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Oculus announces the Mobile VR Jam, offers $1m prize pool

26 February 2015, 12:05

The competition hopes to boost mobile VR content development.

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Intel to split the Atom into x3, x5 and x7 processor families

26 February 2015, 10:05

Representing the good/better/best Atom chips respectively.

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Panasonic announces 2015 smart TV range powered by Firefox OS

25 February 2015, 12:35

And the company enters the curved TV market with 4K UHD models.

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Sony accidentally outs Xperia Z4 Tablet ahead of its official release

25 February 2015, 11:50

The 10-inch tablet will be shown off at MWC on the 3rd March, it sports a 2K display.

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HTC One M9 details and photos leaked ahead of MWC reveal

23 February 2015, 11:05

And a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6 teaser shows off more of its design.

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EtherChip EC482 boosts Wi-Fi speeds using 'Active Steering'

20 February 2015, 15:20

Better range and throughput provided by dynamic control of radiation patterns.

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Sony attempts to lure audiophiles with 'Premium Sound' microSD

20 February 2015, 12:50

The company wants to charge $160 for this 64GB capacity card, 5x more than the average.

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Sony could exit smartphone and TV sectors to boost profits

19 February 2015, 13:19

Firm is looking to focus on entertainment, PlayStation and camera sensors.

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Toshiba demos Project Ara smartphone camera modules

19 February 2015, 12:35

The prototypes will join up to 50 other modules tipped for an MWC 2015 appearance.

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HTC One M9 smartphone to be launched on 1st March

18 February 2015, 14:35

HTC UK Twitter account teases "let them stare".

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Samsung announces production of world's first 14nm FinFET SoCs

17 February 2015, 18:04

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa processors are the first to roll off the production line.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 shown to run comparatively cool

16 February 2015, 13:19

Bad thermal reputation may be unjust, but does the 810 SoC overdo thermal throttling?

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LG Watch Urbane to rival Apple Watch, with stylish all-metal body

16 February 2015, 12:05

Meanwhile LG's G4 will swerve Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9 with April launch date.

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QOTW: Which smartphone games are worth playing?

13 February 2015, 16:30

Let's hear your recommendations on Android, iOS and Windows Phone.

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Samsung plans to invest $3.6 billion in OLED display production

12 February 2015, 15:04

Developing its OLED production line to offset slumping smartphone sales.

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ARM demonstrates Seamless Computing (video)

12 February 2015, 12:05

Will your smartphone power your desktop PC experience one day? ARM thinks it will.

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ASUS to put more focus on 2-in-1 devices this year

12 February 2015, 11:04

Sees good potential for growth following the success of the Transformer Book T100.

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Nvidia schedules Made to Game event for 3rd March, at GDC

12 February 2015, 09:05

And the firm has just released a new set of quarterly results showing record revenue.

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Microsoft to hold MWC press conference on 2nd March

10 February 2015, 09:35

And we hear that not all Windows 10 features will come to its lower spec smartphones.

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Corning's 'Project Phire' scratch-resistant glass takes on sapphire

9 February 2015, 11:35

The new material will offer both extreme impact damage and scratch resistance.

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Nvidia reportedly working on Tegra X1 powered Shield tablet

6 February 2015, 12:50

Shield gaming tablet successor is rumoured to be announced at GTC 2015 next month.

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BT deal to buy EE for £12.5bn agreed

5 February 2015, 10:05

Deal will be partly financed by a £1bn BT share issue.

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Intel is the second-largest tablet SoC supplier

4 February 2015, 15:30

With 19 per cent revenue share, ahead of Qualcomm and MediaTek.

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ARM announces 'Premium Mobile Experience' for 2016 devices

3 February 2015, 19:27

ARM Cortex-A72 CPU, ARM Mali-T880 GPU and ARM CoreLink CCI-500 detailed.

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Tablet market sees first ever year-on-year shipment decline

3 February 2015, 14:04

Global tablet sales fall as consumer appetite for phablets increases.

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Upcoming Microsoft Lumia flagship will pack Snapdragon 810

3 February 2015, 13:05

Reveals a Qualcomm statement published to counter Samsung 'overheating' accusation.

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Google to take on Uber with its own app-based taxi service

3 February 2015, 11:50

The search giant may compete with Uber by deploying self-driving taxis.

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked image teases curved Galaxy S6 design

3 February 2015, 11:04

1st March event, just before the MWC starts, will show us "What's Next".

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Dixons Carphone to join with Three to offer mobile, IoT plans

2 February 2015, 11:05

The deal will help the retailer provide flexible minutes and data tariffs.

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QOTW: Why don't you own an iPhone?

30 January 2015, 16:30

Seems everyone else does, so what's stopping you?

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Microsoft reportedly to invest in CyanogenMod Android team

30 January 2015, 11:50

"We're going to take Android away from Google," asserts Cyanogen chief.

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Sky to sell mobile services following Telefonica agreement

29 January 2015, 13:50

Sky's mobile voice, text and 2G, 3G and 4G data services will be available from next year.

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Microsoft Office officially launches on Android tablets

29 January 2015, 11:05

And Microsoft rebrands the Acompli app as Outlook for iOS and Android.

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