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business
According to Apple, Google Now Violates Siri

We already knew that Google Now violates Siri insofar as it's much better. But according to a new lawsuit filed by Apple a.ka. the Patentmaster in Chief, Google Now violates Apple's intellectual property by being a bit too much like Siri. Read More >>

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samsung
Samsung Galaxy S4 the World’s Best Smartphone, Says Impartial Review

An independent arbiter of how good things are has declared the Samsung Galaxy S4 the best smartphone of them all, with the device dethroning LG's Optimus G in the Consumer Reports mobile rankings. Read More >>

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samsung
Samsung Uses “Optimisation” Excuse to Calm Watchdog Sad-Man Fury

Samsung has issued a slightly vague response to that kicking it took on the BBC's Watchdog last night (above), claiming it's the "innovative and unique features" that hoover up so much of the phone's internal storage space. However, it is looking at, perhaps, optimising things to free up a few more  bytes for use. Read More >>

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android
Whoa! Google’s Selling a Pure Android Samsung Galaxy S4 on Google Play

YOU GUYS! Google just announced at I/O that it's going to be selling a Samsung Galaxy S4, unlocked, with stock Android, on Google Play starting June 26. Just to pick out the important words for you: "STOCK" "ANDROID" "GALAXY S 4." Read More >>

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rumours
Bloat-Free “Google Edition” Samsung Galaxy S4 Planned for Google I/O?

Samsung might be about to make its Galaxy S4 even more appealing to the Android hardcore, with a rumour suggesting a version of the phone running unskinned Android may be one of the announcements to come out of today's Google I/O developer event. Read More >>

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samsung
Rugged, Zooming, Mini and Blue Galaxy S4 Models Set to Flood Planet Samsung

Samsung's never been shy about releasing new kinds of mobile phone, but it's taking things to the next level with its extending of the Galaxy S4 range. Four new S4 tweaks are now known to be on the way, as the Galaxy range expands faster than the universe. Read More >>

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samsung
BBC’s Watchdog Readying Attack on Samsung Galaxy S4′s Onboard Storage Space

In a move suggesting there's no more serious a crime in today's society than a rich man's new toy not quite working as advertised, the BBC's investigative TV show Watchdog is planning to shame Samsung over that disparity in advertised and real-world storage space. Read More >>

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tv
Samsung Bags Bafflingly Irritating Exclusive on ITV Player Android App

For some utterly bizarre reason, probably to do with an enormous amount of Korean Won hitting ITV's bank account, Samsung and ITV have joined up to make the updated ITV Player Android app a Samsung exclusive -- meaning you need a Samsung phone or tablet to install it. Read More >>

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chatroom
Would You Buy a Samsung Galaxy S4 With an Optical Zoom?

Usually reliable internet sources claim Samsung's preparing another Android model, this one going by the name Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom. The alleged phone shrinks the S4's screen size to 4.3" but adds a 16-Megapixel sensor around the back by way of compensation. It's less of a phone than the Galaxy S4 and less of a camera than the Galaxy Camera. Is it therefore a phone too far for our Korean Android overlords? [SamMobile] Read More >>

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samsung
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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smartphones
Samsung Releases Another Budget Android Phone, But Does Anyone Actually Care?

Striking yet another blow at the heart of anyone who wanted a high-end phone in a reasonably-sized body, Samsung has released the Galaxy Core, a 4.3-inch phone with incredibly mediocre specs for people too poor to afford a Galaxy S4. Read More >>

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samsung
Looks Like the Samsung Galaxy S4 Will Get CyanogenMod After All

Despite a locked bootloader and rumours to the contrary, it seems Samsung's latest Galaxy S4 flagship will get a touch of the Mod after all, probably because Steve "Cyanogen" Kondik has one himself. Great news for people who want to eradicate TouchWiz from their immense new quad-core-only smartphone. [CyanogenMod via Android Community] Read More >>

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cameras
Samsung NX2000: A Fancy Camera That’s Dumb Like a Smartphone

Don't let the Samsung NX2000's big 'ol interchangeable lens and APS-C image sensor fool you—its touchscreen UI is designed for the jabs of the simplest operators. Read More >>

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iphone
Athlete Tweets About His Love for the Galaxy S4 from an iPhone

David Ferrer, the 4th ranked tennis player in the world right now (which probably makes him the best tennis player you never heard of), made a silly unforced error off the tennis court today: he tweeted about how happy he is with his new Samsung Galaxy S4 from... his iPhone. Whoops! Read More >>

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guts
Finally, Phone RAM as Good as the Stuff in Your Computer

Samsung has just announced that it's rolling some pretty exciting new memory into production, which will finally bring computer-like RAM performance to your mobile. Read More >>