Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Android, Windows Phone news Sep 3, 2013

Android

In Depth: The 5 phones that made Nokia worth buying

In Depth: The 5 phones that made Nokia worth buying
ial — as long as shareholders and regulators approve, Microsoft is buying Nokia's phone and services division for £3.2 billion, taking on the development of its Windows Phone series and giving the company a stronger foothold in the fight against Google and Apple in the mobile marketplace. While Nokia's star may have waned in rec... -techradar



Reaction: TechRadar Reacts: What will the Nokia buy mean for Microsoft?

Reaction: TechRadar Reacts: What will the Nokia buy mean for Microsoft?
ve heard, there's been some kind of big news today - Microsoft is buying Nokia's phone and services division. It's a big move for Microsoft, and it's looking more likely that ever that Elop will replace Ballmer as CEO.But should Microsoft look beyond Elop for its next chief exec? Of course, none... -techradar



Opinion: Elop is Microsoft's new crown prince, but is he really the best choice?

Opinion: Elop is Microsoft's new crown prince, but is he really the best choice?
op's return to Microsoft as part of the deal to buy Nokia's mobile phone business has made him the new front-runner to take over Steve Ballmer's CEO role when he leaves. But he won't be everybody's choice of appointment following his time at the Finnish phone giant. Elop's move to Nokia always had a whiff of Micro... -techradar



Gary Marshall: Microsoft and Nokia? Steve Jobs would be snickering

Gary Marshall: Microsoft and Nokia? Steve Jobs would be snickering
r the Trojan Horse theory. You might recall that when Stephen Elop moved to Nokia from Microsoft, some observers suggested that he was a Trojan Horse: he'd bring Nokia to its knees so Microsoft would end up buying its phone business.Today, Microsoft bought Nokia's phone business - for considerably less than it paid for Skype ... -techradar



HTC Desire 601 honours its forefathers with good looks, middling specs

HTC Desire 601 honours its forefathers with good looks, middling specs
ymous with the high end, HTC's Desire brand now speaks of the mid range with handsets the new HTC Desire 601 which hopes to bridge the gap between feature- and smartphone with aplomb.It comes with high-end bits and bobs like LTE connectivity and a 4.5-inch screen coupled with mid-range display quality (qHD),... -techradar



HTC Desire 300 handset arrives to take on rest of Android army

HTC Desire 300 handset arrives to take on rest of Android army
ng us all with the HTC One, HTC has done some more number crunching and come up with a new numeral-namesake, the Desire 300.As we all know (well, everyone except Kanye West), the number 300 is synonymous with the Battle of Thermopylae, where a small Spartan (note: not Roman) army took out a Greek army of thousands. And ... -techradar



Spotify Connect gives your speakers Spotify smarts

Spotify Connect gives your speakers Spotify smarts
s made no secret of its plan for total home domination and it's just taken a big new step with Spotify Connect. A 'Connect' button, coming soon to Spotify apps, will allow you to play music from the service through external, internet-enabled speakers without having to stop and faff about with wires, other apps ... -techradar



Snapdragon 800 and 2.5GB RAM 'confirmed' for Galaxy Note 3

Snapdragon 800 and 2.5GB RAM 'confirmed' for Galaxy Note 3
ef="http://www.techradar.com/au/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-note-3-pretty-much-confirmed-for-september-4-1171108">Samsung's September 4 Unpacked event at IFA 2013 just around the corner, some 'official' rumours and leaks have popped up about the upcoming... -techradar



Sony Xperia Z1 appears in official-looking press shots ahead of IFA

Sony Xperia Z1 appears in official-looking press shots ahead of IFA
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In Depth: The best photo filter apps for the Samsung GALAXY S4

In Depth: The best photo filter apps for the Samsung GALAXY S4
ramFree – get it hereThe big daddy. You can't go wrong with Instagram's retro-tinged photo filters – they hide a multitude of photographical faux pas. Either take photos directly through the app or use the Samsung GALAXY S4's camera interface to capture your shot, then crop and apply a filter after the fact. The fac... -techradar



ZTE Blade V is a bargain-basement quad-core smartphone

ZTE Blade V is a bargain-basement quad-core smartphone
rt to beat the IFA 2013 hoardes, ZTE has let its smartphone cat out of the bag ahead of the tech show, unveiling the ZTE Blade V. It comes with a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor behind a 4-inch IPS screen, all for the bargain price of £72 on Virgin Media PAYG. There's also 1GB of RAM on board, 4GB of memory (plus microSD support), ... -techradar



Windows Phone

Microsoft buys Nokia's phone and services division

Microsoft buys Nokia's phone and services division
rgue it was inevitable following the deal inked over two years ago that saw Nokia exclusively offer devices running the Windows Phone operating system, but Microsoft has just announced its intentions to purchase Nokia's devices and services divisions.The deal - which seemed doomed to fail back in June - also sees Microsoft l... -techradar



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