The FCC is to review its stance on whether there is any link at all between mobile phone use and brain tumours. Chairman Julius Genachowski sent a proposal to fellow commissioners calling for a formal inquiry into the mobile emissions standards which were set in 1996, Reuters reports. A spokesman said the FCC still believes …
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18 June
Twelve ways to customize your Android device
Jason Cipriani/CNET Customizing your smartphone, or any device for that matter, is a rite of passage for all of us. By customizing, you turn a standard looking device that millions of users may be carrying around, into something that is truly ours. It goes from a slab of plastic and rare metals, to something that is very personal. Android users …
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18 June
iPhone 5 transparent concept looks stunning in mock advert
I’m looking through you — you’re not the same, as birthday boy Paul McCartney memorably put it. This cool advert for a possible future iPhone 5 definitely isn’t the same — and you can look through it. The first glimpses of the next iPhone have started to emerge, revealing that the phone is set to have a new widescreen design. …
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18 June
You can now record your iOS device’s screen with Display Recorder
Ever wanted to send more than just a screenshot to a friend or family member, showing them how to do something on their iOS device? The ability to record your iPhone’s screen has only been possible for users who jailbreak, until now. A new app, Display Recorder, is now available in the App Store. Display Recorder will record a video …
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18 June
LG Optimus L5 sets sail for Europe this month
The LG Optimus L5, an Android 4.0 handset that is equipped with dual SIM capabilities, is readying itself for a European launch this month. U.K., Germany, and France will be the first countries to receive it. Afterward, customers in the Middle East, Asia, Central, and South America will be able to nab the device. Unfortunately, LG has not released any …
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18 June
Sony Tablet P finally gets Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade
Good news if you own a Sony Tablet P — it should have Ice Cream Sandwich right now, at this very minute, as we speak. The rollout for Sony’s dual-screened tablet was supposed to kick off on 24 May in select markets, including the UK, but is only just arriving now, SlashGear reports. That’s a bit of a delay admittedly, …
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18 June
Samsung Galaxy stylus scribbles, scrawls, makes phone calls
The Samsung Galaxy S3 and its Galactic chums could be getting a next-generation stylus, which you can use to chat to your friends as well as for the usual scribbling and scrawling. Spotted by Patent Bolt in a recent patent application, the digital stylus is designed for writing or tapping on the screen of your phone or tablet — but …
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18 June
Meet the group trying to make AT&T very un
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Just a short bicycle ride from Stanford University, there’s a work space befitting any hip startup. Squat, teardrop-shaped chairs and short, lime-green swivel chairs sit atop a colorful checkered carpet, across which a small dog casually pitter-patters. Lining the sparse ceiling are rows of florescent lights, wooden beams, and large ventilation tubes, adding an industrial-chic ambiance. …
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18 June
Google picks up Magnolia Broadband’s MTD patent portfolio
Google has acquired more than 50 patents from Magnolia Broadband, a company focused on improving scalability and capacity across the mobile space. According to Magnolia, the patents come from its Mobile Transmit Diversity portfolio, which includes a host of technologies related to increasing mobile network capacity, expanding coverage, improving uplink transmission speeds, and increasing a device’s battery life. The terms …
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18 June
Apple and RIM secrets sold by ex
A former AT&T worker is the latest corporate employee to confess involvement with insider trading, according to Reuters. Alnoor Ebrahim said he sold stock traders information that included AT&T sales numbers for Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry. Ebrahim pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud. “I provided insider information …
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