Saturday, April 20, 2013

So far, Spotify is more popular than iTunes with Twitter Music users

Twitter Music launched to the public on Thursday Read into this what you will, but in the first 24 hours of its existence, figures suggest that slightly more people used Spotify than iTunes to enjoy tracks on the new Twitter Music service. According to stats from Simply Measured, 11,984 people used the #NowPlaying hashtag to tweet Spotify links from the...

AT&T to start shipping Samsung Galaxy S4 from April 23

The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available from 14 retailers across the US and the smartphone is already available for pre-ordering from AT&T. The AT&T version of the fourth generation Galaxy S smartphone is said to be launched on April 30 but the device might be available a week earlier. AT&T has updated its Samsung Galaxy S4 pre-order page...

The batteries that charge 1,000 times quicker and last 10 times longer

Advances in battery tech are badly needed (credit: johnnywashngo from Flickr) Batteries have been shoved well and truly into the spotlight this week. From sulphur and voltage spikes, to a battery technology breakthrough that could produce cells which fully charge in minutes and last for days rather than hours. If that wasn't exciting enough, we've got...

Sony reveals Xperia Jelly Bean update now in very final stage

Sony had promised earlier that they will be releasing the Jelly Bean update for all the Xperia devices that were released in 2012. Now, in a tweet from the official account, Sony has confirmed that the update is in very final stages and that more information will be provided next week. Just a quick update to say we hear you re: JB 4.1 for Xperia P & Go, (S, SL, acro S and ion). Work's in v. final stage - more news next week— Sony Xperia News (@SonyMobileNews) April 19, 2013 The list of devices that will be getting...

This week's hottest reviews on TechRadar

Windows Phone 8 goes low end but not low rent This week we've looked at the HTC First, the first phone with Facebook Home pre-installed as well as Nokia's bottom-rung Lumia, the 520. We've also got hands on with the new Kobo reader as well as TomTom's brand new Sport watch. So let's get stuck in. Here's our round-up of the hottest tech we've played with...