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The First Jolla Smartphone: Quirky, £340, and Android-Friendly

When a band of engineers fled Nokia in 2012 to develop a MeeGo-derived OS called Sailfish, they needed a vehicle to carry the software. And this is it: the first Jolla phone, which is as quirky as the OS it runs. Read More >>

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This 18-Year-Old’s Invention Could Make Your Future Phone Instacharge

While you are hanging out on the Internet (in your underwear, maybe?) on a Sunday, kids that are smart than either you or I are out there getting ready to change the world. 18-year-old Eesha Khare (left), for example, not only invented a supercapacitor that could someday be a phone battery that charges in a handful of seconds; she also won £32,500 for it. Read More >>

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Rumour: White Knight Nexus 4 Ushering In Android 4.3 on June 10th

I'm not sure if it's actually better looking in white or not, but apparently Android and Me has one physically in hand. The white Nexus 4 is supposedly a carbon-copy of the black version we know and love, just with a white body and Android 4.3 (no LTE mentioned). Take with a pinch of sodium chloride for now, but surely everyone who's likely to want a Nexus 4 has already bought one? [Android and Me] Read More >>

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Nokia Lumia 925 Hands-On: This is the Windows Phone You’ll Want (Updated With Camera Impressions)

Nokia's just unveiled the Lumia 925, and while you might have thought it's just a UK version of the Lumia 928 that our US cousins are getting, it's so much more. Gone is the all-plastic traditional Lumia, subsumed by a much more refined feeling metal-polycarbonate mix. This thing looks and feels great. Read More >>

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This is Nokia’s New Lumia 925

Nokia's just taken the wraps off its latest flagship Windows Phone. We've heard rumours of a PureView-packing beast, but confirming yesterday's leak it's the Lumia 925, an updated, metal-clad version of the Lumia 920, and it sure is a looker. Read More >>

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Samsung’s New 1Gbps 5G Speeds Make 4G Look Like Dial-Up

Samsung says it has completed and tested one possible format that could be used as a basis for 5G wireless data technology, claiming to have magically pulled connection speeds of up to 1Gbps through its new super-super-fast mobile data connection. Read More >>

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This Sony Xperia Is Waterproof to 1.5m

Snorkelers rejoice: Sony's decided to push its current trend for water-resistant phones to new heights, with the launch of the Xperia ZR which is waterproof to 1.5m. Read More >>

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Now Is a Really Bad Time to Buy a New Phone

Just like it's a really terrible time to buy a new laptop, it's also a really crappy time to sink hundreds of pounds and possibly years of your life into a new phone. So wait, trust me, it'll be better all round. Read More >>

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Amazon Is Supposedly Developing a Crazy 3D Smartphone

The WSJ reports that Amazon is devloping a battery of new devices, including a smartphone that would use a crazy-sounding glasses-free 3D technology. If it's true... what in heavens? Read More >>

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Japan Has Actual Pants For Your Phone. No, Really.

Oh Japan, how we love thee. Although I have no idea why your stereotypical fascination with women's pants extends to gadgets, it's nice to see you catering for everyone's tastes regardless of how weird they are. Available in briefs, thongs, boxers and classic budgie-smugglers, there's something for everyone. Read More >>

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Rumour: Apple’s Next iPhone Will Apparently Be Called the iPhone 6

According to a supposedly leaked Mr. Blurrycam shot from Vodafone's inventory system, snagged by Stuff, Apple's next phone won't be the iPhone 5S, it'll simply be called the iPhone 6, which is very interesting if true. Read More >>

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The Lumia 928 Has the Best Low-Light Camera (According to Nokia, Anyway)

After confirming the existence of the fabled Lumia 928 in an advert yesterday, it's decided to show you what its latest flagship can do, pitting it in a low-light fight with the iPhone 5 and Galaxy SIII... totally unbiased, of course. Read More >>

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Speed Up Your Samsung Galaxy S4′s Home Button With a Little Tweak

Samsung threw the kitchen sink at the Galaxy S4, landing it with more software bloat features than you can shake a stick at. Unfortunately, S Voice slows down your home button, making it appear laggy when it totally shouldn't. Unless you actually use it regularly, simply disable that sucker to get back that zippy feel. Instructions at [Android Central] Read More >>

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Nokia Confirms the Existence of Its New Lumia 928

Rumours have swirled for weeks about Nokia's hotly anticipated new phone, the Lumia 928. Now Elop and co have finally released an official image to tease us. Read More >>

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Is This Glasshole on a Phone Really a Vision of the Gadget Apocalypse?

Google Glass is weird. It's not quite like anything we've seen before. It's the best. It's the worst. It's polarising. This picture of a Google Glass-wearing tube-rider showed up on Twitter yesterday, and sparked a Buzzfeed article that posits Glass will just bring on more of the distraction it claims to alleviate. Read More >>