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by Alex Dobie
Oct 03, 2012
The UK's first 4G LTE network, operated by EE, will kick off in just under four weeks on Tuesday, Oct. 30, alongside EE's new fiber broadband network. The news was revealed in a stateme...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 03, 2012
Hot on the heels of yesterday's HTC One X+ announcement, British retailer Clove Technology brings the first news of pricing and availability in the UK. Clove says it expects to begin stocking th...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 03, 2012
O2, Vodafone and EE have reached an agreement with UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom and the British government to significantly accelerate the roll-out of LTE services on 800MHz and 2600MHz ban...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 02, 2012
EE (Everything Everywhere) will launch the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 LTE on its network in the next couple of weeks, according to reports. UK tech blog Pocket-Lint has word that the international Galaxy...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 02, 2012
We've all been there before. You're reading something on your smartphone while laying down on a bed or sofa. You turn sideways, and the screen rotates. Suddenly, whatever you were reading is...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 02, 2012
Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 ushers in the post-PenTile era
In the past, most SuperAMOLED smartphone screens have used a "PenTile" matrix pattern for the subpixels that make up eac...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 02, 2012
One of the cooler features of the Galaxy Note 2 is its ability run multiple apps in split-screen mode. The feature, known as multi-window, wasn't ready for prime-time at IFA, but was showcased a...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 02, 2012
In spite of all the hype surrounding a certain competitor, the HTC One X was a very strong entrant in the high-end smartphone space earlier in the year. Many of our editors own it. If you’re r...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 02, 2012
HTC has announced a new high-end phone based upon its popular One X, the HTC One X+. Variously rumored and leaked over the past month, the One X+ runs upgraded hardware compared to the original. The...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 02, 2012
HTC's just announced the One X+, its new high-end smartphone running upgraded One X-based internals. If you're looking for full specs, we've got 'em after the break.
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 02, 2012
Alongside today's HTC One X+ announcement comes the news that HTC will upgrade some of its earlier One series phones to the latest versions of Android and Sense. The Sense 4+ and Jelly Bean upda...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 01, 2012
Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 went on sale at selected UK Samsung brand stores last night, but today is the big launch day for most stores and mobile networks. Three is the first to announce the avail...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 01, 2012
Japanese consumers were lucky enough to get their hands on the Xperia GX -- their version of the Xperia T -- long before other territories. Now it seems there's a new, Japan-exclusive ...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 29, 2012
The smartphone silly season continues, and now that we're about done with major announcements, it's time for the reviews and hands-on coverage to start rolling in. This past week we've p...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 27, 2012
Following on from its recent Xperia Acro S announcement, Sony Mobile USA has revealed that it's to launch the Xperia Tipo -- its current entry-level model for Europe -- alongside a new dual-SIM ...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 27, 2012
The name was revealed on Samsung's official list of Jelly Bean-upgradable devices, and today brings more news of the curious little smartphone known as the Samsung Galaxy Music. Fresh details ha...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 27, 2012
Right on cue, mobile game developer Rovio has released Bad Piggies, the swine-centric Angry Birds spin-off, on Google Play and other platforms. The game is available now as a free download from Goog...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 27, 2012
Sony's Xperia T launched at independent online retailers in the UK earlier this week, and today it's available in store, as well as directly through mobile networks Three and O2. If you'...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 26, 2012
Arguably the most interesting Android device to appear at last month's IFA 2012 show in Berlin was the Samsung Galaxy Camera. As the name suggests, it's an Android 4.1-based 16MP point-and-s...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 26, 2012
Samsung has announced the South Korean launch of its new 5.5-inch smartphone, the Galaxy Note 2. By now we're all familiar with the Note 2's impressive spec sheet -- a 1.6GHz quad-core Exyno...
