Kate Moss to design mobile accessory range: 'My phone's as much a part of my look as my bag or shoes'

British model, high-street fashion dabbler and, er, Glastonbury attendee Kate Moss is working on an exclusive collection of phone accessories for UK retailer Carphone Warehouse. Quoted in a press release that doesn't describe or feature any products from the range, she says she'll be treating the partnership "like any other fashion collaboration," and was apparently heavily involved in the design process. Although there's no word on what the accessories will be, we'd assume an iPhone case of some sort is a given. Carphone Warehouse promises a full range of products when the line launches later this summer, and we're looking forward to comparing the fruits of the partnership against the high-end phone peripherals that are already being peddling to well-heeled UK phone owners.

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China white-box tablet players seeing success in landing government procurement orders

China-based white-box players are gaining the upper hand in the competition with first-tier brand vendors for tablet procurement orders from Asia Pacific governments due to their advantages in pricing, while improved product quality and stability also helped the white-box players to narrow their gap with first-tier players, according to sources from tablet players.



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iPhone 5S to be unveiled on September 10?

We are fast approaching the timeframe for Apple to launch a new iPhone model, and speculation is growing as to what date we can expect to see the iPhone 5S rolled out. The…



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Why You Might Make a Better Decision After a Quick Game of Solitaire

During a distraction, the brain unconsciously enhances the memory of a problem's essence.



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HP returning to smartphones with a unique experience?

In a published report on Monday, HP Senior Director Consumer PC and Media Tablets Asia Pacific Yam Su Yin said that the company is planning on returning to the smartphone industry, although a timetable was not mentioned; when it comes to smartphones, the executive said that, "HP has to be in the game"...



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Apple 'in negotiations' to launch new iPhone with LTE-Advanced in South Korea

This will come too late to be a world first, if it happens at all, but an unnamed insider at SK Telecom claims his company is in talks with Apple to bring out a South Korean version of the "upcoming iPhone 5S" with support for LTE-Advanced. The official, who was quoted by The Korea Times, makes it clear that SK Telecom made the first approach, but says the two parties are now "in the middle of negotiations", implying Apple was receptive to the idea. An LTE-A iPhone could theoretically double the download speed of a regular LTE iPhone 5 in ideal conditions, thanks in large part to carrier aggregation technology that enables downloads over multiple radio channels at the same time. The The Korea Times article also mentions that Apple might use Qualcomm to deliver LTE-A, but that would likely mean a Qualcomm modem specifically, rather than the Snapdragon 800 used in the South Korean Galaxy S 4, since these days Apple prefers its processors to be homegrown.

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Intel's TV 'Black Box Project' Being Tested by Employees

Approximately 2000 Intel employees are the subject of ongoing testing for the Intel TV set top box project known simply as the 'Black Box Project'. The testing is in preparation for the rollout of the final version due out later this year. With the test, Intel gathers information about areas such as order taking, logistics, usage habits, quality and stability of the product, the performance of the back-end system, and the responsiveness of Intel's customer service system, known as "Audience Care." Comments



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