January, 2012

• 10 January

  Pegatron has iPad 3 order for March, iPad 4 in October, report says

  

  Pegatron Technology, one of the major manufacturers of Apple’s iPad, has already begun filling an order of iPad 3 units to be released in March, according to a report from industry Web site Digi Times. Apple The report also states that Pegatron will be producing between 7 million and 10 million iPad 4 units set …

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• 10 January

  Dell plans to re

  

  Dell is planning to re-enter the tablet market later this year with a consumer-oriented device, according to Reuters. The company previously tested the tablet waters with its enterprise-focused Dell Streak, an Android-powered device that was met with mixed reviews and that met its demise last month. But the once-dominant PC maker has learned from the mistakes of other tablet makers …

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• 10 January

  iPhone 4S approved for use on China Telecom network

  

  China is booming, and Apple knows it. While the only official iPhone carrier in China, China Unicom, is offering free iPhones with long-term contracts, a new competitor may be soon entering the market. Apple According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, China Telecom, the third largest wireless carrier in China may soon be offering the iPhone on its …

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• 10 January

  Kodak not dead yet: Fires patent suits at Apple, HTC

  

  Kodak, steps away from potentially filing for bankruptcy protection, isn’t going to fade quietly. The company said today that it filed lawsuits against smartphone makers HTC and Apple over camera technology, just the latest attempt to get tech companies to pay a licensing fee. The new lawsuits assert that Apple infringed on four Kodak patents and that HTC infringed on …

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• 9 January

  Deutsche Telekom scrambling for cash to keep T

  

  Deutsche Telekom is trying to raise money to keep its T-Mobile USA unit competitive following AT&T’s failure to acquire the unit. The German telecom giant is looking to drum up billlions in cash by issuing bonds and possibly selling T-Mobile’s cellular towers, says a story in today’s Financial Times (registration required). Deutsche Telekom is in line to pick up $3 …

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• 9 January

  BlackBerry 7.1 update unlocks NFC, FM radio and BBM

  

  BlackBerry phones are getting a fistful of new features. They’re updating to BlackBerry 7.1, which brings with it new NFC features, unlocks your FM radio and adds new goodies to BlackBerry Messenger. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has unveiled the new BlackBerry 7.1 operating system at CES this week, alongside updates to the BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry Traffic and BlackBerry Travel …

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• 9 January

  Huawei launches ‘world’s slimmest’ smartphone at CES

  

  Chinese OEM Huawei is claiming that its Ascend P1 S smartphone is the “world’s slimmest”, slinking past Motorola’s super-slim Razr, with a chassis of 6.68mm at its slimmest point. The Huawei Ascend P1 S should be the thinnest phone in Australia when it launches in April. (Credit: Huawei) Huawei isn’t content with this impressive feat of design and engineering, however. …

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• 9 January

  Samsung Galaxy Nexus owners report battery problem

  

  Another major new smart phone is facing claims of a broken battery. Owners of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus report that the phone is failing to charge. CNET UK readers Vikram Shankar and Andrew Lee contacted us separately with concerns about the battery in their Galaxy Nexuses (Nexii?). At Google’s support forum, other Galaxy Nexus owners report the problem too. When …

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• 9 January

  Sony Ericsson unveiling Xperia S and Ion at CES?

  

  If neither of these handsets sound familiar, then don’t worry. The Xperia S seems to be the Xperia Arc HD (or LT26i ‘Nozomi’) handset that leaked a while ago, while the Xperia Ion is a new one on us too. Both are rumoured to be making an appearance at CES, Pocketnow reports. They may come under the Sony name too, …

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• 9 January

  Netflix now live in UK with a month’s free movies

  

  Grab some popcorn: Netflix is live in the UK and Ireland. You can now stream on-demand films and TV programmes to your computer, phone or tablet — even over 3G — with a month’s free trial available now. Netflix is massive in the US, and its launch in Blighty will be a huge boost for online streaming of movies and …

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