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Let’s be honest, it has been a while since HTC have had a killer phone.

Mobile retailer  Clove UK is now offering the unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for only £595 (including taxes) which is  £50 cheaper than the  £649  for which Samsung UK has made the device available for, Clove is also offering the Samsung Galaxy Gear up for pre-order, and they are offering the device for £282 including taxes, with a launch date of the end of September which makes it attractive [...]

Samsung was on a launch spree at IFA this week, it  unveiled the GALAXY Note 10.1, 2014 Edition, equipped with WQXGA Super clear LCD (2560×1600) resolution in a stunning 10-inch display, 1.9 GHZ Octa Core processor (for 3G / WiFi only version) and 3GB RAM. “The new GALAXY Note 10.1 is the most progressive 10-inch tablet, delivering the best viewing and multitasking experiences. It is the most [...]

Microsoft on Tuesday had made public it’s plan to buy Nokia’s devices and services division which makes Nokia smartphones by paying about US $7 billion. $5 billion is for Nokia’s devices business and around $2.2 billion for the rights to Nokia’s patents.   Nokia is no longer among the top five makers of smartphones but remains the second-largest shipper of mobile phones [...]

Google will  discontinuing  the video response system from YouTube. Google has decided that the feature will be axed on September 12 this year. “Currently video responses have a click-through rate of .0004% — in other words, only 4 out of every 1 million users who sees a video response clicks on it. So, on September 12 we’re going to retire this little-used feature as we work to develop [...]

Microsoft has began sending Windows 8.1 OS update to OEMs around the world this week according to various reports. Microsoft is keeping it’s cards close to it’s chest to avoid leaks  related to Windows 8.1. Microsoft is expected to make an announcement  publicly to reveal it has finalized Windows 8.1 next week. Windows 8.1 will be  pre-installed on various models of desktops and laptops [...]

Microsoft announced integrating Skype into it’s web based email service, Outlook.com in the  United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Germany, Brazil, and France which according to Microsoft has more than 400 million active accounts. Outlook.com already has links with Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter. “Email is an important and personal tool for most people, but there are moments [...]

Twitter introduced “related headlines” feature on Monday to add context to  posts that might otherwise be difficult to understand. Clicking through to a tweet’s permalink page will feature articles and websites that have embedded it. Twitter demonstrated the feature, the tweet from NBA player Jason Collins regarding his decision to’ come out’ was embedded in articles on ESPN, [...]

Amazon Kindle Reader’s chief competitor Barnes & Noble has slashed the price of its NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight ereader in the US bringing  the illuminated e-paper slate from $119  to $ 99, strengthening rumours that a newer model might be announced soon. The NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight has been available in Barnes and Noble UK for £69 which is equivalent to it’s reduced [...]

IDC has released its quarterly report on the smartphone market and it’s bad news for Apple, world over shipments of tablets came down in Q2 of 2013 to 32% of market share because Apple did not release a new model of its trend setting iPad, although Apple retains top tablet spot and shipped more tablets than Samsung, ASUS, Lenovo and Acer combined. Apple shipped 14.6 million iPads, while Samsung [...]