The folks at Microsoft’s Windows Phone unit may not publicly admit it, but they’re likely jumping for joy today. That’s because Windows Phone’s closest competitor, BlackBerry, has essentially throw in the towel. The company on Monday said it had agreed on a $4.7 billion deal that would take it private, while continuing its shift away …
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23 September
How to view Messages time stamps on iOS 7
Jason Cipriani/CNET One of the most annoying things about messaging on iOS is the lack of true time stamps for messages. It felt as if iOS would randomly place a time stamp throughout a conversation, but there was no obvious pattern. Because the time stamp was so random, it was very difficult to go back and view when a message …
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23 September
BlackBerry to cut 40% of its workforce, 4,500 jobs
BlackBerry is facing more tough times, as it’s announced it’ll cut 4,500 jobs — that’s a whopping 40 per cent of its global workforce. The Canadian company will announce its second-quarter earnings next week, and is expected to report a loss of around £621 million. Ouch. Still, at least the BBM app is coming to Android and iOS this weekend. …
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23 September
Microsoft’s Surface 2: Trying (again) to be cool
Microsoft’s Surface tablets have an image problem. The company on Monday unveiled its newest tablets that feature jacked-up components and nifty new dual-position kickstands. The Surface 2, which runs Windows RT, now will come with Outlook, while the Surface Pro 2, which runs Windows 8.1, will continue to operate like a full PC. Microsoftfixed nearly every hardware issuethat buyers criticized …
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23 September
Getting to know AirDrop on iOS 7
We’ve all seen the Samsung commercials wherein iOS users are constantly made fun of for buying into Apple products. One of the features often shown off in those commercials has been NFC sharing of documents and photos when two users bump the backs of the their latest Galaxy devices — something everyone knows iOS devices can’t do. Apple took note …
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23 September
Gold iPhone 5s sells for US$10k on eBay
We assumed that the gold-coloured iPhone 5s would prove popular, but this is a little overboard. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Business Insider has spotted that a recent eBay auction for a 16GB iPhone 5s in gold has resulted in a final sale price of US$10,100 after 51 bids. (Screenshot by CNET) At the current exchange rate, that’s just under AU$10,700 — …
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23 September
Telstra cuts data
When Optus and Vodafone changed their charging structures for global data roaming, we wondered whether Telstra would be far behind. (Credit: Telstra) It turns out that the carrier wasn’t too late to the party, today announcing a series of changes that will come into effect on 14 October. Telstra has four new Casual Traveler Data Packs available for post-paid customers. …
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23 September
BlackBerry delays official BBM app for Android, iOS
BlackBerry can’t seem to catch a break. The company was set to release its long-awaited BlackBerry Messenger client for Android and iOS devices this past weekend, but a little monkey wrench curtailed those plans. An apparently unreleased version of the BBM app for Android was leaked online before BlackBerry could get the official one out. That unofficial app won over …
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23 September
You can block people from contacting you on iOS 7
Jason Cipriani/CNET One of the biggest complaints echoed by many iOS users since the introduction of iMessage and FaceTime with iOS 5 has been the inability to block people. All it would take was one person getting your iMessage or FaceTime phone number or e-mail address, and you were an open target to constant messages and calls. With iOS 6 …
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23 September
LG unveils 5.2
LG officially pulled back the curtains on its new big-screen smartphone. Announced on Monday, the LG Vu 3 delivers a 5.2-inch screen outfitted with 1,280×960 pixels and a 4:3 aspect ratio. Driven by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, the 4G LTE phone features a 13-megapixel camera on the rear and a 2.1-megapixel model in front. Android 4.2.2 Jelly …
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