US Carriers Nix Samsung's Smartphone Kill Switch
U.S. wireless carriers have rejected Samsung's proposal to preload theft deterrent software on its phones, said San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón. Samsung wanted to preload Lojack for Android, which could brick phones and thus eliminate their value in the secondary market, -technewsworld
Buying Guide: Christmas gift ideas: top Christmas gifts for 2013
movie fansChristmas is approaching and no doubt there's a gadget lover in your life that you'll be buying gifts for.So to give you some shopping inspiration, and help you avoid the busy high street, we've put together the ultimate gift guide with links to buy everything online.We've got gifts for music and movie fans, ... -techradar
HTC One Android 4.4 release date confirmed...again
hen Google said other devices would get KitKat "in the coming weeks?"Well, the HTC One is definitely not one of those phones. Instead, it will see an update towards the tail-end of January. As in you won't get KitKat until 2014 if you have the best smartphone in the world. Sorry.Android 4.4: when will you... -techradar
Google Play Newsstand bounds Currents and Magazines into one Android app
bounding two of its reading apps into one with the launch of Google Play Newsstand on Android devices today, putting to rest previous rumors.The new phone and tablet app brings together Google's subscription-based Google Play Magazines and Flipboard-like aggregator Currents. Google is delivering the new ... -techradar
MediaTek plants flag in claim to first 'true octa-core' mobile SoC
sor wars have gone from a game of who's got the most hertz to one of how many cores can we cram onto a single chip - and if more is truly better, MediaTek appears to be winning for now.MediaTek has announced the MT6592 System on a Chip (SoC), which the Taiwanese company proudly touts as the "world's first true octa-core mobile platf... -techradar
Windows Phone
Microsoft promises an app catalogue to rival Android and Apple by 2015
one area where Windows Phone 8 is miles behind Android and iOS it's in the availability of apps. Sure, you can get the staples Twitter and Facebook and the selection is growing, but it still pales in comparison to the competition from Apple and Google.The good news is that the situation may soon change... -techradar
Nokia Music remixed as Nokia MixRadio with new features and focus
s like Nokia Music won't be merged with Xbox Music after all - the service was just updated with a new name and look. It's been rebranded as Nokia MixRadio.The app has a new focus on personalized radio, as is evident from its new name.Like Nokia Music before it, the new Nokia MixRadio is a streaming music service not u... -techradar
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