We’re rash to say something as small as a single app could be a game changer, but the recent rumors of Apple having a Netflix app ready to launch on day one for the iPad are certainly getting our attention. Links from what appear to be Apple’s own servers show two images that certainly look …
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New Samsung phones (photos) +2 more See all photos Samsung is one of the most prolific handsetmakers out there, with almost a new phone every month. In this gallery of new Samsung phones, we take a look at just a few that have come out in recent months. The Samsung SGH-T139 is a basic flip phone for T-Mobile that doesn’t offer …
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Need a phone that costs less than the spare change you can find in your sofa cushions? Orange is offering the Alcatel OT-S319, a pink phone with basic features, for a mere £4.50 when you top up with a tenner, leading Orange to claim that it’s the UK’s cheapest mobile. The OT-S31 offers cheap-and-cheerful features including an MP3 player, an FM radio, …
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Come on down — Ofcom is slashing prices! The regulator has decided to cut termination rates, the wholesale charges phone operators make to connect calls to each others’ networks. Under Ofcom’s plans, rates will fall from around 4.3p per minute today, to 0.5p per minute by 2015. Ofcom says the cut will lead to cheaper calls from landlines and more …
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What ho! Seeking some merry japes in the country over Easter weekend? Then may we suggest the tweedy loveliness of the new iPhone app from the National Trust? The app has a browsable map of all the National Trust places and spaces in the officially recognised regions of England, Wales and Northern Ireland — Scotland has its own Trust, och …
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Customer satisfaction is greater among users of smartphones and handsets sporting touch screens than among those whose wireless phones require other input methods, according to two new J.D. Power surveys released Thursday. The survey measuring customer satisfaction among smartphone owners in the U.S. found that smartphones with touch screens ranked 771 out of 1,000 points, a full 40 points higher …
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Just to be clear, this is not an April Fools’ joke, though we wouldn’t blame you for thinking so because this deal is a bit ridonkulous. Verizon Wireless announced on Thursday that customers who buy or upgrade to the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus will get the carrier’s Mobile Hotspot feature for free, while current owners of the …
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Apple insiders have confirmed that the iPad is in fact a “massive joke”. With only a couple of weeks to go before the multimedia tablet arrives in shops, the head of Apple’s design department has exclusively admitted to CNET UK that the iPad began as a silly in-joke — only for Apple chief executive Steve Jobs to think it was …
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Motorola announced the Motorola H17txt today, and no, it’s not an April Fools’ joke. The Bluetooth headset has MotoSpeak, Motorola’s name for its text-to-speech technology. It is designed to read text messages to you so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Funnily, it also promises to read out acronyms like “lol” and “l8r” as actual words. …
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Sky has launched an online 3D pub finder to locate your nearest boozer showing this weekend’s football in three dimensions. The timing of the 3D launch couldn’t be better, the service debuting with Easter Saturday’s hotly contested top-of-the-table clash between Manchester United and Chelsea. With only a matter of weeks left in the campaign, Manchester United lead Chelsea by a …
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LG’s LD950 is a 47-inch LCD TV with passive 3D tech that means its glasses are much cheaper than the active-shutter versions. LG says that it’s decided to produce a passive 3D model because consumers are clamouring for it. And we can see why. Passive 3D is similar to the system that many cinemas use to project a 3D image. …
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NEW YORK–Comcast gave a preview here Wednesday of what its 3D broadcast of the Masters golf tournament will look like next week. The cable giant will be delivering the live 3D broadcast of the tournament, produced by the Augusta National Golf Club, from April 7 through 11 to subscribers of Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications, and Cablevision. The feed, …
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Earlier this month, the rumor mill reported that multitasking would make its long-awaited debut in iPhone OS 4. Now, according to “people familiar with Apple’s plans for the new firmware” (as reported by AppleInsider), we’re starting to get an idea as to how it will work. As we noted previously, multitasking refers to an operating system’s ability to run multiple …
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It’s a very special day at Dialed In. For a limited-time engagement, our very own Bonnie Cha graces us with her presence on her way back to New York City from CTIA. Bonnie had a little business on the left coast, which included a visit to her old stomping grounds at the San Francisco office. She’s even back in her …
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It may be rudimentary GPS, but the price is right. MapQuest Before you spend any money on a GPS app, take note: MapQuest just rolled out a new version of the MapQuest 4 Mobile app that includes, among other updates, turn-by-turn driving directions with voice prompts. In other words, you can now get GPS-powered navigation absolutely free. Don’t mistake this …
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