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HTC One X temporarily banned in USA due to Apple patent

Stuff's HTC One X review lavished HTC's latest flagship Android handset with praise, which is why we feel the pain of American gadgeteers as news of a temporary ban in the USA has reached our shores, The Verge reports. Apple's lawyers are (perhaps unsurprisingly) wielding the banhammer, which has resulted in the HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE being indefinitely delayed at customs. Read more...

Next Big Thing – super-fast terahertz Wi-Fi

Scientists have cracked a high frequency terahertz band for Wi-Fi transmission that will mean speeds 20 times higher than current abilities. The range goes from 300GHz to 3THz which, in English, means these T-rays sit between microwaves and the far-infrared spectrum. Read more...

Google planning to release up to five Jelly Bean Nexus devices

Google is planning on releasing up to five Nexus devices to mark the launch of Android 5.0 Jelly Bean according to The Wall Street Journal. The big G is expected to reveal the plans for its Nexus launch at Google I/O later this year and will reportedly be selling all of the new unlocked handsets directly, possibly in Autumn, which is when we expect Android 5.0 Jelly Bean to be released. Read more...

Leica X2 hands on 

Did you fall in love with the Leica X1 two years ago? Well prepare to weep as the sequel is here and this high end compact is sexier and speccier than the first time round. This is the kind of camera you want to immediately sling around your neck and pose with – glorious retro touches and white balance buttons have been combined with an impressive 16.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor that's a step up from the X1's 12.2MP offering. This is going to be a hard one to walk away from. Read more...

Best iPhone apps this week

We like our iPhone apps half fun, half useful and half plain scary – and the App Store really delivered this week. Check it out...

Sony outs new VAIO ranges

Sony this week unveiled four new models: two for the E series and two in the S series. The new VAIO S series are compact 13.3 and 15.5-inch models with some resemblance to the plastic MacBook range. Designed with mobility in mind, they’re constructed from weight-saving materials like magnesium, aluminium and carbon fibre – the upshot being the 15.5-inch model weighs less than 2kg. Read more...

Apple iCloud update has new features in the works

We already expect Apple to reveal iCloud backup support for Notes and Reminders at WWDC in June and now it looks like there'll be a few more additions to iCloud's new features list. Citing people 'familiar with the matter', the Wall Street Journal reports that Apple's iCloud service will become more sociable by allowing users to comment on photos. Read more...

Get the best of Twitter delivered straight to your inbox

Twitter has announced that it will be rolling out a 'best of' weekly email digest to users following its acquisition of Summify in January, who first pioneered the social network summary format. Users will receive a selection of the most relevant tweets and stories shared by the people that they're connected with, as well as the most engaging tweets seen by the people that they follow. Read more...