11 February 2013 Last updated at 23:27 ET Each handset is put together manually at Vertu’s factory in Church Crookham, Hampshire Luxury smartphone maker Vertu has launched its first Android-operated handset. The Vertu Ti costs 7,900 euros (£6,994) and is made at the firm’s headquarters in Church Crookham, Hampshire. The device had a titanium frame … Continued
Plex unveils ‘massive’ Plex/Web update, Windows 8 app tweaks and more
Plex’s busy bees have sweetened the media server / client honeypot again with new updates, including a “giant, thundering” update of the Plex/Web UI featuring a redesigned home screen and easier navigation. It also has a new version of its next-gen transcoder for the Windows 8 and PlexSync apps — with iOS, Android and Plex/Web … Continued
Windows phone launched in Africa
4 February 2013 Last updated at 19:01 ET The customised Huawei Windows phone will only be available in Africa Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has unveiled a bespoke Windows-run smartphone exclusively available in Africa. The customised device is being launched today in partnership with Microsoft as part of its new 4Afrika Initiative. This includes plans to … Continued
42 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed
What’s This? Fran Berkman2013-01-12 20:41:07 UTC It’s the weekend. Time to kick back, relax and catch up with all the reading you were too busy to do during the week. If technology and social media is your thing, you’ve come to the right place. The reporters and editors at Mashable spent the week buzzing around … Continued
US Department of Defense signs three-year, $617 million Windows 8 licensing deal
Despite some launch hiccups with Windows 8 and its related devices, Microsoft has received a smashing bit of news in the form of a new $617 million licensing agreement that will bring the fledgeling OS to 75 percent of US DoD personnel. The deal also includes Office 2013 and Sharepoint 2013 Enterprise, and will let … Continued
Top Comments: The Problems with Facebook, Windows and Apple
What’s This? Nora Grenfell 2012-12-29 21:14:03 UTC As the holiday season and the year itself drew to a close this week, Mashable readers were reflective about the innovations and complications we’ve seen in the tech world in 2012. The top comments this week showcase the excitement and frustration that surround top products and services like … Continued
Bloomberg: HTC will introduce 7-inch and 12-inch Windows RT tablets in 2013
Well, it looks like Microsoft has changed its tune about HTC’s “experience” when it comes to churning out tablets. Today, Bloomberg reports that the Taiwan-based manufacturer will introduce 7-inch and 12-inch tablets that are based on Qualcomm chips with Windows RT. This news directly contradicts a previous report that suggested HTC would be excluded from … Continued
HP announces the EliteBook Revolve, a Windows 8 convertible for the business crowd (video)
See that laptop up there? Basically, HP has announced something like that every year for we don’t even know how long. It’s always a convertible PC of the traditional sort, one with a fixed screen that swivels around and can fold down into tablet mode. It always supports a mix of pen and finger input. … Continued









