The software bloat that leaves Samsung Galaxy S 4 owners with roughly half of the available storage their 16GB smartphone promises on the box is set to earn the handset a blasting on TV, with one UK consumer affairs show readying an investigation into missing memory. Samsung blamed the inevitable room value-added features on the Galaxy S 4 take up for around 8GB of the user storage being already occupied out of the box, when questioned about the paucity of space new owners discovered. That doesn't appear to have satisfied the BBC's Watchdog, which will apparently cover the controversy on May 15.
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Galaxy S 4 app-bloat earns Samsung a BBC Watchdog investigation
Surface Pro pressure support in Photoshop added with Wacom driver
Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet is set to get its missing pressure sensitivity for the digital stylus in apps like Photoshop, with a Wacom driver update incoming to address the glitch. The Windows 8 tablet, launched back in February, shipped without full support for recognizing how hard stylus-users pressed with the pen in apps like Adobe's Creative Suite. Now, according to Microsoft's Panos Panay, the end is in sight.
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Facebook Home hits HTC One and Galaxy S 4 in quiet social update
Facebook Home has quietly added support for the HTC One and - unofficially - the Samsung Galaxy S 4, as the social network Android homescreen replacement attempts to build on its 1m+ existing users. The app originally launched for the Galaxy S III, Note II, HTC One X, and One X+, with the promise of One and Galaxy S 4 support when both handsets were released. Now that appears to have been added, albeit with a slightly confusing error message on the Samsung phone.
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Nokia Lumia 928 demos OIS with helicopter joyride
Another day, another string to the Nokia Lumia 928‘s bow, and the slow Finnish drip of information ahead of the new Windows Phone’s release now turns to the optical image stabilization (OIS) on the 8.7-megapixel camera. Anti-shake during still photo framing and video recording is one of the features most praise on the Lumia 920, and so it’s no surprise that Nokia is taking it seriously on the Lumia 928, strapping the new smartphone to a remote control helicopter to show how it can smooth out footage.
Xbox 720 and PS4 could face Wii U-style apathy Activision CEO warns
Microsoft and Sony's enthusiasm about the Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 may not be matched with equally vigorous sales, Activision president Bobby Kotick has warned, admitting that the game publisher is preparing itself for a potential slump come launch. "We continue to face the uncertainties of the console transition" Kotick said during Activision's financial results call with investors earlier this week, highlighting Nintendo's struggles with the Wii U as evidence that all is not well with next-gen hardware. The Wii U "has had a very slow start" Kotick pointed out.
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Amazon smartphone duo with glasses-free 3D eye tracking tipped
Amazon is reading a pair of smartphones and an audio-streaming device, new leaks claim, with one of the phones using eye-tracking and a glasses-free 3D display for hands-off navigation. The unannounced gadgets are the handiwork of Amazon’s Lab126 hardware division, the WSJ‘s sources reveal, with the high-end smartphone relying upon retina-tracking to allow users to dig through a floating hologram-like interface.
Name.com hacked: Encrypted card details and more stolen
Domain retailer Name.com has been hacked, the company has informed customers today, with usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords and credit card details all stolen from the company's servers. The hack, Name.com said in an email to registered users, is believed to have targeted "information on a single, large commercial account" with the company, with the other stolen data being taken along for the ride.
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Google “Save to Drive” button wants to bypass your desktop
Google has further tightened the integration between browser and cloud, launching a new "Save to Drive" button that allows files to be sent straight to Google Drive from websites, assuming they've enabled the functionality. The new feature avoids the hassle of downloading a file to a local computer and then uploading it again to the user's Drive storage, particularly handy if you're using a public machine.
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T-Mobile details Nokia Lumia 521 roll-out with WiFi Call update due May 20
T-Mobile USA has detailed its payment options for the Nokia Lumia 521, which will launch on the carrier's network come May 11. In fact, there will be three ways to pick up the entry-level Windows Phone, either through Microsoft Retail Stores at $149 with a new, two year agreement on T-Mobile, or at Walmart for $129.88 with the same contract deal. However, the carrier will also offer its Simple Choice Plan payment scheme, dropping the upfront cost down to $29.99.
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First Google Glass game project StarFinder gets early demo
The first official game for Google Glass has been revealed, a gamification of Google Sky that pits users of the wearable against the heavens. The title, revealed by developers dSky9 this week at Mobile Outlook 2013, challenges Glass wearers to identify different constellations against a time limit, playing against other users to compete for the fastest time.
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Nokia: No Asha Touch range for North America
Nokia will not launch its new Asha Touch range of affordable smartphones, such as the Asha 501 revealed earlier today, in the US or Canada, the company has confirmed, focusing North American sales solely on Windows Phone. The Asha 501 - which will cost $99 pre-tax and subsidies when it hits stores from June - will be the first of a line of handsets running the new Asha platform, which builds on Nokia's S40 and acquired Smarterphone OSes; however, those in the US with an eye on a cheap smartphone won't get the chance.
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Fitbit Flex less than three weeks away from UK
Fitbit's Flex activity tracker has gone up for presale in the UK, the wrist-worn exercise and sleep monitor expected to arrive on British arms at the tail-end of May. Launched in the US on Monday, the Flex - which we reviewed earlier this week - is one of the more affordable of the latest batch of trackers, undercutting Nike's FuelBand and Jawbone's UP.
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