The great Flash war is over — and Apple has won. Adobe is pulling the plug on Flash for mobile phones and tablets, to focus on HTML5 for playing videos and animations. Just like Steve Jobs wanted. A source close to Adobe revealed to our friends at ZDNet that the company will now “focus on …
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This is the first look at the secret wide photo mode for the iPhone 4S and iPad camera, hidden in Apple’s iOS 5 software. Tinkerers who have unlocked Apple’s software — known as jailbreaking — discovered the panorama camera feature in iOS 5, the operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, 9to5Mac reports. A panoramic photo is a …
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The Android-powered Scroll Excel claims to be the first tablet under £200 to play 3D movies and videos. But don’t go donning your 3D glasses just yet: the £130 Excel doesn’t play 3D video on its own 7-inch screen, but acts as the middleman to send 3D films and videos into your 3D TV or monitor. Simply hook it up …
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Google has denied it will put Motorola first in the queue for Android. The search giant just bought the phone manufacturer, but reckons it won’t give the latest updates to Motorola before any of its other Android partners, such as Samsung and HTC. After the Big G announced it was buying Motorola, other phone makers that use Android could be …
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The Samsung Galaxy Nexus will hit shops on Thursday 17th November. Samsung has officially confirmed the rumoured release date for the new Android flagship smart phone. The Galaxy Nexus is the first to show off Ice Cream Sandwich, the new version of Google’s Android software for phones and tablets. That means in less than two weeks, you could be using …
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Siri is in a sorry state in the US: iPhone 4S owners attempting to chat with the voice-controlled personal assistant are finding it’s not in a talkative mood. Siri is the voice-activated assistant in the iPhone 4S, which usually greets questions and commands with a helpful web search, a cheery action or a pithy remark. But US users have found …
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Hello Moto: hello, Motorola Xoom 2 and Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, two new tablets powered by Android Honeycomb. The Xoom 2 boasts a 10-inch touchscreen, while the Xoom Media Edition has an 8.2-inch screen. They’re covered in rufty-tough Gorilla Glass and a splashproof coating, with 5-megapixel cameras on the back and 1.3-megapixel video-calling lenses on the front. Inside there’s …
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It’s game on for Android tablets. US game shop GameStop is selling gaming tablets: Android slates including the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with a selection of games, including Dead Space and Sonic, built-in and ready to play. All you have to do is choose your tablet from these Android Honeycomb models: the Acer Iconia, Acer Iconia Tab A500, Asus Eee …
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Grab a wonky-wheeled trolley and ready your Clubcard keyring: Tesco Mobile has announced its prices for the new iPhone 4S. And they’re proper cheap. The no-frills pricing begins at £25 per month. You can choose from 12- or 24-month contracts, all of which come with 5,000 texts, 1GB of Internet data and free unlimited access to BT Openzone Wi-Fi. Up-front …
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The iPhone 4S is on sale now. Prices for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models have been confirmed and they’re available to pre-order from Apple and other retailers today, ahead of its official release date of 14 October. The new iPhone 4S starts at £499 for the 16GB version. It’ll cost you £599 for the 32GB model, and the new …
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