After Apple’s iOS 5.1.1 update was released last week, several users began reporting that their iOS devices had taken a significant battery life hit. While the issues are not common to most users, it appears as though some iPhone and iPad owners found that the battery life they had come to expect was not apparent …
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Sprint fans rejoice, for it appears the Evo 4G LTE won’t be held at the border for all that long According to an e-mail sent on behalf of Best Buy, the Sprint smartphone now has a release date of May 23, less than a week after its initial target date of May 18. AndroidCentral is reporting that both its forums …
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Having fast 4G access wherever you roam has a particularly sweet and succulent taste all its own. Committing to an onerous monthly contract, though, is a bitter pill to swallow. T-Mobile, with its new prepaid data plans, thinks it has an attractive alternative. The carrier announced today that it will sell what it calls Mobile Broadband Service Passes, which start …
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This one’s for the kiddies, tweens, or anybody who wants to go clubbing at home. Yes, iHome’s upcoming iP76 LED Color Changing Speaker Tower with Bluetooth has 16 multicolor LED clusters that do all kinds of fun stuff. That’s right, this pedestal-style iPhone/iPod speaker dock can be customized to feature your favorite color and includes such options as color fade, …
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More details have emerged on the HTC Desire C, the forthcoming budget Ice Cream Sandwich phone. It’s been tested and benchmarked to see if a low-specced affordable phone can cope with the demands of up-to-date Android. Inside the Desire C is a 600MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and Adreno 200 graphics chip. It’s possibly the lowest-specced phone to run Ice Cream …
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If you are a fan of Samsung’s tiny mobile router, the SCH-LC11 mobile hot spot and for some reason don’t want to use Verizon, there’s now another choice. U.S. Cellular today announced the launch of the same device on its own network. The company said that for a limited time, the device is slated to cost $50, after a $50 …
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Josh Long/CBS Interactive Long ago, the only way to get custom ringtones on your phone was by purchasing them from your service provider. At about $1-2, this method is still an option today, but luckily, you can now create your own ringtones for free and load them onto your device. With this do-it-yourself method, you’ll be able to turn any …
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If you live in the UK and love the Olympics, then the BBC has excellent news for you. The national broadcaster will stream or broadcast every event live. In addition to broadcasting the Olympics across multiple TV channels (BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC Three and BBC HD) and radio networks (Radio 5 Live, Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and …
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One of the nicest things about Android is that vendors can place their own user interface on top of it to deliver a unique experience to customers. And LG is taking advantage of that. The company today introduced the Optimus UI 3.0 for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) devices it sells. A key ingredient in the new user interface is …
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The Sony Xperia S should be in line to receive a mouthful of refreshing Ice Cream Sandwich in late May or early June, according to a post from Sony on its support forums, Pocketnow reports. Writing in response to a previous poster, a member of Sony’s support team wrote, “Xperia S is planned to get ICS somewhere around late May/early June.” The …
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Now playing: Watch this: Phone News: Data charges slashed 2:19 Willkommen, bienvenue, and ‘ello. Welcome to this week’s Phone News, fellow travellers — which kicks off with some great news for tourists, international travellers and Eurotrippers. Click play above to find out more! The EU has slashed the cost of using your phone abroad — in Europe at least — …
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Want to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy S3 early? Order your S3 from the Samsung shop in East London and you can get your hands on it a day before the rest. The S3 hits shops on 30 May — two weeks today, phone fans! But you can pick yours up on the evening of 29 May if …
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Flipboard (free) is already many people’s go-to app for flipping through the latest news and social network updates. But today, a new update lets you connect Flipboard with SoundCloud to offer audio clips created by major news services like NPR, and audio clips created by your friends and people you follow. You can sign into the new SoundCloud component by …
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Verizon Wireless subscribers who have held onto their $30-a-month unlimited data plans will soon be forced to upgrade to a new tiered offering the company plans to launch this summer, according to the Web site Fierce Wireless. Speaking at the J.P. Morgan Technology Media and Telecom conference today, Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo told investors that the company’s 3G unlimited …
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Google is planning not one but five Nexus phones and tablets, according to new reports. That’s a whole line-up of sequels to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and the original Google Nexus One to show off the next generation of Android. Previously Google has worked with one manufacturer at a time to build a Nexus phone for each new …
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