4G on EE too expensive? Shared phone and tablet contracts coming soon

Tablet and phone data will soon be available on the same contract from EE The UK's only up-and-running 4G LTE network EE will soon allow customers to sign data contracts that allow for the use of multiple devices. The fledgling next-gen network, which has already racked up half a million customers since October, will allow users to split their data allowance...

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Is Instagram finally coming to Windows Phone June 26?

Instagram will be a huge boon to Windows Phone 8 if it does arrive Instagram could finally arrive on Windows Phone 8 handsets this month, but it will come with some caveats, a new rumor claims. Chinese site WPDang - the same site that yesterday leaked previously unseen photos of the Nokia EOS - claimed today that Facebook-owned Instagram will come to WP8...

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More Nokia EOS photo leaks capture massive 41MP camera hump

The Nokia EOS is appearing in more colors every day (credit: WPXAP/GSMArena) A flood of new leaked photos of the Nokia EOS "Elvis" with PureView camera technology hit the web this week, showing off the device's massive camera hump. The EOS is believed to pack a 41-megapixel camera into a polycarbonate frame similar to those used on Nokia's Lumia phones....

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Swype-alike Google Keyboard app graduates from Nexus to Play Store

Gesture-based typing goes Google Play-wide Popular, gesture-based Android keyboard apps Swype and SwiftKey now have a competitor in the form of Google's homemade Google Keyboard app, which arrived on the Play Store today. The free app, which had previously been the stock keyboard on the company's Nexus smartphones and tablets, is now available to all Android...

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Ovum survey finds BYOD on the rise

It's getting more common Corporate 'bring your own device' trends, which see employees bring their own tablets and smartphones into the workplace, are on the rise, according to a new study. Ovum's 2013 Multi-Market BYOX Employee Survey found that nearly 70% of employees who own a smartphone or tablet choose to use it to access corporate data. The study...

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EE launches Glastonbury 2013 app with BBC-powered live streams

Are the Appy Mondays playing? GROAN Tents, mud and rock 'n' roll - that's right folks, Glastonbury is back and EE has launched an app that should keep you sweet even if you haven't managed to nab tickets this year. Available on Android and iOS, the official Glastonbury 2013 app will not only prove handy for festival-goers brave enough to take their smartphones...

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BBM for Android and iOS release date cat escapes bag

Have they instagrammed this press shot? The free download of BBM for iOS and Android owners will be landing on June 27, so non-BlackBerry users can finally plan those riots they've been hankering after. The release date was unveiled by T-Mobile UK, which tweeted the "great news" complete with smiley face and BBM hashtag. That's social media, folks. Android...

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Sprint and LG announce Optimus F3 for $30 starting June 14

LG and Sprint have officially outed the Optimus F3. It's a Jelly Bean 4.1.2 smartphone with a 4" IPS WVGA (480 x 800) screen with Gorilla Glass 2 protection, LTE, dual-core 1.2 GHz processor. It will cost you $29.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate on a two-year contract and sales start on June 14. The LG Optimus F3 will come with Google's TalkBack accessibility app, which...

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comScore: Apple beats Samsung in US, Android top OS

comScore has released its detailed breakdown of the active smartphone users in the US for the trimester ending in April 2013. Apple is the top manufacturer with 39.2% followed by Samsung at 22.0%. Keep in mind that these results do not include the majority of the Galaxy S4 sales as it was released at the very end of April. HTC and Motorola are fighting for third...

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BBM to come preinstalled on some Android smartphones

Earlier last month BlackBerry announced it will be bringing its highly popular BlackBerry Messenger (a.k.a. BBM) to Android and iOS, but it turns out the Canadians are aiming higher – they want BBM to be available out of box. "There is interest from other handset makers" says BlackBerry COO Kristian Tear, but he didn’t say which ones. Apple is certainly not one of...

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Samsung S4 mini will cost £389.99, apparently

"Black Mist" Today in Samsung rumours: the Galaxy S4 mini will cost £389.99 according to a UK retail website. Hand Tech, a UK consumer electronics website, has made the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini available for pre-order with the £390 price tag. The handset will be available in "black mist" and "white frost". With current frost and mist prices higher than ever,...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 update brings move to SD, HDR video capture

Samsung got some heat for how much free storage is available on the Galaxy S4 out of the box and the company promised to look for ways to increase it. A new update that hit S4s in Germany is a step in the right direction. The update (XXUBMEA) weighs in at 366MB and after installing it you get 9.23GB of free storage, up from 9.15GB (on a 16GB model). It's not much, but...

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4G 'will make cloud take off', and EE is already working on the next step

Houston, we have lift off When EE unleashes its double speed 4G in 10 UK cities in a few weeks time, EE reckons it will see cloud computing come to the fore thanks to speeds up to 80Mbps. You're unlikely to see that top speed, with EE predicting an average of 24-30Mbps - but that's still faster than a lot of people's home broadband connection. Mansoor...

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EE needs a 4G friend, 'we're feeling lonely'

Come on guys, group hug Apparently having the 4G playing field to yourself isn't all it's cracked up to be, as the UK's only LTE provider is getting a bit lonely. Speaking at a press briefing in London EE's Director of Network Integration & LTE, Mansoor Hanif explained the network's position in the market and what it makes of the competition. "I think...

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Google Glass: what you need to know

Does Project Glass represent the next big step in mobile communications? Back in early 2012, before the world had heard of Google Glass, the tech world was ablaze with rumours that the search giant was beavering away on augmented reality goggles. As the days went by, it was clear that not only was this true, but that Google's dream of wearable technology...

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Latest leak confirms Nokia EOS red color version

The Nokia EOS is all over the news lately. First with a leaked yellow panel and then a bunch of live photos, which we exclusively brought to you, sporting a much more serious black color. And now to join in the leak vortex comes a red panel of the upcoming camera-slash-Windows-phone. The panel appears to be made of glossy plastic and sports a bulging crater on the back...

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