Get a handle on your remote-control control issues. zero1.tv Your iPhone already controls your life, so it might as well control your television, too. Plenty of apps let you use your iPhone as a remote control, but when an app alone isn’t substantial enough for you, you can turn to the new VooMoteOne. This consists …
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Horace Luke was HTC’s chief innovation officer Stephen Shankland/CNET HTC today confirmed its chief innovation officer, instrumental in helping build the company into the consumer brand it is today, left the company for “personal reasons.” Horace Luke, who HTC said “nurtured a culture of innovation,” left in April. Scott Croyle, vice president of design, took over his responsibilities. BGR.com first …
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The Nokia N9 may not be coming to the UK. The first — and only — phone to use doomed operating system MeeGo is heading to Europe but won’t cross the channel to Blighty, if one early indication is to be believed. The evidence: the Nokia website now includes a page where you can sign up for email updates when …
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The mobile world moves at a breakneck pace, and it’s difficult to keep up–even without the technical jargon most industry insiders throw around. And they do love to toss those terms about. Earlier this month, I explained the nuances between the different 4G technologies and why you don’t want companies cramming you. With the carriers posting their quarterly earnings results …
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LG Thrill 4G showing 3D content. Nicole Lee/CNET Even though the LG Thrill 4G was announced in March, we’re just now getting confirmation about its price. AT&T has told us that the LG Thrill 4G will be selling for $99.99 after a two-year service agreement. As for availability, well, we still don’t know the exact date, but we expect that …
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It’s been a big day for ebook and e-reader seller Kobo, which has announced the closure of ebook sales via iOS apps, as well as a new partnership with bookseller Collins. (Credit: Dark side of the moon image by seier + seier, CC 2.0; CBSi) The closure of iOS in-app sales for Kobo follows the closure of in-app sales for …
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It would seem Apple has serious ambitions for voice control in iOS 5, and is ready to make it a key feature of the upcoming iPhone 5. Apple blog 9to5Mac has spotted something in the iOS 5 software development kit (SDK) and spoken to sources who reckon the iPhone 5 will have a feature called ‘Assistant’ that lets you control …
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Sprint shed more light on the future of its Direct Connect service today when it announced two CDMA devices that will support the push-to-talk (PTT) feature. The Kyocera DuraMax and DuraCore will launch in the fourth quarter of this year with a yet-to-be-named Motorola handset set following shortly after. From the outside, the Kyocera handsets should appeal to long-time Nextel …
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Prices for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 have leaked out by way of uSwitch.com. The website reports the thinnest BlackBerry ever will be free on a £30.64 contract from T-Mobile, or just over £35 from Orange, Vodafone and O2. Three will also be selling the phone, but its prices are still under wraps. We’re suckers for a traditional BlackBerry, because of its …
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Nokia may have announced a dismal earnings report this week, but two of its latest N-series phones have cleared the Federal Communications Commission. The Nokia N9, as you may remember, showed a bizarre twist in the company’s Windows Phone 7 plans by sporting the latest version of the MeeGo OS. The N5, on the other hand, is a Symbian-based smartphone, …
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