Broken is the new working. Vodafone has admitted that a recent Android update has cream-crackered the GPS in the Samsung Galaxy S2. Vodafone updated its customers to Android 2.3.3 on the Galaxy S2 last week, but owners’ unbridled joy turned to sadness when they discovered that the GPS was failing to lock on to location-finding …
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In a critical blow to AT&T’s proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile USA, federal regulators issued a staff report today that concluded the deal would lead to huge job losses and less competition. In the 109-page report (PDF), the FCC said that a merger of the two wireless carriers “would substantially lessen competition and its accompanying innovation, investment, and consumer …
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Smartphone-app makers have a new way to classify age-specific ratings for their software using an already-popular program, but some of the biggest players in the mobile-app business are not on board with its launch. Wireless-industry trade group CTIA and the Entertainment Software Rating Board today formally announced a system that lets developers assign a rating to their game, letting users …
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One of the major improvements for both iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S was made in the area of photography. Upgraded camera specs on the new iPhone 4S and improved software in iOS 5 make taking pictures much more appealing from your phone. These tips can help even further, giving users greater options when producing photos. 1. Use your software …
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Sky Movies are on the iPhone and iPad. Sky Go, the on-demand service that lets you watch Sky when you’re aht an’ abaht now includes Sky’s movie channels. If you’re a Sky customer you can now watch all 11 Sky Movies channels on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The 11 movie channels are — deep breath — Sky Movies …
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Sprint Nextel believes it has a fix for the connection issues facing some of its iPhones. The carrier said it has spent the past few weeks rolling out “network enhancements” designed to improve data speeds, CNET has learned. Sprint was able to determine where the upgrades were needed through a combination of its own checks and feedback from customers. “Initial …
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In a note to investors, Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar claims that Apple’s supply issues regarding the iPhone 4S are due not only to extremely high demand but also a key component not being readily available. That component? Kumar isn’t telling. Or, doesn’t know. Either way, there’s no telling what the “key component” in the iPhone 4S that is …
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Tethering application iTether slipped into the iTunes App Store today but has since been pulled. Engadget The $14.99 app allowed iPhone customers to use their smartphone data plan to power the Internet connection for their PC or Mac through a USB cable. The app comes from Tether. Tether later released a statement confirming that Apple had pulled the aap because …
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References to a slew of Apple gadgets have been uncovered in the developer beta build of iOS 5.1, with a new iPhone, new iPad and new Apple TV all getting name checked. Mention of the ‘iPhone5,1’ device indicates that a new iPhone is en route, and that it could be the redesigned iPhone 5 we spent most of this year …
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AT&T suffered a minor blow to an already-hobbled campaign to acquire T-Mobile USA today, when the Federal Communications Commission decided that it would share its concerns about the deal. The FCC plans to release a staff report detailing the concerns, according to The Wall Street Journal. AT&T did, however, win approval from the FCC to withdraw its application for the …
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iPhone sales have beaten Android sales for the first time in ages, statistics from October suggest, with the release of the iPhone 4S injecting fuel into Apple’s popularity rocket. Data from the incredibly named Kantar Worldpanel ComTech suggests that last month saw Apple nab a 42.8 per cent share of all smart phone sales, compared to Android’s 35 per cent. …
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With AT&T’s deal to acquire T-Mobile USA on life support, T-Mobile may need to start considering a Plan B. By itself, T-Mobile is a wireless operator struggling to keep its best customers from leaving. Over the past several months, the carrier has aggressively cut prices and made itself a haven for bargain seekers–all for the sake of sparking a little …
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The youth of today love to send those text messages. They love it so much, in fact, that they’re apparently even doing it in their sleep. Slumber expert Dr David Cunnington of the Melbourne Sleep Disorder Centre in Australia has reported an increasing number of young people falling asleep and then sending bewildering text messages to people in their address …
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Once AT&T got past the awkwardness of Thanksgiving, the rest of the weekend went pretty well. The Dallas telecommunications giant said today that new online orders between Black Friday and Cyber Monday rose 15 percent over a year ago, as traffic to its Web site increased by nearly a third. Traffic in AT&T stores also saw a significant hike as …
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The LG Optimus 3D and the LG Optimus Black will both be updated to Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich. The South Korean phonesmith revealed the good news in a post on its Facebook page. Earlier this month we heard that the Optimus 2X would be getting Ice Cream Sandwich, and now LG’s other high-end blowers are falling in line. Apart …
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