News bites – summary of some news tech news in the last 24 hours

Oppo N1 announced a 5.9 inch android phone with custom rom of the of the box option and a camera that is able to swivel.

Microsoft update the Surface to the Surface 2 and Surface 2 Pro tablet, a tablet nobody wants. Also, lasts year tablet is still being offered for sale. Maybe they have some old stock to clear.

BlackBerry is getting sold. This is probably the real reason BBM got pulled by them.

Tesco launches its own shockingly cheap plastic tablet called Hudl. It is using the same approach as Google and Amazon to learn more about you and your purchasing habits.

LG launched the LG VU 3. A 4:3 screen aspect ratio, 5.2-inch IPS display with a 1280 x 960 resolution, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, and a 13-megapixel camera. This phone is too wide to hold comfortably.

1 thought on “News bites – summary of some news tech news in the last 24 hours

  1. I saw a Tesco Hudl (stupid name) in my local store yesterday and I was not overwhelmed with the desire to buy one. Yes, it does look like a toy and the one i looked at seemed to be a light up dummy as the apps did nothing. At £ 120 I think it will sell as a kids toy.

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