LG Nexus 5 could have six new color options on the way

It appears that the LG Nexus 5 might soon turn into more mainstream device than any of its predecessors. A leaked video shows the Android reference handset in the Google Play Store, sporting a total of eight color options on offer. Original Video- More videos at TinyPic As you can see in the brief clip above, six new Nexus 5 color options appear alongside the black...

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iPhone 'white screen of death' expected to be fixed in iOS 7 update

Always resets are the exact worst time Upgrading to iOS 7 gave iPhone users a fresh coat of paint on Apple's stale user interface, but it also gave the new, much more unwelcome "white screen of death" glitch. Now the company is said to be in the process of fixing this random soft reboot problem, four months after the mobile operating system launched worldwide....

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Apple reportedly decided on a 4.8” display for next iPhone

According to a note to investors by the Wall Street analyst Timothy Arcuri of Cowen and Company, Apple has already decided on the screen size of the next iPhone. The device will reportedly feature a 4.8” display when it goes official. The information is said to be based on checks within Apple’s supply chain. In addition to the larger display, the upcoming iPhone will...

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Facebook testing mobile ad network, shouldn't affect your news feed...for now

Facebook continues to weave an advertorial web It seems like Facebook is trying to be a good samaritan ... to advertisers. The social media giant announced it will begin testing a mobile ad network with a small group of advertisers and app developers. Similar experiments have been done in the past without any solid results, but this time Facebook will...

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Apple wins key autocorrect victory in Samsung patent dispute

It's Samsung's predictive text system that's reportedly the problem Samsung and Apple are about to go back to court, and Apple is already coming out ahead in pre-trial proceedings. Judge Lucy Koh, who's been dealing with these two companies' bickering for years, has granted Apple two victories against Samsung as the March trial approaches. One has to do...

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Three banned from using 3.9G term after tattletale EE runs to the ASA

EE takes umbrage with Three's 3.9G boasts Mobile network Three is no longer permitted to use the term 3.9G to describe its 'Superfast' DC-HSDPA data speeds, following a complaint from rival network EE. EE had taken umbrage with the use of 3.9G in Three's advertising and marketing materials as it gave the impression that the speeds were 'very close' to those...

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BlackBerry deal with US Defence Department sends shares sky high

Back in business BlackBerry has maintained its position with the US government as the go-to choice for secure smartphones, thanks to a new deal with the Defence Department that sent shares skyrocketing. The Defence Information Systems Agency (DISA) will be adding a whopping 80,000 BlackBerry phones to a new management network at the end of January, which...

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Press images of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo leaked

It seems that when we brought you the news about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo with our exclusive coverage of its features last week we opened some sort of floodgates. The phablet can't stay out of the spotlight ever since, making numerous appearances through live images, benchmark scores and the FCC certification process. Now, we have the press images of the Samsung...

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AT&T expands its 4G LTE coverage to 20 new markets

AT&T has officially announced that it has expanded its 4G LTE coverage to several new markets in order to provide enhanced experience and faster network speeds to more of its consumers. The service is now available in El Centro, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Jasper, Cedar Rapids, Danville, Richmond, Somerset, Cadillac, Niles-Benton Harbor, Tunica, East...

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Potatoes set to power phones and tablets within 3 years

Potato power! The battery technology that currently sits behind the screens of all our screen heavy smartphones and tablets may be in line for a revolution following research at Virginia Tech University. With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S5 round the corner, complete with its supposed 2900mAh battery that will charge in under 2 hours, it is clear that...

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HTC M8 and HTC D310w certified, announcement imminent

The yet-to-be announced HTC M8, which is rumored as the successor of the company's flagship, the HTC One has shown up on the POSTEL (the Indonesian equivalent of the FCC) along with another device with model number D310w. HTC D310w is showing up for the first time and the device could well belong to the Desire series of mid-range affordable smartphones. Meanwhile,...

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Sharp Aquos mini SHL 24 and Aquos Pad SHT22 go official

Sharp has officially unveiled a tablet dubbed Aquos Pad SHT22 and a smartphone named Aquos mini SHL24. Both devices are equipped with IGZO displays, which are more power efficient than the regular TFT LCD panels. Sharp's newest additions have a very thin bezel on three of their edges and the company calls it EDGEST design. Better still, both devices have an IP 57 certification...

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Get marathon fit with your smartphone: the half / full marathon

Time to tackle the marathon If the New Year has inspired you to get fighting fit, then you've hit the right page. Technology has the tools to help you get in the shape of your life but it's not easy to know which product is right for your goals. We've enlisted the help of T3.com Editor-in-chief and ultra runner Kieran Alger to put together a four-part guide...

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Samsung official confirms Tizen delayed once again

A Samsung official from the Samsung Electronics' Media Solution Center in South Korea has given a statement that Tizen will be, sadly and once again, delayed. He shares no details on when the custom Lunux-based OS will hit the market but only says that previous plans were to release a smartphone running Tizen in the first half of this year in "several countries, including...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Olympic Edition comes out

Back in October last year, Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 3 as the official phone for the Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi. As the Games draw near the company also unveiled a dedicated Olympics edition that you can purchase as some sort of geeky souvenir. Offered by Dutch carrier KPN, the Olympic Games Edition Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a special...

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Samsung found to infringe on yet another Apple patent

In the latest Apple vs. Samsung patent trial held in California's Northern District court, Judge Lucy Koh entered a summary judgment yesterday finding Samsung's Android-based devices as infringing on a specific patent held by Apple. Besides being found as infringing of the text autocomplete patent used in iOS, Judge Koh has also tossed Samsung's patent related...

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra morphs into Wi-Fi-only tablet

It's morphin' time! Updated: A Sony spokesperson has told TechRadar that there are currently "no plans to make this available outside of Japan". Sorry folks. Original story below... Just as we'd finally come to terms with the idea of phablets, Sony's mixing things up even more by launching a "tablet" version of its large Xperia Z Ultra. What does that...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 may finally abandon that physical home button

Is it finally time to abandon buttons? (credit: Credit: USPTO) As the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S5 edges closer, we have been treated to leaks of what the UI may look like, yet what the handset will look like has remained a mystery.. until now. A patent granted by the USPTO contains designs for a buttonless smartphone, first filed on July 20 2012,...

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Verizon gets exclusivity on Rose Gold Galaxy Note 3

Samsung unveiled a Rose Gold version of the Galaxy Note 3 in late November last year and a couple of days later announced it will launch in China in December. Now it has come to the US too as a Verizon exclusive, following a Korean launch early this year. The Rose Gold Note 3 is based on the White one but with the silvery highlights (the sides, the earpiece, the top...

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Motorola boss hints at a super cheap smartphone

The Moto cheap as chips It seems that Motorola isn't resting on its budget based laurels, as it looks to crush the Moto G in the price stakes. Talking to TrustedReviews, Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside questioned a need for higher price points saying "why can't these devices be $50? There's no reason that can't happen so we're going to push that." This would...

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