Speech-to-text devices more dangerous than hand-held for drivers

When talking gets dangerous... Hands-free, speech-to-text devices are increasingly being incorporated into cars to help people SMS, make phone calls, or even use social media. However, last year in Australia, Queensland Police revealed figures which claim that mobile phone-related distractions cause more road fatalities than any other commonly known driving...

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Specs for Sony Xperia ZU allegedly leak, now with an 8MP camera

Xperia ZU specs show Sony isn't afraid to go big Where there's smoke, there's usually fire, and in Sony's case, there's been a whole lot of smoke about the Xperia ZU smartphone. Formerly known as the Togari, Sony latest mobile device has its sights set on the phablet market Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 currently dominates. Rumors about the supposed phone have...

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Official: The EU's roaming empire to finally crumble in 2014

The end of 'Hi mum, yeah we're ok, bye" comes next summer There are few emails the British dread more than that post-holiday mobile phone statement, where we discover what little cash we had left will be consumed by those nasty mobile roaming charges. However, the financial pain of staying in touch with friends and family while vacationing in the EU will...

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Mark your calendars for Nokia's July 11 event, look out for EOS

Zoom in Nokia is throwing an all day event July 11, according to an invitation sent out today. "Zoom. Reinvented," the invite, depicting a magnifying glass, reads. "See more from Nokia." Other than a time - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET - few firm details are discernible from the black and yellow note. However, chances are we're in for a new high-end camera phone...

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Nokia to hold an event on July 11, says it'll reinvent the zoom

Nokia has just issued a press invite with a very interesting design stating "Zoom reinvented", hinting the company is ought to officially announce the Nokia EOS cameraphone. While the EOS moniker hasn't been confirmed in any way, nor the number of the megapixels the camera of the phone will sport, we have a very good idea of how it'll look. Nokia is also likely to...

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Samsung Galaxy Camera strikes back, sequel launching June 20

If at first you don't succeed... Undeterred by a recent JPMorgan report predicting slower Samsung Galaxy S4 sales, the company is going on the offensive with plans for its next Android camera. The Korea Times reported Thursday that Samsung Chief Executive Officer Shin Jong-kyun appears to have channeled his inner Obi-Wan Kenobi this week, deflecting a drop...

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US Samsung Galaxy S4 Active to launch exclusively on AT&T

AT&T officially announced that it will be launching the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active exclusively in the US. The carrier dunked a unit in water to celebrate, relying on the IP67-certified hardware to keep going. Pre-orders will be starting tomorrow, Friday, with the first Galaxy S4 Active units expected to hit AT&T stores (both brick and mortar and online) about...

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Apple plans bigger iPhones, cheaper iPhones, all the iPhones, say sources

All the iPhones. All of 'em. Now that iOS 7 has been announced, attention has turned to what hardware Apple will launch alongside it, be it an iPhone 5S or an iPhone 6. Today several insiders have told Reuters that Apple has been mulling over the possibility of a 4.7-inch iPhone as well as a 5.7-inch device straying in the direction of the 'phablet' arena....

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Reuters: Apple may be considering larger iPhones

Apple is looking into creating iPhones with bigger screens, specifically 4.7 and 5.7-inch models, as early as next year according to a report from Reuters. There are also rumors that cheaper iPhone models will be offered in a range of colors. While Apple has not yet commented on the speculation of larger-screened models, it's not inconceivable to believe that...

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New Nokia EOS photo sizes it up against the Lumia 920

We already got familiar with the upcoming Nokia EOS cameraphone and concluded it looked pretty similar to the Nokia Lumia 920. However, Vizileaks, one of the main sources of the Nokia EOS leaks has taken yet another photo of the Windows Phone 8-running cameraphone to show the world just how visually similar the new Nokia flagship is to its predecessor. Not many...

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Samsung CEO says Galaxy S4 sales are going fine

There's been a lot of speculation that Samsung Galaxy S4 won't meet its sales targets spurred after US investment bank JPMorgan released a report. Another bank, Morgan Stanley, also forecasts lower S4 sales. Samsung CEO JK Shin is doing some damage control after the company's shares fell 6% in the aftermath of the reports. "I can say sales of the Galaxy S4 smartphone...

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Acer: 'We'd love to do a Windows Phone 8 handset'

WP8 love doesn't mean it's an attractive option Microsoft is keen for manufacturers to build smartphones for its Windows Phone 8 OS, but Acer isn't willing to bite this time. Acer isn't alien to the Windows Phone game as it launched the Windows Phone 7.5-toting Allegro in 2011, but it's yet to venture into the latest version of platform. Allen Burnes,...

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra gets caught in the wild, UI is unchanged

The soon-to-be-announced Sony Xperia ZU (standing for Z Ultra) has appeared in a photo taken in the wild. That's not the first time we take a glimpse of Sony's first phablet, but it's the first time we see its 6.44-inch display turned on. Just like the Xperia Z, the Xperia Z Ultra will have a Nexus-like trio of on-screen buttons at the bottom of its full HD display....

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Sony's June 25 event in London could usher in Xperia ZU phablet

Big things on the horizon? Sony Mobile UK has just sent out an invite for an event in London on June 25, where it promises that we'll "see the next breakthrough in the Sony design story". The invite continues: "join us as we unveil the newest addition to the Xperia range. Discover our unique approach to design as we share our focus for 2013 and beyond."...

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Spy photos of HTC Butterfly S show design, stereo speakers

HTC is scaling its lauded One flagship down and up – we already saw the One mini, now thanks to some spy shots we're getting a closer look at the Butterfly S, an update on the company's first 1080p phone with One hardware. One of the most noticeable changes is that the loudspeaker on the back has been removed, instead there are two BoomSound loudspeakers on the front....

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BoomSound-boasting HTC Butterfly S flutters into view

The Flap of a Butterfly's Wings etc etc (credit: VR-Zone) It looks like the HTC Butterfly is about to become very real, and some leaked candid snaps show the new specimen giving the camera an early teaser. The dimensions of the new handset appear to be then same as the original Butterfly, however the speaker on the rear has become stereo speakers on the...

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Acer: Android isn't broke so we won't try and fix it

Is all this just unnecessary? Phone manufacturers love a good Android overlay, just take a look at Sense 5.0 on the HTC One, TouchWiz on the Samsung Galaxy S4 or even the Emotion 1.5 UI on the Huawei Ascend P2 - they just can't let Google's creation be - but that's not the case over at Acer. The Taiwanese firm spoke to TechRadar and explained that it would...

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