The home of the Giants baseball team looms large at the edge of the San Francisco Bay. Yet for data-hungry baseball fans, this is no ordinary ballpark. The country’s second-largest wireless carrier has the naming rights, which means that detailed attention to great wireless data connections comes with the turf. Each day, thousands of fans …
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17 August
iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4S in 3D concept video
How will the new iPhone 5 shape up compared to the iPhone 4S? Find out in this cool new concept video, which puts the two phones side-by-side and spins them every which way. We’ve seen the inside and outside of the new iPhone as photos of components leak in dribs and drabs. But now they’ve been assembled in a video …
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17 August
Sony Xperia P gets a serving of Ice Cream Sandwich
Sony today confirmed that the Xperia P is the latest Android smartphone to receive its 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. A post on the company blog advises that consumers will receive a notification when their respective update is ready to download. As is the case with all other 4.0 releases, the handset will benefit from an enhanced lock screen, improved …
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17 August
Only AT&T Mobile Share plan users can FaceTime over its cellular network
Amid speculation that AT&T may charge its iPhone users for running the video chat feature, FaceTime, over its cellular network, the carrier sent an official statement to CNET confirming that those who are on its Mobile Share plan will be able to access FaceTime without Wi-Fi, at no extra cost. AT&T will offer FaceTime over Cellular as an added benefit …
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17 August
Google Play Android app market gets gift cards, wish lists
An Android phone is a gift that keeps on giving — and soon you’ll be able to send actual gifts to your Android-powered friends. Google is introducing gift cards — and a wish list — to Google Play to spend on Android apps, music, movies, ebooks and more. The latest update for the Google Play store contains code and graphics …
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17 August
iPhone has texting security flaw, says researcher
A security loophole present in Apple’s iOS operating system has come to light, and could see iPhone owners tricked into sending texts to an incorrect number. iOS security researcher pod2g claims to have noticed the flaw, which they categorise as ‘severe’, noting that other security researchers are probably already aware of the glitch. Pod2g explains that if you have a …
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17 August
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T-Mobile’s next Android smartphone was allegedly supposed to have joined the carrier’s lineup earlier this week. However, as we’re learning today, the phone will not only get a new arrival date, but a new name as well. Goodbye wordy Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q! Say hello to the even wordier Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G. The first sign of the …
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17 August
Phone shops mislead customers over price hikes, says report
Mobile phone shops are misleading us about the possibility of our phone deals shooting up in price while the contract is still running. That’s according to a report by Which? It found more than 80 per cent of shop staff failed to mention or even denied potential price hikes. Quizzically punctuated consumer champions Which? sent mystery shoppers into phone shops …
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17 August
Why you can’t take your unlocked iPhone 4S to another U.S. carrier
If I can unlock my Verizon iPhone so I can use it on a local carrier’s network while I’m on vacation in Europe, why can’t I pop in a SIM card to that same unlocked phone, and use it on AT&T or T-Mobile when I get home? In this edition of Ask Maggie, I explain why the term “unlocked” doesn’t …
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17 August
SunVolt power station aims to make charging faster
Don Cayelli says one of his main motivations for developing his SunVolt Portable Solar Power Station was that he couldn’t find a solar charger that worked well for charging his iPad on his boat. He sails a lot and uses his iPad as a chart plotter and preferred to use the sun as a power source rather than rechargeable battery …
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