Video: Samsung Galaxy S5: here's why you should be excited
ently wait for Samsung to spill the beans on the Galaxy S5, internet tipsters continue to do what they do best: speculate wildly, successively raise and then lower our expectations and build the bubble of excitement surrounding Samsung's next flagship to an Android-addled apogee.What's getting S... -techradarSwiftkey Note brings smarter typing to iPhones and iPads today
ely popular Android Swiftkey keyboard makes its way to iOS today, letting anyone with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch get in on the smarter prediction technology.However, you won't be able to replace your standard iOS keyboard entirely. Instead Swiftkey is arriving as a free note-taking app,... -techradarSneaky seller lists Samsung's early Tizen phone on eBay
sn't even announced its first Tizen phone yet but already someone is trying to sell it. The handset, which recent rumours suggest might be called 'Zeke' / 'Zeq', was listed on eBay for the not unreasonable price of $300 (£181.64), with the heading "New Tizen Samsung SM-Z9005 smartphone for apps development.&... -techradarQuad-core HTC Desire 310 leaked on HTC's own site
of the world is feverish with expectation about the flagship HTC Two, the Taiwanese company clearly hasn't forgotten about the lower end of the market, as it's cooking up a budget blower with quad-core credentials. The phone, called the Desire 310, was spotted on HTC's official website, so it's unlikely to be th... -techradarGary Marshall: Google dumping Motorola isn't a disaster: it's a reboot
y chess, you'll know that it isn't always obvious what your opponent's up to from a single move. What looks like a minor play or even a rookie mistake often turns out to be a significant part of a strategy that ends with them shouting "checkmate!" and you throwing the board in their... -techradarNokia X / Normandy Android phone might not be as low-end as we thought
X has been popping up all over the place lately, but it's mostly been exciting because it's Nokia having a go at Android rather than because of anything about the phone itself. In fact, its 1GHz dual-core processor and 512MB of RAM sound positively underwhelming.But we've been pleasantly surprised by s... -techradarAnalysis: What Lenovo buying Motorola means for your next smartphone
ht have heard - Google has sold Motorola to Lenovo. Once you've got your head around the fact Google is dropping something it paid £8 billion ($12.5bn) for in 2012, there's a bigger issue here: your next phone is probably going to be more expensive.But the better news? Android is going to evolv... -techradarMore 'confirmation' on Galaxy S5 specs appears, along with new accessories
self for this. The handset we've all been calling the Samsung Galaxy S5 will launch under the name...Samsung Galaxy S5.That utterly unsurprising piece of news has been revealed by reliable Twitter tipster @evleaks, so it's probably true. But then again, 'obviously going to happen thing happens' i... -techradarUPDATED: It's official: Google done with Motorola, Lenovo taking over
manufacturer Lenovo has agreed to a deal with Google to acquire smartphone maker Motorola Mobility, it has now been confirmed.Less than three years after paying $12.5 billion (around £7.5bn, AU$14bn) to acquire it, Google is parting with Motorola for a mere $2.91 billion (around £1.8bn, AU$3.5b... -techradarGoogle reportedly pressuring Samsung to ease up on its own apps
the announcement earlier this week that Google and Samsung will be licensing each other's patents, new details have come to light suggesting the Android maker might be influencing the manufacturer to back off its own customizations.Re/code reported today that the Android-based Mag... -techradarIn Depth: Bluetooth: What does it really do and will it be replaced?
is old and it might be on the way out. It's been around since 1994 and these days it seems to be in just about anything that's even looked at a circuit board, but now there are new kids on the block. NFC, Wi-Fi Direct and more are encroaching on Bluetooth's turf, which got us wondering, is Bluet... -techradar
Moto X arrives early in UK stores
ola announced the Moto X was finally coming to the UK we were given a release date of February 1, but it turns out it's already here.High street retailer Phones 4U is already peddling the Motorola Moto X with contract, PAYG and SIM-free options available.The Moto X arrives with black and white colour options (Phones 4U has exclusive access to t... -techradarIn Depth: Bluetooth: What does it really do and will it be replaced?
is old and it might be on the way out. It's been around since 1994 and these days it seems to be in just about anything that's even looked at a circuit board, but now there are new kids on the block. NFC, Wi-Fi Direct and more are encroaching on Bluetooth's turf, which got us wondering, is Bluet... -techradarLG G Pro 2 leak shows a phablet taking cues from the G2
href="http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/lg-g-pro-2-confirmed-for-a-mwc-2014-debut-1218851">confirmed that it will be launching the LG G Pro 2 at MWC 2014, but surely it didn't think it would be able to contain all the leaks until then? A couple of pictures have just surfaced ... -techradarSamsung Galaxy Grand Neo official, a so-so smartphone with a 5-inch display
ttp://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/mwc-2014-what-to-expect-1204074">MWC 2014 is nearly upon us but Samsung couldn't wait to show off its heavily spoiled mid-range phone, the Galaxy Grand Neo.Many of its specs were previously reported, but now the... -techradar
AndroidSamsung will unveil major Tizen changes at MWC, to combat Google’s Android lockdownSamsung plans to show off its Tizen operating system at MWC next month according to the rumor mill. -mobiletechnewsIn Depth: Samsung Galaxy S4 vs Galaxy S4 Mini: Which is right for you?
fter launching the impressive Samsung Galaxy S4 flagship, the Korean firm followed it up with its baby brother, the Galaxy S4 Mini. Both are impressive handsets in their own right, but how do you know which is best for you?Power-hungry consumers will probably be ... -techradarHTC to get with the program and move M8 buttons on screen?
-anticipated sequel to the five-star rated HTC One could be the company's first handset to move the traditional navigation buttons on to the screen, according to newly leaked information.The HTC M8 (or One Two or One+ as it's also rumoured to be named) will move the menu, back and multitasking buttons ... -techradarHTC may take another swipe at Moto G with octa-core smartphone
be on the verge of launching the refresh to its five star HTC One handset, but that doesn't mean it has forgotten its other customers (you know, those who can't afford £500) as it looks to take on the budget market with a new Desire model.Suggestions that HTC is planning on launching a new budge... -techradarKitKat and Sense 6.0 release dates for HTC One leaked
getting bored with your HTC One then good news, there are a couple of software updates on the horizon for the flagship smartphone.HTC confirmed on its Twitter feed that US-based HTC One owners can expect the Android 4.4 KitKat update to land within the next week, which means it can't be too far off the rest of the wor... -techradarMeegoIn Depth: Nokia X / Normandy release date, news and rumors
out as a pie-in-the-sky rumor: Nokia is making an Android device? Surely not, given the Finnish firm has only recently been acquired by software giant (and the Windows Phone peddling) Microsoft. So why would Nokia jump into bed with the enemy?While many eyebrows were raised, and eyes rolled, when news of the Nokia Normandy fir... -techradarTizenSamsung Zeq 900 leaked as firm's first Tizen smartphone
first Tizen smartphone has appeared in a leaked photo, going by the name Zeq 9000 - but that's set to change.The image was leaked by South Korean website MovePlayer, which revealed that the Zeq 9000 will apparently have a 4.8-inch HD display and a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.It looks typically Samsung... -techradarWindows PhoneThe Lumia 1820 - Nokia's best phone yet with ultra-powerful innards?
ike the Nokia Lumia 1820 could be a mighty powerful flagship phone - and we won't have to wait long to get our eyes on it.FIrst up, reports believe that the 1820 will have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, which is reason enough to get excited as it's the successor to the battery-friendly-yet-burly S... -techradarNokia X specs appear again to reinforce budget credentials
f="http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/nokia-x-normandy-1219003">Nokia X Android smartphone is gaining more momentum every day, and we've now got another set of specs to attach to the handset.Perennial mobile leaker @evleaks is at the centre of things again, posting up specs suppos... -techradarNokia Lumia 1520 mini may launch as Lumia 930 with fewer headlining specs
d a few things about the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1520 mini, including that it might be called the Nokia Lumia 1520V, or even the Lumia 930.We're now able to put a potential face to those names, as well as reveal a little more about what the Lumia 1520V may pack inside its slender frame.An image spotte... -techradar
AndroidSamsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo appears in press image leak
f="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-note-3-1178226/review">Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo has been popping up in various forms, but now we've got something that looks a bit more official.An anonymous employee at a Belgian retail store told Sammobile that the Neo's pre-order... -techradarApple slams Samsung with key victory in ongoing patent dispute
d Apple are about to go to court - again - and Apple is already coming out ahead in pre-trial proceedings.Judge Lucy Koh, who's been dealing with the companies' bickering for years, has granted Apple two victories against Samsung as their March trial approaches.One... -techradarBlackBerry deal with US Defence Department sends shares sky high
has maintained its position with the US government as the go-to choice for secure smartphones, thanks to a new deal with the Defence Department that sent shares skyrocketing.The Defence Information Systems Agency (DISA) will be adding a whopping 80,000 BlackBerry phones to a new management network... -techradarGalaxy S3 and Note 2 to receive KitKat update by end of March
f="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/operating-systems/android-4-4-kitkat-1214798/review">Android 4.4 KitKat update process is in full swing, and it appears that those waiting on 2012's Samsung flagships might not be left waiting too much ... -techradarIn Depth: Get marathon fit with your smartphone: the half / full marathon
New Year has inspired you to get fighting fit, then you've hit the right page. Technology has the tools to help you get in the shape of your life but it's not easy to know which product is right for your goals.We've enlisted the help of T3.com Editor-in-chief and ultra runner Kieran ... -techradarWindows PhoneVideo: This is how Nokia's Android Normandy handset should look
rrounding the Nokia Normandy refuse to die, and with more leaks emerging every day, it looks increasingly likely that the Finnish firm will unleash an Android handset on the world in the coming months.We've seen a few images surface online recently, all claiming to show off the fruit of Nokia looms: a sort of Wind... -techradar
Can Android Challenge Embedded Linux?Is the Android OS morphing into a new form of embedded Linux? Android is a Linux OS derivative perched to make inroads beyond its growing user base in smartphones and tablets. Some auto makers are considering the potential for Android-connected communications systems in their vehicles. The Android OS is already available as an all-in-one desktop computer powered by System on a Chip circuitry. -technewsworldHTC M8 incoming? Two new handsets get the green light
al beast known as the HTC M8, rumoured successor of the HTC One, is getting ever closer.Two as-yet-announced handsets have just been given certification by the Indonesia equivalent of the US FCC, as spotted by GSMinsider, hinting that an announcement isn't far off.The HTC M8x and HTC D310w received their certification on... -techradarIn Depth: How the mobile phone destroyed the MP3 player
seem hard to believe now, but in the dark ages of mobile playing music on a phone was unheard of. That is, unless you count rocking out with a low quality ringtone.These days many people spend more time listening to music on their phones than actually, you know, making calls. The mobi... -techradarLG may fling a fingerprint scanner on G3 and G2 Pro smartphones
ting scanners are making waves in the phone world, with Apple's Touch ID pulling the bandwagon forward and the HTC One Max following. Unlike the Samsung Galaxy S5, which most likely won't have biometric tech, it seems LG doesn't want to be left behind. Reports from Korean site ETNews point to the forthcoming LG G3 and LG G2 Pro ... -techradar
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t root it" is something you've probably heard said if you've spent any meaningful time hanging around a hardcore Android user. But, unless you've spent too much time lingering in the darker corners of the internet, you probably get lost when people start comparing ROMs. As Android phones have taken o... -techradarIn Depth: Tizen: The operating system that could thwart Android?
Tizen' has been bandied about in mobile tech circles for some time now but for anyone other than the most ardent follower of mobile matters, the odd-sounding moniker mightn't mean all that much.For those who are still unsure what exactly Tizen is, what it might mean to the general tech consumer, and wondering whether it'll prove a viable comp... -techradarSony Xperia Z2 screenshots reveal a glut of new features
t two lots of Sony Xperia Z2 screenshots have leaked in the last 24 hours or so. The first set, posted on the XDA Developers forum, is from an old build as it's running Android 4.3 and it mostly just serves to show some changes to the UI.However the second set, revealed by XperiaBlog, claims to be from an Andr... -techradarWindows PhoneBeats Music makes its debut on the App Store, launches today
ttp://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/beats-music-goes-live-in-the-us-on-january-21-on-android-ios-and-the-web-1214501">Beats Music is here - sort of, kind of, in a way. The new music streaming service from the headphone-maker now has an iOS app on the Apple App Store but it's not going to be properl... -techradar
AndroidHTC M8 looks set to shun QHD display
be kept quiet before a possible MWC 2014 launch, more specifications of the upcoming HTC M8 have made their way onto the worldwide web. A User Agent Profile (UAprof), highlighted by Twitter tipster @evleaks, reveals the upcoming HTC flagship will ship with a full HD 1920 x 1080 screen, as well as the latest version of Android.This latest... -techradarZTE Geek could be first Tizen smartphone at MWC 2014
waiting and waiting for a Tizen phone to emerge and finally we may get one at MWC 2014, but perhaps not from the source we were expecting.Samsung is a major player in the Tizen project and the Korean firm has been heavily linked with smartphones running the alternative software for a while, but it could be beaten to the punch by Ch... -techradarWindows PhoneNokia Lumia 1520 Mini may destroy competition with full HD display
versions of flagship handsets now flooding the market, it seems that Nokia isn't keen on missing out on a slice of this quite lucrative pie.Specifications passed to WPBar.cn indicate that the Finnish manufacturer may be ready to launch a cut down Lumia 1520, the Nokia Lumia 1520V.Amongst these specificati... -techradarSamsung's new TouchWiz UI leaks as a prettier Google Now
time of year where Samsung Galaxy S5 rumours are flying in thick and fast, and further leaks point towards a new user interface (UI) and "multi-hovering" controls.First up is a screen leak from @evleaks - a usually reliable source of mobile slips - revealing a potentially revamped homescreen with large,... -techradar
Microsoft denies paying OEMs to support Windows Phone
to rumour, Microsoft will give up to $2.6 billion (£1.6 billion, AU$2.9 billion) to OEMs to support building Windows Phone devices. The head of communications at the company, however, is calling that number "complete fiction" in answer.The rumour had been started by Eldar Murtazin, chief editor of Mobi... -techradar
AndroidOutlook for Android Coulda Been a ContenderI've been looking forward to trying out Microsoft's official email product for the Android platform. Device OS mismatches have, until now, prevented me from doing so. However, a totaled and smashed tablet and an arbitrarily rebooting smartphone have prompted me to get some new kit. I'm a power desktop Outlook user, and for about 10 years I have relied on the desktop version. -technewsworldTechRadar.com
hoping to avoid the possibility of crude jokes being made by calling their next-generation handset the number Two, HTC is rumored to be prepping yet another variation of its flagship handset for early 2014.Bloomberg today reported there could be a new HTC One on the way in the coming weeks which will retain the well-... -techradarCode clues show that Android 5.0 could come with more fitness smarts built-in
squirreled away somewhere in the Android OS hints that a future version will come with souped up fitness tracking. While KitKat already features pedometer tech for counting your steps, future versions perhaps beginning with Android 5.0 will allow the software to harness "fitness data ... -techradarFighting Talk: No. Bad Nokia! Put down that Android at once!
okia fans? Noticed that they seem giddy, like their dreams are finally coming true? It's because the Finns could FINALLY be making an Android handset.This is bad news.The NokDroid project has been up and down more than a demented see saw. First, Nokia was developing an Android handset, fulfilling the liquid fantasy of geek... -techradarZTE Blade Q Mini touches down as another budget blower
ade Q Mini has been officially launched in the UK, exclusively on Virgin Media, as the Chinese brand looks to snaffle the first time smartphone user market.Setting you back just £59.99, the Blade Q Mini is one of the most affordable smartphones on the market, and while the specs won't blow you away, they certainly d... -techradarTizenJapan's NTT DoCoMo Shelves Plan to Launch Tizen PhoneNTT DoCoMo announced today that it will be shelving plans for a Tizen Phone launch, claiming that the market is not big enough for a third mobile OS. -mobiletechnewsObama orders changes to NSA phone data collection, end to spying on foreign friends
Barack Obama has called for an overhaul to how the US National Security Agency collects and uses citizens' phone records and an end to eavesdropping on foreign heads of state. In the second speech addressing the controversial NSA policies that have come to light from documents in the hands ... -techradarWindows PhoneMicrosoft's Siri-like voice assistant 'Cortana' may be voiced by Cortana
dows Phone 8.1 users may get the chance to play Master Chief. Well, in their heads at least.MSFTnerd has word that Microsoft's Siri-rivaling voice companion, codenamed Cortana, will enter beta on Lumia in April, becoming available for "US developers&quo... -techradarThe latest Nokia Normandy leak brings possible launch date with it
ning to seem a lot like Nokia's Android-based smartphone will launch at MWC 2014. Currently going by the moniker Normandy, the handset is expected to land with a heavily Nokia-ified version of Android just as the Amazon Kindle Fire range come with a Amazon-heavy version of the software. The latest shots o... -techradar
