It’s time to update your iThings, folks. iOS 4.3.2, the latest software for Apple’s mobile devices is now available to give your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch an extra-tasty shot of Apple juice. Improvements include new security updates, while it also fixes a couple of problems. The update takes care of occasional glitches in the …
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YouView set-top boxes, which will let you watch online catch-up and on-demand services, will have at least half a gigabyte of RAM and a hard disc of at least 320GB for recording TV, the organisation has announced. Its boxes will be powered by Linux, have at least one HDMI connection, two USB ports, an Ethernet socket and 802.11n Wi-Fi. Two …
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How would you advertise a new BlackBerry smart phone? With a dinosaur humping a train, of course! The Blackberry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry 9860 haven’t been announced yet, but there are plenty of pictures and details floating about the Web — and now you can even see the TV adverts for the new phones, including giant robots on London’s streets …
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If you’ve been salivating over the thought of a telly that records stuff it knows you’ll like, we have good news: a Virgin Media TiVo box could be yours for as little as £50 up front. But if you’re not already a Virgin Media customer, keep saving those pennies. TiVo is the ace set-top box that allows you to rate …
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What’s German for “oops”? An errant tweet from the German arm of chipmaker Qualcomm has outed the HTC Sensation Android smart phone before its official launch — and Vodafone has revealed it will be the only network to sell the phone. The Sensation was originally known as the Pyramid, but has been renamed Sensation for the UK. Vodafone has confirmed …
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Sensational news — the HTC Sensation is coming to Three. The Sensation will only be available to Vodafone customers when it launches in mid-May, but Three says it will sell the phone “this summer”. Three says it will offer unlimited data with the phone, so you can enjoy Web browsing and data-hungry apps without worrying about crippling bills. Three offers …
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Nokia has overhauled its Symbian software. The much-maligned operating system has been updated with Symbian Anna, a new version of the software to make its debut on the new Nokia X7. Anna sports friendly new icons on the front end, while the Web browser and Ovi Maps apps are quicker and easier to use. Maps now has new public-transport information, …
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The Samsung Galaxy S 2 isn’t delayed as long as we feared. Samsung has just confirmed the Galaxy S’ successor will hit shops on 1 May, later than the promised 31 March launch — but bringing a faster processor and cheaper price. The Galaxy S 2 was originally scheduled for release late last month, but was pushed back to 6 …
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Nokia has turned to Yahoo to power its Ovi Mail service. But with the Finnish phone-flogger signing a high-profile deal with Microsoft recently, why didn’t it choose Hotmail? Yahoo provides the behind-the-scenes gubbins for Ovi’s messaging services Mail and Chat, now rebranded as Ovi Mail and Chat by Yahoo. We’re baffled by the move, as Nokia has teamed up with …
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They’re often portrayed in films as two-dimensional villains, but the Nazis were in fact fans of 3D. Newly discovered photos and film footage shows Second World War-era soldiers soldiering in specially filmed 3D, to be shown in May on Sky 3D. WWII in 3D will be shown on Sky’s 3D channel in May. The documentary will include film and photographs …
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