Sony Xperia Z2 pushed back till May

Sony has pushed back the launch date of the Xperia Z2 in the UK and Europe.  According to Sony, gadget-fans have been going gaga for the Sony Xperia Z2 so much that it hasn’t been able to keep up with demand. The company had originally planned to launch its recently unveiled flagship in the middle of April. However, the company has no

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Apple iPhone 6 coming in September

Apple will launch the next iPhone in either August or September, according to various sources.  While the Apple iPhone 6 launch date remains elusive, there are signs that its supply chain is gearing up to begin production of the smartphone. According to Digitimes, Simplo Technology and Desay Battery Technology have received orders to supply

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Apple will fix your iPhone 5 sleep button for free

Apple has launched a new sleep/wake button replacement program offering to fix your faulty iPhone 5 for free – if you’re eligible that is. Apple admitted that a “small percentage” of iPhone 5 models stop working intermittently, with the issue apparently occurring specifically on models manufactured through March 2013. It’s unclear what a

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HTC’s design chief is leaving the company

HTC has revealed that its design chief, Scott Croyle, is leaving his post to work on his own projects outside of the company. The Verge reports that Scott Croyle, the man responsible for the HTC One, is departing the company. Croyle is leaving to work on his own projects outside the Taiwanese company, although the move is part of a “long-t

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TV maker Vestel to launch smartphones in August

Vestel is already one of the largest TV manufactures in Europe and now it seems the company is venturing into the smartphone market.    As reported by Pocketlint, TV maker Vestel is planning to expand into the smartphone industry. Talking at the IFA Global Press Conference 2014, Vestel’s CEO Turan Erdogan said, “If you're not in mob

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Your T-shirt's ringing: Printable tiny flexible cell phones for clothes?

A new version of "spaser" technology being investigated could mean that mobile phones become so small, efficient, and flexible they could be printed on clothing. A team of researchers from Monash University's Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering (ECSE) has modelled the world's first spaser (surface plasmon amplificati

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Apple TV, iBand, iWatch all coming soon, Apple boss does not say

Speaking a matter of days after Apple unveiled its latest, rather impressive results, Tim Cook hinted that the iWatch and the Apple TV could soon be on the way. Cook was speaking to the Wall Street Journal and he took the opportunity to assure Apple fans that those long awaited gadgets are “closer than ever”, with a press release to celeb

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Amazon smartphone: Release date, price, specs, news and rumours

Rumours of an Amazon smartphone have been around for a few years now, but the reality of a new device from the retail giant has never been closer. The success of the KindleeReader had commentators questioning when, rather than if the company would enter into the tablet and smartphone race. The first hint appeared in September 2011, when a report i

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Retailer posts Surface Mini case picture

Rumours about the Microsoft Surface Mini first surfaced (ahem) last autumn. However, this is the first solid evidence suggesting that Microsoft is indeed working on a smaller version of its Windows RT-based tablet. Retailer Vostrostone posted photos of a Smart Cover Case that, it says, is “specifically designed…for [the] Microsoft Surface Mini

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime with more-HD-than-HD screen launching soon?

Samsung is rumoured to have a version called the 2K Galaxy S5 Prime up its sleeve. As the name suggests, it'll have a 2K screen, also known as QHD (as in "Quite High Definition", no, okay "quad HD"), packing 2560x1440 pixels rather than the current S5's 1920x1080. Apple's iPhone 5S, by contrast has 1136x640, and that's generally considered pr

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