Samsung details Premium Suite updates for the US

Today Samsung US detailed the availability of the so-called Premium Suite updates for its former flagships. It will bring Android 4.3, Galaxy Gear smartwatch support, better Easy mode and Multi Windows multi-tasking plus new camera features and KNOX support. The first devices to get this update are Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note II and Galaxy S III. The update will become...

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

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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China Mobile teases LTE network ahead of iPhone 5s launch

China Mobile has posted a teaser page of its upcoming 4G LTE network. The most popular carrier in China will also start offering the Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C to complement the launch of its high-speed mobile network. According to the teaser, the rollout of the LTE network will take place from November 9 to November 10. While the LTE network is being prepared...

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Nexus 5 goes on sale prematurely in the Netherlands

Silly Nexus 5, you're not supposed to be out yet. Yet it is – Dutch online retailer Belsimpel has put up the yet-unannounced Google phone on sale already. The SIM-free is a hefty €460 but then Nexus devices are usually quite expensive when you don't get them from the Play Store. The phone is also available on contract with Tele2 for €36 a month, Hi HS Student...

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Nokia Lumia 1020 price slashed by a third in China

Nokia Lumia 1020 seems to be struggling to make a significant impact on the Chinese market. The first hints that its start was less than impressive was the fact that the phone didn't make it among the most popular WP handsets in the last two months. China is the world's biggest smartphone market for mobile phones and the Lumia 1020 premiered there on the insanely price...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active mini version in the works

The water-resistant Galaxy S4 Active released this summer ended up being a hit from Samsung, so much so that the Korean manufacturer is planning on releasing a mini version to follow in its footsteps. Much like the Galaxy S4 mini, the Active mini (identified by its GT-I8580 model name) is set to feature not only smaller dimensions than its counterpart,...

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Nokia Lumia 929 sample photos leak

Nokia went from 4.5" screens straight to 6", seemingly bypassing the 5" 1080p trend for Android phones. A leaked hands-on video of the Lumia 929 for Verizon (now taken down) showed that's not the case – the 929 is a 5" phone version of the 6" Lumia 1520 phablet. Other than a 5" 1080p screen, the Lumia 929 will pack the 20MP PureView camera from the 1520 and the Qualcomm...

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BBM Voice and Video coming to Android and iOS 'within months'

Coming to an iPhone/Droid near you soon BlackBerry has confirmed BBM for iOS and Android will be gaining new features "within months" as Voice and Video calls are lined up to join the IM offering. Anyone currently rocking a BlackBerry 10 device can make free voice and video calls (as long as your data plan/Wi-Fi covers it) to other BlackBerry users using...

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Nokia 1520 for AT&T spotted in black, red and white

The ever dripping evleaks has provided two more leaks for us, this time two carrier specific devices for AT&T and Verizon in the US. First is the Nokia Lumia 1520, which was announced last week at the Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi. AT&T is currently the only carrier in the US that sell this device and the phone will be available in black, white...

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