Ben Buffone

Huawei Ascend G510 has Jelly Bean, looks a steal at £130

Huawei’s latest budget Android blower, the Ascend G510, will hit the shops on 12 April, exclusively on Vodafone. At just £130 on pay as you go, or free with a £13 per month contract, the G510 looks like cracking good value. Packing a 1.2GHz dual-core chip, a roomy 4.5-inch screen and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean …

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1 billion songs legally downloaded in the UK, Adele tops chart

Legal digital music downloads have just hit 1 billion in the UK, according to the Official Charts Company. Tottenham’s own lovesick warbler Adele leads the pack in digital downloads, holding the number 1 spot with 1.41 million downloads of the hit song Someone Like You, although her album 21 is the fourth-biggest selling album of all time in the UK. …

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Free London Underground Wi

O2 customers will enjoy free Wi-Fi on the London Underground from the beginning of June, joining subscribers of Virgin Media, EE and Vodafone in not having to pay extra to get on the Intertubes while they’re on the Tube. Between the start of the London 2012 Olympics and the end of January, anyone with a Wi-Fi-enabled device could freely connect …

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Try out BlackBerry 10 on your iPhone or Android device

Not sure what all the hype about BlackBerry 10 is about? If you’re feeling undecided about whether to abandon your beloved iPhone or Android device, BlackBerry is offering a glimpse of its new OS — just go to its new website from your phone’s browser. The aim is to replicate at least some of the major features of BB10 through …

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Kindle phone tipped as Microsoft dev pops up at Amazon

Rumours of Amazon creating a Kindle phone have been reignited after a former Windows Phone general manager popped up at the company — and he’s hiring. Charlie Kindel, a former mobile developer guru at Microsoft, has joined Amazon to lead a mysterious project. Abruptly leaving Microsoft in mid-2011, Kindel’s LinkedIn profile now lists him as “at Amazon working on something …

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