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Microsoft publishes, then hastily removes, 7 iPhone parody videos

16 September 2013, 11:20

Redmond has a quick change of heart over the “Fly on the wall at Cupertino” videos.

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QOTW: Will you be buying an iPhone 5C/5S?

13 September 2013, 16:30

Pre-orders are now open, but will you be buying Apple's latest iPhone?

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Siri-equivalent in Windows Phone 8.1 comes from hit game Halo

13 September 2013, 14:15

So you may have previously met ‘Cortana’, Microsoft’s new personal assistant.

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Microsoft launches Apple iPad trade-in scheme in US & Canada

13 September 2013, 10:45

Microsoft Stores will offer at least $200 towards the purchase of a new Surface tablet.

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ASUS unveils Bay Trail packing 2-in-1 Transformer Book T100

12 September 2013, 11:30

A 32GB version of the T100 will cost $349, a 64GB version will be $399, arrives in October.

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SuVolta irons out transistor voltage variability to save power

11 September 2013, 14:04

Company recently announced a partnership with Fujitsu to implement its tech.

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Microsoft Surface 2 tablets to launch on 23rd September

11 September 2013, 12:15

However no Surface Mini tablet is expected to be toddling along.

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Apple iPhone 5C ‘budget’ model is £469, iPhone 5S from £549

10 September 2013, 21:11

Both of these smartphones will be available from 20th September.

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Dryft, for fast typing on tablets, revealed by Swype co-founder

10 September 2013, 15:23

The soft-keys position themselves on screen to suit your hand placement. (video)

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iPhone 5S specification sheet appears to have leaked

9 September 2013, 16:12

The Chinese document details an A7 SoC, improved camera and a fingerprint sensor.

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Ricoh Theta takes a 360 degree photo in an instant

9 September 2013, 11:00

Are Ricoh’s spherical images a gimmick? Is the Theta worth $399?

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Panasonic’s 20-inch 4K Windows tablet available in November

9 September 2013, 10:00

Key specs include a 3,840 x 2,560 IPS screen, Core i5 CPU, GeForce graphics.

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Toshiba Encore 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet unveiled

6 September 2013, 14:56

This is one of the first Windows 8.1 devices to debut and is due in Nov priced at $329/£250.

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Surface ‘Power Cover’ to be launched after Surface 2 this year

6 September 2013, 10:30

Battery packing ‘Type Cover’ style accessory is not compatible with the original Surface RT.

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Sony Xperia Z1 smartphone officially unveiled at IFA

5 September 2013, 16:45

This was codenamed the Sony ‘Honami’ and will be the company’s new flagship phone.

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ASUS introduces new laptops, convertibles and tablets at IFA

5 September 2013, 13:30

Shows off new Zenbooks, Transformers and an AMD-powered ultraportable.

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New Sony VAIO Tap 11 challenges Microsoft Surface Pro

5 September 2013, 12:02

A tablet device with kick-stand, type cover, stylus, plus choice of Intel Haswell processor.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 revealed at IFA (video)

5 September 2013, 10:29

Device has a larger screen and soft-touch ‘stitched leather’ back, yet is thinner and lighter.

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Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch launched at IFA

5 September 2013, 09:24

Samsung’s smartwatch works only as an accessory to other Galaxy devices.

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CuBox-i is a 2-inch cube computer starting from $45

4 September 2013, 13:45

You can run Android or Linux on this Freescale SoC powered tiny computer cube.

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Amazon Kindle Matchbook offers to bundle print and eBooks

4 September 2013, 12:30

Also a new improved Kindle Paperwhite device is announced.

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Apple sends out 10th Sept invites for colourful iPhone event

4 September 2013, 11:11

A new flagship Apple iPhone 5S and colourful polycarbonate Apple iPhone 5C are expected.

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Google’s next Android version to be named after Nestle’s KitKat

4 September 2013, 09:45

Key Lime Pie wasn’t populist enough: “very few people know the taste of a key lime pie.”

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HTC Desire 601 aims to bring ‘One’ features to the mid range

3 September 2013, 11:28

Also the HTC Desire 300 is a new entry level smartphone.

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Microsoft to buy Nokia’s devices and services business

3 September 2013, 10:17

The deal is worth $7.2 billion. Stephen Elop will step down to become executive VP.

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Acer updates Aspire R7 laptop, intros new AiOs, Android tablets

2 September 2013, 13:30

Lots of new shiny things from Acer to be debuted at IFA, Berlin.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch seen ahead of launch

2 September 2013, 11:15

Looks like "Honey, I shrunk the smartphone" then I put a watch strap on it.

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LG unveils the G Pad 8.3 premium Android tablet

2 September 2013, 10:16

Device boasts 1920 x 1200 WUXGA 8.3-inch display and is just 8.33mm thick, 338g.

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Simple Arabic text string instantly crashes OS X 10.8 and iOS 6 apps

30 August 2013, 11:54

However new OS X 10.9 Mavericks and iOS 7 beta are not affected by the 'unicode of death'.

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As Vodafone and O2 switch on 4G, Three announces its 4G timetable

29 August 2013, 11:15

Three confirms it will be the only UK mobile network with an unlimited 4G data tariff.

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Google cuts Nexus 4 smartphone price to £159 (US$199)

28 August 2013, 11:26

Google Nexus 4 8GB was £239 now £159, Nexus 4 16GB was £279 now £199.

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Nokia Sirius 10.1-inch Windows RT tablet to launch soon

27 August 2013, 14:15

It looks like a big Lumia and will have a similar price to the iPad.

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Sony teases 'Honami' photo ability and a 'Honami Mini' is spotted

26 August 2013, 14:30

These smartphones are expected to be fully revealed during IFA in early September.

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