Review TechRadar: Phone and communications news 04-15-2013

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Nokia set to boost lacklustre Windows Phone 8 camera app Apr 15th 2013, 09:59 The Windows Phone 8 camera app is pretty basic, offering users very little in the way of options and controls - but apparently that's all set to change for Nokia users. According to unknown sources who spoke to Unleash the Phones, the Finnish firm will roll out its Nokia Smart Camera Lens in the next update for Windows Phone 8, giving Lumia owners a greater variety of controls within the camera application. Smart Camera Lens will bring features which we've become accustomed to on Android to the Lumia range of WP8 devices, including things such as white balance control, shutter speed and advanced camera options. Waiting game The source was able to provide some screenshots of the supposed lens, adding slightly more credibility to the report, although these images could have just as easily been put together in a photo editing suite. Smart Camera Lens will be one of the new features included in Nokia's PR 2.0 update, which will also apparently include other exciting features such as "double tap to wake" and "sleeping screen-like always on clock". We are giddy with excitement. If you're eagerly anticipating getting Smart Camera Lens on your Lumia then you may want to chill out a little, as this update is apparently not going to be ready until July at the earliest. Related Stories O2 Refresh brings a new way to pay for your phone Motorola X phone apparently delayed until late August Opinion: It's time for networks to wake up to what users actually want In-Depth: Cheap iPhone release date, news and rumours Competition: WIN! A Google Nexus 4 and Google Nexus 7 Competition: WIN! A Google Nexus 4 and Google Nexus 7 Apr 15th 2013, 07:00 Here's your chance to get your hands on the excellent Google Nexus 4 (16GB) smartphone and Google Nexus 7 (32GB) tablet, courtesy of TalkTalk. 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To celebrate this incredible offer, available here, TalkTalk and TechRadar are giving away a Google Nexus 4 by LG smartphone and Nexus 7 tablet to one lucky winner! To be in with a chance of winning this great prize simply click here to enter the competition. Please note that this competition is only open to UK residents over 18 years of age. Related Stories O2 Refresh brings a new way to pay for your phone Motorola X phone apparently delayed until late August Opinion: It's time for networks to wake up to what users actually want In-Depth: Cheap iPhone release date, news and rumours Nokia set to boost lacklustre Windows Phone 8 camera app 'Worried' Samsung to embrace the metal with Galaxy Note 3? Apr 15th 2013, 02:38 The near-universal standing ovation offered to the HTC One's aluminium body may have convinced Samsung to up its design game, according to reports this weekend. The Korean company may have enjoyed a series of box office smashes with its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note devices, but each has been critiqued to some extent for their plasticky, cheap-looking designs. Now, according to Sam Mobile sources, the company is "worried" by how the HTC One raised the stakes and plans to strike back with an improved build material for the Galaxy Note 3, rumoured for later this year. The site wrote: "According to SamMobile's famous insider, Samsung is planning to switch build quality for the next flagship device. He pointed out that the Galaxy Note 3 will not use the design guidelines of the Galaxy S4." Taking Note The report didn't elaborate on which material Samsung would be choosing for the Galaxy Note 3, but with the iPhone and HTC One going with aluminium, that would clearly be the favourite. Sam Mobile said the company had experimented with a metal Galaxy S4, which was received very well internally, but would not have allowed Samsung to mass produce enough of the device in time for launch. The perception that Samsung phones lack the build quality of some of its rivals has helped the chasing pack cling to its coat-tails in the last 12 months. May the smartphone gods have mercy on their souls if Samsung really decides to go high-end with its design ethos. Related Stories Microsoft and Nokia file EU complaint against 'trojan horse' Google Has Apple left Samsung out in the cold over A7 chip project? Foxconn woes: is Apple's time at the top over? Interview: Why ARM is still the tech giant you don't really know Apple and Google accused of using legal dispute for media attention

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