Android phone comparison tool replaces Nexus One shop

There are so many Android phones out now it’s hard to keep track, but wise old Google has just made your job easier — with an Android phone gallery and tool where you can compare devices quickly and easily. It replaces a page where shoppers used to be able to buy the Google Nexus One …

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Bose VisionWave is sweetest

Meet the new Bose, not the same as the old Bose. The high-end audio specialist has unveiled VisionWave, its first TV. Except it isn’t really a TV. Let us explain: the VisionWave lacks a TV tuner. It’s a 45-inch, CCFL-backlit high-definition LCD screen packed with speakers. The subwoofers are arranged in an M shape, with three mid-range speakers on either …

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Foxtel unveils IPTV service

Foxtel has announced its first IPTV service via the iQ2, which enables customers to download TV and movies through the box’s Ethernet connection. The On Demand IPTV service enables users to download movies and TV shows via their internet connection. (Credit: Foxtel) The new service supplements the existing Foxtel iQ2 On Demand service and now offers hundreds of extra movies …

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MetroPCS launches second 4G LTE market

MetroPCS Communications opened its second 4G LTE market today, this one in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. The new service follows the carrier’s initial 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) launch in Las Vegas last week. As in Vegas, the Dallas-Forth Worth service will offer prepaid monthly plans starting at $55, which include unlimited talk, text, and data, and require no contract. …

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Dell’s new 7-inch Android tablet will be launched next month, smaller than the 9.7-inch iPad and the same size as the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab and BlackBerry PlayBook. The Texan company also intends to bring out a number of other new tablets in the next year, including 3-inch, 4-inch and 10-inch devices. Dell’s Greater China president, Amit Midha, confirmed the …

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On the run with the Nike+ GPS iPhone app

Though I’ve always been intrigued by Apple’s original Nike+ Sports Kit, I didn’t want to have to buy a specific Nike shoe (I’m an Asics guy) just to use the sensor. Also, the sensor seemed like just another thing that I would lose. Still, I liked the idea of keeping track of my runs by measuring pace and actual distance. …

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White HTC Desire and silver Wildfire available for pre

If you’re quick off the mark and ready to commit to an 18-month contract, you could get hold of the white HTC Desire by next week. Carphone Warehouse will receive stock of the white HTC Desire on Friday 1 October. You can pre-order it now from the phone vendor’s Mobiles.co.uk website. As we previously reported, the white Desire will sport …

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Augmented reality comes to mobile phones

If you thought location-aware search and other mobile mapping technologies were cool, hold onto your hat. A new wave of innovation in the mobile market will bring augmented reality to smartphones, allowing users to interact virtually with their surroundings. Qualcomm has worked with toy maker Mattel to demonstrate the power of augmented-reality technology in gaming. Qualcomm Augmented reality, or AR, …

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Hurray! Audible app adds new mobile store

When Audible.com rolled out its iPhone app earlier this year, the big complaint was that you couldn’t browse the Audible store or buy audiobooks on the fly. You could access your existing library of purchases, but for new stuff, you had to stop by your PC. Not anymore. Audible 1.3 provides access to a new mobile store, where you can …

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Motorola ES400S is enterprise

Motorola has just announced the ES400S, and it will be the first Motorola Mobile Enterprise Handheld to be sold through a wireless carrier, namely Sprint. The enterprise-class handset is built to be rugged and it runs on Windows Mobile 6.5.3. A few of the phone’s features include a biometric finger swipe, a 3-inch VGA touch screen, a 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, …

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Create iPhoto Smart Albums for iPhone 4 camera organization

Apple If you have a Mac and an iPhone 4, this trick is for you. iOS currently provides no way to tell if the photos you’ve taken were from the front camera or the rear camera on your iPhone 4. Using iPhoto Smart Albums, you easily keep them organized. This hint is fairly basic, but you will need a Mac …

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Amazon throws hat into Android app store ring

The juiciest Android story so far this week is Amazon’s plans to open up an app store of its own. Going from rumor status to all but confirmed in just a few days, it appears that the Android Market is about to have its biggest competitor to date. Currently there are efforts from the likes of Mobihand, SlideME, and AppBrain, …

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Android, iPad ads getting more clicks

Ad requests and impressions for mobile ad network Millennial Media show a surge for Android devices and the iPad. Meanwhile, Apple overall is maintaining its commanding lead but has slipped a bit lately. In its August MobileMix report, Millennial Media found that ad requests (the number of times a mobile ad is clicked on) for Android rose 39 percent since …

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AT&T snags BlackBerry Curve 3G, Pearl 3G

AT&T announced today that it will start offering the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 and BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100, with the added benefit that app purchases will automatically be included on AT&T customers’ bills. Carrier billing was one of the features highlighted in the Payment Service SDK announced this week at BlackBerry DevCon 2010. BlackBerry Curve 3G AT&T The Curve 3G …

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 zooms on to iPhone ahead of consoles

iPhone and iPod touch owners will be able to download the new Sonic the Hedgehog game from iTunes on 7 October, ahead of the spinny, spiny blue mammal’s debut on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. It’ll be an episodic side-scrolling platformer in the style of the first three classic Sonic games. It’s not clear whether further episodes will …

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