March, 2012

• 22 March

  U.S. Cellular jumps into LTE with the Galaxy Tab 10.1

  

  U.S. Cellular makes good today on a February promise to launch its 4G LTE market with a tablet. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 marks U.S. Cellular’s first LTE offering, making it the fourth U.S. carrier (behind MetroPCS, Verizon, and AT&T) to offer devices on the LTE, or Long Term Evolution, technology for 4G data speeds. The …

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• 22 March

  Angry Birds Space review: A fresh new fling

  

  I’ll be honest: I haven’t flung a bird at a pig in months. When Angry Birds first flew on the scene (way back in 2009!), I couldn’t get enough. But as with most things, the novelty soon wore off. Even Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio were just variations on the same theme, and I eventually stopped paying attention–even …

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• 22 March

  Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update to hit Orange in April

  

  Samsung Galaxy S2 owners on the Orange network will have to wait until next month to get the Android update to Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), the network has said. A spokeswoman for Orange confirmed the update will be pushed out in April but was unable to be more specific. So if you use the Orange network, your ICS update could …

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• 22 March

  Apple exploring haptic touch technology for future iPhones, iPads

  

  AppleInsider Many of the last remaining BlackBerry holdouts continue to clamor about the advantages of a physical keyboard, citing the difficulty of using a touch-screen device if its user cannot see the display. According to one of Apple’s latest patent applications, that argument may soon become moot. The “Touch-based User Interface with Haptic Feedback” patent application, discovered by AppleInsider, highlights …

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• 22 March

  Exclusive Angry Birds in Galaxy Note ICS update

  

  Samsung has today whet the appetite of owners of the Galaxy Note, announcing that its Ice Cream Sandwich update for the device will come with several new applications for its S-Pen accessory, as well as exclusive levels of the new game Angry Birds Space. (Screenshot by CBSi) Fans of the Angry Birds series will be excited to hear that the …

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• 22 March

  Orange is most complained about mobile network

  

  The UK’s telecoms tough-nut Ofcom has published the latest figures for customer complaints about mobile networks. And this time Orange gets the wooden spoon for making its customers madder than most. The watchdog, which cracks the whip of regulatory discipline over UK telcos, found Orange garnered the most gripes between October and December last year, with 0.17 complaints per 1,000 …

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• 22 March

  Boost’s new unlimited plan boasts ‘shrinkage’ for 3 phones

  

  Boost Mobile is the king of shrinkage, and proud of it. The no-contract carrier, a Sprint subsidiary, is offering a new $45 nationwide unlimited plan for three of its feature phones: the LG Rumor Reflex, Motorola Theory, and Sanyo Innuendo, from March 29 through May 31. Boost’s plan, which gives you all the voice minutes and texting you can use …

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• 22 March

  AT&T announces slew of other devices getting ICS update

  

  Looks like the HTC Vivid isn’t the only AT&T phone getting the Ice Cream Sandwich treatment. The carrier announced today a number of other devices that will be eligible for the Android 4.0 update in the next few months. These handsets include: the LG Nitro, Motorola Atrix 2, Motorola Atrix 4G, Pantech Burst, Pantech Element, Samsung Captivate Glide, Samsung Galaxy …

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• 21 March

  How to use Social Hub on your Samsung Galaxy S2

  

  Now playing: Watch this: How to use Social Hub on Galaxy S2 1:35 The demands of being a social butterfly can really wear you down. With so many social networks available, it can be a grind keeping on top of it all. To make things worse, your phone is constantly being bombarded by emails and instant messages via services like …

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• 21 March

  Samsung Galaxy S3 to get wireless charging, April launch?

  

  The Samsung Galaxy S3 could feature wireless inductive charging tech, while a launch next month could also be on the cards. A Galaxy S3 news double-whammy! First up, the much-hyped successor to the Galaxy S2 could refill its battery reserves without the need for irksome cables, Korean publication DDaily reports (via The Verge). If this rumour proves genuine it would …

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