Amazon opening up App Store to 200 new countries

Can the world expect to see the Fire (in) HD? With the Kindle Fire HD selling like hotcakes and rumours of an Amazon smartphone getting louder and louder, the online retailer has decided to throw more fuel on the fire of speculation by opening its App Store to an additional 200 markets around the world. Previously only available in the US, UK, Germany, France,...

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LG: UK phone market is most tricky in the world

The Optimus G Pro is the great new hope for LG Mobile LG has pledged to improve its devices after admitting to a sluggish start to the smartphone era. In a briefing with TechRadar in Seoul today, Won Kim, LG's head of mobile communications in Europe, confessed that the smartphone market is currently a two horse race with bitter rivals Samsung and Apple dominating...

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HTC First review

HTC First review Call Facebook ubiquitous and you're understating your case. Unlock any random smartphone and you're guaranteed to find a little blue F icon waiting on the home screen. Facebook is so big, so everywhere, so omnipresent that it's already on everyone's phone, but apparently that's not enough for the sharing mogul. Now Facebook has decided to completely...

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Huawei Ascend Mate to hit Oz on April 20, costs AU$429

Huawei announced its Ascend Mate phablet at this year's Consumer Electronic Show, but the device is only now starting to make its way to stores around the globe. The device will go on sale in Australia, starting from April 20. Huawei Ascend Mate sports a massive 6.1" IPS display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The phablet features a 1.5 GHz quad-core...

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Is this alien-looking phone Samsung's metal Galaxy Note 3?

Is this really a new Samsung design? (credit: evleaks) It emerged this week that Samsung could choose a new unibody metal chassis for the Galaxy Note 3, and today images appeared online that could show Samsung's new design language in the wild. The Twitter account @evleaks posted the images with the question "Upcoming Samsung design language?" Evleaks...

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Microsoft does the two-step, adds more security in new update

Microsoft accounts, now with twice the security Throughout the rest of the week, Microsoft will be rolling out a new security upgrade for its accounts, which will provide a new two-step verification process. The accounts affected include Outlook, Skype, SkyDrive, Xbox, and anything else that used to fall under the old Windows Live ID banner. With more...

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Is Google Babel-ing on again with Google Voice for Android update?

Wil Voice be integrated within Google Babel? An minor update to the Google Voice VoIP app for Android this week may hold a few clues regarding the Babel messaging service, the company is reported to be cooking up. The app update only lists "Improved the reliability of SMS delivery" as its reason for being, but Android Police took a glance beneath the surface...

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T-Mobile's 'unlimited' Full Monty plan is actually limited for 16 hours a day

ASA slapped down T-Mobile's unlimited data claims The UK arm of T-Mobile is now forbidden from advertising 'unlimited' data with its top-of-the-shop Full Monty tariffs. The Advertising Standards agency has ruled the company's practice of throttling customers peer-to-peer sharing activities from 8am to 2am does (surprise, surprise) constitute limiting data....

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LG to end its UK smartphone hiatus with Optimus G2 later this year?

LG to bring a new Optimus branded device to the UK? LG will bring to an end its self-enforced exile from the UK smartphone market by launching the Optimus G2 in 2013, reports on Wednesday claimed. Pocket-Lint has spoken with an LG insider, who claimed the device will be a flagship model to compete with Android big hitters like the Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC...

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Samsung allegedly working on a 10-inch tablet with 299ppi display

Samsung is allegedly working on a 10" tablet, which has been codenamed Roma. If latest rumors are to be trusted, the Samsung Roma will essentially be a TouchWiz version of the Nexus 10. The slate is said to come out with microSD card slot for memory expansion and 4G LTE support. Samsung Roma is rumored to sport a 10.1" display with 2560 x 1600 pixels, making...

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Samsung details Galaxy S4 US availability: 14 retailers to get it

Samsung has announced 14 stateside-based partners which will get the Galaxy S4 in the next couple of weeks. The list includes seven carriers and seven retailers. The seven carriers to offer Samsung's latest and greatest smartphone are AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, U.S. Carrier, Cricket and C Spire. All of them will start selling the Galaxy S4 by the...

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A leaked Samsung prototype does not hint at a new design language

The leak of the day comes courtesy of popular Twitter channel evleaks, which has gained a serious reputation for its reliable photo leaks in the past. This time, however, even the author behind the account is not sure about what the image means and suggests it may be showing a new design language, which will be adopted by Samsung in the near future. Now, we would...

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A case of the ex: Jolla readying Sailfish devices to prove Nokia wrong

All ready for a Jolla good time Jolla, the startup partly comprising of ex-Nokia employees, reckons it will have hardware ready next month. While the phone won't be available to buy, the move will show that Jolla, formed by disgruntled Nokians who wanted to continue the work into MeeGo (the OS created by the Finns and Intel) through the Sailfish operating...

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Sony Xperia SP and Xperia L go on pre-order across Europe

Sony’s mid-ranger with aluminum charm is up for pre-order in several countries from a variety of stores. The other recently announced model, the Sony Xperia L has made its way to some stores too. Here are the ones we managed to curate: Sony Xperia SP Three UK will put the Sony Xperia SP on sale on April 30. The white one will be available first, with the black one...

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HTC 606w shows up in China - Ultrapixels moving to other phones?

HTC 606w - blue piping for you, blue piping for me The HTC 606w may sound like a lightbulb, but it is in fact souped-up HTC First without the tedious burden of Facebook Home to contend with. HTC tried to sneak the device through Chinese regulatory channels but it was spotted by Digi.Tech which managed to skim off some renders of the handset, showing off...

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 details leaked and it doesn't look bad

Ace in the hole It's not just high-end handsets being churned out over in Korea at the moment, with a new benchmark result apparently revealing a more budget-friendly phone in works over at Samsung in the form of the Galaxy Ace 3. Looking to replace the Galaxy Ace 2 and the still wildly-popular-with-networks original Galaxy Ace, the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3...

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LG press invites hint at a new device unveil on May 1

LG has put out a press invite for an upcoming product unveiling in New York City on May 1. The event features the heading "share the genius," and as is usually the case with announcement events from major manufacturers, cryptically urges us to "Capture the Spotlight in True Brilliance." What they'll be revealing is really anyone's guess, but the "true brilliance"...

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Optimistic Facebook 'in talks' with Apple about Facebook Home for iPhone

Chat Heads - still not Homey enough for you? A Facebook exec has confirmed that the social network is 'talking' to Apple about bringing Facebook Home to it's famously locked-down iOS. That doesn't mean that the part-OS part-overzealous-app will make it to your iPhone or iPad any time soon though, with Adam Mosseri, Facebook's director of product, describing...

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HTC 606w with UltraPixel camera gets certification in China

The rumor mill has been expecting an UltraPixel-packing mid-ranger, dubbed HTC M4, and an approval from the Telecommunication Equipment Certification Centre in China confirms its existence. It looks similar to the HTC One with two speakers on the front, but the camera on the back looks different. This phone, which goes by as HTC 606w, packs a 4.3” 720p screen and is...

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Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Mega review

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Mega review There was the Note. Then the Note 2. But has Samsung finally pushed things too far with the 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega, or is it the ultimate fusion of tablet and smartphone? The Galaxy Mega might not have a price yet, but it's certainly not going to be jostling with the Galaxy S4 at her sharp end of the smartphone market. Packing...

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Android activations figure reach 1.5 million per day

Android activation figures are some of Google's favorite numbers and something they never forgets to mention at any event. Last time we heard about it, the company was doing 1.4 million activations, which was just last month. Now, Eric Schmidt has revealed that they have reached the 1.5 million milestone and that the company is on track to reach the...

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