Custom materials for Moto X could include wood, metal, fabric and ceramic

Moto X to get custom backplates? The customisation options for the "designed by you" Moto X phone could include the chance to choose from a variety of build materials for the device's backplate. According to Android and Me owner Taylor Wimberley, who's been firing off tips left and right recently, options for the casing will include wood, metal, fabric and...

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Zooming in on the Lumia 1020's camera apps and features

Features, not specs, are what will help the Lumia 1020 stand out It's seemingly impossible to go a week without a new smartphone announcement, with manufacturers falling all over themselves to announce the "next big thing." Some may be tempted to write off yesterday's reveal of the Nokia Lumia 1020 as just another debut of yet another Windows Phone 8 device,...

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Apple launches investigation of Indonesian tin mining controversy

Waste from tin mining pours into the ocean (credit: Ulet Ifansasti / Friends of the Earth) Apple has launched an investigation over allegations that tin mining operations in Indonesia are destroying the country's environments and communities. Tin mined there is used for production of Apple's iPhones, iPads and other products, but it comes at a heavy cost,...

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Next Windows Phone 8 update is no Windows 8.1

Windows Phone users may have to wait until 2014 for a significant update Microsoft detailed the next Windows Phone 8 update yesterday and revealed that General Distribution Release 2 (GDR2) will bring minor changes to the mobile OS. But eight months after the initial release of Windows Phone 8, some users are expecting more major changes to the OS. After...

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Want to know when your phone will become your flexible friend?

Can it bend it like Beckham? Umm probably not, no Let's face it: smartphone screens are getting a little boring. Apart from going closer to the edge of the bezel, it's all just increasingly larger displays in the same rectangular shape, with most attempts to deviate from this form factor failing. But what if we didn't have to put up with that? What if a...

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Precedent: Last major Russian carrier drops deal with Apple

Many carriers all over the world have jumped through all sorts of hoops in order to secure that precious iPhone deal with Apple but this is the first time carriers that have already offered the Apple snartphone are giving up on it According to Hi-Tech Russia VimpelCom known by its Beeline brand has broken all ties with Apple over serving the iPhone after its contract...

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BlackBerry isn't working: time to call it quits

Hey, who wants a BB10! No one, actually You know that feeling when you're at a party, someone's on stage doing karaoke and they're dying on their arse? You just want to drag them off because it's painful to watch. It's how I feel every time I see an article about Blackberry these days. In fact, I could sum up that emotion in a sentence: Taxi for BlackBerry...

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Eric Schmidt can't talk about but can show off Moto X Phone

Smug (credit: Gary He) Google's Eric Schmidt rocked up at the Allen and Co media conference with a phone we expect is the Moto X Phone. Sadly, he 'couldn't comment on the nature of' the handset, but was happy enough to wave it around in front of photographers' cameras. He's nothing if not unassuming. Jazzy The sleek white handset doesn't come...

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Eric Schmidt shows up with Motorola Moto X

Rumors about the Motorola Moto X have been getting more and more intensive theses days and we even managed to get a glimpse of the upcoming smartphone from the Google-owned company. The latest bit is particurlarly interesting though - the Moto X smartphone was seen in the hands of no other than Eric Schmidt, Google's Executive Chairman. Mr Schmidt was spotted using the...

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iPhone 6 release date, news and rumours

Apple made the screen bigger last time. Is an even bigger iPhone on the way? When Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, the reaction was a bit muted: where previous phones were massive leaps forward, the iPhone 5 was a bit longer and a lot easier to scratch. So what can we expect from the next iPhone, the iPhone 6 or 5S? Let's see what we can glean from the varying...

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6-inch quad-core WP devices coming later this year

Microsoft is building up a huge update to Windows Phone. Dubbed Blue, the General Distribution Release 3 (GDR3), will likely land in 2014 with a notification center, improved multitasking and updated core apps in tow. According to sources Microsoft will be releasing some of the improvements meant for Blue later this year - support for larger screens (5" and 6"), 1080p...

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Here are the best pictures of the budget iPhone to date

Casings, casings everywhere but no actual handset to speak of (credit: FanaticFone) Yet more photos of what is believed to be a cheap iPhone have surfaced, showing off its outer shell and volume switches in close-up. The design of the white shell first published by the fairly reliable folk over at FanaticFone.com show a similar design to that we're already...

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Is this the BlackBerry A10 in all its glory?

BlackBerry goes bigger Rumours that BlackBerry is set to launch its largest phone screen seem more certain than ever as an image of the A10 handset has appeared online. Don't assume this is the real deal but the picture certainly echoes previous word that the handset, also known as the Aristo, would closely resemble the Samsung Galaxy S4 with its rounded...

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Image of BlackBerry A10 with 5-inch display leaks

An image of what is reportedly the BlackBerry A10, an upcoming BB 10 smartphone, has been leaked. The photo confirms that the handset will be build around a 5" display. The source claims that the BlackBerry A10, which is codenamed Aristo, will be equipped with a 1,280 x 720 pixel display, like its Z10 predecessor, rather than a full HD screen as available on...

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Nokia Lumia 1020 Pro Camera app hitting Lumia 920, 925 and 928

The phone camera steps up its game If you're enticed by the Nokia Lumia 1020's camera suite but plan on sticking with your older PureView Windows Phone handset for the time being, don't fret - Nokia has promised you'll be able to get in on the action too. The Pro Camera app will be available to the Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 925 and Lumia 928 later this year,...

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Nokia Pro Camera app arriving on other Lumia devices shortly

Yesterday, Nokia announced the Lumia 1020 smartphone with a 41 megapixel PureView sensor and to go with it, a new version of the Nokia Pro Camera application with one of the most comprehensive range of image adjustment options found on a mobile phone. The best part about this software is not how it packs in a dozen options but the way the interface...

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