To reboot (i.e. reset) your iDevice, hold down the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons for about 10 seconds. Screenshot by Rick Broida iOS isn’t perfect. There, I said it. This will become evident to anyone who’s ever tried to figure out Notification Center or organize contacts into groups. And I guarantee that at some point or …
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28 November
Best Buy: We’re sold out of PlayBooks
Apparently, all it takes to move the BlackBerry PlayBook is a $300 haircut on the price tag. RIM Best Buy confirmed to CNET that it has sold out of Research In Motion’s tablet. It was among several retailers offering a Black Friday promotion, which reduced the price of a 16GB and 32GB PlayBook to $199.99 and $299.99, respectively. Best Buy …
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28 November
Sony Ericsson Xperia phones to get Ice Cream Sandwich by March
Sony Ericsson Xperia phones released this year should be updated to Android 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich) by March, Xperiablog reports. The tip comes via Sony Ericsson Italy’s Facebook page, where a chap called Maurizio De Palma, who would appear to be the company’s head of marketing, has responded to a question about when Sony Ericsson’s Xperia blowers would be getting …
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28 November
How to help jailbreak future iOS updates
Despite the overwhelming success of Apple’s “walled garden” approach to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, many users still wish to part ways with the benefits of control in favor of the unbridled technology (good and bad) available when jailbreaking iOS. If you are one of those users, you can actually become an integral part of the jailbreaking community. Jailbreaking …
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28 November
For RIM, lowered expectations may still be too high
Wall Street has already been down on Research In Motion, but one analyst says the negative sentiment enveloping the BlackBerry maker may not be sufficient yet. Mike Laziridis addresses the crowd at BlackBerry DevCon 2011. Jessica Dolcourt/CNET The latest concern about RIM is its margins. Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, in a downgrade of the company’s stock rating to neutral …
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28 November
iTunes Match: Everything you need to know
iCloud is Apple’s new service for keeping iOS devices synced over the air. One of the coolest features is how you can instantly download your music to a mobile device, instead of being at home and syncing a playlist from your computer with a boring old cable. Any music bought on iTunes will be available from your iCloud automatically, letting …
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28 November
LG, Sony Ericsson to flavour phones with Ice Cream Sandwich
LG and Sony Ericsson have both committed to upgrading a selection of smartphones to the new Android OS 4.0, better known as Ice Cream Sandwich, but only Sony Ericsson is claiming March for the delivery of its new firmware to customers. LG confirmed via its Facebook page today that it will be deploying the latest version of Android to select …
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28 November
AT&T debuts 4G LTE
AT&T today introduced its next Android smartphone, the 4G LTE-capable LG Nitro HD. Expected to arrive online and in stores on December 4 for $249.99, the LG Nitro HD boasts a 4.5-inch True HD AH-IPS display, a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, an 8-megapixel camera, and 4GB internal storage. What’s more, the Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread smartphone comes with a 16GB microSD …
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28 November
AT&T and T
AT&T’s chances of completing its $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA are quickly fading as regulatory opposition to the deal mounts and the wireless giant’s efforts to keep the deal on track smell of desperation. The merger, announced in March, has been in trouble since this summer when the U.S. Department of Justice sued AT&T to block the deal. But …
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28 November
Kobo Touch $69.99 at Buy.com today
It was Barnes & Noble’s turn on Black Friday. Now it’s Kobo’s turn on Cyber Monday. Last week, Barnes & Noble offered up a limited edition of the Nook Simple Touch for $79. Now Kobo’s teamed up with Buy.com to sell the new ad-supported Kobo Touch With Offers for $69.99 in a one-day sale. That’s a $30 price cut and …
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