The thing that drives us mad about Windows Phone 7 is that the launch handsets are all identical. Literally exactly the same, save for a Qwerty keyboard here or a few megapixels there. Acknowledging this tedious state of affairs, LG has made a move to make its Optimus 7 stand out by offering a bunch …
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A Californian woman has accused Apple of purposely turning the iPhone 3G and 3GS into “iBricks” with its iOS 4 software update, resulting in frustrated owners having to upgrade to the iPhone 4. In a lawsuit filed in San Diego last week (a copy of which was uploaded by Wired), Bianca Wofford accused Apple of “unsavoury, dishonest and deceptive business practices”, …
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Our admiration of Japan knows no bounds — we frequently wish we lived in the land of vending machines and tentacle porn. Chalk up another reason to move east: two Sharp Android 2.2 smart phones that offer no-glasses 3D visuals in the style of the Nintendo 3DS. Sharp has rolled out two mighty-sounding Galapagos 3D handsets in Japan, the touchscreen-only …
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Vodafone has launched Freebees, a selection of pay as you go tariffs that reward you with free Internet access, texts or call time when you top up your phone. There are three Freebee tariffs. ‘Get Text and Web’ will give you 300 texts and 500MB of Web access for free every time you top your phone up with £10 of credit. …
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Apple has confirmed that the next update to its iPhone software, iOS 4.2, will fix the alarm clock bug that caused owners throughout the UK to wake up late for workon Monday morning. Apple issued a statement saying: “We’re aware of an issue related to daylight-saving time and repeating alarms and will deliver a fix with the iOS 4.2 software …
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A new browser allowing you to watch Flash videos on your iPhone or iPad is coming to the App Store tomorrow, in spite of Steve Jobs’ vigorous denunciations of the software. The Skyfire 2.0 Mobile Browser has received Apple approval, according to CNNMoney. But Steve Jobs has already said he won’t allow Flash near his hallowed devices… could it be? …
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The new Wireless Pointer MiFi-style dongle from T-Mobile can show you the best location for picking up a 3G signal, just like a divining rod twitches towards a source of water. The Wireless Pointer converts a 3G signal into a Wi-Fi bubble that beams the Intertubes to up to five devices. But it has an added signal indicator, which shows …
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Halloween wasn’t just a day when the ghosts and ghouls came out to play — Sony Ericsson finally started rolling out its long-awaited Android 2.1 upgrade for the Xperia X10 phones. After several delays, Sony Ericsson confirmed that Android 2.1 updates for the Xperia X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro started yesterday evening. The very first updates hit the …
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More photos of the Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone have emerged. The snaps suggest the phone is code-named Zeus, and show that it sports a solid chrome exterior that’s reminiscent of the BlackBerry Torch 9800‘s. Engadget, which posted the photos, also mentioned a few other titbits. There are apparently multiple handsets in existence, running different versions of the Android operating system. It seems …
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Google Android’s remarkable year continues, with smart phones that run the operating system making up a quarter of the world market. The number of Android smart phones shipped in the third quarter of 2010 grew a staggering 1,309 per cent year-on-year, from 1.4 million to more than 20 million, according to a Canalys report. It highlighted Samsung, HTC, Motorola and …
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