The government is to spend £150m on bars — signal bars. Chancellor George Osborne plans to invest the cash in better mobile phone reception in areas where signal leaves something to be desired. Osborne promised to improve coverage for “up to 6 million people” in areas where there is little or no mobile phone signal, …
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Apple’s new iPhone apparently won’t be paired with a speedier next-generation wireless network. Just like the iPhone 4, the next version of the handset reportedly will not offer 4G. Apple The upcoming smartphone won’t have access to the Long-Term Evolution or WiMax 4G networks that are available in the U.S., according to the Dow Jones Newswires. That will likely come …
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Apple has been showing off Siri — a new voice-control feature on the iPhone 4S that may very well be magic — at its otherwise pretty disappointing product unveiling in Cupertino. It’s called Siri after the company that originally made the software, rather than the less friendly ‘Assistant’ that was rumoured. Rather than poke around like a chump on your …
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The iPhone 4S is yesterday’s news — literally — so let’s look to Android for some rather more cheering fare. Here’s the first leaked shot of the Samsung Nexus Prime, the perfect antidote if you were holding out hope for an iPhone 5. GSMArena nabbed the shot, and while it shows only part of the handset, it does reveal some …
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This article was originally posted June 6, 2011, and updated on October 4, 2011. Apple has unveiled the next iPhoneat long last, and with it comes iOS 5, which we first learned of in June. We got demos of 10 of the 200 additions and enhancements, including the hotly anticipated over-the-air system updates, new message notifications, and group messaging. The …
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Mobile maker HTC has admitted there’s a big security problem with its phones that lets third-party apps access your personal data. Last night we told you about the privacy problem, whereby a suite of logging tools that HTC itself introduced to some of its phones means any app you allow to access the phone’s Internet connection could get at your …
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At today’s Apple event, a new iPhone was announced. Surprise, surprise: the iPhone 4S is a modest upgrade, at least in terms of design. However, it shares a benefit with its larger iPad 2 cousin: significantly improved graphics. It’s no longer a secret or even an aspiration: the iPhone and iPod Touch are now the most popular gaming handhelds on …
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It may be a little large as a stocking stuffer, but theSamsung Galaxy Note is coming to the U.K. in time for the holidays. The 5.3-inch Android 2.3 Gingerbread handset is expected to launch at a range of U.K. carriers on November 17. There’s no price tag confirmed. Samsung first introduced the Galaxy Note at the IFA trade show in …
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The new AppleCare+ policy covers accidental damage. Screenshot by Rick Broida So you ran over your shiny new iPhone 4S with the car. Or dropped it in the potty. Or got there too late as your toddler took a hammer to it. These things happen. Like, for real. Replacing a busted iPhone can cost a small fortune, as you’re not …
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The MiFrame puts your iPad in its place–then displays an ordinary photo when it’s away. Striped Sail You can hang your iPad on your fridge, strap it to the back of a seat, and even mount it under a kitchen cabinet. But what about simply putting a frame around it? That’s the idea behind Striped Sail’s MiFrame, which docks, charges, and accentuates the …
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Over the weekend, Amazon broke a bit of bad news to prospective buyers of the upcoming Kindle Touch 3G, which starts at $149: you won’t be able to the surf the Web using the “experimental” browser over 3G (outside of Wikipedia). Web surfing is a Wi-Fi-only affair on the device. Amazon, as it sometimes does, delivered the news on its …
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Wal-Mart and T-Mobile USA said today that they would be jointly offering a new phone plan that caters to data- and text-hungry customers. The retail giant and wireless carrier will sell a no-contract $30 plan that includes unlimited Internet access, text messages, and 100 minutes for phone calls. After customers exceed their allotment of voice minutes, the charge is 10 …
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(Credit: iPhone-Ticker.de) The latest comes from Vodafone Germany, which lists the iPhone 4S on its website. In addition, the options include a higher capacity model with 64 gigabytes of memory. The listing was discovered by iPhone-Ticker.de and reported by AppleInsider. The listing also shows a lower-capacity 8-gigabyte iPhone 4 model. That follows the pattern of Apple taking its older model …
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Sneaky-lookin’ spy shots have emerged from a Brazilian factory showing what appears to be a new version of the iPhone, rocking a casing remarkably similar to that of the current iPhone 4. The photos were snapped in a Foxconn factory by Gizmodo’s Brazilian site and while the casing appears to be your bog-standard iPhone 4, a peek at the accompanying …
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Carriers love to make sure their preloaded applications are jammed into our smartphones–a source of frustration to many of you, I know, and something that’s enough to put you off the idea of any carrier app whatsoever. Still, every once in a while a company gets one of these little programs right. AT&T Take AT&T’s Smart Wi-Fi app, which is …
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