Richard Trenholm

iPhone sells faster than Android in Britain

Brits just can’t get enough of the iPhone, it seems. New figures show sales of iOS devices climbing in the UK, growing faster than Android sales — but our continental amis and amigos are less impressed with Apple. Numbers from Kantar WorldPanel ComTech show that sales of iOS devices rose by 10 per cent here in the …

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Three could be next to go 4G with plans for 1800MHz spectrum

Three could be next to launch a 4G network. Speaking to CNET UK on the day EE launches the first UK 4G network, Three told me that it’s set to launch a 4G service on the 1,800MHz band next year, potentially before rival networks can go 4G. Rival networks could still be first to get in on the 4G action though …

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Apple axes Maps chap as Jony Ive takes over software design

Sir Jony Ive is now in charge of Apple software as well as hardware, as the folks behind the iPhone axe two senior figures. Marching orders have been issued to the former Dixons boss in charge of Apple Stores, and the man in charge of Apple Maps.  Chingford-born Ive, Apple’s revered — and benobbed — industrial designer, is now in charge …

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ITV Player adds classic shows for rent, with no ads

The new-look ITV Player is brimming with new shows and classic programmes and includes the option to watch ITV shows without the pesky adverts. The online catch-up and on-demand service has been relaunched today in beta. Free episodes of recently broadcast programmes are joined by archive shows for rent — and in the near future, new episodes will appear on ITV …

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Google Nexus 7 adds 3G, 32GB model out now for £200

Hurricane Sandy may have washed out Google’s planned Android extravaganza, but the weather can’t stop the new Google Nexus 7 blowing into UK shops, complete with a new white case, 32GB of memory — and for the first time, 3G. A 32GB model of the Nexus 7 has been heavily rumoured in the run-up to Google’s launch event. But 3G …

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Apple bans Blu

Apple will never let you watch Blu-ray movies on your Mac, because discs are “holding us back”. Apple has revealed the reasons the new MacBook Pro with retina display and the new super-slim iMac ditch disc drives altogether, and it’s bad news for Blu-ray. Apple marketing mouthpiece Phil Schiller told Time Blu-ray comes with “issues unrelated to the actual quality …

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iPhone 5 Vodafone 4G price promise knocks 70 per cent off

Vodafone is offering a sizeable discount to customers who want to switch to 4G, and the network has promised super-fast phone speeds will spring forth next spring. If you have an iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3 or other phone with a 4G version, Vodafone will let you buy your way out of your current contract at a discount rate to make the …

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iPad mini not a patch on Google Nexus 7, say CNET readers

The iPad mini is smaller than the iPad, and ready to do battle with the 7-inch Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD — but at £269, can it rival those cheaper tablets? We asked you what you think — and it seems you’re not impressed. On our Facebook page, we posted a poll asking which you think is …

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That iPad you just bought can be swapped for a 4G iPad mini

You’ve bought your shiny new iPad, taken it home and unwrapped it with that sense of childlike wonder they bang on about in the adverts — then not five minutes later Apple brings out the iPad mini. Fortunately, some Apple Stores will exchange the tablet if you bought it in the last month… if you’re lucky. Some branches have decided …

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Third

The iPad is dead — long live the iPad. Apple has killed off the current iPad, replacing it with the iPad mini and a new full-size iPad. But the current model is hanging around long enough to bag you a refurbished bargain. Alongside the smaller 7.9-inch iPad mini, Apple has refreshed the specs of the full-size 9.7-inch model. It’s now known …

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