The tide is turning against Apple in its legal scrap with Samsung. A US judge has refused to ban Samsung Galaxy phones and Galaxy Tab tablets in the latest skirmish between the two over alleged copying and patent infringements. California Judge Lucy Koh ruled, “It is not clear that an injunction on Samsung’s accused devices …
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If you’re going to San Francisco, here’s some news that’ll put flowers in your hair: the new Android-powered Orange San Francisco 2 budget blower will cost you less than £100. Orange has officially confirmed the phone and its price after accidentally offering us a glimpse last week. The San Francisco 2 — or San Francisco II, if you prefer — …
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Want to fix the infamous Samsung Galaxy Nexus volume bug and stop your phone from going silent? Here’s how — but it’s not for the faint-hearted. It’s not the official fix promised by Google, but it should resolve the problem. The fix is courtesy of the Android forum at MoDaCo. You need your bootloader to be unlocked — and more …
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Tesco is giving you a free digital copy of any movie you drop in your real-life trolley. Buy a DVD or Blu-ray in a Tesco store, and a digital copy automatically appears in your online Clubcard account. Starting with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, your movie blockbusters can now reside in your online locker as well as …
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Sony Ericcson Xperia and LG phones and tablets are to get free access to a whopping 50GB of online storage, courtesy of Box.net. That’s an awful lot of movies and music to have at your fingertips when you’re out and about. The offer includes the LG Optimus 7, LG Optimus Black and LG Optimus Pad tablet, and will eventually include …
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Apple was within its rights to fire a British employee who ranted about the company on Facebook, a tribunal has ruled. The employment tribunal decided that Apple was within its rights to dismiss Apple Store employee Samuel Crisp, because his updates weren’t private enough. Fair or harsh? Crisp, a Genius at a Norwich Apple Store, posted various angry updates about …
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What witchcraft is this? Does our picture really show what it seems to show — Windows Phone on an iPhone? Yes. Yes it does. There’s no Photoshop involved, and it’s not a hack either. No, it’s an online demo of Windows Phone, which you can try out on any mobile you like. The demo lets you try the Windows Phone …
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Pop quiz, pop-pickers: what do you get if you cross one of the most popular ways of discovering music online with one of the most popular ways of listening to music online? Spotify’s new app store and the Last.fm app, that’s what. Spotify announced its new direction as an app platform today. Music-related services will run within the Spotify app …
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Sky Movies are on the iPhone and iPad. Sky Go, the on-demand service that lets you watch Sky when you’re aht an’ abaht now includes Sky’s movie channels. If you’re a Sky customer you can now watch all 11 Sky Movies channels on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The 11 movie channels are — deep breath — Sky Movies …
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Broken is the new working. Vodafone has admitted that a recent Android update has cream-crackered the GPS in the Samsung Galaxy S2. Vodafone updated its customers to Android 2.3.3 on the Galaxy S2 last week, but owners’ unbridled joy turned to sadness when they discovered that the GPS was failing to lock on to location-finding satellite signals. Vodafone says, “We’re …
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