The Reg Mobile: Samsung brandishes quad-core Galaxy S5, hopes nobody wants high specs [Tue Mar 4 2014]

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*** Operators News ***

French silver foxes use Fujitsu's Grandroid mobes... to send each other
selfies
Soon they'll send them to Japanese pals using Babelfish-like social
network feature
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/28/fujitsus_oldies_phone_to_link_japan_and_france/


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Transforming your business in a digital economy with flash storage
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*** Handsets News ***

Apple revs up CarPlay: Siri, to the airport. Avoid actual runways, OK?
Fruity firm rebrands iOS in the Car, rolls it out in ... a Ferrari
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/03/apple_launches_carplay_ios_in_the_car/

Blink once to turn right: Samsung asks software dev Teleca to talk
Tizen
Because the world really needs another OS
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/27/teleca_puts_a_tizen_in_your_tank/

Fujitsu says SAYONARA to smartphone chip JV
Splits with NEC, NTT on attempt to take on Qualcomm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/27/fujitsu_pulls_plug_smartphone_chip_jv/


*** Reviews ***

Anti-snoop Blackphone hits shelves in June: NOW we'll see how much you
value privacy
Will punters spend $629 ... when it's not 100% NSA-proof?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/03/blackphone_privacy_analysis/

Lenovo banks on $1 BEELLION Moto turnaround in SIX quarters
Moto will be back in black in no time, assures Lenovo boss
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/27/lenovo_moto_six_quarters_profit/

Mix-and-match mobiles: Google unveils Project Ara dev conference
Seeks hardware hackers for Motorola's modular phone
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/27/project_ara_developer_conferences/

HTC One grabs BEST SMARTPHONE gong
Ooh, Apple... Best Tab. Has anyone told, um, 'Mike Wozniak'?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/26/gsma_awards_2014/

Hey, Apple. THIS is how you flog iPhones in new markets
Saving the planet and turning profit, one old mobe at a time
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/26/mwc2014_erecyclingcorps_trade_in_old_phones/

BlackBerry brings back call, end keys, touchpad to Q20 keyboard cutie
Oh, all right then
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/25/blackberry_brings_back_call_end_keys_and_touchpad/

Samsung and Apple BEWARE: Huawei is coming to eat your lunch
Cheap Chinese Landfill AndroidTM? HAH! You fool
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/25/mwc2014_huawei_analysis_beating_apple_samsung/

Samsung brandishes quad-core Galaxy S5, hopes nobody wants high specs
Fitness, fashion, cases, that's what matters...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/25/samsung_s5_launch/

Wilocity uncloaks 4.6Gb/sec Wi-Fi for next year's smartphones
Low-power 'Sparrow' flies into Barcelona, renamed Wil6300
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/25/wilocity_debuts_wil6300_wigig_chip_at_mobile_world_congress/

Sandisk breaks 128GB barrier with new $199 MICROSD card
Silly amounts of storage on a fingernail-sized sliver
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/25/sandisk_breaks_128gb_barrier_with_latest_microsd_card/


*** Software News ***

Software containers for BYOD/mobile device management: Big Tin Can
This baby will never escape from the bit of string back to corporate
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/28/big_tin_can_mwc2014/

What's up with that WhatsApp $19bn price tag? Answer: Voice calls
Now you can text and talk on your phone! RIP the mobile network
business as we know it
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/25/whatsapp_voice_calls/


*** Suppliers News ***

Optus sparks broadband HYPEGASM with gigasite trial
In this week's episode of falling for big numbers, we find $43 an hour
can buy 165 Mbps LTE
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/03/optus_sparks_broadband_hypegasm_with_gigasite_trial/

Alcatel unveils 'cheaper-than-Chromebook' Lapdock-alike phablet-powered
laptop
Hero 'smartbook' is actually a dumb (smartphone-powered) terminal
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/03/hero_smartbook/

Say WHAT? Qualcomm, MediaTek scrap over who has best 'marketing
gimmick' octocore
5-bladed razor's so stupi.. 'Introducing the Mach5Shavo'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/25/ding_dong_qualcomm_and_mediatek_scrap_over_who_has_the_best_octocore_marketing_gimmick/


*** Retailers News ***

New radio tech could HALVE mobe operators' bandwidth needs
Might contravene today's LTE specs, but Kumu Networks' idea could go
far
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/27/mwc2014_kuma_networks_mobile_tech_halves_bandwidth/

Hey 4G bods: We need to make 'phonecalls' with our 'voices', too
And someone has to make it all work, natch
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/25/jdsu_helps_with_voice/


*** And finally ... ***

T-Mobile US: Our dump-your-network drive is doing SO WELL (PS: We lost
$20m last quarter)
Telco picks up customers ... at a cost
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/26/tmobile_uncarrier_drive_going_great_also_we_lost_20m_last_quarter/

LG offers BRAIN-SAVING CANCER-BL... er 'good luck charms'
Quick, block those evil waves ... before they make your phone work
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/25/lg_gold_radiation_shield/



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