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Vertu Signature Touch review

The Signature Touch is Vertu’s latest luxury smartphone, and its most technically impressive yet, but can it live up to our high expectations?
Mobile Reviews
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Kyocera teases the Sapphire Shield, but keeps quiet about when, or if, we can buy one

Kyocera, known for making rugged smartphones, has posted a teaser video for a product called the Sapphire Shield, but is keeping quiet about whether we'll be able to buy one or not.
Mobile News
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Is this ‘holographic’ smartphone revolutionary, or just a Fire Phone clone?

A Chinese smartphone company named Takee claims to have produced the world's first smartphone with a holographic display. It appears to use similar technology to Amazon's Fire phone, but potentially putting it to greater effect.
Mobile News
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iTunes Pass now available in America, Australia, and the UK (Updated)

A new way of crediting money into iTunes has been launched. It's called iTunes Pass, and instead of using a gift card, Apple Store employees simply need to scan a pass inside the Passbook app on your device.
Mobile News
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Pedestrians rejoice! This app tries to stop people using smartphones while walking

Are you tired of getting in everyone's way when you're trying to walk and use your phone at the same time? You'll need this app then, which gently encourages you to stop being a nuisance and stand still while tapping out a message.
Mobile News
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4G HTC Desire 610 coming to AT&T on July 25, and it’s yours for $200 without a contract

AT&T will start selling the new HTC Desire 610 on its prepaid GoPhone network from July 25, where it'll cost a reasonable $200. The phone originally launched back in February at Mobile World Congress.
Mobile News
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4G LTE support comes to Verizon’s Allset prepaid smartphone plans

If the lack of 4G LTE on Verizon's Allset prepaid plans has always put you off, the network has some good news. Starting this week, 4G phones are now compatible with the no-contract plans.
Mobile News
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Smart contact lenses from Novartis and Google are still a way off

Novartis announced it will license Google’s exciting smart contact lens technology, but testing won't begin for awhile still.
Mobile News
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Developers with ideas for Project Ara modules invited to submit them to Google

Google is getting ever closer to making its Project Ara modular smartphone a reality. Now, it is inviting developers to get in touch with their module ideas, and will send a development board to those with the best concepts.
Mobile Best-ofs
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Move over Samsung, Xiaomi’s set to announce a premium metal-bodied smartphone

Popular Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi will launch a new smartphone on July 22, and if the invitations are anything to go by, the device will wrap some impressive specs up in a premium metal body.
Mobile News
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Samsung hints at iris-scanning technology on future smartphone

Through one of its more technical Twitter accounts, Samsung has hinted an iris-scanning security feature may be coming to a smartphone in the near future, and may bring with it features such as phone unlocking and secure payments.
Mobile News
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Ingress, Google’s cool augmented reality game, gets an iOS release

Google's location-based game Ingress has finally been released for iOS, meaning Apple iPhone owners can join the Resistance or the Enlightened, and get in on the augmented reality fun.
Mobile News
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Samsung’s old app store is dead, replaced by the new Galaxy Apps store

Samsung is rebranding its own application store as Galaxy Apps. The new name will be used on your phone and online, and it accompanies an updated design along with new categories for apps which work best with Galaxy devices.
Mobile News
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The new Adidas Fit Smart is a FuelBand for the seriously sporty

Adidas has announced a fitness wrist band called the miCoach Fit Smart, and although it looks a little like the Nike FuelBand, it's aimed at the more serious athlete. It has a heart rate monitor and a workout intensity meter.
Mobile News
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Sprint’s LivePro is a mobile hotspot and a projector

Despite sounding like a gimmick which nobody asked for, we got a chance to try ZTE’s Projector Hotspot at CES 2014, and found it to be one of the most exciting and versatile new products at the show.
Mobile Reviews
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10 totally innocent things you can’t do on Facebook

Facebook has removed an image showing a toddler's bottom, and warned the poster she'd be banned if it was posted again. It's not the first time Facebook has over-reacted, so here's ten more examples to prove it.
Mobile Guides
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Panasonic gets tough on the Toughpad, adds hot swap battery, new features to the FZ-G1

Panasonic has announced it will be shipping a newly updated version of the Toughpad FZ-G1, the Windows 8.1 Pro tablet that's built to play rough. Among the changes is the ability to change the battery without switching off the device.
Mobile News

Voice controlled music coming to Google Now, which is good news for Android Wear

It appears Google is testing a new Google Now feature, which will let you control the music on your phone using your voice, which could prove invaluable for owners of the new Android Wear smartwatches.
Mobile
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Vertu partners up with Bentley, says we should expect first exclusive smartphone in October

Luxury smartphone company Vertu has announced a partnership with Bentley, the luxury car firm, which will result in the release of five different smartphones. The resulting devices will be co-designed by the pair, and the first is expected by the end of 2014.
Mobile News
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The Arrow smartwatch wants to make taking pictures from your wrist much easier

Making your smartwatch standout these days is a challenge. Newcomer Arrow will fit an 8-megapixel camera in to the bezel of its forthcoming watch, which can be twisted through 360 degrees for more versatility.
Mobile News
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Right to be Forgotten ruling sees Google inadvertently censoring the press

The EU's Right to be Forgotten ruling seems to have the unfortunate side effect of causing press censorship, as Google's removal of certain search results buries unrelated, but important, linked stories.
Mobile News
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Possible Lumia 820 replacement leaked, still wearing Nokia branding

A new Windows Phone smartphone said to be the Lumia 830 has been leaked, and despite new owner Microsoft recently taking control, the phone still wears Nokia branding. It may be one of four soon-to-be-released devices from the company.
Mobile News
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PINs are over: FiDELYS smartwatch recognizes your eyes to end password nightmares

The latest smartwatch to hit crowd funding website Indiegogo is the FiDELYS, which has an unusual iris recognition feature, designed to end the nightmare of remembering multiple passwords.
Mobile News
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Endomondo takes on RunKeeper with new Pebble smartwatch app

Popular smartphone fitness app Endomondo has finally got round to releasing an app for the Pebble smartwatch, enabling owners to track, start, and stop their workouts without needing to use their phone.
Mobile News
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This ‘digital tattoo’ unlocks your Moto X, looks like a disgusting boil

Sick of punching in your PIN code? You'll love the VivoLnk Digital Tattoo, which uses NFC to unlock your Moto X smartphone with nothing more than a tap. Aesthetically, it's a little challenging though.
Mobile News
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Samsung’s cheapest Galaxy phones now come with stripped down TouchWiz Essence UI

Samsung has introduced four new Galaxy smartphones - the Core 2, Ace 4, Young 2, and the Star 2 - all of which come with a cut down, simplified version of its user interface, called TouchWiz Essence.
Mobile News
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App folders could be coming to future version of Windows Phone 8.1

A Microsoft support document discovered on the company's website indicates a future version of Windows Phone 8.1 will come with the ability to create folders for apps on the home screen.
Mobile Best-ofs
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Lying about your life on Facebook isn’t as fun as it sounds (I tried)

A new viral video depicts a man driven to blatant lies on Facebook to cover up his crumbling real life. So I gave Facebook fiction a try. Turns out, it's not as satisfying as the precautionary video makes it look.
Mobile News
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Adidas MiCoach Fit Smart wristband leaked, could come with Google Fit support

Adidas has been named as one of Google's partners on the Google Fit program, and now leaks have started to appear regarding a fitness tracking wristband called the miCoach Fit Smart, which may launch soon with Google Fit support.
Mobile News
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India’s answer to Amazon releases Kindle Fire challenger, priced at $165

Flipkart, a close competitor to Amazon in India, has announced a challenger to the Kindle Fire tablet. It's called the Digiflip Pro and the device significantly undercuts the price of Amazon's slate, and comes with various special offers too.
Mobile News
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Funky Veldt Serendipity smartwatch emphasizes the watch rather than the smarts

The latest smartwatch to embrace traditional watch designs is the Veldt Serendipity. The analog face incorporates a tiny OLED screen to deliver notifications from an iOS device, but you're going to need to splash out if you want one.
Mobile News
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Verizon’s Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 tablet gets faster XLTE speeds and $380 price tag

Verizon has announced it'll be stocking the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 tablet from the end of June, when it'll cost $380, and come with support for the network's new, faster XLTE connection.
Mobile News
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The elegant Withings Activité will track your fitness in style

Withings has announced the Activité, a fitness tracker that shuns the gym-focused design of competing gadgets, and wraps up its tech inside a traditional analog wristwatch. It connects to your smartphone using Bluetooth LE.
Mobile News
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Microsoft continues its Android experiment with the Nokia X2 smartphone

Nokia has announced another Android-based smartphone, the Nokia X2, which joins its existing range of X devices launched at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. It's Android, but not as we know it.
Mobile News
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