Virgin Mobile infuriates customers with 2Mbps 3G download speed cap

As other networks go superfast, Virgin is slowing its service Virgin Mobile customers will not be too pleased to learn that their network is restricting mobile broadband download speeds to just 2Mbps. After some users took to support forums to complain about a perceived slowing of 3G services, a company representative confirmed that a speed cap had been...

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Can an ex-phone maker really reinvent Facebook on the phone?

Do social networks need to be simpler? INQ, the brand behind the now-retired-but-super-connected Cloud Touch, has launched So.Ho as a new way of consuming social network updates. Sitting on the homescreen of Android phones (running Ice Cream Sandwich or above) the free app allows you to look at your Twitter or Facebook feed in simple, block-based format...

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HTC One to hit Russia in April, to carry RUB 29,990 price tag

Info on HTC One pricing keeps rolling in – the flagship is expected to hit Russia on the first Sunday of April for RUB 29,990 ($977). This is according to info shared by Russian retailer Euroset, but other retailers should get the One around the same time for about the same price. The HTC one can already be pre-ordered at the Euroset’s website in silver or black....

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Next Apple iPhone might feature a smart stylus, rumor suggests

As the rumor has it Apple might be working on a smart stylus for its next-gen iPhone 6. It should work the similar way as the Note and Note II S-Pens but support even more functionality. You should definitely take this one with a healthy pinch of salt as it's coming from The Sun, which is not exactly known for its tech industry coverage. Anyway the tabloid's sources...

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BBC iPlayer comes to Windows Phone - but not as an app

The new service will arrive in the coming months The BBC is finally bringing iPlayer to Windows Phone 7.5 and 8, though not quite in the form we were hoping for. The new service, which will arrive "in the next few months", is a Live Tile shortcut that takes users to the service via the BBC Media Player. A spokesman for the BBC told TechRadar: "It's not...

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Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 goes on sale, priced at €329

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2, a recent addition to the extensive collection of smartphones from the company is up for grabs. The device has been listed on gigantti.fi, a Finnish retailer, with a price tag of €329 (about $428). Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2, which is an IP 67-certified smartphone, comes with 4" LCD display, 1 GHz dual-core processor along with 1 GB of RAM,...

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Purported official image of Samsung Galaxy S IV shows up

Samsung Galaxy S IV rumors pop up by the day and the last one comes from the relentless leak mill evleaks. What looks to be a Galaxy S IV presentation slide, containing an image of the smartphone popped on the famous Twitter account . Although evleaks has proven its reliability numerous times in the past we remain dubious on this particular image's authenticity. The...

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TelePod, Mobi, Tripad: The terrible iPhone names that could have been

Never again will we make fun of the iPhone's name Yes, it turns out that even Apple had a few dud names in the bag before settling on the iPhone. Apple's former head of advertising, Ken Segall, told an audience at the University of Arizona's Department of Marketing that they wrestled with several naff ideas. Mobi, TriPod, TelePod and, strangely, iPad,...

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Cell phone unlocking to be legalized in the United States

Back in October of last year, the Librarian of Congress decided to remove cell phone unlocking from the exceptions to the DMCA list, effectively rendering it illegal. The decision came into effect on January 26 of this year, forcing users to stay with a given carrier even after their original contract had expired. This, in turn, resulted in an online petition to overturn...

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Affordable HTC phones could harness fancy Ultrapixel tech

Top notch camera tech in mid range handsets The surprisingly decent camera experience featured in the HTC One could well make it to other, less powerful HTC devices in the future. The Taiwanese firm engineered a new form of camera technology for its latest flagship venture which saw the HTC One equipped with an Ultrapixel sensor equivalent to a 4MP camera,...

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HTC One could arrive in your hands a day early

Who wants it first? It's no secret that the HTC One release date is set for March 15, but one online retailer in the UK reckons it could be getting it a day early. Expansys told TechRadar, "The HTC One is now expected in stock on Thursday 14 March." We contacted the retailer and a spokesperson clarified: "We are hoping for stock to be in customers hands...

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