Samsung Tizen phone release tipped for next month

Soon we’ll be reflecting on some of the memorable moments in mobile tech this year, and beyond picking out our favorite devices, we’ll also be thinking about those that really managed to disappoint. And while that list will include all sorts of smartphones that we expected more from, at least most of those will be handsets that actually came out – unlike the first Tizen phone. Because while the Samsung Z was announced all the way back in June, its release plans quickly fell apart. Word was that even that ...

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Bloat watch: which smartphones ship with the least available free space?

Every so often, we get to talking about how much storage is available on our phones out of the box – and not the 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB on the spec flyer, but how much is actually free for us to use, after system software, OEM add-ons, and all that pre-installed bloat is accounted for. The thing is, we only pay a lot of attention to it after we first notice it’s a problem – like how Microsoft found itself in hot water when Surface RT owners noticed their “32GB” tablets only having 16GB free. What we ...

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Rethinking the Sony Xperia Z1s: not a Z1 mini, after all?

Ready for a noodle-scratcher? You might want to sit down. For a little over a month now, we’ve been tracking leaks and rumors about the Sony Xperia Z1s. It started off with a name and a render, and we later saw a number of in-the-wild pics and even witnessed the name briefly appear on Sony’s site. So much seemed certain about this phone: that it would be the international version of the Japan-only ...

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