iPhone 4, meet iPhone N94. The N94 is an Apple prototype that could be the cheap version of the next iPhone — the iPhone 4S — while a metal iPhone 5 is also waiting in the wings. The N94 gives a closer look at the parts that will go in to the stripped-down iPhone. The …
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Now Steve Jobs has resigned from Apple, the spotlight has turned to the people still toiling away at Apple HQ in Cupertino. The company is so closely identified with its iconic figurehead and uberboss, can those assuming the reins measure up to Steve’s success? So read on and say hello to Tim Cook, Jony Ive, Phil Schiller and the rest …
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A Dutch court has sided with Apple and banned the sale of Samsung Galaxy smart phones in Europe — prompting Samsung to quickly change the phones in question. It’s the latest salvo in the current war over mobile phone design and patents between various companies. The court granted the injunction to Apple, forcing the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy …
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Samsung’s latest smart phone is brought to you by the letter M. The Samsung Galaxy M Pro is a new Android-powered smart phone with a Qwerty keyboard aimed at serious business types. The M stands for Magical but the Pro means it’s aimed at busy businessmen and businesswomen doing busy business, with its keyboard and enterprise software such as Exchange …
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New reports are adding fuel to the fire of rumours that there will be not one but two iPhones released this year: a next-generation iPhone 5 and a cheaper 8GB version of the iPhone 4. The bite-sized iPhone 4 — possibly called the iPhone 4S — is already rolling off production lines in Korea and will launch within weeks, Reuters …
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Nokia promises “something new on Symbian” coming tomorrow. The Finnish phone company is counting down to a surprise for its feature phone software — will it be an update to Belle? Nokia is heralding the surprise with an eye-wobbling pink and purple countdown on its Facebook page. As we feverishly type against the clock, there are less than 30 hours …
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A troika of new entry-level BlackBerry smart phones have emerged blinking into the sunlight horrendous downpour today. The BlackBerry Curve 9350, BlackBerry Curve 9360 and BlackBerry Curve 9370 are affordable models with the new BlackBerry 7 software on board. The 9360 was mysteriously left out of BB’s recent launch, where the BlackBerry Bold 9900, Torch 9810 and Torch 9860 were …
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Pin back your ears, phone fans: we’re hearing perhaps the most credible rumour yet about the release of the iPhone 5. No less a personage than a vice president of US phone network AT&T has reportedly told employees the next-generation iPhone will launch in early October. The top AT&T wonk told managers, “Expect things to get really, really busy in …
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The LG Optimus Sol is about to emerge from behind the clouds. The sun-inspired new Android smart phone, also known as the LG E730, is designed to be usable even when the sun’s rays would render most phones’ screens tough to see. The Sol gets its name because LG reckons the screen can be seen better than most in direct …
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Bad news, chaps: your smart phone may be slowing your sperm. A new article claims studies show a “possible link between cell phone use and semen quality”. The article, written by Dr Sandro La Vignera from the University of Catania, appears in the Journal of Andrology and looks at a number of studies on humans and animals. The results require …
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