The MobileMe service still isn’t free, but at least you can save about 33 percent on a one-year subscription. Apple Well, Apple never did make MobileMe free, despite the rumors. However, at least you don’t have to pay the usual $99 for a year of service. That’s because Amazon currently has MobileMe Individual for $66.98 …
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Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has managed a real, tangible win-win outcome with Sunday’s deal between Telstra and the National Broadband Network Co., according to telecommunications analysts. Sunday, Telstra revealed it had signed a preliminary $11 billion (Australian, or $9.6 billion U.S.) deal with NBN Co. that would see the telecommunications company migrate its telephone and broadband customers onto the …
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Update at 9:10 a.m. PDT: The iOS 4 update is not yet available. We expect it to go live about 10 a.m. PDT. Update at 10:10 a.m. PDT: The iOS 4 update is now available for download. As the iPhone 4’s Thursday release inches closer, Apple whets our appetite Monday with the release of its latest iPhone and iPod Touch …
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It’s taken Microsoft a long time to produce an IM app for the iPhone. Now it has, hours before Apple released the fourth version of its iPhone operating system, we might add. Windows Live Messenger for iPhone has many of the features we’d expect to see in an IM app, plus other social networking and e-mail extras. One screen is …
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Welcome to The 411, my new Q&A column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have the same questions, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at …
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A great man once said, “Me want cookie.” He may well have been talking about the new LG Cookie Plus GS500 and LG Cookie Fresh GS290, two social-networking phones with names, specs and release dates newly confirmed. The GS500 (pictured above), or Cookie Plus, is a 3G handset boasting widgets, apps, push email and Web browsing. It’s baked full of …
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The LG Cookie Fresh GS290 has been confirmed for UK launch. We’ve already done all the ‘fresh from the oven‘ puns, so we’ll skip straight to the details. The GS290 packs a 2-megapixel camera, FM tuner/recorder and 3.5mm earphone jack. It boasts a touchscreen with an updated speed-dialing home screen and 18 themes. Features include a dedicated Facebook interface and …
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Apple has released a new app to help users track lost iPhones on the go. The Find My iPhone app does what the Web application version, found on me.com, did previously, but allows users to log in from another iPhone or iPad to aid in the search on the go. True to Apple form, the interface is simple, elegant, and …
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If you’ve got an Android-powered T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide, voice company Vlingo wants to do you a favor–by giving you its $9.99 app for free. Speak the words and Vlingo’s voice launcher for Android will open apps on your phone, update your Twitter and Facebook status, dial contacts, and send e-mails and texts as you dictate them. You can also …
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Desperate to trouser an iPhone 4 but a little light in the wallet department? If you can’t face the £500 or £600 price tag Apple has slapped on SIM-free handsets, Groupola wants to help, offering the phone for a mere £99. Groupola arranges discount deals for its subscribers, which it says only come into effect if enough people sign up …
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