Nokia EOS specs leak: 4.5-inch screen, new camera app
Mobile PhonesWe've heard whispers before of the Nokia EOS smart phone, but now a tipster claims to have got his mitts on it. And he's spilled all to WMPoweruser.
The device is said to look similar to the Nokia Lumia 920 (pictured), with the same screen size and resolution (4.5-inches, 1,280x768 pixels). However, the handset is tapered at each end, making it appear much slimmer. It's also packing some spangly new camera tech, though whether or not it'll have the same 41-megapixel snapper as the ludicrous 808 PureView is open to debate. Continue reading...
Yahoo rumoured to be buying Tumblr for £715m
SoftwareYahoo is holding an event on Monday to "share something special", and a couple of rumours have started swirling about exactly what that could be.
A $1.1 billion (£715 million) buyout of Tumblr could be on the cards. (You know Tumblr, home to Kim Jong-Il Looking At Things.) "Sources close to the situation" have told AllThingsD the Yahoo board will meet tonight (at a top secret nuclear bunker, I'm guessing) to decide whether to approve the move. Continue reading...
ZTE and Huawei could face EU probe over 'predatory' pricing
Mobile PhonesChinese mobile makers ZTE and Huawei could be investigated over their pricing strategies in Europe.
European Union Trade Commissioner Karl De Gucht told Reuters he was prepared to probe both companies' alleged anti-competitive behaviour in order to protect Europe's economy. Continue reading...
PS4's 'play while downloading' feature arrives early on PS3
Games and GearThe PS4's 'play while downloading' feature will save gamers a bit of time, so it's fitting that it's arriving sooner than expected. So soon, in fact, it's making its way onto the PS3, for the game The Last of Us, GameInformer reports.
The Last of Us is due to hit shop shelves and the PlayStation Store on 14 June. If you download it, you'll only have to wait until 50 per cent of the game has been piped to your console before you can start playing, cutting the wait in half for impatient gamers. Continue reading...
Former Google UK exec alleges company diddled its taxes
SoftwareA former employee of Google UK has alleged the company carried out a massive and "immoral" tax avoidance scheme, cheating us British taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of pounds over the last decade.
Along with Amazon, Google has recently come under fire for not paying enough tax. Now former exec Barney Jones says Google's sales staff secured advertising deals almost exclusively in London, rather than in Dublin, where they claimed to be based, The Sunday Times reports (subscription required). Continue reading...
Irate Brit catalogues call centre menu options on Website
GadgetsWe've all been there -- you phone a company expecting to speak to a human being, only to have to listen to an automated voice reel off call options. Well one frustrated Brit has channelled his ire by making a Website that catalogues the menu options, helping us rattle through without having to listen to them all.
pleasepress1.com is retired IT manager Nigel Clarke's "labour of love", he told the BBC. The extensive site catalogues hundreds of companies' call options. For the last seven years, Clarke has been calling companies and creating sequences of Post-It notes to diagram the menus. Continue reading...
Apple iRadio reportedly held up by song skipping fee dispute
SoftwareApple's iRadio music streaming service is slated for a summer launch, but there's reportedly been a bit of a hiccup in negotiations between the Cupertino company and Sony Music.
According to people familiar with the matter, the two companies are at loggerheads over exactly how much Apple would pay for songs people only listen to a fraction of and then skip, CNET reports. Continue reading...
HTC One production to double this month after shortages
Mobile PhonesHTC is pulling its socks up and doubling production of its flagship HTC One this month. Manufacturing shortages meant the handset was delayed here in the UK, which didn't help HTC's profits one bit.
Jack Tong, president of HTC North Asia, told Focus Taiwan that manufacturing volume for the One will double in May from the month before, and rise again in June to meet "strong demand", ZDNet reports. Continue reading...
Google Glass for prescription glasses prototype spied
GadgetsJust when you thought all the fun was over for another Google I/O this little doozy comes along. It's a modified version of Google Glass that'll fit a prescription pair of glasses, Engadget reports.
Google previously announced the technological spectacles would work with prescription lenses, but this is the first time the hardware has made an appearance. Continue reading...
PS4 to get voice recognition, job ad suggests
Games and GearThe PS4 could have voice recognition when it launches, meaning you just speak to command your console. How do we know this? Sony is looking for a "Speech Recognition Engineering Intern" to work with SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America), according to a job advert on LinkedIn, Push Square reports.
And from the sound of things, Sony is planning to detect your voice over the hubbub of a crowded sitting room. Continue reading...
Live TV could be delayed to improve subtitles suggests Ofcom
Home CinemaOfcom has criticised the quality of subtitling on live TV shows, proposing a short time delay to improve the situation.
"Viewers have made clear that there are continuing problems with the speed, synchronisation, accuracy and presentation of live TV subtitling," the UK communications regulator says. It's asking broadcasters what they would think of "the feasibility of delaying live programmes for a short period of time (perhaps a few seconds) in order to improve the quality of live subtitling." Continue reading...
iOS 7: What it needs, and what it won't be getting in video 
Which features does iOS 7 desperately need, and which will Apple probably not bother with? That's the subject of the video you can see above, so click play to see what we anticipate from the next iteration of iOS.
What would a Jony Ive-led redesign look like? Will we get a kids' mode to stop younglings blowing your hard-won cash on Smurfberries? And is the power to change default apps a plausible reality -- or just wishful thinking? Continue reading...
Vodafone Smart 3 is a 4-inch Jelly Bean phone, for £95
Mobile PhonesVodafone has a new super-cheap smart phone for your consideration -- the Smart 3 is an Android mobile that costs less than 100 quid.
Packing a 4-inch display and a 5-megapixel camera, the Smart 3 is priced at a reasonable £95 on pay as you go, available to snap up from Vodafone's website. Continue reading...
Alt-J open for Soundhalo app, lets you instantly buy gig footage
Mobile PhonesSoundhalo is a new Android app that means you'll never have to hold up your phone and record grubby bootleg footage again -- or go to a gig for that matter.
The app, which is currently in beta but readily available on the Google Play store, launched last night at a gig by Mercury Prize-winning acoustic jazz-dubsteppers alt-J. Continue reading...
Galaxy S4 to hit 10 million sales next week, Samsung says
Mobile PhonesSamsung is poised to have flogged a whopping 10 million Samsung Galaxy S4 smart phones, according to a report that also claims the S4 is selling much faster than last year's Galaxy S3.
Company boss JK Shin said that Samsung's newest smart phone will hit the 10 million milestone next week, Korea Times reports, with the company head honcho quoted as saying, "It is selling much faster than the previous model, S3." Continue reading...
Android 4.3 rumoured for 10 June launch
Mobile PhonesAndroid 4.3, the next update to Google's world-conquering mobile software, will come out on 10 June, according to Android and Me's Taylor Wimberly.
Wimberly went hands-on with the heavily tipped but so far unannounced white version of the Nexus 4, and whichever unnamed Google-related bod had the snowy blower revealed that 4.3 will start rolling out next month. Continue reading...
iTunes 11.0.3 is out, gets its head around multi-disc albums
SoftwareApple has released an update to its iTunes music software, which should make the program run faster and grants you the power to see multi-disc albums in a more sensible fashion.
The 11.0.3 update is available to download now, and brings a revamped MiniPlayer. Apple says the new player -- which gives you a minimised snapshot of what's currently playing -- sports a "beautiful new view that showcases your album artwork". Continue reading...
Google unveils pure S4 but no Key Lime Pie in podcast 339 
CNET UK PodcastThere's nothing worse than expecting a pie, then learning there is no pie. That's what happened this week as Google unveiled a host of new stuff -- but there was no sign of Key Lime Pie. Instead, we got a Samsung Galaxy S4 with stock Android.
Join us as we discuss Google's new gaming hub, updated maps and Spotify-rivalling Play Music All Access service, and try and work out why Key Lime Pie didn't show.
Plus we take a look at the other announcements of the week, including the Nokia Lumia 925 and BlackBerry Q5.
And as Norwich geeks get into a sci-fi scrap, we pick a side in the eternal struggle: Doctor Who or Star Wars?
Then it's your turn as we call for your questions, comments and feedback. What do you think of the S4 with pure Android? Is it a worthy deal compared to the Nexus 4? Why are Android tablets so neglected? And how do I get rid of Windows 8?
Whether you're looking for help and advice with your latest or next gadget, or you just have something to get off your chest about the tech questions of the day, leave us a comment below or have your say on our Facebook page -- it's filled with feedback from your fellow gadget geeks, not to mention staffed by the CNET team with a selection of glimpses behind-the-scenes.
To listen to the CNET UK podcast simply press play above, or bounce on over to the iTunes Store and search for CNET UK. Click on Subscribe Free and stand by for aural enjoyment.
Or to watch the podcast team take on the week's tech issues -- complete with fancy animations and pictures and videos of the stuff being discussed -- just press play on the video below, or head to YouTube and subscribe to YouTube.com/cnetuk for this and more gadget-packed video goodness.
No iPad version of iOS BBM at launch, report says
SoftwareBlackBerry's upcoming BBM app for iOS won't be getting iPad support, with a BlackBerry exec apparently confirming that the app is the exclusive preserve of iPhone owners -- at least for now.
"At this point it is iOS and Android, and that's iOS phones running iOS 6 and higher," a BlackBerry exec reportedly told Trusted Reviews, allegedly going on to say, "For us right now the absolute focus is getting BBM onto smart phones." Continue reading...
Archos 80 xenon is a pure Android 3G tablet for £160
LaptopsProlific French bargain-basement filler Archos has a new 3G Android tablet out -- and in line with the rest of the company's low-cost devices, the Archos 80 xenon is cheap as frites.
The 80 xenon is an 8-inch slate with built-in 3G for surfing the Web on the go, and it'll set you back just £160. Continue reading...
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