The Nokia N97 mini is a slimmed-down and sleeked-up version of Nokia’s smart phone powerhouse, and you can score one pre-loaded with Vlingo Plus in our competition. Vlingo is a free voice-control app that allows you to search the Web, dial your phone, and even update Facebook and Twitter using only the dulcet tones that …
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Enter our competition and you could be one of the first people in the UK to flaunt a Motorola Milestone mobile phone. eXpansys is selling the Milestone exclusively until 2010, and has supplied us with one of the hotly anticipated handsets to give away to a faithful reader. We haven’t even got our hands on the UK version of the …
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We’ve long been fans of Photogene, a $2.99 image editor for iPhone and iPod Touch that faces heavy rivalry from apps like the free Photoshop Mobile for iPhone. We figured it’s time to take a closer look. While Photogene offers a lot to like, there’s still room for improvement. We outline the pros and cons in this First Look video.
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With Ustream Live Broadcaster, you can share real-time video with the world. The race is over. Ustream Live Broadcaster is the first app that can stream live video from the iPhone to the Internet. It’s free, and it works. Will society ever be the same? History may well record that Knocking Live, which debuted with some fanfare last week, was …
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Verizon announced on Thursday that it has begun pushing out a software update to HTC Droid Eris users. Like the upgrade for the Motorola Droid, the over-the-air update (specifically, ROM version 1.16.605.1/Radio version 2.32.40.11.09) will be delivered to small group of customers first and then slowly rolled out to everyone within a week. Users will receive a notification on their …
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Equipped with a great video player and easy touch controls, the iPhone is fast becoming a spot for Laser Disc arcade games of yore to get a second life on the go. First came Space Ace early this year, but for a roll of quarters, iPhone and iPod Touch users can now reach back into their bowling alley/arcade memories and …
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It may look a little strange, but Pranayama does a great job guiding you through stress-reducing breathing exercises. The holidays can be a stressful time. So can the weeks that follow. And Mondays, Mondays are always tough. The Swine Flu won’t go away. Who’s ready for financiapocalypse 2010? Glenn Beck says the country’s ruined. Locusts! Ahhhhhhhh!!! Whew, I need to …
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You’re nobody in this town unless to have an app store these days. Our pet monkey has an app store, where he sells balls of faeces to other monkeys. Now Orange has one too. You could already spend your pocket money on jazzy new ringtones and Java games at Orange’s Web-based app store in your phone’s Web browser, and most …
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It’s been a slow week but we still have quite a bit of cell phone news for you. We hear that Nokia will be slowing down smartphone production, that Android updates are imminent, and that the FCC is asking Verizon some tough questions about ETF. We also chat about our latest reviews and answer your questions. Now playing: Watch this: …
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The Cricket MSGM8 (pronounced Message Mate) is the latest messaging phone from Cricket Wireless. It has a full QWERTY keyboard, of course, and has a bar-style design similar to the Pantech Slate. Features include a 1.3-megapixel camera and Bluetooth, so it’s quite basic. It was first introduced in late November for around $100, but now it is available for only …
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Correction made December 9 at 7:51 p.m. PDT: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that AT&T had announced a tiered pricing plan. The company is considering incentives to curb heavy wireless data usage. AT&T wants its iPhone users to use less wireless data, and it may consider new pricing models to curb users’ data usage as it tries …
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UK company Cello might not be the first name that comes to mind when you think of TVs, but it’s the first to integrate BBC iPlayer into its sets. The iViewer range is available in two sizes, 26 and 32 inches, which cost £399 and £499 respectively. In addition to the BBC’s catch-up service, you also get YouTube, which could …
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Samsung is going to give its feature phones a shot of brain food and make them more like smart phones with the launch of its new Bada platform. It hopes Bada will make it easy for developers to make apps for phones such as the Samsung Jet. There’s a Bada SDK for developers to start coding apps for a range …
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What do you give to the person who has everything? Well, it’s quite obvious if you’re former CNET UK Bubblenaut Chris Stevens — you make them the world’s most expensive Christmas card. To create one, you’ll need paper, card, an iPhone you no longer require, and a copy of the Bauble application, which is available to download for 59p from …
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This week, we received comments from a reader regarding an iPhone sync glitch with certain Hewlett-Packard-branded PCs. Mark Lennon said his new HP DV7-3085DX PC running Windows 7 64-bit with the Intel i7 Q720 processor will not sync properly with the iPhone. He explained in an e-mail that there are “tons of messages on HP’s discussion boards from other users …
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