O2 has revealed its first prices for the iPhone 5S and 5C — and the colourful 5C can be yours for just £50. Update: O2 told us the wrong price — the 5C is actually a bargain-tastic £30. Despite being embarrassingly left out of Apple’s presentation, O2 has offered up a couple of deals that …
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If you’re planning to buy a new iPhone 5S or 5C from O2 on launch day, don’t expect dizzying data from day one: O2 4G won’t be turned on for the iPhone for as much as a month or more. O2 yesterday admitted that the new iPhones would not be able to use 4G at first, claiming Apple needs to …
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The new iPhone 5S and 5C are here, and these colourful phones are prompting some colourful language. We asked you, the faithful CNET audience, for your thoughts — and you did not hold back, telling us what you think of Apple’s latest smart phones in no uncertain terms. “The new iPhone 5S demonstrates what Apple are about, a luxury phone …
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If your phone has more chips than Kerry Katona’s breakfast, you’ll be glad to hear Apple has extended AppleCare+ to the UK. With the iPhone 5S and 5C on their way, you can now claim for two accidents in two years — for a price. Apple’s warranty scheme, already protecting iPhones and iPads in the US, is now available in …
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Want to order your new iPhone early? If you fancy an iPhone 5C you can pre-order it from next Friday — but if you want an iPhone 5S you’ll have to join the queue on launch day like everyone else. The iPhone 5S is the new top-of-the-range smart phone from Apple, joined by the colourful plastic-encased and cheaper 5C. They’re …
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“We’ll be back”, says Apple. The Apple Store is down, shuttered in readiness for the announcement of tonight’s long-awaited new iPhone 5S and 5C smart phones. Exciting stuff! That’s what we’re expecting, anyway, at Apple’s announcement at 6pm. It’s hotly-anticipated in anyone’s language. CNET is front and centre at Apple’s big event in San Francisco for our up-to-the-minute live blog, on-the-spot …
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Bored of your blower? With EE’s new Swap scheme, you could walk into an EE shop and walk out with a brand new 4G smart phone like the Samsung Galaxy S4 at a cut price. From 17 September, if you’re on contract with either 4G EE, Orange or T-Mobile, you can hand back your phone and swap to the latest …
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Don’t get burned by BBM! Another app claiming to be BlackBerry Messenger for Android has fooled phone fans yet again. Whatever you do, don’t download BlackBerry Messenger BBM published by BlackBerry Social — or any app on Google Play purporting to be BBM for Android. Fake apps are springing up to take advantage of loyal BBMers champing at the bit …
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Is it small, or far away? No, it’s not perspective playing tricks on your eyes — the smaller phone pictured above is a mini version of the waterproof Sony Xperia Z1 Android smart phone. The Z1 may be leak-proof, but it’s not immune to leaked photos — and if this snap is to be believed, then Sony is preparing an Xperia Z1 …
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Netflix, meet TiVo. The popular movie and TV streaming service is coming to Virgin Media’s set-top boxes. 40,000 Virgin Media customers will get Netflix on their TiVo boxes this week, ahead of a full launch later in the year. You have to be a paying Netflix customer to use the app, so that’s an extra £6 per month on top …
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