Samsung Galaxy S6 Release Date, Rumours, News, Specs and Price

Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S6The Samsung Galaxy S6 release date could be with us sooner than expected as a raft of Samsung Galaxy S6 rumours start to circulate.Although tradition would suggest the Galaxy S6 will not be unveiled until February next year, latest reports have suggested a huge drop in profits have forced Samsung to push the Galaxy S6 release date forward. The...
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Atari Lynx at 25: 5 Games that defined the first full-colour handheld

The handheld heavyweight that fell to the Game BoyThe Atari Lynx is 25 years old today. This quirky handheld console may have been thoroughly trounced by the Game Boy in terms of sales and enduring appeal, but it had more than a few tricks up its sleeve.When it first launched in 1989, the Atari Lynx was extremely advanced. Featuring the first full-colour screen in a handheld (the Sega Game Gear followed...
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Apple may axe Bose products from stores after Beats-NFL spat

Apple and Bose are now competitors thanks to BeatsApple may be about to end its long retail alliance with Bose, the maker of high-end audio equipment, according to reports on Friday. A MacRumors source says Apple will soon remove all Bose products from stores next week, instead choosing to focus on its own Beats Audio brand.The decision may or may not be down to a spat in the United States in which...
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Snapchat users at risk as hackers claim haul of 200,000 nude photos

Users of the ephemeral photo and video sharing service Snapchat face the embarrassment of their photos being posted online, after hackers threatened to out 200,000 explicit personal images. Following the iCloud nude celebrity photo scandal, users of the 4Chan message board have now claimed a seized haul of images will be sent out across the web on October 12.The leak is believed to have hit Snapchat...
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Lenovo Yoga Pro 3 Laptop Review

First Impressions: Lenovo shows the imitators how it’s done, againLenovo Yoga Pro 3 Release Date: End of October, prices start at €1,599, UK prices to be confirmed.Lenovo’s Yoga concept is one of the most imitated in tech, but it’s rarely copied well. The Lenovo Yoga Pro 3 is its latest update and I wager the imitators will find it even tougher to copy the idea now.As with the Yoga Pro 2, the Yoga...
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Driverless Tube trains coming to London from 2020

Transport for London (TfL) has revealed its future plans for the Tube, and they include driverless trains, more air-conditioning, and onboard Wi-Fi. The trains will be "designed and built to be capable of fully automatic operation", according to TfL. They will have an operator onboard at first, and would only become fully automated following "extensive engagement with our customers, stakeholders,...
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iOS 8.1 beta files suggest higher-resolution iPad incoming

A sharper screen than ever?We know Apple is holding an event next week, where it's likely to show off a new iPad. But could it have a higher-resolution screen than the current model? One developer thinks so. Hamza Sood has uncovered image files in the iOS 8.1 beta that are 3x versions of the iPad's UI, Ubergizmo reports. The iPhone 6 Plus used triple-sized elements to keep its Retina status, which...
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Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 on sale 17 October

The Ace up Samsung's sleeve?The Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 will go on sale next Friday, Samsung has announced. The handset is just one of Samsung's devices to launch around Christmas. The Galaxy Note 4 hits the shelves tomorrow, while the Galaxy Alpha – Samsung's first with a metal frame – went on sale last month.The Galaxy Ace 4 is decidedly more mid-range than these other two devices, however. It sports...
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Xbox One to get screenshots and dashboard customisation in future update

Microsoft is working on adding the ability to take screenshots on your Xbox One, as well as to customise the dashboard with themes and background pictures. Speaking on the Inner Circle podcast, Microsoft's Phil Spencer opted to share some of the features the company was working on for future Xbox One software updates."Themes and background pics are something that we are working on, and screenshots,"...
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Fitbit runs away from Apple Health

Fitbit has no plans to offer support for Apple's Health app, it's been revealed. The company is arguably the largest fitness-tracking wearable maker in the business, so you'd can be sure that Apple would have loved to have it come onboard when it launched Health with iOS 8 last month.Fitbit's name did crop up when Apple first unveiled Health back in June, but it all went quiet come the iOS 8 launch...
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Motorola Droid Turbo manual leaks

A manual seemingly for a device called the Motorola Droid Turbo has leaked onto the internet, spilling the high-end smartphone's specs in the process. Motorola appears to be on a bit of a run at the moment, with last year's surprise Moto X and Moto G success being followed up by this year's excellent Moto X 2 2014 and Moto G 2 follow-ups.What's more, the company is looking likely to be behind Google's...
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Apple reportedly now fifth largest PC maker in the world

Apple has climbed to fifth in rankings of PC manufacturers, according to one research firm. The ongoing popularity of the Mac range has seen Apple displace Asus as the fifth largest computer maker in the world. It now sits behind traditional PC heavyweights Lenovo, HP, Dell, and Acer.That's the state of affairs according to the latest quarterly report from research company IDC.If you're surprised...
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HTC to bring selfie-centric ‘EYE Experience’ to other handsets

After launching the HTC Desire EYE selfie phone at a special event on Wednesday night, the Taiwanese firm announced it is bringing some of the same software to existing handsets. The firm is planning to launch an updated version of the HTC Sense 6 user interface, featuring a camera app with what what it is calling the ‘Eye Experience.’The new app will bring new tools like the Split Capture, Crop-Me-In,...
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HTC Zoe 1.0 coming to Android and iOS devices

HTC has confirmed that the new HTC Zoe 1.0 collaborative video editing app is coming to Android and iOS devices later this year. Improving on the HTC Zoe software introduced with the original HTC One, Zoe 1.0 will launch for devices outside of the HTC smartphone family.What’s different about HTC Zoe 1.0 is that it’s a collaborative video editing app. Like its predecessor, it allows your to remix your...
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HomeKit-ready hardware expected as Apple finalises MFi specs

Hardware manufacturers are now totally free to create smart home gadgets that play nice with Apple’s HomeKit platform in iOS 8. On Wednesday, Apple published the final technical specifications for the platform under its Made for iPhone (MFi) licensing platform.The specs had previously been available in beta mode to Apple’s MFi program partners, but publishing the finalised specs could open the floodgates...
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HTC Desire EYE announced: the selfie phone

At a launch event in New York today HTC announced the HTC Desire EYE, a phone aimed at people who love to take pictures of themselves. The Desire EYE is a high spec phone and comes with two 13 megapixel cameras, one on the front and one on the back, as well as two dual-LED flashes – one for each camera. The top specs don’t stop there. It’s powered by a Snapdragon 801 with 2GB RAM and has a 5.2-inch...
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HTC Desire EYE Phone Review

First Impressions: The selfie obsession continuesIf you think selfies are a blight on society then hide your face with your hand paparazzi style – this isn’t the phone for you. HTC’s Desire EYE is a selfie photographer’s dream. It comes with not one but two 13 megapixel cameras – one at the front and one at the rear. And these are traditional cameras, not the low-megapixel/large pixel affairs that...
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HTC launches its first compact camera: the RE

HTC today announced it has entered the camera market with the strange little HTC RE camera. Announced next to the HTC Desire EYE, a phone aimed at the selfie obsessed, the RE is small, simple to use and shaped a bit like a periscope. The reason for this is that HTC want it to be easy to handle so that you always stay in the moment.Peter Chou, CEO of the HTC Corporation, explains “HTC is reinventing...
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Google Now beats Siri and Cortana in voice search tests

Google Now vs Siri vs CortanaGoogle Now edged out rivals like Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana in a recent comparison test. A digital marketing firm claims Google Now returned more search results ‘enhanced with custom content’ than Siri and Cortana combined.Consultants Stone Temple made 3086 queries in total to all three voice assistances. Google Now yielded a score of 1795 results with enhanced...
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Google Play may offer trials of Android apps

Google is reportedly planning to offer portions of paid applications for free in order to encourage Android users to part with cash on the Google Play Store. The company is considering a trial program, which would offer ‘micro apps,’ for free, so users can see what they’re getting for their cash before committing to buying the full app.The scheme, reported by The Information website, would be akin...
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iPad Air 2 Features: What we want to see

An Apple event has been set for October 16th and it won't surprise anyone if the iPad Air 2 along with a host of other new Apple goodies is unveiled. It's going to happen, and it's about that time when we like to speculate about what we want to see in the new full-sized tablet.While iPad shipments appear to have faltered in recent times, it's still easily the best and most popular tablet range around.There...
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iPad launch 2014 confirmed for October 16

Apple has confirmed it will hold a special event on October 16 in Berlin, most likely to be for the iPad mini 3 and iPad Air 2. The Cupertino company has issued press invites for a Berlin-based event on October 16, reinforcing previous rumours Apple will launch its new iPad models on that date.Although the rather pain invite doesn't actually mention iPads at all - baring on the tagline "It's been...
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Samsung Galaxy A5 release date rumoured to sit in November

The Samsung Galaxy A5, the next ‘premium design’ Android phone after the Galaxy Alpha, could be released as soon as November. Next month we’ll see the blueprint for Samsung’s 2015 phones, in the shape of the Samsung Galaxy A5, which will be released in November according to SamMobile.The site cited unspecified sources for the rumour, alongside suggestions that its big brother, the Galaxy A7, will...
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