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 …
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Ceefax says goodnight as digital switchover makes way for 4G
See you, Ceefax. That digital switchover we’ve been hearing about for years is complete, and so we bid a fond farewell to the world’s very first teletext service. Tune in to BBC Ceefax now and you’ll see an onscreen clock ticking down to the fateful moment tonight, when Olympic champion Dame Mary Peters turns off the last analogue TV signal …
Read More »EE 4G full prices, extras and deals revealed
Now playing: Watch this: CNET News EE prices 1:52 How much will 4G cost? I’m glad you ask, phone fans, because EE has revealed its prices for 4G phone contracts and phones. Read on to find out how much a speeded-up Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE, HTC One XL or iPhone 5 will cost, and what nifty bonuses you can bag on …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S3 on sale in black for Jelly Bean, Halloween
Black is the new black for the Samsung Galaxy S3. The smash hit Android smart phone is available in a spooky shade in time for both Jelly Bean and Halloween. The black S3 is on sale now at online retailer Expansys for £410, although there aren’t any in stock yet. Delivery is ‘normally less than five days’, and postage is …
Read More »iPad mini: What we didn’t get
The iPad mini is here, with a 7.9-inch screen, 4G and the same chip and resolution as the old iPad 2. You can find out everything it does have here — but what’s missing? Read on for the list of stuff we’d hoped to see in the newest and smallest iPad. A price to match the Nexus 7 The Google …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update now on O2 and Vodafone
Vodafone and O2 phone fans are the latest to see their Samsung Galaxy S3 update to Jelly Bean, with only Orange and T-Mobile customers still left out in the cold. O2 suffered a delay after promising the update on Friday, but by this morning the update began to appear on O2 customers’ S3s. Meanwhile, Vodafone customers got the update as …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean on O2 today, Vodafone Monday
Look alive, S3 owners — your Jelly Bean update is happening and you’re just standing there like a lemon! The newest Android update for the Samsung Galaxy S3 hits O2 today and Vodafone on Monday. The update to upgrade the S3 to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean has been sent out by Samsung. Jelly Bean hit Three yesterday and arrives on …
Read More »iPlayer Android app now on Jelly Bean, smashes records
iPlayer now works on Jelly Bean devices — as the BBC service smashes records for online watching and listening, with 2.5 million people feasting their eyes and ears on 199 million TV and radio programmes. Version 1.4 of the BBC iPlayer Android App is now available in the Google Play app market, with improved video and audio playback. And it …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini on sale 8 November, costs £315
Now playing: Watch this: CNET News S3 Mini release date 1:14 If you’re hopping from foot to foot with anticipation of the sawn-off S3 that is the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, mark your diary and stick a pin in your calendar, because it’s going on sale on 8 November. Online retailers, including Phones4U, have named the 8th as the date …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini UK price and release date revealed
Now playing: Watch this: CNET News Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini launch 1:44 The itty-bitty new Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini goes on sale on 2 November. Phones4U is welcoming pre-orders on phone contracts, while online phone shop Clove is quoting a price of £250. Phone4U is offering phone contracts for the 4-inch S3 Mini with Vodafone, Orange and O2 starting at …
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