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by Alex Dobie
Feb 19, 2013
The newly-announced HTC One is HTC's most-ranged handset ever, debuting from this March on some 185 carriers in 80 territories. That includes T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T in the U.S. and a...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 19, 2013
Following on from today's Tegra 4i announcement, NVIDIA has unveiled the reference smartphone for its new platform, dubbed "Phoenix." Described as a blueprint which manufactu...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 18, 2013
It looks like Germany isn't the only country getting an early chance to pick up the Sony Xperia Z. The phone has just gone up for sale on the Sony Mobile France online store. Purchased SIM-free,...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 17, 2013
As Phil mentioned in this week's column, the next two weeks in the smartphone world are going to be particularly crazy. We've got events from HTC and Sony next week, and Mobile World Congres...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 15, 2013
The Sony Xperia Z isn't due to go on general release until the end of the month, but already we've seen some European retailers allowing buyers to sneak an early peek at Sony's next big ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 15, 2013
The BBC continues to roll out improvements to its suite of Android apps, and today the broadcaster has published updates for its (UK-only) iPlayer and BBC Media Player apps. The latest iPlayer ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 14, 2013
Following the recent OTA roll-out, Android 4.2.2 factory images are now available for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (Wifi-only and 3G), Nexus 10 and GSM Galaxy Nexus ("yakju" and "takju" ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 13, 2013
Samsung likes to release funky colored versions of its devices, particularly when it ties in with a holiday like Valentine's Day. This year it's the Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE that's getting a...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 13, 2013
Three UK has announced that it'll offer the Samsung Galaxy Fame for sale in the near future. The Galaxy Fame was one of two devices recently announced by the Korean manufacturer, which expects to ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 13, 2013
Latest round of pre-release rumors says no S Pen, but "contactless gestures" are likely
As it's prone to do in the weeks ahead of a major Samsung announcement, the Korean press is ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 13, 2013
With less than a week to go until we see what's next from HTC, the company's hype machine has kicked into high gear. Along with a countdown clock over on HTC.com, the manufacturer's disp...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 12, 2013
The SwiftKey Flow beta test continues with another release for phones and tablets today. Version 4.0.0.99 includes a new round of bug fixes, including behavior fixes for the Google Chrome Beta, vari...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 12, 2013
The Sony Xperia Z isn't due to be available globally until the end of the month, but being the good, GPL-abiding OEM that it is, Sony Mobile has already published the device's kernel so...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 12, 2013
Motorola Solutions -- that's the other Motorola that wasn't bought by Google -- has announced the launch of AME 2000, a secure platform including an Android handset, aimed at federal agencies....
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 12, 2013
As has been rumored recently, the LG Optimus G Pro is indeed heading to South Korea, with a 5.5-inch display in tow. The device, which first appeared in Japan with a 5.0-inch screen, was reported to...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 12, 2013
As promised, Three UK has just launched its "Ultrafast" Galaxy S3 variant online and in stores. Coming in the familiar marble white and pebble blue color options, the new model is essentia...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 12, 2013
Vertu, perhaps best known as a purveyor of ridiculously expensive Symbian phones, has turned its attention to the Android smartphone market with a new device, dubbed the Vertu Ti. In keeping with wh...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 11, 2013
Verizon's HTC-built Droid DNA will soon be receiving a software update with a few important bug fixes, as the carrier has just posted word on its Droid DNA software support page. The new ve...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 11, 2013
If you follow obscure app-related news, you might remember that Samsung, MusicQubed and the Official Charts Company launched a UK Top 40 app last summer for owners of certain Samsung devices. That p...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 11, 2013
We're less than two weeks away from heading off to Barcelona, Spain for Mobile World Congress, and we're starting to see more reports of what LG might have to unveil at the show. Last week w...
