Nokia granted injunction against HTC One in Netherlands

HTC is facing further issues in trying to ship its newest flagship smartphone, the HTC One, to customers. After some supply issues, the company is now locked in a legal battle with Nokia over the use of Nokia's proprietary microphone technology. It seems HTC is using a specific type of microphone in the HTC One, developed by STMicroelectronics and Nokia...

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HTC One mic troubles, Apple over Google: tech fights the legal fight

Nokia is not happy with HTC Ah, legal troubles. Does any tech firm not have a few? A few tribunal tales have popped up today, but we'll start with the firm that always seems to find itself on either end of a lawsuit. Apple actually got some welcome news as the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) threw out the final "patent-in-suit" remaining from...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 flexible OLED rumours back for (at least) one more round

New OLED tech to debut in Galaxy Note later this year? The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablet will arrive at IFA 2013 in September touting a first-of-its-kind flexible plastic OLED display, reports on Monday claimed once again. The Korean giant plans to ditch the glass OLED displays that have featured on all recent devices to launch its long-awaited "unbreakable"...

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Hands on: Samsung Galaxy S4 review

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy S4 review Update: We've had the Samsung Galaxy S4 in our testing labs for a few days now, and we're putting it through our rigorous testing process as you read this to bring you a fully in-depth analysis of the handset. In the meantime, check out our updated hands on shots and check back as we'll be bringing the full review with star rating...

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Who'd have thought? Samsung developing mind-controlled tablet tech

A user can select one application every five seconds with 80 to 95 percent accuracy (credit: MIT Technology Review) If touchscreens are the present, then perhaps touch-free screens are the future. Samsung revealed via the MIT Technology Review over the weekend its ambitions to bring mind-controlled tablets to market, with an eye toward disabled people...

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Firefox OS geeks to get first devices this week from Geeksphone?

Geeksphone's Keon and Peak Firefox OS phones could launch this week Spanish startup Geeksphone unveiled its first Firefox OS smartphones in January, and now rumor has it those phones will be the first to hit the market. According to a report today from The Next Web, the Firefox OS devices "Keon" and "Peak" will go on sale to developers tomorrow, or Wednesday...

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Apple returns 5 to 8 million iPhones to Foxconn

Return to sender Apple must have bought into Foxconn Care because the company has returned 5 to 8 million iPhones to the Taiwanese manufacturer, according to a report today. With labor costs estimated to be USD $200 (£131, AUD$195) for each smartphone, that means Foxconn is taking a loss of up to $1.6 billion, reports China Business through The Register....

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Huawei A199 goes official in China, has dual-SIM GSM/CDMA

Huawei has just announced its new A199 model with 5.0-inch 720p IPS display and powered by Huawei's own K3V2 chipset featuring a quad-core 1.5GHz processor. Huawei A199 is a China Telecom exclusive and comes with dual-SIM support and is capable of dual GSM/CDMA standby. Note that 3G connectivity is available only in CDMA mode. Huawei A199 The rest of the A199 specs...

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Best HTC One apps: top apps for your new HTC One

Best apps for the HTC One HTC's flagship Android model for 2013 has picked up heaps of praise since its April launch, with many declaring the HTC One the best ever smartphone and one of the tech highlights of the year so far. One of the key features is HTC's own "ultrapixel" camera system, which does an incredible job of capturing images at low light levels,...

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Analysts: Apple profits to fall this quarter, iPhone 5S to be delayed

Apple has been exceeding analysts’ expectations since 2003, but now the same analysts think the company’s profit will fall for the first time in a decade. Even worse, one Citibank analyst believes the iPhone 5S will be delayed, resulting in even more worry for Apple stockholders. Analysts expect Apple’s quarterly report to show an 18% decline in net income with revenue...

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Nexus 4 review

Nexus 4 review Recommended award Google's Nexus (ten points to anyone who can tell us if Nexi is the correct plural) smartphones have always set the standard when it comes to a pure Google experience. The first Nexus One was a true geek device. Sold only through Google directly (apart from a brief flirtation with Vodafone), it never achieved massive sales....

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