Sony Ericsson is chomping at the bit to get its Xperia Play Android smartphone into your hot little hands and has announced an enormous list of games which will be optimised for the handset’s unique PlayStation-style controls in time for launch. (Credit: Sony Ericsson) There are currently 71 titles in the list below, but this …
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Apple’s iPad 2 goes on sale in the UK today — Friday 25 March — so what are the best British apps to download for your new tablet? We’ve picked out 10 of the most relevant and interesting iPad apps for the UK to get you started. BBC iPlayer came out in February this year, finally giving native access to …
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Those rumours about BlackBerrys running Android apps? They were true. Well, partially. RIM says users of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will be able to install Android 2.3 and BlackBerry Java apps on the device. Developers will have to submit their apps to RIM’s BlackBerry App World in the normal way, so don’t expect all 200,000 Android apps to be available …
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Good news for Android-craving skinflints: T-Mobile wants your business, and it’s bending over backwards to give you a Google-powered phone for just over a tenner a month. The UK operator has kicked off a pay-monthly deal on four Android handsets: the Samsung Galaxy Apollo, LG Optimus One Navigation Edition, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro and the Sony Ericsson Xperia …
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If you’re looking for a game that will show off your new iPad 2‘s capabilities, Real Racing 2 HD would be an excellent choice. The game’s recently had its graphics bumped up to use the tablet’s new dual-core A5 processor and GPU. Now its developer, Firemint, has revealed plans for another update that will let you output the game to …
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Looking to convince a hesitant spouse or bank manager that you absolutely must have an iPad 2? Or are you searching for a reason to get your tablet fix elsewhere? Either way, we’ve got all the answers. Top five reasons to buy an iPad 2 It’s cheap. The least expensive iPad 2, the 16GB Wi-Fi only version, is a paltry …
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So you fancy snagging yerself an iPad 2 with Wi-Fi and 3G? Smart move — 3G lets you cruise the Web when you’re nowhere near a Wi-Fi connection, making your tablet truly mobile. We’ve rounded up the best iPad 2 contract deals from the four major UK networks and corralled them for some for table-comparing, deal-roundupping, tarriff-totalling action! At the …
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Well, that was quick work. Actress Elizabeth Taylor’s death was announced just two days ago, yet there’s already a tribute magazine app available on the iPad App Store. Either Apple’s approval team got their skates on out of respect for the much-loved star, or the app had been pre-approved in anticipation of the news, much like newspaper obituaries are written …
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The reason some T-Mobile USA customers are with T-Mobile is because they hate AT&T. But sometime next year, those T-Mobile customers could become AT&T customers. On Sunday, AT&T surprised just about everyone when it announced plans to buy T-Mobile for $39 billion. The merger still has to be approved by regulators, so it’s not a done deal. But the announcement …
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Fact: developers have whipped up some mighty fine racing games for the iPhone. Off the top of my head, I’m thinking Asphalt 5, Driver, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, and Reckless Racing, to name just a few. However, these games share a common obstacle: controls. Either you’re futzing with onscreen buttons that offer no feedback, or you’re “steering” the iPhone …
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Sprint plans to temporarily replace mail-in rebates with instant savings, Sprint spokeswoman Caroline Semerdjian told CNET this evening. The promotion will begin March 27 and continue “for an unspecified time,” Semerdjian said. If the AT&T and T-Mobile merger goes through, Sprint will be pushed into third place, and will probably need to come up with money-saving solutions like these to …
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CNET has confirmed with AT&T that it will enable the HSUPA radios on the Motorola Atrix 4G and HTC Inspire 4G via a software update in April. HSUPA, which stands for High-Speed Uplink Packet Access, is the protocol that enables faster upload speeds (up to 5.76Mbps) on your mobile phone. However, it recently came to light that the technology was …
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One of the unsung strengths of the iPad 2, compared to its competitors, is its epic battery life. Apple promises the new version of its tablet will have the same battery abilities as its predecessor, and be able to put out up to 10 hours of surfing the Web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music. We can vouch …
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Sights from CTIA 2011 (photos) +10 more See all photos After a hectic fall CTIA show, CES, and Mobile World Congress, we assumed that the spring CTIA show would be a quieter affair. It might have been, too, were it not for AT&T’s bombshell, dropped two days before the show kicked off. News of the proposed merger was followed on …
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Apple According to sources from music news site The Music Void, Apple is pushing hard for labels to get on board with Apple’s new MobileMe service for music storage and streaming called “Locker.” The service, the site reports, will cost $20/year and be ready for launch sometime in April. Informed sources say that Apple has sealed its deal with Warner …
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