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Apple Maps getting a boost with Locationary startup buyout
Apple's Maps app was one of the company's rare public failures, partially responsible for costing at least one Apple executive his job, and leading to a rare public apology from the Cupertino firm. CEO Tim Cook has already committed to…
Forget 4G, Huawei are preparing 5G for 2020 launch
Here in the UK, we're only just on the cusp of the full 4G roll-out, with EE's exclusivity on super-fast mobile broadband speeds set to finish by the end of the summer. But that hasn't stopped Huawei steamrolling ahead to…
Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth sets sights on "connected generation"
Huawei are continuing their assault on the 7-inch Android tablet market, today following up on the previously released MediaPad 7, MediaPad 7 Vogue and MediaPad 7 Lite with the all-new MediaPad 7 Youth. Aimed at the youth market (or "connected…
Halo Spartan Assault hits Windows 8, WP8, Surface tablets exclusively today
Consider yourself a Halo completionist? Then you'd better have a Windows 8 device: the latest entry into the Master Chief saga, Halo: Spartan Assault launches exclusively today on the Windows 8 platform, including desktop PCs running the latest version of…
Two budget iPhone models on the way, codenamed Zenvo, Zagato/Bertone, claims leak
A fresh raft of rumours relating to whispers of Apple's budget iPhone have landed today, including new images and the potential for multiple models within a cut-price range. As pictured up top, a new set of colourful cases for the…
BBM for Android to land in September
BlackBerry have already made it clear that their popular BlackBerry Messaging service (aka BBM – arguably more popular than their phones) would be branching out to the Android and iOS platforms at some point this summer. And it now seems…
Apple courting UK students with £35 of apps with iPhone 5 purchase
Back to school supplies aren't just ring binders and a new pack of biros anymore – it's also the technology that can take your studies to the next, app-enhanced level. Apple know this all too well, and are courting cash-strapped…
iPad mini 2 on course for an October 2013 launch?
Apple's little tablet that could, the iPad mini, may be getting a successor sooner than previously expected, according to supply chain sources. Though the iPad mini 2, expected to be packing in Apple's Retina display technology, was thought to have…
Microsoft Surface RT performance damages company's latest earnings
Microsoft have revealed their fiscal Q4 2013 earnings. And while overall impressive (with the company posting fourth-quarter earnings of $4.97 billion – 59 cents a share – on revenue of $19.9 billion), it also revealed disappointing Surface RT tablet performance…
Earthbound hits the UK for first time as Wii U Virtual Console download
In a surprise announcement, Nintendo have revealed today that classic SNES RPG Earthbound is now available to download (from 5PM BST) on the Wii U's Virtual Console from the Nintendo eShop. It marks the first time that the quirky 1994…
