Samsung Galaxy S4 creams competition, nearly doubles the S3 in benchmark

Put away your rulers, we have a pretty clear winner The Galaxy S4 is like an F1 race car revving its engines on the starting grid, but already we have one of its lap times available to us -- and it's fast. Geekbench 2 dev Primate Labs has published a comparison of benchmarks collected from its software, comparing some of the fastest devices on the market...

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Oppo officially outs a stunning-looking black Find 5

Oppo hast just announced a black version of the Oppo Find 5 droid, adding an additional color to its flagship offering, and in our opinion it looks even more magnificent as its white sibling. As you can see from the photo above, the black version of the Find 5 actually looks a bit more like dark gray, but it still oozes class. Oppo will start selling the Find 5 in...

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Apple finally fixes lockscreen vulnerability with iOS 6.1.3 release

The lockscreen bug was discovered over a month ago Apple has today released iOS 6.1.3, a minor software bump to eliminate the security vulnerability that had allowed the iPhone lockscreen to be bypassed by unauthorised users. Through a complex combination of button presses, hackers had been able to crack iOS 6.1 and access the device's call log, contact...

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Apple pushes iOS 6.1.3, fixes lockscreen bypass

Apple has just released the iOS 6.1.3 update. It weighs just 18MB and fixes the issue allowing someone to bypass your secured lockscreen. The update also brings some improvements for the Japanese Maps. The iOS 6.1.3 update is available now for all compatible iGadgets out there over-the-air and via iTunes. We are yet to see whether the update breaks the existing...

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Hands on: Samsung Galaxy S4 review

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy S4 review Update: We've improved the review based on more time with the Galaxy S4 after the event, as well as more information on the handset that's dropped in the days following the phone's launch. The Samsung Galaxy S4 brings a huge Full HD screen, an improved camera and faster innards, and fits it all in a chassis the same size as the...

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iPhone 5S release date, news and rumours

Could the 5S be just around the corner? The iPhone 5 may only be around six months old, but we're already hearing information about a successor. In keeping with Apple's naming convention this should end up being called the iPhone 5S. The early arrival of the iPad 4 and the iPad mini - just eight months after the release of the iPad 3 in March - has meant...

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Jelly Bean update for Optimus 4X HD, Optimus L7 comes this month

LG has confirmed via its official German blog that it's planning to release a Jelly Bean update for its last year high-end and mid-range offerings - the Optimus 4X HD and Optimus L7. More specifically, LG says it'll push Android 4.1.2 only to the unlocked versions of the devices. Presumably, those purchased under carrier subsidizing will have to wait for their...

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Sony Xperia SP and Xperia L modestly priced in UK

Are these handsets priced to move? We've managed to grab a glimpse of the first pricing news regarding the recently announced Sony Xperia SP and Sony Xperia L. Although Sony is yet to officially confirm the price of its new mid- and low-end handsets, online retailer Expansys already has the duo available for pre-order on its site. The 4G-enabled Sony Xperia...

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Fake LG Nexus 5 press shot is fake: official

Which is the fake? Both of them! (credit: Phone Arena) It'd be remiss of us not to let you know that yesterday this "press shot" of the "LG Nexus 5" hit the "internet" - oh, wait, scratch the air quotes from that one - but you'll be pleased to heart that it has been debunked. That's because it's actually a picture of a Chinese handset called the Caesar...

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Nokia's court success isn't actually a win, says HTC

So who's the winner? A German court has found that HTC has breached a Nokia-owned patent regarding power saving, potentially giving Nokia enough fire power to charge HTC a fee for every device that contains the tech. Foss Patents reports that the Nokia patent in question is lovingly known as EP0673175 and refers to the "reduction of power consumption in...

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Alleged Nokia Lumia 928 camera samples leak

The pieces of the Nokia Lumia 928 puzzle slowly but surely starting to fall in place. The first purported camera samples from the Verizon-bound brother of the Lumia 920 have popped up. Sadly, they don't reveal as much as we'd like. Out of the three samples available for your viewing pleasure below, two appear to be taken with the front-facing camera, while the third...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to be demoed in US with 5.9-inch display?

The (S) Pen is mightier than the sword The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 hasn't been given an official airing yet, but there's already a debate over its potential screen size with 5.9-inches the favourite in this latest report. According to Korea Times, sources and a local supplier have "confirmed" that Samsung will be showing off a Galaxy Note 3 concept to US network...

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