Breaking up is hard to do: Samsung is behind iPhone 5S A7 chip

Want some dip with that Samsung chip? (credit: Chipworks) When Apple announced the iPhone 5S 10 days ago, it revealed a more powerful next-gen processor was ticking along for the ride. The 64-bit ARM A7 was a widely expected edition to the Apple SoC line-up, and some thought Apple might finally turn to a chipmaker other than arch-rival Samsung to produce...

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BlackBerry will pull back from consumer market, warns of huge loss and layoffs

Bye bye BlackBerry as we know it BlackBerry released its preliminary second quarter financial results today, and as jargon-y as that sounds, the company dropped a few big bombshells. We'll start with the news that will affect consumers directly: BlackBerry has decided to shift its future smartphone portfolio from six devices to four. Cost saving measures...

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BlackBerry will cut 4,500 jobs, lose almost $1 billion in Q2

In line with yesterday’s WSJ report, BlackBerry announced that it will cut 4,500 jobs as part of a plan to reduce its operating expenditures over the next year. Furthermore, the struggling Canadian company is expected to post a loss of almost $1 billion in the fiscal Q2 of 2014. The eye-watering loss is a result of lackluster sales of the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone....

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Will Oppo N1 be the first to get the CyanogenMod Inc. treatment?

The latest Oppo N1 teaser surely is the most interesting one to date. Instead of focusing on the upcoming Android smartphone’s design and features, the short YouTube clip features no other, but CyanogenMod’s founder Steve Kondik. As you can see in the latest trailer above, Steve Kondik says that he will be attending the Oppo N1 unveiling. He also promises “exciting news ahead.” Steve Kondik’s appearance in the teaser could well be a less than subtle hint that the Oppo N1 will be getting the treatment from the newly-founded company CyanogenMod...

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Apple reportedly pushing for increase in gold iPhone 5S production

Sneaky gold iPhone If you shrugged off sleep, kept your track-pad finger hovering over order options at the online Apple Store, or camped out/paid someone to in front of a physical one overnight, you're helping the new iPhones get off to a rousing start. "Demand for the new iPhones has been incredible, and we are currently sold out or have limited supply...

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Apple fan's iPhone 5S pickpocketed in store, no chance to even set up Touch ID

Hey, lads! I've got a new iPho...and it's gone Apple's new Touch ID fingerprint sensor might safeguard the iPhone 5S against thieves, but it wasn't much good to one poor Apple fan who had his handset robbed before leaving the Apple Store on Friday. After queuing (probably for hours) at the flagship Apple Store on Regent Street in London, the unlucky fella...

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Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet shows up again in a close-up shot

Now that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Sony Xperia Z1 announcements are out of the way, the next big unveiling to look forward to in the mobile industry is the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet. The live images and the press render of the Nokia's first phablet are already out and we now have yet another leak, which shows the 6-inch smartphone very closely. The...

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Live images of HTC One Mini in gold surface

A 24-carat gold version of the HTC's flagship smartphone is already up for grabs, but as it seems, we might soon see its Mini variant following the same path. Here are the first photos of the HTC One Mini in gold. These were sent to us by an anonymous tipster, but we are quite certain that this Gold version of the HTC One mini is a custom gold plated edition, made by...

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Can the Queen get 4G?

Which network is streaking ahead in our 4G test? With Vodafone and O2 launching their 4G networks to take on the increasingly speedy LTE offering from EE, we picked up a handset from each carrier (along with an 'Ultrafast' HSPA+ phone from Three) and trawled around London to see what kind of speeds consumers can really expect if they fork out the extra money...

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Android KitKat release date revealed by Nestle

Android 4.4 could launch next month It looks like Nestle Germany has let the chocolate out the wrapper after it appeared to confirm that Android KitKat would be launched in October this year. Replying to a user on its German KitKat Facebook wall, the translated message reads: "Hi Tim, Android 4.4 KIT KAT is available in October". There have been rumours...

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Confirmed: Nokia Lumia 1520 will come with a Snapdragon 800

Nokia's upcoming phablet, the Lumia 1520 has been doing its rounds in the rumorland for quite some time now. We've only had rumors to rely on when it comes to the topic of what's packed under the hood of the 6-inch beast. Now, it's all but certain that the Lumia 1520 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC, according to a tweet from Qualcomm. It looks like the...

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TV watching on a phone and tablet to get Nielsen recognition

Watching the watcher US ratings service Nielsen has announced that it will be adding watching live TV on a mobile device to its show ratings, bringing it kicking and screaming into the 21st century. The television monitoring service has slowly but surely been playing catch up with the modern age. Earlier in the year it announced that it would be throwing...

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Please Apple, let me buy an iPhone so I can hate myself

WHY CAN'T I QUIT YOU? For those who don't 'get' the whole concept of being a tech addict, the thought of queuing up outside an Apple store on launch day is alien. I get that. I don't understand why people queue up for the January sales. They're crazy. Total oddballs! But I can't quite apply that logic to my own behaviour. And so, on a rather chilly morning...

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Ballmer's biggest regret was ballsing up mobile

I've made a huge mistake Soon to be ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that his greatest regret while in charge of the Redmond firm was missing out on the early days of the smartphone. Speaking at an analyst meeting in Washington, Ballmer opened up about his time in charge of Microsoft and what happened when smartphones first entered the fray. ...

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Apple iPhone 5s first availability wave hits, reported low supply

The iPhone 5s is launching today in the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore and the UK. The device can be bough from Apple's own retail stores in the US with a plan for Sprint, Verizon or AT&T or from T-Mobile (although T-Mo iPhones are expected to ship between 7 and 10 business days). The cost in the US is the usual - 16GB...

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GTA 5 rocks up in a week of Apple news

In GTA 5, the iFruit is the Apple alternative, but we got the real thing this week Week in Tech would like to start this week's episode with an apology: if you hate Apple, Apple products, Apple operating systems, people who like Apple products, people who have been inside Apple Stores or just the word Apple, you're only really getting a paragraph in this week's...

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Nokia Lumia 1020 is now available in Europe, UK price is 600 quid

The Nokia Lumia 1020 has been available in the US for some time now, and has even had its on-contract price slashed already. In China, the phone has been available for over a month now with a price of $980 for an unlocked device. In Europe, however, Nokia fans haven't been so lucky with the availability of the Lumia 1020. Thankfully, these last couple of days we've been...

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What's next for Windows RT? Smartphones, apparently

Can smartphones save Windows RT? Windows RT tablets haven't exactly set the world alight, and with the full Windows 8 slates faring better in the market it's left Microsoft with a little bit of a problem. All is not lost however, as Microsoft's Terry Myerson explains the merging of smartphones and tablets will mean the ARM-based Windows RT software will...

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Tim Cook talks about new iPhones and company strategy in interview

Just two days after the launch of the new iPhones, Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with Bloomberg Businessweek for a frank discussion regarding the new product launches, company strategy and talking about rival companies. He was also joined by the Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi and Senior Vice President of Design, Jony Ive. ...

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Jony Ive on iOS 7: Not referencing the physical world was liberating

Opens up ove iOS 7 In a rare interview, Apple's Jony Ive has spoken to USA Today about his thoughts behind iOS 7 and has revealed that it was a liberating experience to rid the operating system of skeuomorphism. Speaking alongside Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, Craig Federighi, Ive explained his thought processes behind iOS 7 and...

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iPhone 5S and 5C go on sale today, interest expected

Anyone for champagne gold? The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C have officially touched down in the UK, and you can expect droves of people to descend on Apple Stores, high street retailers and networks as they clamour for the latest goodies from the Cupertino firm. If you're looking for the latest, premium offering from Apple then you'll want to check out the iPhone...

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