Your iPhone and iPad are getting a facelift with iOS 7, the next generation of Apple software for your phone or tablet. You can download the Apple update today for a new look and a fistful of new features. It’s about time iOS 7 gave the ageing Apple software a fresh and colourful new look, as …
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Android mod CyanogenMod raises £4.3m to create rival OS
CyanogenMod, one of the most popular refashionings of Android, has raised £4.3m to back a crack at becoming a genuine alternative to established operating systems such as Android and iOS. The previously unpaid modders behind the popular CyanogenMod software used the venture capital cash in April to start Cyanogen Inc, a 17-strong company based in Seattle and headed by chief …
Read More »4G Google Nexus 7 out now, O2 version doesn’t work yet
You can now buy the 4G Google Nexus 7 here in Britain, from Google and O2 — but only one actually connects to 4G right now. You can buy the new Nexus 7 tablet from the Big G’s Google Play online store for £299. It takes one or two working days to turn up and delivery is free. Buy from …
Read More »BlackBerry Z30’s 5
BlackBerry is turning 30 — and with its 5-inch screen, the new BlackBerry Z30 is the biggest BlackBerry ever. BlackBerry says the Z30 also boasts the biggest battery ever seen in a BB device, a 2,880mAh juice box that is claimed to last 25 hours. It needs to pump out plenty of juice to keep the vast 5-inch AMOLED touchscreen …
Read More »Download iOS 7 now to update your iPhone and iPad
iOS 7 is out now! Download iOS 7 and update your iPhone and iPad with the new Apple software to enjoy a souped-up unlock screen, colourful new icons, better multi-tasking and much more. It might take a while to reach your phone, so don’t hold your breath. Bear in mind too that half the world is trying to download the …
Read More »Google Nexus 5 left in bar spills secrets in new video
We’ve all done it: you’re in the pub and you wander away for a minute to play the fruitie, point percy at the porcelain or top up your frozen Pina Colada — and leave your phone on the table. Except we’ve never done it with the eagerly anticipated follow-up to one of the world’s hottest phones, as one hapless Google …
Read More »iPhone 5S deals on Vodafone offer lots of data, not cheap
Vodafone has revealed eye-watering prices for the iPhone 5S ahead of the new phone’s release date — with the iPhone 5C — this Friday. The cheapest 4G deal announced today for the 5S costs a whopping £47 per month for two years, although that nets you a healthy 6GB of data. On that plan, the 5S costs £80 up front …
Read More »BBM Android app hits Samsung Galaxy phones on Friday
BBM for Android is coming on Friday — if you have a Samsung Galaxy phone. Samsung has finally confirmed the release date for the BlackBerry Messenger Android app. But before you get too excited, that news has come from Samsung Nigeria, which tweeted that the BBM app will be exclusive to Galaxy devices for three months starting this week — …
Read More »BBM app for Android can be downloaded, but doesn’t work
BBM for Android and iPhone is out — but it doesn’t work. The BlackBerry Messenger app for your Android phone has leaked ahead of the as-yet-unnamed release date, but you can’t use it. Thanks to the BlackBerry addicts at CrackBerry, you can download what appears to be the official BBM app and install it on your Android phone before it …
Read More »HTC One in 24ct gold costs £2,000
I’m not saying she’s a gold digger, but she ain’t messing with anyone who doesn’t have two grands-worth of 24ct HTC One in their pocket. Gold phones are hitting the headlines with the arrival of a gold coloured iPhone 5S, the first iPhone to come in any colour apart from black and white, announced alongside the colourful plastic-backed 5C last week. But …
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