Heads up: Garmin bringing portable HUD navigation to cars

Garmin's HUD makes sure your eyes stay focused on the road ahead Garmin is once again bringing luxury technology to the masses with its latest advancement in portable navigation systems. Dubbed the Heads-up Display (HUD), Garmin's new device will work in conjunction with your smartphone navigator to provide turn-by-turn directions right on your windshield....

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Nikon wants to 'change the concept of cameras,' says President

The point-and-shoot market is bleeding sales, according to Nikon Sales of point-and-shoot cameras are falling thanks to the rise of camera-equipped smartphones, but Nikon is not about to go down with that particular ship. Its expensive digital SLR cameras are doing just fine, after all, Nikon President Makoto Kimura told Bloomberg last week. More importantly,...

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Bored of Galaxy S4 variants? Samsung may have four Note 3s planned too

No(te), No(te), there's no limit! Reports emanating from Samsung's South Korean homeland have claimed the company will launch four versions of the forthcoming Galaxy Note 3. ETNews suggested the range, expected to arrive in September, will launch with various spec options; from a high-end, limited edition model, to a budget model with a scaled back LCD screen....

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Vodafone hides crafty PAYG price hike behind 'simplified' per-minute charges

Customers call Vodafone out on PAYG changes Vodafone has angered its UK customers by announcing a switch from per-second to per-minute call charges, which are likely to cost subscribers more money. From August 1, the Guardian reports, if a Vodafone pay as you go customer makes a call to a landline or mobile lasting, for example, 1:02, they will be charged...

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HTC One Google Edition spotted at Bluetooth SIG with Android 4.3

Traces of an http://gsmarena.com/HTC One Google Play Store edition running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean have been found over at the Bluetooth SIG. Carrying the model number PNG71xx_Android_4.3_G, the smartphone has undergone the certification process starting June 18 and has got the all clear on July 5. The reason for the re-certification of the HTC One is that Android...

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Flickr holds answer to Nokia Lumia 1020 naming mystery

And apparently it should look like this Photos snapped by Windows Phone VP Joe Belfiore seem to confirm that the 41MP Nokia Windows Phone we're all expecting to arrive in New York this week will indeed be called the Nokia Lumia 1020. Some light detective work revealed that at least two pictures within the photo stream from June 29 have "Nokia Lumia 1020"...

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Camera samples for 41MP Nokia Lumia 1020 (EOS) surface

Joe Belfiore, manager at Microsoft's Windows Phone division, has posted several samples which contain EXIF data identifying the device used as the Nokia Lumia 1020. Lumia 1020 camera samples The Lumia 1020, which leaked numerous times by its codename Nokia EOS, has since been identified by numerous sources as the Lumia 1020, a sequel to Nokia's current Windows Phone...

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Samsung Galaxy Fame review

Samsung Galaxy Fame review The Samsung Galaxy Fame is a phone that comes with a celebrity name, but certainly no celebrity price tag. Available SIM-free and unlocked from around £180/US$200 and free on UK contracts starting as low as £10 per month, the Samsung Galaxy Fame will certainly not drain your bank balance. It is unsurprising that Samsung has the most prolific...

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More LG Optimus G2 blurry shots leak ahead of launch

Photos of the upcoming LG Optimus G2 have surfaced and while they are of pretty poor quality they still manage to portray how the company's upcoming flagship looks like. At the front, there's an obvious lack of both capacitive and physical buttons. This leaves on-screen capacitive buttons as the only option, which was confirmed earlier by a couple of leaked screenshots...

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LG plotting Windows Phone 8 handset

Another challenger enters the fray LG is planning to broaden its otherwise Android-dominated horizons, confirming that the company has a Windows Phone 8 handset in the works. LG India's managing director Kwon Soon revealed all to Light Reading India, confirming that a phone was currently at the R&D stage. "At home [in South Korea], we are actually...

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Does Nokia have battery life concerns with flagship Lumia 1020?

Sending out a battery SOS to the 909 The name is still anyone's guess, but the battery inside the hotly tipped Nokia Lumia 1020 (or is that the Nokia 909?) may not be up to much after a charging shell appeared online. A snap of the accessory was picked up by Russian site Izvestia, and details which accompanied the photo suggested it would provide users with...

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Why are mobile phone batteries still so crap?

The low-cost WYSIPS crystal can recharge your mobile from any light source Mobile computing promises the world: web access, photos, music and maps, everywhere you go. And it can really deliver - for a while. But poor battery life means you'll probably soon run into problems, with some devices leaving you staring at a useless blank screen well before the end...

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HTC Butterfly S goes on sale in some stores in the US, Taiwan

The HTC Butterfly S is HTC's second flagship in a short period of time and it's already on sale. Those early prices are not cheap but only a few stores even offer it officially. One we found is Overseas Electronics – the Butterfly S is available in Black, Grey, White and Red and is priced $850 (US only shipping). Another store, Negri Electronics, has put it up on pre-order...

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