Tag: smartphone
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BBC Launches New Homepage for PC, Smartphones and Tablets
The BBC has launched a test version of a completely new style homepage for their site, bbc.co.uk. Heading to beta.bbc.co.uk will give you a look at how the website will look when it changes completely in the coming months. The site is designed to work more effectively with smartphones and tablet devices, most specifically the…
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HTC Rhyme Officially Announced for Verizon in U.S – Also Coming to O2 UK
U.S mobile network Verizon has spilled the beans on a new HTC smartphone, the HTC Rhyme. We heard just last week that HTC had a new mid-range smartphone planned called the HTC Rhyme. This phone was originally known as the HTC Bliss, and we knew it was designed to suit the ladies. Verizon have secured…
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RETRO REPLAY ► EXTRA: Leaked snaps of LG Optimus LTE – Exclusively brings Street Fighter IV!
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In the Gadget Helpline’s most recent RETRO REPLAY feature we told you how the legendary combat game Street Fighter will brought up-to-date on the Android platform exclusively from mobile-maker LG and gaming co. Capcom. Today leaked snaps of the first handset to feature the Street Fighter IV exclusive have been exposed, along with some of the specifications…
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Mystery Acer C6 Liquid Express Android Smartphone appears on the Orange website
This is a bit of a sneaky leak. It would appear that Acer are prepping a new Google Android Gingerbread sporting handset to join its Liquid range for release on UK network Orange. That is, if a brand new ‘Coming Soon’ page on the network’s website is to be true. Orange UK has set up…
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LG LU6200 Smartphone Leaks – Their Most Powerful Phone to Date
LG has sneakily popped a picture online of an incredible-sounding smartphone that they plan to release in the future, and then quickly taken it down. The LG LU6200 is the phone in question – it doesn’t have a quirky or cool model name just yet, it’s that fresh. Along with the rendered image of the…
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Samsung Galaxy S III Specifications Leaked
This one is going straight into the ‘Rumours’ drawer in the Gadget Helpline’s tech news filing cabinet, but do read on for some interesting information on the Samsung Galaxy S III. Firstly, it’s around about the time we should start hearing about Samsung’s next flagship smartphone – it’s been around 6 months since the Galaxy…
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Motorola Atrix down to £150 on Orange £10PM tariff
The UK network, Orange, has exposed a bright new price plan for the ‘super-powered’ Motorola Atrix bringing one of the must have new mobiles down to £149.99 on a £10-per-month contract. This applies to a minimum of 24-months, but brings buyers the Android-packing handset for less than half of the original publicized, wallet-busting asking price…
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Blackberry Playbook updates coming this October – including Video Store
As well as some big price cuts planned, Research in Motion (RIM) is prepping a big update for its Blackberry Playbook tablet which is set to roll out in October, as the Canadian communication co. seeks to get the slab back on track after a slow opening season. Sales have been lacklustre after RIM’s big…
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Qualcomm to release SDK for Augmented Reality on iOS gadgets
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Qualcomm is beginning work on Augmented Reality supportive chips for Apple gadget’s including iPhone and iPad and the chip-maker will offer up a software developer’s kit allowing app makers to supply their software goodies to the Apple App Store. This follows an earlier move which saw a similar SDK brought over for Android developers,…
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How to improve your Android Battery life Video – Using the Samsung Galaxy SII
We at the Gadget Helpline love our gadgets and especially love our Android OS running smartphones but one thing we do not love is the battery life that we get out of our handsets. It’s a familiar noise to any smartphone lover where less than 24 hours after a full day of use the handset…
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iPhone 4 Takes Thinnest Smartphone Crown From Samsung Galaxy S II
Despite being a good 0.8mm thinner, the Samsung Galaxy S II has lost its ‘World’s Thinnest Smartphone’ title to the iPhone 4, due to a ruling by the UK Advertising Standards Agency. When the iPhone 4 came out it was the thinnest smartphone at just 9.3mm thick. Then the Samsung Galaxy S II came out,…
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Samsung Launches UK Premium Android Apps Store
Samsung has announced the launch of a new Apps Store for its Android smartphones, offering a range of premium paid and free apps. Called the Premium Samsung Apps Store for Android (catchy, right?), the store is available to Samsung mobile users today in the UK. Samsung says the UK is one of the first countries…