The Sony Ericsson Cedar is a new branch on the GreenHeart tree alongside other arboreally-branded phones such as the Sony Ericsson Elm. Like that guy from work who combines straggly dreadlocks and sandals with his suit, it’s just at home in the office as it is communing with nature. The Cedar is a 3G phone …
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The new Apple TV has busted out of jail like Steve McQueen. The jailbroken Apple TV was revealed by iPhone hacker Joshua Hill, tweeting as P0sixninja. ‘Jailbreaking’ is the name given to cracking Apple’s restrictions on its mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. By default, the fruit-flavoured gadgets only allow you to install Apple-approved apps from the …
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7digital is building a musical empire out of tablets. The online music store has announced it will power the music hubs on the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab and Toshiba Folio tablet PCs, with deals with O2 and others in the works. The Tab arrives on 1 November. 7digital will povide the music store so you can browse and buy music …
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Ofcom has dismissed complaints against YouView, giving the BBC and its partners the green light to continue developing the broadband TV platform. YouView has escaped an investigation under the Competition Act, but the regulator will be keeping an eye on all involved. Sky and Virgin Media both complained to Ofcom about the nascent service, along with ten other parties. The …
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Nokia has announced a DAB radio headset for the N8 phone and its Symbian 3 stablemates, giving you a wealth of music and chat on the go. The headset plays DAB and DAB+ radio, firing up automatically when plugged into the phone’s micro-USB port. It has a 3.5mm jack so you can listen with your own headphones, or use those …
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Apple is planning to censor your text messages with a patent that stops your iPhone sending a saucy SMS. The technology will give parents a way to prevent their kids sending rude messages, also known as sexting. They’re all at it, apparently. The US Patent and Trademark office has granted Apple the patent, entitled ‘Text-based communication control for personal communication …
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Got yourself an iPhone 4 and iPad and ready for some wondrous Web surfing? You’ll need a SIM card — but hang about; that SIM card slot looks a bit different to anything we’ve ever seen before… The new iPhone and iPad require a 3FF subscriber identity module, or micro SIM. A micro SIM is like a standard SIM, only …
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Details are emerging of the LG Optimus 7, a Windows Phone 7 handset that will hit shops before the end of the year. The Optimus range is set to put the first smart phones with WinPhoSev — and a fancy new Nvidia Tegra 2 chip — into customer’s hands. Previously known as the E900, the Optimus 7 got its first outing at technology trade …
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Amazon is planning an Android app store to rival Google’s own Android market. The Wall Street Journal reports an Amazon Android app emporium would offer developers 70 per cent of revenue from apps to be used on phones powered by Google’s open-source operating system, the same split as the Google and Apple app stores. The online retailer has already contacted …
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I was made for lovin’ you baby, and you were made for lovin’ HD. Legendary slap-happy rockers Kiss are launching their own range of high-definition televisions, offering members of the Kiss Army crystal-clear 1080p video with an added dose of rock’n’roll. The 32-, 40- and 46-inch LED TVs will transport you to HD rock city. They boast four HDMI inputs …
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