One of Sony's new 4K TVs is thinner than your smartphone

Sony has announced a dizzying new array of TVs, many of which have Android TV for apps like Netflix and other catch-up services. It also has new 4K screens, including two with HDR support. Sony's largest new screens are 75-inches. The X940C is at the top of the pile and costs a magnificent £7499 (the list price is $8000 in the US). This screen, along...

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Nokia might be back with a new phone in 2016

Nokia stepped down from making new smartphones after the Microsoft buyout, but thing might be about to change. According to two different sources speaking with Re/code Nokia is planning to re-enter the mobile phone business, and will make the step forward at some point next year. Due to the deal where Microsoft bought out Nokia, the Finnish company...

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OnePlus 2 will be invite only as the One finally breaks free

OnePlus has announced it's killed its invite-to-buy scheme for the OnePlus One, opening up sales of the handset globally for anyone, at any time. It already made the One available for anyone to buy every Tuesday back in February, but this announcement makes it even easier to get hold of. Marking a year since the launch of the smartphone which brought...

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Beginning of the end? Norway will be the first to kill FM radio

Norway will be the first country to shut off FM radio and make the digital switchover to DAB. Starting on January 11 2017, the switchover is aiming to be complete by December when FM will be no more. There are a few good reasons to bid adieu to FM, not least because it costs eight times more to run. the switchover is set to save the country around...

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LG just confirmed the G4 release date, along with some other interesting details

LG has revealed when its latest flagship smartphone, the G4, will go on sale - and it's not even officially announced the handset yet. Writing on its Korean blog, it confirmed the LG G4 release date will be May 31, a month after the official launch of the handset on April 28. The same post also appears to confirm the LG G4 will pack a 16MP camera...

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Twitter wants to make your 'tweetstorms' legit

You know when someone gets a bee in their bonnet about something and "takes to" Twitter to launch a multi-tweet rant about a small change to the Creme Egg recipe or an imaginary slight they suffered at the hands of a McDonalds employee? That's what people on Twitter and "the media" have been unofficially calling a Tweetstorm - and now Twitter has...

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