I want a trio and I want one now: a trio of new BlackBerry smart phones that is. The new BlackBerry Bold 9900, BlackBerry 9810 and Torch 9860 were officially unveiled today by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, along with international versions called the Bold 9930 and Torch 9850. The Bold 9900, pictured top left, …
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Orange and T-Mobile customers are about to get a 3G signal boost, as the two companies begin sharing their data network. Orange and T-Mobile recently merged to form the confusingly named Everything Everywhere. They’re keeping the two separate names, for some reason, but all 27 million customers of the two companies will be able to use each others’ network. During …
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The launch of the Galaxy Nexus has been postponed as a mark of respect to Steve Jobs, who died last week, Samsung has confirmed. The Galaxy Nexus, also known as the Nexus Prime, was to have been unveiled this week with a new version of Android, called Ice Cream Sandwich. “We believe this is not the right time to announce …
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BlackBerrys are broken. A BlackBerry outage has crippled BlackBerry Messenger and Internet connection for millions of users — and it’s all Slough’s fault. The problem started around 11am today due to a fault in the Slough-based servers of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, and has now spread around Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Ouch. Judging by updates posted to …
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Forget the iPhone 4S — the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is coming. The new leader of the Android gang, previously known as the Nexus Prime, is to be unveiled next week — and the details are already starting to emerge. The Galaxy Nexus will be the flagship Android device, packed with bleeding-edge features and the latest version of Google’s software for …
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Saved by the Belle: the Nokia 700, announced mere moments ago, is the first phone to show off Symbian Belle, Nokia’s latest update to the Symbian software that currently powers its phones. The 9.7mm-thick case encases Nokia’s smallest smart phone, containing a 1GHz processor, 2GB of internal memory and a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and high-definition video. The front …
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Samsung wants the iPhone 4S banned in Europe. The Korean company, which makes the Samsung Galaxy S2, has fired off a legal challenge to the newly announced iPhone. Samsung claims that “Apple has continued to flagrantly violate our intellectual property rights and free ride on our technology“. Them’s fightin’ words! In the run-up to the Apple announcement, Samsung was poised …
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Apple has decided to play nicely with the rest of the world, letting you charge your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch by micro-USB. The £8 iPhone micro-USB adaptor goes on sale next week alongside the new iPhone 4S — and it’s got an adorable little face. Micro-USB is the standard charger for today’s mobile phones, allowing you to charge your …
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We’ve seen leaked pictures of new phones in some strange places, but this is a new one: a phone rumoured to be the Nokia 801 has appeared on the screen of another unreleased phone. It’s like the Inception of rumoured mobile phones — it’s phones all the way down! The phone appears in one of those demo videos at a …
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Thinking about buying an iPhone? The new iPhone 4S was announced last night, which means prices for the current iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS have dropped. Could now be a good time to bag an iBargain? The 4GS starts at £500 for the 16GB model, when bought from Apple SIM-free. Buying direct from Apple means you can choose any phone …
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