Motorola head predicts Samsung’s smartphone demise

Samsung could be the next giant to drop from smartphone dominance, Motorola’s President and COO, Rick Osterloh has suggested. With former leaders of the mobile space, Siemens, BlackBerry and Nokia having all drifted into handset obscurity in recent years, Motorola boss Osterloh has predicted the current leaders of the smartphone market could soon follow suit.“Every seven years, the person who’s been...
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What is Google X? See what's cooking in Google's secret lab

Google X: The lowdown on Google's top-secret experiemental lab and how it's changing the worldYou may not have heard of Google X. It doesn’t have its own website, and it doesn’t always get mentioned in relation to the products it is associated with.Yet Google X is very likely to be the department that spawns the search giant’s next big business venture. It certainly has the potential to change the...
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Apple's muted Beats, Sky to spark 4K and a Glass redo no-one wants

OPINION: This week’s tech news showed our favourite companies staying the course and refusing to give up on the future. Apple may have finally figured out what to do with Beats, Sky and BT are finally set for a 4K showdown and Google Glass may not be dead just yet. Chris Smith chimes in on the week in tech Apple’s music strategy appears muddled at bestDoes Apple really know what it’s doing with music...
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Ubuntu smartphone finally lands, rubbishes apps

Canonical is finally launching its first Ubuntu smartphone, a year and a half after failing to launch a handset on Indiegogo. The Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu edition is an Ubuntu-powered repurposed version of the Aquaris E4.5, which shipped with Android prior to its new OS makeover.In terms of hardware, you’re getting much the same device. That is to say, the OS is the only thing that changes about this mid-range...
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Toshiba Chromebook 2 Laptop Review

What is the Toshiba Chromebook 2?The Chromebook 2 is the follow-up to the original Toshiba Chromebook, which we really liked when it launched early last year. It’s a 13-inch laptop that comes in two different versions – one with a Full HD screen (1,920 x 1,080) and one with an HD screen (1,366 x 768) – that are available for £249 and £199 respectively.We think the Chromebook 2 is even better than...
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Nintendo ‘comeback strategy’ includes low-cost software

by Sean Keach 06 February 2015 |Share: Nintendo is reportedly looking to expand ‘consumer choice’ with on-the-cheap software titles. The Nikkei reports that Nintendo wants to put budget games at the forefront of its ‘comeback strategy’, after speaking to the company’s president, Satoru Iwata.Apparently Nintendo wants to re-make older titles and smartphone games for the Nintendo 3DS.Nintendo hopes...
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Apple Watch alternatives to look out for in 2015

The Apple Watch is coming, but it's not the only smartwatch launch of 2015... Mark your diaries – April 2015 is the month when the company behind the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad tries to revolutionise wristwear by officially launching the Apple Watch.Apple's rival to the Android Wear and Pebble wearables will be pinning its success on offering luxury watch strap options, a new operating...
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Canon EOS M3 Camera Review

Third time lucky?Canon is among the most celebrated camera brands in existence, but it's not had any luck with compact system cameras so far. Despite having a good sensor, the slow and expensive EOS M was a failure, to the extent that Canon didn’t even release the EOS M2 in the UK.Instead, we’re skipping straight to the EOS M3. And suddenly things are looking a lot brighter. This is a real enthusiast’s...
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HTC One M9 release date, rumours, news, specs and price

Everything you need to know about the HTC One M9?The HTC One M9 release date is fast approaching, with latest reports suggesting the HTC One M8 follow-on will be officially unveiled in the days leading up to MWC 2015.Expected to land as a direct rival to the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6, the eagerly awaited HTC One M9 - a handset tipped to make its first official appearance on March 1 - will build on...
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Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge names trademarked

by Sean Keach 06 February 2015 |Share: Samsung has inadvertently confirmed the existence of both the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge via a new trademark filing. Spotted by the GalaxyClub website, Samsung’s new filing proffers the names of both upcoming devices, although little else.It’s also worth noting that the filing is in South Korea, Samsung’s home turf and one of its core markets.What’s interesting about...
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Google joins toymaker Mattel for ‘view what’s possible’ event

by Sean Keach 06 February 2015 |Share: Google and unlikely corporate pal Mattel have sent out joint press invites for an event on February 13. The shindig will take place in New York City, starting at 9am (via 9to5google), but that’s about as much as we know.The only clue as to the purpose of the event comes with the caption: “Mattel invites you to view what’s possible with exclusive announcement...
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New Nintendo 3DS XL Game Review

What is the New Nintendo 3DS XL?Let’s cut to the chase. The New Nintendo 3DS XL is, without doubt, the best version of the 3DS ever, and the most feature-rich, comfortable and cleverly thought-out Nintendo handheld since the DS Lite. It has a fantastic 3D screen that actually works in 3D, a processor that's better equipped for handling more advanced 3D games, and a built-in secondary analogue pad...
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Destiny House of Wolves expansion gets release window

by Sean Keach 06 February 2015 |Share: Bungie has revealed the launch window for House of Wolves, Destiny’s second expansion pack following on from The Dark Below. The House of Wolves add-on release date is now confirmed to fall somewhere between April 1 and June 30.What’s more, Activision – Bungie’s publisher – claims a ‘major content release’ will follow House of Wolves at some point in 2015, revealed...
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Google’s advisory council says keep ‘right to be forgotten’ in EU

by Sean Keach 06 February 2015 |Share: An advisory council has decided that the European ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling should only be applied in the European Union. This is in response to previous calls from regulators who hoped that the rule would be applied globally across all of Google’s markets.Google decided to form a committee of eight individuals back in May to discern whether the regulators’...
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