So you’ve decided you can’t be having with normal-sized phones? I hear you — I’m in the same boat, and as a proud new owner of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, the first thing I wanted to do was root it, play around with custom ROMs, get rid of the bloatware and truly make the …
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28 November
Will.i.am foto.sosho iPhone camera out next month, for £199
Pop performer and fan of rotating chairs Will.i.am has divulged some scintillating details regarding his upcoming gadget accessory range, including retina-searing colour schemes and a wince-inducing price tag. The magnificently named i.am+ foto.sosho camera is more full stops than f-stops, and clips snugly around an iPhone. It’ll feature four different models that offer different lens types, the Telegraph reports. Lenses …
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28 November
iPhone 5 can’t take Android crown as BlackBerry nosedives
Android continues to dominate the UK phone market, despite the coming of the iPhone 5. Apple makes a third of phones sold, but more than half of phones flogged in the UK run Google software — while BlackBerry has experienced another disastrous dip in sales. New phone figures from the numbercrunchers at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reveal that the iPhone 5 …
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28 November
Vimeo launches ‘reimagined’ free iPhone app
Video-sharing service Vimeo has launched a new iPhone application that has been built from the ground up. The company’s redesigned application, which hit the Apple App Store today, allows users to both create and share videos all from within the app. In addition, users will now find easier access to their video queue and simpler navigation. ” In a company …
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28 November
Install Adobe Flash Player on Jelly Bean devices
Adobe Related stories Turn your Android or iPhone into a controller for Flash games Twelve ways to customize your Android device Root, ROM, restore: How to hack your Android OS Adobe decided to kill off support for its Flash Player on Android a while back. Unfortunately, that didn’t mean all Web sites you visit would start using HTML5 instead of …
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28 November
LG Optimus G2 to pack Key Lime Pie, 5
LG is rumoured to be hard at work on the Optimus G2, the successor to the still fresh Optimus G. The G2 is set to boast a Full HD display and pack the next version of Android’s operating system, Key Lime Pie. According to LG insiders speaking to MK Business News, the new blower will pack a 5-inch display boasting …
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28 November
Can you ditch your smartphone data plan for Wi
Wi-Fi is just about everywhere these days, so why do you still have to pay an arm and a leg for pricey 3G and 4G wireless data service from a carrier if you want to get online from your smartphone? This is a very good question. Now that every smartphone on the market comes with Wi-Fi capability built-in, some frugal …
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28 November
Samsung Galaxy Axiom sneaks into U.S. Cellular lineup
U.S. Cellular this week quietly introduced another Android smartphone this week with the budget-friendly Samsung Galaxy Axiom. Appearing on the carrier’s Web site without even a press release, the Axiom runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and delivers a 4-inch 480×800-pixel WVGA display, a 5-megapixel rear camera, and front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera. Additional details include a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 2,100mAh …
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28 November
Verizon grabs Galaxy Note 2
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2 will continue making the carrier rounds tomorrow by landing in Verizon Wireless stores. The ginormous Android smartphone has been available for pre-order on the carrier’s Web site. Announced in late August at the annual IFA show in Berlin, the Galaxy Note 2 is the successor device to the original Galaxy Note. It has a 5.5-inch display, …
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28 November
Lovefilm ditches 63 TV shows from online streaming service
In an odd step backwards, Lovefilm Instant is ditching Doctor Who and more than 60 other TV programmes. Lovefilm Instant allows you to stream movies and TV shows from the Lovefilm catalogue, for £5 per month. While every film and show can be sent to you on DVD, only selected films and TV can be watched instantly — but it …
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