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White iPhone 4 may be available from Three tomorrow

The white version of Apple’s iPhone 4 could be in some UK punters’ hands tomorrow morning. At least, that seemed like a possibility for a brief moment earlier today. In a blink-and-you-missed-it glitch this morning, the near-mythical white iPhone 4 popped up for sale on Three’s website, with an ‘earliest delivery’ date of Wednesday 20 April 2011. …

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iPhone 6 could be super

Need a break from the iPhone 5 rumours? We feel your pain, and are responding to it. So, about the iPhone 6… Yes, believe it or not, there’s already speculation about Apple’s next-next gen smart phone, with Sharp being fingered as the supplier of a display that will make the device thinner and lighter than ever. Japanese newspaper Nikkan is …

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Is it time to switch your mobile OS?

If you were waiting for today’s iOS 5 announcement to decide on whether you should make the jump to the iPhone, you might still be waiting. While the improvements are welcome–we’re keen on the Camera app shortcuts, for example–many of them are features that Android users have been enjoying for some time. They include notifications, over-the-air updates, and the ability …

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iTunes in the iCloud, First Take

Steve Jobs talks iTunes and iCloud at WWDC. Donald Bell/CNET At WWDC 2011, Apple finally revealed its plans for taking the pain out of using its bloated iTunes desktop software. Apple’s solution: let it rot. Maybe that’s an indelicate way to phrase it, but in essence, Apple is carving out multiple ways users can sync their precious iTunes content (photos, …

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Minecraft leads new games for Xperia Play

Sony Ericsson today announced the second wave of games with optimised controls for its Xperia Play gaming smartphone, including PC classic Minecraft and 10 exclusives to the handset. Minecraft: coming to a Play near you. (Credit: CBSi) Other games announced include EA’s Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Shadow Vanguard by Gameloft. The Play, which launched in …

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Apple’s iCloud and what it means for wireless data service

MobileMe is effectively gone, replaced by iCloud. iCloud will take over the syncing of mail, contacts, and calendars over multiple iOS devices. Donald Bell/CNET Apple’s new iCloud services announced at the World Wide Developer Conference in San Francisco today will put everything from mobile apps to digital pictures to music in the “cloud,” where users can easily store and access …

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