Amazon phone release date, news and rumors

Will it look something like this? With the runaway success of Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet - the media-happy device owns over half the Android tablet market - it seems only natural that the company would turn to smartphones next. Amazon's strategy of putting all its media content directly into consumers' hands has worked out well so far, so wouldn't the Seattle...

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Cheap iPhone bound for China, according to new report

Made, leaked and soon-to-be sold in China (credit: iapps) Add China to the list of words that the C in iPhone 5C could stand for - right next to color and cheap. Apple is readying a shipment of the less-expensive iPhone to China Mobile, the world's largest wireless carrier, according to a Wall Street Journal report today. Apple is said to have asked...

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Will the Amazon smartphone come with a 'free' price tag?

Zip, zero, nada? The Amazon phone is the device everyone knows is coming - it's just a matter of the etailer confirming the darn thing exists. While we are no closer to Jeff Bezos admitting his company has a handset cooking, new details out today reveal that when the handset does launch, Amazon may offer it free of charge. In a report on Jessica Lessin's...

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Sony Xperia Z1 is offered with a free QX10 lens in UK

Potential buyers of the freshly announced Sony Xperia Z1 in the UK will surely find this deal difficult to resist. Sony's Android smartphone flagship is offered for pre-order with a free QX10 lens by the British retailer Carphone Warehouse. The combo is available for both new and upgrade customers. It is offered on a variety of plans by all major UK carriers. Along...

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Nokia Lumia 1520 makes a busy Twitter leak appearance

Will users need so many tiles? (credit: @evleaks) We've possibly seen the Lumia 1520 cuddling with the Lumia 1020, but today a purported press shot gives us a look at the still-rumored phone's homescreen in full bloom. @evleaks is out with yet another unannounced phone's mug, claiming via Twitter that the device is the Lumia 1520, and that it's due in...

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Apple iPhone 5S retail packaging surfaces

Apple's upcoming iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C already look like one of the worst kept secrets in the tech industry. After appearing in leaked images, countless number of times, both smartphones are all set for an official unveiling on September 10. We recently saw the images of the Apple iPhone 5C packaging and now, we have the leaked images of the retail packaging on the...

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US, UK agencies said to have cracked online encryption

Decrypted for your reading pleasure Edward Snowden may have spent his summer hanging out in a Moscow airport, but he's still dishing out the intelligence secrets, this time exposing U.S. and U.K. governments for successfully dodging online encryption methods. BBC News today reported that government intelligence agencies in the United States and United Kingdom...

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EU proposes flat rate for calls as mobile roaming saga rumbles on

Will this new effort finally end the mobile roaming nightmare? The ongoing struggle to eliminate mobile roaming charges in the EU will see new legislation put forward next week, proposing a flat rate for calls across the region. The new plans from Neelie Kroes, the European Commission's vice-president who speaks on digital affairs, aim to end the woes for...

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Xbox One's SmartGlass app detailed, will hit devices by Christmas

Through the SmartGlass The Xbox One will get an upgraded edition of Microsoft's SmartGlass app in time for Christmas. The updated "second screen" experience will bring the speed and power of the Xbox One to your phones, tablets and laptops so you can use your devices as controllers, TV remotes and to browse the Xbox games store, among other things. SmartGlass...

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Alleged press image of Nokia Lumia 1520 leaks on Twitter

Courtesy of notorious leakster @evleaks, comes this latest press image of current Rumorland resident Nokia Lumia 1520 (formerly known as Bandit). The leak is a supposed press shot of the 6" device, which shows the resized live tiles, a yellow unibody shell, and a big camera lens with a LED flash. We've already seen an image of what appears to be the Nokia phablet...

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iPhone 5S: The Keynote Trailer

"Uplifting *****" - the internet Cupertino, California 2013 Mankind's thirst for ever more powerful smartphones has left the world a scorched battleground, blistered and scarred from the mighty Androids that stalk the earth. Now, humans live in a world overrun with devices of unprecedented size and capability. But some are fighting back. Deep inside...

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China Telecom puts up an iPhone 5S and 5C pre-order page

Rumors of the new iPhones going to China are heating up – they're so hot, in fact, that China Telecom just went and posted a pre-order page. It was quickly taken down, but the carrier's Sina Weibo account also posted about the two iPhones (this post was taken down as well). So, here's what's going on – Apple has scheduled a dedicated event in China (a first for the company)...

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Hands on: Sony Smartwatch 2 review

Hands on: Sony Smartwatch 2 review With all the hoo-ha surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Gear, we take another look at the other smartwatch – and one with a more obvious name too. The Sony Smartwatch 2 is a device that doesn't attempt to do as much as the recently-announced Galaxy Gear, but manages to be a more sleek and focused beast as a result. Shorn of the need...

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Nokia shocks, Galaxy Gears and all things IFA

Nokia's Stephen Elop has brought the phone manufacturer inside Microsoft You know those weeks where you get a year's worth of news in just seven days? This is one of those weeks. We've got so much news there's barely room for sarcasm and jokes! First up, the not-entirely-shocking news that Microsoft is buying Nokia's phone business. As Nick Broughall explains,...

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iPhone 6" in testing, say people in the know

But is bigger better? There could be a 6-inch iPhone on the way as Apple is reportedly trying a few new screen sizes out. Although the word only comes from "people familiar with the matter" speaking to the WSJ, it wouldn't surprise us to discover that Apple is trying bigger screens out since the success of the Samsung Galaxy Note range. Apparently the...

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Here go the first Galaxy Note 3 camera samples from IFA 2013

We've got some early camera samples from the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, which we were able to snatch off the Samsung booth at the IFA 2013 floor. While we like to step outside for these matters we were still happy to see how the 13 MP snapper on the Note 3's back does even inside the venue. Before we dig in, let's put the technicalities aside. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 carries...

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Alcatel outs One Touch Pop C1, C3, C5 and C7 cheap droids

Alcatel is going all in at this year's IFA, outing the Idol S and Idol Mini along with Hero and Idol Alpha and now it's introducing the low to midrange Pop C series smartphones. The One Touch Pop C7 is the most interesting of the bunch with a 5" screen and 1.3 GHz quad-core chip. The Pop C5 has a 4.5-incher, the C3 has a 4-incher of WVGA resolution and dual-core...

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WIN! A year's Sky subscription, Sigma DSLR, Sony home theatre and more in our £10,000 giveaway

Future is giving away £10,000 worth of tech prizes TechRadar's parent company Future is giving away a massive stash of tech worth £10,000 in our biggest ever prize draw. The prize pool includes a year's Sky+HD subscription, £2,000 Sigma D-SLR camera, Sony BDV-N590W home theatre system, a JVC GCXA1 Action Camera, Pure Jongo S3 and lots more gadgets besides....

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Major US carriers announce Note 3 pre-order, shipping in October

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is all over the news today in the US as AT&T has opened its pre-order page for the phablet, Verizon has said it will do so today as well, while T-Mobile says it will open up pre-orders soon. AT&T expects to ship the Galaxy Note 3 around October 1 and it will cost $299.99 on a two-year deal or $35 a month with AT&T Next program. T-Mobile...

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