It’s back, it’s back, it’s back. Finally, after three months of millions of people getting lost and even more getting really frustrated with Apple, and their inability to the create a mapping app that their users can really rely on. Google Maps is finally now available to download, for free, on the App Store. Users [...]

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This year has seen the gap between Google’s Nexus handsets and Apple’s iPhone shrink, with each new iteration of the handsets. Google’s Android OS is now offering consumers a real choice between the two operating systems and choice, ultimately, drives innovation, lowers prices and gives consumer an all-important choice. The biggest decision for many smartphone [...]

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HTC and Apple have made a surprised joint statement this morning revealing that both companies had come to a wide-ranging patent licensing deal. HTC CEO Peter Chou said: “HTC is pleased to have resolved its dispute with Apple, so HTC can focus on innovation instead of litigation.” The deal, which many had experts thought wouldn’t [...]

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Google has lifted the lid on its newest members of the Nexus family and have unveiled three new products to the family. There’s a new Nexus 4 smartphone, the Nexus 7 tablet; which now comes with more memory and 3G, and finally the new Nexus 10 tablet; a new premium tablet with a Retina-beating screen. [...]

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Apple unveiled their newest member to the iPad family, the iPad Mini, yesterday. The tech giant is seemingly worried about the success of cheaper models from Google and Amazon, with the iPad Mini the cheapest tablet the tech giant has ever made – but crucially it’s still pricier than the competition – so which one should you buy this Christmas? Well, we’re here to find out.

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Motorola’s newly launched RAZR i is the first flagship handset to be released by the company since it was bought out by search engine giant Google. As well as being a genuinely good smartphone the handset is sporting a processor from Intel, and that makes it a flagship phone for Intel, too. But what does the future hold for the company? Will it remain an independent handset maker at arms length of Google? Or will it eventually be turned into Google’s own handset maker? We try and find out.

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Amazon and Google will be going head-to-head this Christmas as both companies are looking to make a mark in the budget tablet market with their 7-inch tablets: the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD. But which one gets you the most bang for your buck? Well, that’s exactly what were going to find out. It might be the case that this week a third competitor will enter the ring. But until the iPad Mini become reality we’ll blissfully ignore it for this face-off.

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It wasn’t that long ago that we ran through every conceivable Android device that would be getting Android 4.0. Well, we’ve move on from 4.0 and now we’re now on 4.1 so it’s only fair to run the through the main manufacturers again and check whether they’re making the move to 4.1 Jelly Bean – and it’s as we’d expected: a mixed bag.

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