Apple, Yahoo said to be in talks to slather the latter in iOS

Yahoo's future on mobile may be in Apple's hands Who said Google gets to have all the fun on iOS? Word from the Wall Street Journal is that Apple is chatting with Yahoo on ways the latter's services can have a more prominent role in iPhones and iPads. iOS phone owners already have Yahoo Finance and weather apps baked into their handsets, while some data,...

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BlackBerry Q10 queuing up for April 30 Canadian debut?

You can get on your sweater (as pictured) and pre-order a BBQ10 today in Canada The BlackBerry Q10 release date in Canada is April 30, according to a leaked Rogers document that listed the QWERTY keyboard-equipped smartphone. The alleged memo from Canada's top carrier, dripped on the aptly named Mobile Syrup, makes good on BlackBerry's promise to release...

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Google axes 60K rubbish apps in massive Google Play purge

Google Play has a spam problem, but it could soon be revamped Google hit a record high for removing rubbish apps from the Google Play store in February, deleting around 60,000 spam, low quality or otherwise crap apps. That marks the biggest purge Google's digital app store has ever seen, according to TechCrunch. Compared to Apple's iOS app store, the Google...

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We've lost visual: Apple confirms FaceTime and iMessage outages

No word on when you can resume those FaceTime chats Users of Apple's iMessage and FaceTime applications for iOS and Mac OS X are experiencing downtime, the company has confirmed. Following a host of complaints from users on social media, the company has updated its System Status website to confirm an issue with both apps, which it said is only affecting...

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We've lost visual: Apple confirms FaceTime and iMessage outages

Apple's System Status website confirms issues Users of Apple's iMessage and FaceTime applications for iOS and Mac OS X are experiencing downtime, the company has confirmed. Following a host of complaints from users on social media, the company has updated its System Status website to confirm an issue with both apps, which it said is only affecting "some...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 will hit US stores on April 11 for $400

Following last weeks debut in the UK, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 will hit US stores on April 11 for a suggested price of $400. It will be available directly from Samsung, as well as Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, Staples and others. Accessories for the Note 8.0 will be available from mid-April. Those include Book Covers in white, grey, pink or green,...

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iPhone 6 release date, news and rumours

Apple made the screen bigger last time. Is an even bigger iPhone on the way? When Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, the reaction was a bit muted: where previous phones were massive leaps forward, the iPhone 5 was a bit longer and a lot easier to scratch. So what can we expect from the next iPhone, the iPhone 6 or 5S? Let's see what the crystal balls are saying....

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EE speeds up its 4G network promises 80Mbps top speed

Everything Everywhere, which is popularly known as EE, will be increasing the data speeds across its 4G network. The company claims the maximum speeds will reach 80Mbps, while the average speeds will be increased to 20Mbps. EE will be increasing its network capacity to 20MHz by June for the 4G consumers in 10 cities - Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds,...

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Asus Fonepad to hit UK on April 26, cost £179.99

Asus revealed its Fonepad at this year's Mobile World Congress and the company has now announced the availability and the pricing of its 7-inch tablet in UK. The potential consumers can pre-order the Fonepad, starting from April 12 from Carphone Warehouse, Sainsburys and Amazon. The Asus Fonepad sports a 7" display with a resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels. The...

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Google rolls out new Android Play Store app

Get it while it's hot With word that Google has been internally testing a new design for its Play Store app, we knew we'd soon see it surface – and the company has announced that it will be here today. The Play group product manager, Michael Silski, posed on the Android blog that the 4.0 update would be rolled out starting today. So what's new? A lot of...

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Apple's latest patent allows you to buy music without an internet connection

My life would suck without you, iTunes You could soon be able to buy music on an iPhone or iPad without needing an internet connection thanks to Apple's latest patent. The new patent would see iTunes storing top recommended songs to your phone, tablet or computer, but keeping them locked until you click 'buy'. To buy the songs, you'd need to have pre-paid...

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Sony Xperia Z could be headed for T-Mobile US

Testing of the latest Sony flagship, the Xperia Z, by T-Mobile for use on its US network have reportedly started according to several sources. While this doesn't mean that we'll definitely be seeing the device on the Magenta network with any degree of certainty, it does mean that T-Mobile is at least considering once again offering Sony smartphones in its lineup. ...

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Huawei Ascend W1 review

Huawei Ascend W1 review After more leaks than a wicker canoe, the Huawei Ascend W1 was finally unveiled at CES 2013 as the Chinese firm's first Windows Phone 8 smartphone. Aimed at the bottom end of the market, the Ascend W1 doesn't sport the premium polycarbonate unibody of the Nokia Lumia 920 or the sultry design of the HTC 8X, as it looks instead to rub shoulders...

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Microsoft and Nokia file EU complaint against 'trojan horse' Google

A trojan....robot? With great power, comes a great number of lawsuits - and Google is certainly no stranger to finding itself in sticky litigation disputes. Now European antitrust regulators have received a formal complaint about Google's Android for mobile, filed by Fairsearch Europe, a group that includes Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle. According to the...

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EE: 'We'll double your speed, but we won't double your data'

Time to start using more data! After announcing that it would be doubling the speed and capacity of its 4G network, we were hoping EE would also give its data allowances a boost - but, alas, that's not the case. Olaf Swantee, the CEO of EE admitted during a press briefing that "people are using more data on 4G than on 3G" (which is no big surprise), but...

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WhatsApp says it's not selling to Google after all

Just look at that logo potential Speculation was rife yesterday that messaging app WhatsApp was reportedly in talks to sell itself to Google for a nice little (billion-dollar) sum. But the company has now denied that this is the case - although it's not clear whether the fact is that talks have ended or that talks were never happening. Neeraj Arora, WhatsApp's...

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Xiaomi MI-2S with new chipset announced, faster than the S4?

Oh, Xiaomi – you keep teasing us with low-priced superphones that are a challenge to buy outside of China. The latest offering is an S version of the recent Xiaomi MI-2 and it packs a Snapdragon 600 chipset (over the S4 Pro of the MI-2). The quad-core Krait 300 CPU has been clocked at 1.7GHz but according to Xiaomi’s numbers it beats the Samsung Galaxy S4 in benchmarks (which has a 1.9GHz Krait 300 CPU). Here are the benchmarks. Note that we’re using Xiaomi’s own numbers for the performance of the MI-2 and MI-2S, so take them with a pinch...

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 specs list confirms 6.3" HD display

Following the footsteps of the Galaxy Mega 5.8 yesterday, comes the complete specs sheet of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 upcoming phablet. According to SamMobile, the Galaxy Mega 6.3 will pack a 6.3" PLS display of HD resolution and is going to be powered by a 1.7GHz dual-core CPU and feature 1.5GB of RAM. That could be the Exynost 5250 chipset powering the company's...

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myFC PowerTrekk review

myFC PowerTrekk review Getting out into the great outdoors can be a fantastic stress reliever, but one big problem these days is that you generally have to leave your gadgets behind. But what if you could get instant power anywhere, with just water as fuel; no electrical socket, sun or wind required? Enter the PowerTrekk hydrogen fuel cell charger. What is a fuel...

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Samsung Galaxy Mega specs emerge, stretch definition of 'portable'

How big is too big for a smartphone? The Galaxy Note 2 would like a word New Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Galaxy Mega 6.3 leaks today revealed some specs for the rumored massive Samsung devices. Whenever Samsung decides to add new members to its line of generally stellar Galaxy devices, new details always seem to fly around at lightspeed. But according to the latest...

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