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Users spend nearly 23 days a year watching smartphone screens

8 March 2013, 16:15

Staring at my smartphone too much causes my wife to become an angry bird.

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Thermodo smartphone thermometer Kickstarter success

8 March 2013, 15:00

Project eclipsed its original $35,000 goal in just seven hours.

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Motorola Mobility to shed another 1,200 jobs

8 March 2013, 13:00

But can Motorola's fortunes be turned around by the X Phone?

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Android 4.x device numbers finally edge past Gingerbread

7 March 2013, 13:14

Android Ice Cream Sandwich was released by Google more than 17 months ago.

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YouTube to launch Spotify rival later this year

6 March 2013, 11:03

Attempting to make money by cutting out the ads for paying subscribers.

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Nokia readies aluminium bodied Lumia 920 successor “Catwalk”

5 March 2013, 10:45

Microsoft polishing off WP Blue, starts work on next Windows Phone OS, due by Christmas.

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Samsung releases teaser video for Galaxy S4 smartphone

4 March 2013, 15:09

Also Samsung damages payout to Apple is almost halved, for now.

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QOTW: What's caught your eye at MWC 2013?

1 March 2013, 16:30

And have any items found their way onto your shopping list?

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Full-size Apple iPad sales collapse as iPad mini takes over

1 March 2013, 14:50

Not bad for a “tweener”.

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Bing Maps updated with 13million sq km of new satellite imagery

1 March 2013, 12:16

Views analysed and provided with reduced cloud cover.

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An E-Ink Android reference smartphone design from MWC

28 February 2013, 11:19

It “runs for weeks” on a single charge.

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NEC Medias W dual screen Android phone demoed at MWC

27 February 2013, 12:30

NEC's smartphone offers some natty two screen features.

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Kyocera Torque ruggedized 4G Android: the Bear Grylls phone

26 February 2013, 16:30

Very tough on the outside but predictably middling internal specification.

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Intel-powered i-mate smartphone runs Windows 8 Pro

26 February 2013, 15:17

It looks like a normal 4.7-inch screened smartphone but runs the Windows 8 Pro OS.

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ZTE’s 5.7-inch Grand Memo introduced at MWC

26 February 2013, 11:45

Unfortunately there’s some confusion about the processor inside this new phablet.

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Windows Phone sales in the UK are up 240 per cent

25 February 2013, 15:23

Latest figures show Windows Phone now has a 6.2 per cent market share in the UK.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 to launch on 14th March

25 February 2013, 12:45

Samsung tweeted “March 14. Ready 4 the show? #UNPACKED”

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NVIDIA Phoenix reference smartphone shown at MWC

25 February 2013, 11:47

Tegra 4i powered, 5-inch full-HD smartphone is slim and slick.

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Firefox OS smartphones shown off by ZTE and Alcatel

25 February 2013, 10:25

The platform has got the support of 18 global telecom operators.

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Nokia to take aim at the cheap seats with MWC Lumia quartet

22 February 2013, 12:45

Also the winners of the Lumia 820 design contest are announced.

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The youth of today: Microsoft is cooler than Twitter and Facebook

22 February 2013, 11:30

Coz it makes gamez and blowers innit?

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NVIDIA introduces Tegra 4i LTE mobile processor

20 February 2013, 13:40

Previously known as Project Grey, the chip is specifically targeted at smartphones.

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HTC One Android smartphone is unveiled in London

19 February 2013, 17:30

New flagship will launch shortly after MWC, coming first to USA and the UK.

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EE fails to capitalise on its 4G exclusivity

19 February 2013, 15:15

Poor results if you are counting new customers. However it did well with retentions.

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Icing an Android smartphone to break its security

18 February 2013, 16:07

Memory ripping in the modern age.

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Samsung Galaxy Altius smartwatch screens leaked?

15 February 2013, 14:30

Is Samsung readying the iWatch nemesis?

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LG reveals curved glass fronted Optimus G Pro

14 February 2013, 15:45

It has a large 5.5-inch 1080p display and looks a lot like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.

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First TV white space network chip unveiled by UK based Neul Ltd

13 February 2013, 14:45

The chip requires very little power but offers long range wireless connectivity.

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Vertu’s first Android phone released, prices start from £6,500

13 February 2013, 12:45

It’s a surprisingly tough smartphone but its beauty is debatable.

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HTC One pictured with Sense 5.0 user interface

11 February 2013, 16:35

This is to be HTC’s new Android flagship and was previously known as the M7.

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Toshiba starts to ship new faster UFS NAND flash memory modules

8 February 2013, 13:26

The new chips support UFS, up to 50 per cent faster than the existing eMMC standard.

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First video of the Polytron transparent smartphone

8 February 2013, 10:17

Transparency compromised by SD card, SIM card, batteries and microphone.

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ZTE Blade 3 budget smartphone now available in the UK

7 February 2013, 11:21

A new contender for the budget Android smartphone crown.

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