5-inch WhiteMagic LCD enters mass production

Japan Display has announced that it has started mass producing the 5-inch Full HD "WhiteMagic" displays. The upcoming LCD screens will have a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and will provide high luminance, while being very power efficient. The WhiteMagic displays improve the picture brightness by adding a white subpixel to the RGB LCD panel. The upcoming display...

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Outlook.com app for Android gets out of office replies

Outlook.com's new face on Android Microsoft recently peeled the cucumber face mask off Windows 8.1's Mail app to reveal a fresh new look, and now the company has done the same for its Outlook.com app for Android devices. It claims that 68% of Outlook.com's 400 million users now access the service on a mobile device, and has stocked the app's feature cupboard...

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iPhone 5s stock almost out in the US, iPhone 5c fully available

Apple went off to a good start with its new generation of iPhone – in just the first weekend the company shipped 9 million units of the 5s and 5c combined. But analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray thinks this is mostly thanks to the iPhone 5s, which was the top selling device in the US for the month of September. Munster contacted 60 Apple stores and found that the...

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Google Nexus 5 gets Bluetooth go-ahead for launch next week

Next Nexus - as Obie Trice would say, hopefully it's got some (blue) teeth Eagle-eyed Bluetooth fans have spotted the Google Nexus 5 receiving its Bluetooth 4.0 certification, suggesting that it's just about ready for launch. We're thoroughly expecting the new Google phone to get its official unveiling on October 15, alongside Android 4.4 KitKat. The...

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Curvy phones, cool Chromebooks and some BBC brilliance

Well done, Samsung. It's a Galaxy, and it's a bit round Is everyone fed up with flat? Samsung seems to be: as phone OSes get flatter and flatter, it's decided that it's high time cellphones got curvy. Its solution is the Samsung Galaxy Round, the world's first smartphone with a curved display. Sadly the phone is curved horizontally rather than vertically....

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iPhones 5S goes all Windows PC with blue screen of death

And there's no Ctrl+Alt+Del on offer When you hear the words "blue screen of death" you're instantly transported to sitting in front of a Windows PC, sobbing into your keyboard because you've just lost the essay you've been writing for the past hour - but Apple fans are now experiencing a similar trauma. Several owners of the new iPhone 5S have reported...

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HTC infographic celebrates trios, nods at upcoming One Max

HTC loves infographics and often uses them to announce a new product, like the Little Things infographic that teased the HTC One mini. The company's latest infographics celebrates the Great Trios in History, which is a clear nod at the third device joining the One family – One, One mini and soon One Max. The infographic also continues HTC's marketing effort that plays...

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Blue HTC One now hits the UK, blue One mini to follow soon

HTC put out beautiful blue versions of the One and One mini but they are exclusive to certain retailers. In the UK that retailer is Carphone Warehouse, who just put up the blue HTC One on sale while the One mini will come later this month. The big HTC One can be had for £32 on contract, with options on EE, Vodafone, Orange, O2, Three, T-Mobile and Talkmobile....

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini spotted in new colors for AT&T and Sprint

It seems Samsung is readying new color models of the Galaxy S4 mini for the US carriers. evleaks has revealed three new hues of the S4 mini, arriving on AT&T and Sprint networks in the US. AT&T will be getting a rather flashy shade of pink, or hot pink as it is often referred to. This one is bound to divide opinions but there is no shortage...

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