Add a splash of color to your iDevice with Touch Me Home

You can have your iPhone, iPod, or iPad in any color you want–as long as it’s black. Or white. So what happens if you want to dress up your device, to give it a dash of style? Or even just a dash of color? There are plenty of jazzy-looking cases, of course, and if you …

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Jailbreak your iPad 2, iPhone 4 simply by visiting a Web site

MacRumors Hacker group Dev-Team (specifically noted jailbreaker @comex) has released the latest version of its popular iOS device jailbreaking tool, available entirely online. This comes as a great comfort to users who may have been considering jailbreaking their iPhone or iPad but were not feeling confident in their device-hacking skill set. The site works pretty simply. Log on with the …

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Rumor: Conquer 4G and Photon 4G due at Sprint

Sprint’s Android roster is set to grow by at least two handsets with the Conquer 4G and Photon 4G expected to arrive within the next few weeks. According to a leaked Sam’s Club document passed to AndroidCentral, the midrange Samsung handset has a specific release date of July 24, whereas the Motorola superphone is associated with a vague “July” release. …

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Dialed In 181: Just call her Bonnie

Apparently, Bonnie has entered the rarefied realm of one-name recognition with the likes of Cher, Prince, and Madonna. How did she get there, you ask? Well, she isn’t appearing in concert (at least not yet), but Dialed In fans have suggested that simply “Bonnie” should be the name of her column. It’s catchy, no doubt, but in the end she …

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Nokia reportedly cuts smartphone prices

Facing intense competition from the likes of Apple and Android, Nokia has cut the prices of its smartphones in Europe, according to Reuters, which cited information from industry analysts. Nokia’s E6 Nokia One of the analysts pointed to Nokia’s N8, C7, and E6 models as hit by the deepest cuts of around 15 percent, while price cuts on other phones …

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Griffin ships Crayola ColorStudio HD for iPad

Crayola has been offering a free iPad coloring app for a while. But Griffin, which makes styli for capacitive touch screens, is now shipping Crayola’s full interactive coloring package for the iPad, ColorStudio HD, which includes a Crayola-branded iMarker digital stylus for $29.99. One of the interesting things about the package is that the app can tell whether the stylus …

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iPhone 5’s super

The iPhone 5 will be thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4 — so much so that it could cause delays in production. That’s according to component suppliers who apparently spoke to The Wall Street Journal. We took it for granted that the iPhone 5 would be thinner and lighter than its predecessor, but the possibility of manufacturing delays is a new …

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The 411: Carrier woes

Welcome to the 411, my column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have similar queries, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at [email protected]. If you …

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Spotify and Virgin Media team up to put tunes in your telly

Virgin Media will soon bring tunes to your telly, having signed a deal with music-streaming service Spotify.      Both current and new Spotify users will benefit from a range of special offers, including access to exclusive new and early releases, like those currently offered to paying Spotifiers, and also gig and festival tickets. After all, Virgin runs the V Festival, …

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LED vs. LCD: which is better?

You’re walking through your local electronics store looking for a new TV, and you come across a thing called an “LED TV”. This isn’t the same technology they use for the giant screens at football games; in fact, the LED screens you see in shops are actually LCDs, and the term “LED” is the invention of Samsung’s marketing department. How …

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Virgin Media offers £50 refund on 1TB TiVo box

If you recently bought a 1TB TiVo box and found you missed those spent notes that used to make your wallet fat, then here’s some good news — Virgin Media has decided to give you £50 back. And you didn’t even have to ask for it. Great stuff. Virgin Media has cut the price of its 1TB TiVo box from …

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Testing the Nexus S 4G’s WiMax woes

The Samsung Nexus S 4G arrived to plenty of fanfare last month, as Google’s flagship Nexus phone was finally blessed with 4G in the form of Sprint’s WiMax network. Unfortunately, we’ve heard plenty of reports that the 4G radio on the Nexus S 4G is either defective or just not up to snuff compared with other Sprint 4G devices. We …

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Telstra announces Galaxy S II date and pricing

Telstra today announced that the Samsung Galaxy S II (GS2) will be available on the Next G network from 26 July, boasting the title of Australia’s fastest phone. The telco will range the handset on its Freedom Connect plans, plus a monthly handset repayment cost, starting from AU$20 per month on the AU$59 plan over 24 months. This plan includes …

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Ten

Owners of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1-inch tablet are in line to receive a host of updates, including the company’s TouchWiz interface. Samsung’s 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab Samsung Promising that the updates are “coming soon,” Samsung touted a list of the new features and enhancements on its Web site late last week. One of the most significant updates will be the TouchWiz …

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Fly the friendly RC skies in RC Plane 2

I love to fly–as long as I don’t have to leave the ground to do it. That means my fun time of choice is either a flight simulator or a radio-controlled airplane. RC Plane 2 gives me both. It’s a flight simulator for iOS, one that focuses squarely on radio-controlled aircraft. In place of complex controls, you’ve got virtual thumbsticks …

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