Google has officially announced that starting from October 7 it will be offering a refund for all customers who have purchased a deal through Google Offers, but have forgotten to redeem or use the offer in a timely manner.

The British independent communications retailer Phones4U have reached out to us with some great news for U.K. residents. As from today, Brits will be able to pre-order the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note III, and if that’s not enough; each person who pre-orders will also receive a complimentary bag of goodies, to get them started with their new Note.

Google sent out an e-mail to all its Wallet customers last night, providing them with six different promotions that the team at Mountain View is currently running in conjunction with its partners.

HTC has named Lorain Wong as its new Vice President of Global PR, Corporate and Internal Corporations. Lorain has impeccable experience for the job in hand, joining HTC from the Chinese network service provider Pacnet, and she has a long line of previous senior experience.

MediaTek has announced its new tablet-orientated quad-core processor to meet the needs of the rapidly growing tablet market. The MT8125 chip follows the same formula as ARM’s Cortex A7 1.5GHz processor, ensuring that it’s compatible with most high-end tablets.