iOS 7 announced: new look, Siri, multitasking, toggles and more

Apple just updated both its platforms – we already saw the new Mac OS X, now it's time for iOS 7. It brings a ton of usability improvements, many of which have been lacking in iOS for a while now. It brings a brand new look for the operating system with flat icons. The icons are designed around a standardized grid to unify the look. It also brings animated wallpapers...

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iOS 7 unveiled with stripped back design and new technical nous

It's here! iOS7 is finally here! Apple has taken to the stage in San Francisco at its annual WWDC event to announce the next iteration of its mobile platform dubbed iOS 7. Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, branded iOS 7 "the biggest change to iOS since the iPhone", which shows you just how important this update is to the company. Taking over from iOS 6, the new software...

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App store celebrates 900,000 apps ahead of fifth birthday

Lots of apps! Apple has announced on stage at WWDC that it now has over 900,000 applications in its App Store, throwing down the gauntlet to its fierce rival Google, which at last count was around the 800,000 mark in Google Play. An area where the App Store really does excel is in tablet-only apps, with Apple revealing it now has 375,000 applications dedicated...

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AT&T announces an increased 24 months upgrade cycle

AT&T has officially announced its 24 month upgrade policy across all its wireless products and services. The latest change align with the device upgrade eligibility with their two-year standard agreement and the new policy is applicable to all the AT&T consumers whose agreement expires in March 2014 or later. However, AT&T will continue to offer...

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How to watch today's Apple WWDC 2013 event live

This year's Apple Worldwide Developer Conference is scheduled to start in a couple of hours with the keynote which should see the announcement of iOS 7, and Mac OS X 10.9. Apple has been notorious for not streaming its events live, but ever since Tim Cook took the wheel of the company, this hasn't been the case. Indeed, the company is opting for a wider exposure of...

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BlackBerry Q5 release date and price: who's on board?

You want it? Come get it The BlackBerry Q5 is here, and about time too as the Canadian firm launches its first "affordable" (the final price remains to be seen) BlackBerry 10 device. Unveiled at the annual BlackBerry Live conference in Orlando the BlackBerry Q5 was almost completely leaked under the moniker BlackBery R10, so its design and specs come as...

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HTC might launch Butterfly S and Desire 600 on June 19

HTC recently announced its dual-SIM Desire 600 with Sense 5 on board, but there was no word on the availability of the smartphone. The Taiwanese manufacturer might launch the Desire 600 smartphone along with the rumored Butterfly S on June 19, if these press invitations that appeared online are the real deal. The HTC Butterfly S is said to be a slight upgrade...

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'Affordable' BlackBerry Q5 release date and price revealed

Yours, for £350 We've had our first sniff of a price for the BlackBerry Q5 and while it isn't as much as the extravagantly priced BlackBerry Q10, it's not exactly cheap. BlackBerry said at launch the Q5 would be its first "affordable" handset to run the new BlackBerry 10 operating system, although your interpretation of affordable may differ to that of the...

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Huawei teases Ascend P6 in picture, shows video too

Huawei seems to have taken one from the Samsung book of hyping upcoming devices and is going all out with the upcoming Ascend P6. The company has released a teaser pic of the droid sporting a clean white look and metal accents on the sides with a little peak at the Emotion UI on its screen. The device is said to premiere at Huawei's London event on June 18...

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JJ Abrams hates your smartphone

STOP IGNORING ME BRIAN!!! I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU JUST TWEETED! Although he is probably a fan of the communicator, Star Trek and Star Wars director JJ Abrams is not especially happy with the impact of the humble smartphone. "When you go out, you might as well be in the office, because [you have your mobile] phone," he said. "This technology connects you with...

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Sony Xperia ZU could be phablet formerly known as Togari

Surely 6.44 inches is too big? The Sony Xperia ZU may be the official name for the much rumoured, super-sized handset Togari. Apparently VR-Zone is in the position to exclusively reveal the name of Sony's next handset, along with a Xperia ZU release date of June 25. Now Sony does have an event planned in Germany on that date and while details on this are...

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Apple, Xbox One and PS4 all make it a Magnificent Monday

Magnificent Monday - kind of a big deal A few times a year we are lucky enough to get a night in tech that make everybody sit up and notice - traditionally they Apple's iPhone and iPad launches and Samsung's Galaxy S announcements. But on this Magnificent Monday we are getting not two but three major reveals from a triumvirate of the world's tech leviathans,...

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Is this the ugly Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom in the actual flesh?

It may have a decent camera, but it looks rubbish (credit: TechTastic) Over the weekend a press image appeared online claiming to depict the much rumoured Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, and now further photos apparently showing the device in the flesh have surfaced. The folks over at TechTastic reckon they've got their hands on "real" pictures of the Galaxy...

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 launches as an S3 / S4 mashup

Ace of spades Samsung's slipped yet another member of the Galaxy family our way, the Galaxy Ace 3, which lands exactly as we expected it to and in both 3G and 4G LTE forms. The 4-inch 480 x 800 display is your first hint that this is pretty entry-level as far as Samsung handsets go. The phone will be running on a 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM....

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Nokia Lumia 925 goes on sale, hits Germany first

Almost a month after its announcement, the Lumia 925 has gone on sale. The Nokia Lumia 925 will start its roll-out in in Europe with a debut in Germany. Vodafone is one of the carriers there to carry the aluminum Lumia 925 by the end of June. The next European countries to follow will be Italy, Spain and the UK. O2 has already confirmed it will be adding the new Nokia...

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Oppo Find 5 Mini leaks, said to pack a 3.7" 720p screen

After releasing the Find 5 and making it available to Europeans, Oppo looks to be on its way of releasing a smaller version of its flagship Android smartphone dubbed Oppo Find 5 Mini. The Oppo Find 5 Mini is said to feature the same design as its bigger brother, but with a smaller screen at the front. According to the reports the display will measure 3.7" in diagonal...

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Don't blame it on yourself, blame it on the BBC's new iOS and Android weather app

Weather for cats Having seen an increase in people checking the BBC Weather site on their phones over the past year, the BBC has launched a new dedicated weather app for iOS and Android users, presenting all that gloomy weather news in a lovely themed display. Available now to download from the iOS and Android app stores, the app can put your GPS to good...

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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 goes official with Android 4.2 JB

Samsung has just announced the Galaxy Ace 3, its latest attempt at a mid-range Android smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 follows the spirit of the past generation of Ace devices and offers an attractive set of features and a Galaxy S4-inspired design. Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 official photos The Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 packs a 1GHz dual-core CPU of unknown architecture...

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