Now playing: Watch this: Hide iOS apps from your purchase history 0:39 If you like to test out loads of free apps on your iPhone or iPad, you’ll quickly end up with a massive purchase history. Wading through dozens of apps you tried out and never want to see again can be a pain, but …
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With so many interested parties digging for early information about the Samsung Galaxy S III, the successor to its immensely popular Galaxy S II Android handset, it’s no surprise that multiple sources are claiming to strike gold with leaked images and specs. Netherlands-based mobile blog GSM Helpdesk (in Dutch) is the latest to post an image that it claims is …
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Sony has unveiled its first Ice Cream Sandwich phone, and it’s one L of a mobile: it’s the Xperia Neo L. The Xperia Neo L MT25i packs a 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM. There’s 1GB of built-in memory and a 5-megapixel main camera, all topped off with a 4-inch screen. It comes in black or white. The specs may …
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Packed with a number of popular Chinese apps, the HTC Eternity goes on sale in China today, making it the first Windows Phone to be sold in the country. According to the Windows Team Blog, the HTC Eternity has a 4.7-inch screen and two cameras (one in the front, the other in the rear). The Mango device is also being …
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Verizon Communications, in justifying its planned acquisition of spectrum from the major cable providers, said today its wireless arm could suffer from a capacity shortage in its bigger cities as early as next year. “We will need this spectrum in a number of significant markets by 2013, so there is no time to lose in making this spectrum available,” said …
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The FCC kicked off a process that should eventually allow Dish Network to use its satellite spectrum to build a 4G LTE wireless broadband network. At its March opening meeting, the FCC voted unanimously to begin a rulemaking process aimed at letting Dish use spectrum designated for satellite use to provide a land-based wireless broadband service. Draft regulations described the …
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Apple has spoken out against claims that the new iPad gets too warm, claiming that its latest tablet is “operating well within our thermal specifications”. Since the tablet went on sale last Friday, reports have been doing the rounds that one of the new iPad’s corners has a tendency to become unduly warm during use. Apple isn’t concerned though, and …
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iPhoto for iOS provides a powerful photo editor and manager for your iPad or iPhone. Apple iPhoto for iPhone and iPad has eclipsed the 1-million-user mark just a little over a week after Apple released the app alongside the new iPad, longtime Apple writer Jim Dalrymple (The Loop) reports. What’s impressive is that the number is for unique users, not …
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Online availability for the new iPad has improved, with shipping estimates for the desirable new tablet now showing “1-2 weeks”. Recently, my indomitable colleague Andrew Hoyle reported that anyone ordering the new iPad from Apple’s online shop could expect to wait up to three weeks for the glossy gadget to land on their doorstep. But a sneaky peek at Apple’s …
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Nokia’s Lumia 710, often lost in the shadow of its higher-profile brothers, has actually gained a modest foothold at T-Mobile USA. While not a blockbuster, the Lumia 710 has gotten decent traction at T-Mobile’s online store. Web sites such as Amazon and Wirefly similarly have the device ranked high among T-Mobile customers. Its performance marks a promising start to Nokia’s …
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It looks like everyone’s favourite Taiwanese mobile maker HTC could be lining up its own music streaming service for preloading as an app on future HTC phones. Mashable Business is reporting that Beats, the headphone maker that’s majority owned by HTC, whose logo brands the rump of many an HTC device, is buying US music streaming service MOG. Mashable cites …
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Sky has unveiled Now TV, a new pay as you go online TV service. Hitting your phone, tablet and computer this year with movies on-demand, Now TV is a separate brand to Sky itself and a direct rival to Lovefilm and Netflix. Now TV is the official name for the online service promised by Sky earlier in the year, which …
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Foxtel has announced that its London Olympics coverage will be available at no extra charge to anyone with a Foxtel sports subscription. From 27 July, when the Olympics begin, and running for just over two weeks, Foxtel will broadcast the Games across eight dedicated channels. According to Foxtel, this will enable it to broadcast live and in full every gold …
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Sony has turned to indie darling Wes Anderson, director of The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Fantastic Mr Fox to flog its new Xperia phones. The Sony Xperia S and its smart phone siblings are made of imagination, apparently. The ad is inspired by childrens’ vision of a dream phone and features robots, rainbow monkeys and …
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Dying for a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich on your Samsung Galaxy S2? As you wait for your phone to update to the latest version of Android, Samsung has prepared a handy guide to all things ICS. Cool Smart Phone has compiled Samung’s Ice Cream Sandwich guide into a handy PDF. It’s a bit dry, but does contain some useful …
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