Good news, pigs. There’s a new version of Angry Birds on the App Store, and it brings an end to the fluttery porkist violence of the original games. Angry Birds Rio is out for the iPhone and iPad, and is an official tie-in for the upcoming bird-related animated movie Rio. As with your regular Angry …
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Facebook for the iPhone has had the Facebook Places feature for a while now, thumbing its nose at Foursquare by letting you tell your actual friends and family what you’re up to via check-ins, rather than just fellow geeks. Now the feature is set for expansion from places to events. It’s apparently available now in the ‘touch’ version of Facebook, …
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Single-core smart phones? So 2010. LG’s Optimus 2X is an early arrival in the wave of handsets equipped with dual-core processors that’s rushing our way in 2011. Now two UK retailers have updated their listings for the device with SIM-free pricing, with one of them saying the device will be in stock this month. Carphone Warehouse has the Optimus 2X …
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Apple’s iPad 2 may have a low-resolution rear camera compared to most rival tablets, but it can still be exploited by innovative augmented-reality apps. Start-up Metaio has published a video showing an iPad 2 version of its Junaio augmented-reality browser, which is expected to hit the App Store “pretty soon”. The video shows an iPad 2 being used on a street to overlay …
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The Samsung Galaxy S2 isn’t out yet, but it’s already being shrunk down for a miniature version, with the eminently logical name of the Galaxy S2 Mini. That’s according to leaked details from operator Three’s roadmap, which give specs and a date for the device. Described as ‘High End’ in the specs, published by Engadget, the phone is expected to …
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The iPad 2 goes on sale today in the US, with Apple releasing two flagship new iPad apps to take advantage. iMovie and GarageBand are both live on the App Store, but only the latter works on the original iPad as well as the new model. The apps are available to buy in the UK App Store for £2.99 each …
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The walk of shame home after a big night out is one thing, but how about the wall of shame? Your Facebook wall, the morning after you got home tipsy and posted inappropriate status updates. Not to mention that succession of drunken tweets published before you fell asleep in a heap at 3am. Thankfully, someone’s made an iPhone app to …
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Confident Toshiba execs have been talking up the company’s forthcoming slate as “superior” to Apple’s iPad 2, but we’ve been waiting for actual specs to judge whether they’re all mouth and no tablet-trousers. Now we’ve got full details, courtesy of an Amazon product page for Toshiba’s new device. There’s no confirmed name or release date for the tablet — Amazon …
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Addicted to Angry Birds on iPhone or iPad? Smashing news: the latest update to the game adds 15 new levels to play, along with a 16th secret level that can only be unlocked with a clue contained in a TV ad shown during the Super Bowl last night. Meanwhile, developer Rovio is bringing the feathery franchise to Nintendo’s 3DS and …
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The iPad 2 may be the ultimate device for parents who feel guilty for spending too much time at work. Not only can they now use the FaceTime video-chat feature to talk to their children on a tablet-sized screen, but a new app called Nursery Rhymes with StoryTime will let them remotely read bedtime stories to their kids too. Yes, you can …
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