Qualcomm refutes claims of Snapdragon 810 delays

by Luke Johnson 06 December 2014 |Share: Qualcomm has rubbished reports that the Galaxy S6 release date is being pushed back due to delays with the upcoming Snapdragon 810 processor. Earlier this week supply chain sources suggested that Samsung’s future flagship phone would miss its planned MWC unveiling due to multiple issues with the 64-bit chipset in line to power the device.Now, however, Qualcomm...
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Google gets tough with Play Store piracy-enablers, goes on removal spree

by Chris Smith 05 December 2014 |Share:Google Play StoreGoogle has removed a host of apps from its Play Store portal for violating its policies on copyright infringement. TorrentFreak reports the web giant has gone after several apps which offer mirrored access to The Pirate Bay torrenting service, while allowing users to skirt ISP restrictions.The Pirate Bay Proxy, The Pirate Bay Premium, The Pirate...
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Football highlights undergoing an automated overhaul

by Chris Smith 05 December 2014 |Share:Do you think football highlights need an overhaul?Are you one of those football fans who spends his Saturday nights raging at the Match of the Day producers for cutting out your team’s best moments every week? Well help could be at hand thanks to a group of Spanish researchers who have created a computer algorithm designed to pick out the most exciting happenings...
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Yo, B*tch! Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul has a new messaging app

by Chris Smith 05 December 2014 |Share:Yo!Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul has turned his Jesse Pinkman character’s most famous utterance into a new iPhone app. The free Yo, B*tch app (which has been shortened to YB) allows users to send messages to their friends in Paul’s voice.Naturally it features a variety of utterances followed by the word b*tch. There’s “Bonjour B*tch,” “Buenos Dias, B*tch,” “Booyah,...
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Apple files to dismiss iPod lawsuit after plaintiff withdraws

by Chris Smith 05 December 2014 |Share:iPodsThe class action lawsuit filed against Apple over allegations it unfairly used the iPod and iTunes to monopolise the digital music market hangs by a thread following the withdrawal of one plaintiff. The company has filed to have the case dismissed after one of the two accusers decided they had not actually purchased an iPod between the time period identified...
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CES 2015: What to expect from the Vegas tech expo

Everything you need to know about CES 2015, from show dates and attendees to the likely big announcements and upcoming trends. The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show kicks off on January 6, so our thoughts have inevitably started straying to the biggest tech gathering of the year.Over the space of four days (January 6 - 9), many of the world’s biggest tech companies will descend on Las Vegas to reveal...
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Sony Pictures saved all of its passwords in a folder called ‘Password’

by Chris Smith 05 December 2014 |Share: Last month's Sony Pictures hack is causing more embarrassment for the company, with the latest batch of leaked documents revealing the company saved thousands of passwords in a folder named, you guessed it, Password. The latest data dump from the hackers has revealed thousands of passwords for the studio’s social media accounts, internal computers and website...
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Steve Wozniak blows open the Apple garage myth

by Chris Smith 05 December 2014 |Share:The legendary 'Apple Garage'It’s one of those legendary stories used to inspire millions of people with ideas and dreams of making it big: “Just look at Apple, it started in a garage!” Well apparently that’s not entirely true. Apple co-founder Steve Wosniak has been recounting the company’s early days once again and this time he’s mythbusting.As tech folklore...
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Tag Heuer to enter the smartwatch race in January

by Luke Johnson 05 December 2014 |Share:Will the Tag Heuer smartwatch echo the Withings Activite?The smartwatch space is about to get a serious new player as high-end watch maker Tag Heuer prepares its first connected wearable for a January unveiling. With the exclusive brand having previously discussed plans to enter the smartwatch race, it has now been suggested Tag Heuer’s Moto 360 and Samsung...
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Angry Birds developer Rovio to chop 110 jobs

by Sean Keach 05 December 2014 |Share: Rovio yesterday announced it would be culling its workforce by a total of 110 employees. The Finnish mobile game maker revealed it would be shutting down its Tampere, Finland game studio.The lay-offs were originally outed back in October, when it was expected that Rovio would lay off 130 staff – 20 employees got lucky post-consultation, it seems.Rovio is the...
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Street Fighter 5 will be exclusive to PlayStation 4 and Windows

by Sean Keach 05 December 2014 |Share: Street Fighter 5 was officially confirmed this morning, with Capcom revealing the title would be available on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC ‘exclusively’. Missing from the platform roster was Xbox One however, which is sure to disappoint a sizeable chunk of Street Fighter’s fanbase.It’s not yet clear whether the exclusivity is an unerring affair, or whether it...
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iPhone 6 helps Apple break UK market-share record

by Sean Keach 05 December 2014 |Share: Apple has managed to portion of an all-time high serving of the UK smartphone market thanks to the iPhone 6. The iPhone is now responsible for 39.5 per cent of smartphone sales in Blighty, beating every month since the original handset launch.It’s fair to say the staggering sales of the iPhone 6 were largely responsible for this – iPhone saw a 10.4 per cent rise...
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Samsung Gear S Review

What is the Samsung Gear S?The Samsung Gear S is bigger, more feature-packed and less reliant on your smartphone than any other smartwatch we’ve wrapped around our wrist this year. Unlike Android Wear watches such as the Moto 360 or the LG G Watch R, the Gear S acts more like a smartphone, letting you make calls, browse the web and even listen to music without being connected to a handset.Having the...
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Quantified Gaming is a mouse that tracks your body reactions

by Joe Svetlik 05 December 2014 |Share:Deep breath, and relaxThis could be the most advanced gaming mouse ever. It features built-in sensors that give you feedback on how you're playing so you can (hopefully) get better. Thanks to the heart rate sensor and galvanic skin response sensors, you can track your stress level and heart rate in real time. If it all gets too much, take a break.The heart rate...
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Samsung Galaxy S6 specs hinted by benchmark leak

The Samsung Galaxy S6 is still a ways off, but its spec sheet may already be here thanks to a sneak benchmark preview. The leaked AnTuTu benchmark page, coming courtesy of Chinese website CNMO, shows off the purported innards of Samsung’s next flagship smartphone.It’s tagged up under ‘SM-G925F’, a moniker we’ve already heard associated with the Samsung Galaxy S6 European version due to earlier list...
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Xodiom takes on OnePlus with high-spec budget blower

A mystery firm called Xodiom has just unveiled its flagship (read: only) smartphone in an alleged quest to battle OnePlus. The handset – also called Xodiom – proffers an impressive spec sheet, but snubs the expected hefty price tag.Its OnePlus rivalry is further entrenched by its ‘Buy’ page, which reads: “To buy the Xodiom you DO NOT need an invite, hooray for freedom ;-).”While it all whiffs of scam...
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Samsung Galaxy S6 and LG G4 release dates delayed, reports say

by Sean Keach 05 December 2014 |Share: A chunk of next year’s flagship smartphone line-up might see a release date later than initially intended due to issues with Qualcomm’s next chip. The fast-approaching Snapdragon 810, a system-on-a-chip tipped to debut in 2015’s most premium mobile fare, is still facing production issues.The Samsung Galaxy S6, Sony Xperia Z4, and LG G4 are all rumoured to tout...
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Sony Android TV coming February with PS4 Remote Play

Details of Sony's plans with regard to Android TV have emerged, revealing when and how the struggling manufacturer will adopt Google's living room OS. Google announced the Android TV platform back at Google I/O in June. It essentially adapts the existing Android platform for modern HD TVs.Sony was the first major TV manufacturer to adopt the Android TV platform in a major way, announcing that its...
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Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha Phone Review

What is the Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha?The Alcatel OneTouch Idol Alpha is a bit of a departure from the phones we’ve reviewed recently from the Alcatel OneTouch stable. It’s higher-end, offering a more design-led approach than normal.Some of its choices are rather odd, though, and its core hardware just isn’t quite good enough in one too many areas to justify the fairly elevated £300 SIM-free price....
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