3G phones piling up
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01 February 2017

3G phones piling up


Can’t shift them any more


It is starting to look like customers are giving up on 3G phones, even in India where they are cheap reliable work horses which normally get a signal.

Xiaomi Redmi Pro 2 spotted with single camera
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Bigger battery, starting at CNY 1,600

The original Xiaomi Redmi Pro was quite a popular smartphone with an OLED screen and dual-camera setup, and today, a leak shows the upcoming Redmi Pro 2 successor which switches back to single rear-camera setup and a bigger battery.

Qualcomm 1Gbps live demo goes to 895Mbps / 930 Mbps
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Telstra network demonstrate technology leadership, 127.5 Mbps upload

Sydney Australia is definitely the capital of the word’s fastest LTE performance. I'm here and have just witnessed a  1Gbps demonstration of a Netgear powered 1Gbps modem on Ericsson equipment deployed on a Telstra LTE network.

Starbucks goes mad
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30 January 2017

Starbucks goes mad


Limited rollout for now


Today,  Starbucks Ais  that it is hopping on the voice assistant bandwagon with the introduction of a virtual barista in its mobile ordering app.

Soap up your smartphone
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Clean your Kyocera when you do the dishes


Never mind curved screens and AR cameras, the people at Kyocera want to build smartphones which you can wash when you do the dishes.