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Angry Birds Space review: A fresh new fling

I’ll be honest: I haven’t flung a bird at a pig in months. When Angry Birds first flew on the scene (way back in 2009!), I couldn’t get enough. But as with most things, the novelty soon wore off. Even Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio were just variations on the same theme, and I eventually stopped paying attention–even …

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Apple exploring haptic touch technology for future iPhones, iPads

AppleInsider Many of the last remaining BlackBerry holdouts continue to clamor about the advantages of a physical keyboard, citing the difficulty of using a touch-screen device if its user cannot see the display. According to one of Apple’s latest patent applications, that argument may soon become moot. The “Touch-based User Interface with Haptic Feedback” patent application, discovered by AppleInsider, highlights …

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Exclusive Angry Birds in Galaxy Note ICS update

Samsung has today whet the appetite of owners of the Galaxy Note, announcing that its Ice Cream Sandwich update for the device will come with several new applications for its S-Pen accessory, as well as exclusive levels of the new game Angry Birds Space. (Screenshot by CBSi) Fans of the Angry Birds series will be excited to hear that the …

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Orange is most complained about mobile network

The UK’s telecoms tough-nut Ofcom has published the latest figures for customer complaints about mobile networks. And this time Orange gets the wooden spoon for making its customers madder than most. The watchdog, which cracks the whip of regulatory discipline over UK telcos, found Orange garnered the most gripes between October and December last year, with 0.17 complaints per 1,000 …

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AT&T announces slew of other devices getting ICS update

Looks like the HTC Vivid isn’t the only AT&T phone getting the Ice Cream Sandwich treatment. The carrier announced today a number of other devices that will be eligible for the Android 4.0 update in the next few months. These handsets include: the LG Nitro, Motorola Atrix 2, Motorola Atrix 4G, Pantech Burst, Pantech Element, Samsung Captivate Glide, Samsung Galaxy …

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How to use Social Hub on your Samsung Galaxy S2

Now playing: Watch this: How to use Social Hub on Galaxy S2 1:35 The demands of being a social butterfly can really wear you down. With so many social networks available, it can be a grind keeping on top of it all. To make things worse, your phone is constantly being bombarded by emails and instant messages via services like …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 to get wireless charging, April launch?

The Samsung Galaxy S3 could feature wireless inductive charging tech, while a launch next month could also be on the cards. A Galaxy S3 news double-whammy! First up, the much-hyped successor to the Galaxy S2 could refill its battery reserves without the need for irksome cables, Korean publication DDaily reports (via The Verge). If this rumour proves genuine it would …

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