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Samsung teases something ‘curvy’ in its Unpacked 2015 event invite
Samsung has sent out invitations for its Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event where the smart phone giant is expected to take the wraps off its new flagship Galaxy phone, presumably the Galaxy S6….
Microsoft Lumia 535 now available in the UK
Microsoft on Monday announced its mid-range Lumia 535 smartphone is now available for sale at electronics retailers across the UK. Available in green, orange, white, dark grey, cyan and black color options,…
EE, O2, Three and Vodafone pledge to expand mobile coverage to 90% by 2017
UK mobile operators EE, O2, Three and Vodafone have agreed to a £5 billion investment programme to improve mobile signal in so-called ‘partial not-spots’. UK watchdog Ofcom has amended the licenses of…
Dixons Carphone teams up with Three to launch mobile network
Dixons Carphone has inked a partnership with Three owner Hutchison Whampoa that will see the former launch its own mobile phone network in the UK. The new network will be a mobile…
LG G Flex 2 to hit UK market shelves on March 19
The official UK release date of LG’s upcoming curved-screen smartphone dubbed ‘the G Flex 2’ has now been confirmed. Carphone Warehouse has announced that it will begin accepting LG G Flex 2…
Amazon slashes Fire Phone price to £99 in U.K. for one day
Amazon is offering a special deep discount on its Fire smartphone in the UK, but that’s only for one day. The online retailer has slashed the prices of its 32GB and 64GB…
Google has seemingly culled Google Play Edition smartphones
Google Play Edition initiative is finally dead with the discontinuation of the last available smartphone – the HTC One M8. Google had removed Moto G and Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition…
Telefónica, Hutchison ink £10.25 billion “exclusivity agreement” over O2
Telefónica has confirmed that it has entered into an all cash £10.25 billion “exclusivity agreement” with Three owner Hutchison Whampoa for sale of O2. The confirmation comes just a week after reports…
Oppo takes the wraps off its much rumored ‘Oppo U3’ phablet
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has officially launched its much rumoured ‘Oppo U3’ phablet in China. Powered by a 1.7GHz MediaTek 6752 64-bit octa-core processor, the dual-SIM Oppo U3 features a 5.9-inch full-HD…
LG: No overheating issues with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon processor
Smartphone maker LG has come forward to confirm that it is not facing any overheating issues with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon processor that is powering one of LG’s curved-screen devices slated to go…
Microsoft patents ‘Inconspicuous Mode’ for smartphones
Microsoft has been granted a patent for a new mode that would make mobile devices less distracting in certain environments, such as movie theatres and meetings. The new ‘Inconspicuous Mode’ will be…
Vodafone extends 3G voice, data services to 40 UK ‘non-spots’
Vodafone has announced it is rolling out 3G voice and data service to 40 ‘non-spots’ in the UK. The announcement comes as part of Vodafone’s ‘Rural Open Sure Signal’ program, which is…
LG G4 to pack an impressive 16-megapixel rear camera, new leak claims
Recent reports suggest LG’s yet-to-be announced smartphone LG G4 will add a number of upgrades over its predecessor the LG G3. TechManiacs reports that as per leaked specifications the LG G4 will…
Google unveils Project Ara modular smartphone prototype ‘Spiral 2’
Google unveiled a new prototype of its Project Ara modular smartphone dubbed ‘the Spiral 2’ at the Developers Conference in Mountain View last week. Google’s Project Ara is aimed at developing a…