A pink version of its Galaxy S2 has landed in Sweden on Three, indicating that the rose-tinted mobile could be cheering up the UK very soon. The pink S2 is bound to please anyone who likes the idea of owning the 4.3-inch smart phone but finds the default black option a bit too morbid. Apart from …
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November, 2011
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25 November
Home theater holiday gift picks
Home theater isn’t the first place you’ll think of when it comes to gift ideas, but that’s too bad. Streaming-media boxes like the Roku LT and Apple TV are inexpensive and fun, plus they’ll give you plenty to watch over the holidays. I’ve personally had lots of success giving universal remotes like the Logitech Harmony 650 as a gift. Not …
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24 November
Apple mysteriously bans games subscription app
Apple has mysteriously banished a first-of-its-kind subscription iOS app, which let you access a library of games for a monthly fee, TechCrunch reports. Historically, to get games onto your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch you had to download games individually. The new Play Instantly app from game developer Big Fish Games is different though, because once you download it, you …
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24 November
Vodafone pushes out Sony Ericsson updates
Vodafone Australia announced yesterday that it has finished testing firmware updates to three Sony Ericsson handsets in its range, and will be delivering the updates to customers over the next few days. (Credit: Vodafone) The Xperia Arc and the Xperia Ray have both been updated to Android version 2.3.4 with updates to the Sony Ericsson software layer packed in. The …
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24 November
Ice Cream Sandwich runs on first ever Android phone in video
Ice Cream Sandwich works on the very first Android phones. Intrepid Android fans have gone back to the source and got the latest version of Google’s software working on the venerable T-Mobile G1. The clever folks at XDA Developers have managed to make various Ice Cream Sandwich features and apps working on the G1. Hit play below to see the …
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24 November
AT&T to take $4 billion charge to cover possible T
Following FCC chairman Julius Genachowski’s official show of opposition to AT&T’s proposed buyout of T-Mobile, AT&T said last night that it will take a $4 billion accounting charge in the fourth quarter to cover a breakup fee to T-Mobile should the deal fail to gain regulatory approval. AT&T and T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telecom also said they’ve withdrawn their pending approval …
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24 November
Microsoft claims it’s had Siri for over a year
Microsoft isn’t impressed with Siri — or at least, one of its execs isn’t. Chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie claims Microsoft has had the same capability in Windows Phone 7 for over a year, 9to5 Mac reports. So how does he explain the massive interest Siri has garnered? Good marketing, but no more than that. “The Tellme facility has …
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24 November
LG Prada phone 3.0 coming next year
LG is cutting the cloth and marking the patterns for a new Prada phone, dubbed the Prada phone 3.0, due for release next year. LG has released a teaser image of the trendy-as-you-like blower (see above) from which we can deduce that it will be a shiny black rectangle, with a great big touchscreen and a camera. How do you …
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24 November
TV4 launching in December, but don’t get too excited
If you rescan your TV or set-top box in December you might discover a new service riding out across your airwaves: TV4. Before you get all hot and heavy at the prospect of wall-to-wall music videos, “scripted reality” shows or, heaven forbid, quality drama and documentaries, keep in mind that TV4 is a datacasting service. As such, the law states …
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24 November
Apple TV screen to be made by Sharp, coming next year?
Sharp is just one of the companies making panels for the iPad 3, if you believe the rumours, but it’s also making the screen for Apple’s forthcoming television, according to an analyst. Jeffries analyst Peter Misek says Sharp is retooling a production line at its Sakai factory to make modified amorphous TFT LCD panels to be used in Apple’s TV, …
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