It's all Lenovo for Moto

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www.techradar.com Week in Tech It's all Lenovo for Moto and Sky enters a new era of TV watching Shock news from Google this week: it's selling Motorola, the smartphone firm it bought for billions, for a fraction of the price it originally paid. The lucky buyer is Lenovo, but don't expect that to translate into bargain handsets: without Google's funding, there probably won't be any more astoundingly cheap phones like the Moto G. That's bad news for Nintendo executives, who might appreciate a bargain as they see their salaries slashed. President Satoru Iwata and other board members will be taking pay cuts ranging from 20% to 50% while they get the company back on track. Profits are down 30% and sales forecasts for the quirky Wii U have been cut by more than two-thirds. The answer, according to this week's strategy meeting, might be in health monitoring, though specifics aren't yet clear. Good news for anybody who thinks Sky's EPG is looking a bit dated: there's a new one imminent, and it'll reflect the changing way we approach TV. As Patrick Goss explains: "on-demand is brought to the fore, with Catch Up TV, TV Box Sets, Sky+ Planner and Sky Store as well as the rather necessary TV Guide." It's due in the Spring. Read the full story     In this week ■ Week in Tech: It's all Lenovo for Moto and Sky enters a new era of TV watching ■ Talking points: June launch for iPhone 6, Windows users don't want 8, Gadget Deathwatch, why DAB radio in the UK is broken ■ Competition: WIN! Rocksmith 2014 on PS3 and two guitars ■ The week's best buys: Nexus 7, Microsoft Surface Pro, Lenovo G505 ■ Top 10: The world's top 10 tablets   Talking points 1 iPhone 6 could launch in June It seems production plans for the iPhone 6 are gearing up. DigiTimes reports Apple has tasked a trio of semiconductor product packaging companies to supply the next-generation A8 mobile processor. Read more       2 Microsoft, just admit it: Windows users don't want Windows 8 Microsoft has a Windows 8 problem. Some like it, few love it and many actively dislike it. Now HP is backing away slowly with its palms up, is it time for Redmond to admit defeat and move on by moving back? Read more       3 Gadget Deathwatch: 10 products destined for the scrapheap Technology is fun, but it's also fickle. The incredible pace of change can render devices, companies and even entire product categories redundant overnight. So which technologies will we most likely say sayonara to in 2014, and why? Read more       4 Why DAB radio in the UK is broken DAB radio in the UK is badly broken and needs fixing. The real challenge isn't coverage, even if that does need improving. Nope, the main problem is bandwidth. Read more       Competition WIN! Rocksmith 2014 on PS3 and two guitars   We’re offering the chance for one lucky winner to rock out with Ubisoft's Rocksmith 2014 on PS3. If your name is chosen, you’ll get two Les Paul guitars and a copy of the game on PS3, as well as a Rocksmith 2014 goodie bundle. Fancy a shot for this awesome prize? Just click here and answer the relatively straightforward question. Enter competition   WIN! An iPad mini and a 12-month data package from MobiData Enter competition       Your tweets this week       The week's best buys Nexus 7 If you're looking for a 7-inch tablet, we'll put it like this: there is no better alternative on the market. If you don't fancy iOS, this is the tablet you want. View offer Read review       Microsoft Surface Pro A lightweight Windows 8 PC that you can use as a tablet or a notebook, which runs all your applications and any browser you want. A great machine at a reasonable price. View offer Read review       Lenovo G505 With a great keyboard, capacious hard drive and impressive battery life, the Lenovo G505 is potentially good value as long as you're prepared to upgrade the memory. View offer Read review       Will the PS Vita Slim be Sony's last handheld? @compccs I doubt they have the money for R&D so yeah.     @mabarmby75 It will be at that price, they should have sold it at £120.     @ChelsHirst89 The console looks great but the games just aren't.       Top   tablets in the world With choice comes decisions - difficult decisions. Luckily, we've made it easy for you and pulled together the top 10 tablets available in the UK.   iPad Air       iPad mini 2 with Retina       Google Nexus 7 View top 10           TechRadar Promotion TechRadar deals of the week: save more than 50% on JBL On Stage Micro III Speaker Dock Our pick of the deals this week is the sleek and stylish JBL On Stage Micro III White Speaker Dock. A stalwart in audio manufacturing, JBL really knows its stuff and right now you can pick one of these docks up for only £24.50 - a saving of more than 50% on the RRP of £50. 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