Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation Phone is already the most-leaked handset ever in advance of its expected debut at the Mobile World Congress show next month. In fact, it might be time to stop using the word ‘leak’ — it’s more of a Queensland-style deluge. The latest footage to emerge of the new gaming smart phone is …
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Apple doesn’t look kindly on people who jailbreak the iPhone, but Microsoft is taking a more relaxed approach for Windows Phone 7 in the hope it will lead to a thriving scene of homebrew apps and games. The company has offered to send a free WinPho handset to George Hotz (pictured above left), reports The Escapist. Who? Young master Hotz …
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The pristine polygonal Virtua Fighter series remains beloved by hardcore beat ’em up fans, but will their ardour extend to a buttonless version for iPhone? Sega hopes so: Virtua Fighter 2 has just gone live on the App Store. It’s the first Virtua Fighter game to be released for iOS devices, although a version of the original Virtua Fighter did …
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iPhone app Instagram has more than 1 million users sharing their filtered photos with friends. At least one of them is a major celebrity too — Snoop Dogg. That’s right: the US rapper is posting pics using Instagram, which he’s also tweeting to his nearly 2.5 million followers on Twitter. Admittedly, he’s only posted two photos so far, as TechCrunch …
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Sony Ericsson is preparing to launch the Vivaz 2, an Android-powered successor to last year’s Symbian-based Sony Ericsson Vivaz. The new handset — also known as the MT15i or “Halon” — has not been announced, but Mobile-review has already got its hands on a pre-production model. The Vivaz 2 has a larger and sharper screen, and sports Sony’s Bravia TV …
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Apple’s long-delayed white iPhone 4 could be on sale on 27 February in the US, judging by a screenshot published on MacRumors. The image appears to show the device’s listing in retailer Best Buy’s inventory database. Bully for the Americans, eh? But wait! Separately, Engadget turned up its own screenshot of Vodafone Germany’s inventory system, which lists 16GB and 32GB models of …
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Can’t get enough of Tron? Have an iPad? You’ll be wanting to fire up the App Store this morning, to grab a new book-app from Disney. Tron: Legacy The Complete Story went live on the App Store late last night, promising 150 pages of illustrated artwork telling the story of the film. The app also features digital stills from the …
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The official Twitter app for the iPhone is great, but falls down in one crucial area: there aren’t enough cutesy monsters battling it out. If this bothers you as much as it does us, Twimon is an app worth getting excited about. The iPhone app bills itself as “a new kind of Twitter client that lets you raise your own personal legion of monsters and …
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Android app Booty Symphony proves — if there was any doubt — that when Americans hear the word ‘booty’, their first thought is nothing to do with piratical treasure. US rapper T-Pain’s new musical remix app is all about big butts. No, we most certainly cannot lie. The app came out this morning, with an exclusive free version on the …
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Feeling thirsty? Marks & Spencer is doling out free smoothies to O2 mobile customers signed up to the O2 More service. Simply walk past a participating branch of the quintessential British retailer and your phone will buzz with a voucher in a text. Oh, and you’ll have to buy a sandwich or a salad. It’s the latest example of location-based …
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