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Windows Phone 8.1: Update 1 software now available for Developer Preview users

If you're wondering when Microsoft's Windows Phone 8.1 update will arrive on your phone, and what features it will bring, then check out our roundup for all the latest news and information.
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Freedom! It’s finally legal to unlock your phone in the U.S. again

A new law, named the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, has been passed, which allows you to legally unlock your phone so it can operate on the compatible network of your choice.
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Gionee Elife S5.5 review

Do you believe the stereotype that all smartphones designed and produced in China are rubbish? Don’t, because the Gionee elife S5.5 is here to change all that.
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Dear conspiracy nuts: Apple doesn’t cripple your old iPhone, time does

It's that time of the year again, when conspiracy theorists start having palpitations about Apple deliberately crippling older iPhones, to convince you it's time to buy the latest and greatest model.

7 cell phones that have stopped bullets (literally)

We've all heard stories about cigarette cases and bibles halting bullets and saving their owners, but how often does the humble mobile phone save lives in this way? It turns out, it happens more often than you think.
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HP is making a smartwatch, and it’s fashioned by a renowned designer

Hewlett Packard has teamed up with menswear fashion designer Michael Bastian to produce a stylish new smartwatch, which will be sold by the fashion website Gilt.com later this year.
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Google scraps ambitious, high-tech barge project in Portland

Google's ambitious, high-tech barge project has hit stormy waters, and the company has sold the vessel moored in Portland for scrap. This puts an end to hopes we'd be testing out the latest Google toys aboard in the near future.
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Super tough, sapphire screened Kyocera Brigadier marches on to the Verizon network

Verizon has launched the Kyocera Brigadier, its latest rugged smartphone, which stands out thanks to a sapphire crystal screen, making it almost scratch proof, and tough enough for even the harshest environments.
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Senate study says phone bill ‘cramming’ is costing us millions

The U.S. Senate has highlighted the ongoing problem of networks "cramming" additional charges on to your mobile bill. Usually originating from third-party firms, these extras have cost mobile users millions over the years, according to a new report.
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HTC has something new to show us on August 19, but what could it be?

HTC has called members of the press to an event in New York on August 19, but hasn't given any clues as to what it will reveal. There are rumors galore though, including talk of a Windows Phone device, and a new Nexus tablet.
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Japan’s new HTC J Butterfly manages to be better and worse than the HTC One M8

HTC has teamed up with Japanese network KDDI to launch the J Butterfly, a new take on its popular One M8 device. There are a few differences between the two, some of which make it better than its cousin, while others make it worse.
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Lenovo and Huawei see market share bump, while Samsung and Apple falter

The latest market share data from IDC shows dramatic improvements from Chinese brands Huawei and Lenovo, and the two swapping positions in the charts, while leaders Samsung and Apple both suffered losses.
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Cortana lands in the UK and China in Windows Phone 8.1 Update

Microsoft has detailed the first revision of its Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. The new version will concentrate on improving Cortana, and will bring the virtual assistant to the UK and China.
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This crowd-funding campaign wants to use an iPhone to diagnose malaria

The latest crowd-funding campaign to make use of the Apple iPhone is one from IanXen Rapid, a small medical team hoping to use the device along with a specially created app to make it easier to diagnose, and therefore treat, malaria.
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BlackBerry CEO questions whether brand can ever be iconic again

BlackBerry CEO John Chen has said the company may never become iconic again, after being grilled about the firm's future, and any plans for an outright sale, in a recent interview.
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DT Daily: Phone project called Shamu? Microsoft’s tasty charging project, fox eats a GoPro

Today on DT Daily: The next Nexus phone gets a whale of codename, Microsoft veges out with a Lumia smartphone, and what does the fox eat? GoPro cameras, apparently. Google could be working with their old friends at Motorola on the next Nexus smartphone, if the latest rumors turn out to be on the money. Recommended […]
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Lithium anode breakthrough could double or triple gadget battery life

Researchers at Stanford University have made a breakthrough in using lithium as an anode inside next generation batteries, potentially meaning triple the standby time for our phones, and twice the range on our electric cars.
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5G mobile connections coming in 2020 says London Mayor

According to Boris Johnson, the London mayor, London will get its first taste of hyper-fast 5G mobile connection speeds in 2020. The future network is all part of a long-term plan for the city's growing infrastructure needs.
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UK police to demand phones are handed over after traffic accidents

In the UK, police officers attending traffic accidents could seize mobile devices, so they can be checked for evidence of use at the time of the crash. It's hoped the new rules could help reduce mobile-related accidents on the road.
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Brits declining Web filters don’t love porn, they just love freedom

Common sense has prevailed in the UK, after the introduction of adult content filters by UK ISPs, shows most people don't want their Internet badly censored in this way.
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ZTE talks up the Nexus-like Blade Vec 4G, teases Grand Band fitness wearable

ZTE has provided more details about the Blade Vec 4G, its first phone to come with the Google Now Launcher pre-installed. It was launched alongside a revised Grand S2 smartphone, and news of the Grand Band fitness wristband.

In the future, screens may correct your eyesight problems, not glasses

Scientists are developing a special screen which could correct vision problems without the need for the viewer to wear glasses, and a prototype version could be just a few years away.
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LG posts record breaking smartphone sales, promises more new hardware later this year

LG has posted record breaking smartphone shipment figures, and says the G3's early success in Korea, and the popularity of its 4G phones, helped make it possible. It promises more devices later this year too.
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HTC One Remix now available on Verizon

Verizon has announced the HTC One Remix, a rebadged version of the recently launched One Mini 2. It's shares the same 4.5-inch screen and 13-megapixel camera, and is set to go on sale soon for $100 with a two-year contract.
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Microsoft’s CEO says Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox will become one

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has talked about the company's plan to bring Windows, Windows Phone, and the Xbox platform together, enabling developers to write universal apps which work across all screen sizes.
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The LG G3’s QuickCircle case gets its first game, and the idea is to pop puppy heads

LG has released a match-three game designed to be played on the new G3 smartphone, but rather than use the big Quad HD screen, Puppy Pop is played through the QuickCircle folder case's round window.
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This fitness wristband is cheaper than a large Dominos pizza

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has announced its first fitness tracking gadget. It's called the Mi Band, and while it may not have a screen or a heart rate monitor, it'll cost the equivalent of $13.
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Xiaomi launches the Mi 4, a metal-framed smartphone powerhouse which costs $320

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone brand which has an Apple-like reputation in its home country, has announced the Mi 4, it’s latest and most impressive smartphone to date. Teased late last week, we were expecting a premium device with a metal chassis. It turns out we were half right. The Mi 4 has a stainless steel […]
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ZTE cleans up its act: Plans to use Google’s version of Android in its phones

ZTE has announced that in the future, any devices it launches with Android 4.4 installed will come with Google's Google Now Launcher, instead of its own custom Android user interface.
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Samsung breathes new life into the Galaxy Gear, offers optional update to Tizen

Samsung has breathed new life into its original smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear, by offering an optional update to the new Tizen operating system, bringing it into line with the newer Gear 2.
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DT Daily: Sony Xperia X2 goes on sale, Blackberry’s Passport phone leaks, how to photograph sharks

Today on DT Daily: The new Sony Xperia Z2 smartphone goes on sale in America, a look at the upcoming, and very unusual BlackBerry Passport smartphone, plus, what life is like when you photograph sharks for a living. Sony put the Xperia Z2, its latest top-of-the-range Android smartphone, on sale in America over the weekend. Well, […]
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The world’s thinnest smartphone is about to get even thinner

Gionee, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer which currently produces the world's thinnest smartphone, is about to break its own record with a 5mm thick model detailed on an official website.
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Unusual touch sensitive BlackBerry Passport keyboard revealed on leaked video

The unusual BlackBerry Passport smartphone has appeared in a brief, but revealing, YouTube video. The short film shows the dual function keyboard in action, highlighting its touch control system.
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Don’t be fooled by nostalgia: Running back to BlackBerry is still a mistake

Amazingly, there are some people out there recommending smartphone users swap their trusty devices for a BlackBerry phone.