it a considerable amount of new content, including movies and TV shows to buy along with magazines...

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Oppo Find 5 camera samples and video ad emerge

The Oppo Find 5 was officially unveiled yesterday and is the most impressive phone to come out of China yet. It packs a 5" screen with full HD resolution and the quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro chip, in addition to the sleek design. The camera department is quite impressive, using the latest 13MP Exmor RS sensor from Sony. It boasts HDR support for both videos and stills...

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EE UK to bring LTE coverage to 17 new cities by March 2013

Everything Everywhere UK, the carrier merger between Orange UK and T-Mobile UK, will add 17 new markets to its list of 4G-supported ones by March 2013. UK's only 4G provider for now announced that it will close 2012 with a bang, bringing next-gen network coverage to 18 cities instead of the estimated 16. The 17 new towns and cities are Bradford, Chelmsford,...

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ZTE Grand S name-checked by CES 2013 website

Cheeky leak from the CES team The official CES 2013 website has given us a helping hand by revealing the ZTE Grand S smartphone, which is set to be the firm's flagship device. Only yesterday we reported that ZTE's global chief design director had confirmed the Chinese manufacturer would launch a high-end handset at the Las Vegas-based show in January – and...

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ZTE’s Grand S 1080p tablet/smartphone hybrid to be launched at CES 2013

A snippet of information published on the CES 2013 schedule has revealed ZTE will launch the Grand S at the show, its first entry into the burgeoning 5-inch, 1080p smartphone/tablet hybrid market. The coming year is shaping up to be one filled with 1080p smartphone/tablet hybrids, a trend kicked off recently with the arrival of the HTC J Butterfly, the Droid...

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Woman goes to buy iPhones from Apple store, gets Tasered by cop

Being Tasered by cops certainly isn't part of the usual Apple store shopping experience. So why did it happen to Xiaojie Li at the tech giant's store in Nashua, New Hampshire? An Apple store in Nashua, NH is at the center of a somewhat disturbing story surrounding the Tasering of a Chinese woman who wouldn’t leave the store when asked. The woman, 44-year-old...

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Can EE make 4G a success in Britain?

4G: faster speeds for those with cash to burn There's no doubt that 4G is going to be a success in Britain; faster speeds, improved services and better handsets are all things most consumers are constantly hankering over. However we're in a special situation in the UK, with one network allowed to deploy the superfast networks ahead of its competition. EE...

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