News reaches us, as we crack open an ice-cold, refreshing can of Cooler-Cola, that Ofcom is considering relaxing the rules on product placement. Product placement is the name for companies paying to have their products appear in films and TV shows. Ofcom announced the new plans in a bowl of Tastee Flakes — sorry, we …
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Samsung is going intergalactic once again with the Galaxy S, a new Android 2.1 phone packing a giant screen and assorted built-in apps. The Galaxy S sports a gazmungous 102mm (4-inch), 800×480-pixel, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. Social networks are pulled together in a ‘social hub’. You can input text using Swype to draw rather than tap on the keyboard, which we …
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The iPhone 4 brings with it a raft of new features, but you can keep your FaceTime and your multitasking: we’re interested in the upgraded camera. The iPhone 4 sports a 5-megapixel sensor and is the first of Apple’s smart phones to be a serious contender for leaving the compact camera at home. The previous iPhone’s 3-megapixel camera suffered from …
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Enjoying your new iPhone 4? If the novelty has worn off FaceTime, iOS 4 and ebooks, it’s time to customise your phone. And what better way to do that than with an iPhone case? Not only do cases make your iPhone look good, they protect it and could even sort out your signal problems. Here are ten more cases that …
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You’ve got your brand spanking new iPhone 4. You’ve called the one other person you know with FaceTime, you’ve plumbed the very depths of iOS 4 — maybe you’ve even downloaded an ebook or two. It’s time to think how you’re going to pretty up your new phone in your own personal style. We have one word for you, friend: …
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3 has revealed its iPhone 4 deals, and as we hoped, they’re pretty tasty. Apple’s new phone will be available on 24-month contract, SIM-only or pay as you go tariffs. 3 is offering 1GB of Internet use with every contract, which is the best data deal we’ve seen so far. 3 has some decent SIM-only and pay as you go …
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If you’re planning on stumping up the cash for an unlocked iPhone 4 and running giggling into the sunset, cool your retros. You still need a SIM card, and not just any SIM card: the iPhone 4 uses the cut-down micro SIM card also used by the iPad. That’s right: the little rectangular chip familiar to most UK phone users …
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The commitment seemed like a good idea — until a better deal came along, and now if you want to escape your vows it’ll cost you a crippling divorce. No, we’re not talking about Ashley Cole; we’re talking about unlucky Britons stuck with a lengthy broadband or landline contract that no longer measures up. The good news is Ofcom has …
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Apple has sold more than half a million Apple iPhone 4 handsets before it even hits shops. More than 600,000 early adopters will get the phone direct from Apple on 24 June, the worldwide release date, in a round of frenzied pre-ordering that’s seen Apple apologise for problems with its Web site. Anyone ordering now will have to wait an …
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The Advertising Standards Agency is set to man up and review ‘unlimited’ ads — just as the networks are dropping the term. Mobile phone networks and Internet service providers have been abusing the word ‘unlimited’ for years, but, as the iPhone 4 arrives and data-hungry services like BBC iPlayer become more popular, companies are realising that lying to customers has become …
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