Samsung's latest accessories include ultrasonic cover, print-reading stand

The Core gets more Advanced Samsung is introducing three new accessibility-oriented accessories for the Galaxy Core Advance made specifically to help the disabled or visually impaired. The first, and perhaps most impressive, of the three is an Ultrasonic Cover that uses sound waves to detect people and objects ahead of the user. It's nowhere near a bat(man)'s...

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OnePlus One design sketches suggest aluminum unibody

OnePlus One just can't stay away from the public ahead of its announcement. The upcoming flagship is a regular in our news section both via officially shared information and various leaks. Today's leak spills the beans on the One's design and build materials. According to the sketches the OnePlus One will be using a unibody aluminum shell. You can check its alleged design...

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Samsung adds an ultrasonic cover to the Galaxy Core Advance

Ultrasonic detection to help the blind Samsung is introducing three new accessibility-oriented accessories for the Galaxy Core Advance made specifically to help the disabled or visually impaired. The first, and perhaps most impressive, of the three accessories is an Ultrasonic Cover that uses sound waves to detect people and objects ahead of the users. It's...

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Blackberry Kopi reappears on the radar, but will it ever see the light of day?

Guess who's back? (What do you mean you'd never heard of it to begin with?) (credit: Weibo) Last we heard about the BlackBerry device codenamed 'Kopi' reports claimed it and its 'Cafe' stablemate had been cancelled by new CEO John Chen amid plans to re-evaluate future handset launches Now, a few months on from those prophecies of doom, the qwerty-packing...

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Nokia X scores 1 million pre-orders in China

Nokia's first Android smartphone, the Nokia X has been the talk of the town ever since its introduction at this year's Mobile World Congress. The Nokia X has already gone on sale in countries like India and Malaysia and the device was available for pre-ordering in China. Nokia has taken to its Weibo account to reveal that the pre-orders for the Nokia X smartphone...

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Europe inches closer to a universal phone charger

Apple could be forced to ditch the Lightning cable There's been talk of bringing in a universal phone charger across Europe for years now, but the project just took a leap forward as Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of the scheme this week. That doesn't mean it's a done deal, but it's another step in the right direction for those...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 to launch on March 27 in Malaysia

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5 during the MWC in Barcelona last month. The flagship is going to become available internationally on April 11. As it turns out though some markets may be getting the Galaxy S5 even earlier. The three biggest carriers in Malaysia have already confirmed they will be offering the Samsung Galaxy S5 on contract once it becomes officially...

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Samsung CEO denies a more premium Galaxy S5 in the works

The rumors about an upcoming premium version of the newly announced Galaxy S5 flagship has emerged shortly after the official premiere. The new model was rumored to pack a 4K display and a metal body. In 2013 we saw similar rumors about an upcoming Galaxy F lineup that was supposed to replace the Galaxy S top models. The Galaxy F was also rumored to ditch the plastic...

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Premium Samsung Galaxy S5 dreams dashed as CEO says no

Plastic it is then In the run up to the Samsung Galaxy S5 launch several rumours suggested the Korean firm would release two variants of the flagship smartphone, one of which would be a premium metal-clad offering. Sadly however, that appears to be false. Korean site KBench is reporting that Samsung CEO J.K. Shin has told the media that it won't be producing...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom to have a 19MP camera, 4.8" screen

Samsung is going forward with the Zoom line of camera phones – the Galaxy S5 Zoom has arrived at the GFXBench database, revealing several key specs. The device has the model number SM-C115 and has been in testing since earlier this year. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom has a 19MP main camera that can record 1080p video, at least that's what the benchmark managed to detect....

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Here's how the iPhone 6 should look

A glimpse into the future? Now that Sony and Samsung have set the smartphone pace for 2014, all eyes are on Apple. But we're not ones for waiting around so we've put together a concept video of the iPhone 6 based on rumours and our own wishlist for what the handset will look like. Something like this, please Apple. Please? When it comes to the design,...

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Alleged images of iOS 8 show new applications

The alleged images of the next iteration of iOS have made an appearance, showing us what the iOS 8 mobile operating system might look like. According to the leaked screenshots, the iOS 8 will look a lot similar to the current version, featuring square icons with rounded edges. Apart from the design, the image reveals the presence of new applications such as Healthbook,...

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