We are the 99 per cent — but this phone very definitely isn’t. The AEsir AE + Y — or AEsir Æ+Y if you’re Danish — is a solid gold phone that doesn’t even surf the Web, but does cost £36,000. Danish company AEsir — named for the pantheon of Norse gods like Odin and …
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31 October
Siri works fine on jailbroken iPhone 4, why not officially?
Developer Steven Troughton-Smith had Siri working on his iPhone 4 shortly after the 4S launched, but with one major problem: it couldn’t talk to Apple’s servers, so local info couldn’t be retrieved. (A bit like using Siri in the UK, then.) Now he’s fixed that, making it work fully on an iPhone 4, 9to5Mac reports. So what excuse does Apple …
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31 October
Cut the Birds: Angry Birds homage, parody, or rip
The App Store is home to countless Angry Birds knockoffs and Fruit Ninja slice-alikes, but rarely has a game so blatantly borrowed from two big hits. Cut the Birds plays exactly like Fruit Ninja, but instead of fileting flying fruit, you’re slashing birds–mad-looking birds. Indeed, there’s no mistaking the inspiration for these foul-tempered fowl. Their colors, their shapes, and even …
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31 October
Samsung Focus S, Focus Flash hitting AT&T Nov. 6
America’s first “4G” Windows phone is right around the corner. AT&T recently announced pricing and availability for the Samsung Focus S, which will run on AT&T’s HSPA+ network (not AT&T’s 4G LTE). Starting November 6, you’ll be able to pick up the higher-end Focus S for $199.99, along with the budget and Samsung Focus Flash for just $49.99. Both require …
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31 October
Samsung Galaxy Nexus coming 17 November, for £550
Android fans have only three weeks to wait until the first phone running Ice Cream Sandwich touches down. Amazon is listing the Samsung Galaxy Nexus as due to be released on 17 November, Engadget reports, and it’ll cost £550 SIM-free. That’s the same day initially announced for the Samsung Galaxy Note, though since then an online retailer popped up to …
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31 October
BlackBerry Colt to be first BBX handset
RIM may have delayed its update to the PlayBook, and be being sued by another tech company (as well as its own customers), but here’s one reason for BlackBerry fans to smile: fresh details on the first handset to run the BBX operating system. It’ll be called the BlackBerry Colt, according to N4BB, via Recombu, and won’t feature any physical …
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31 October
How to get featured on Sprint Zone (Inside Apps)
Sprint Nextel is offering developers some prominent real estate to feature their apps–if they’re willing to pay for it. The company said Friday it plans to launch a new auction system for developers, allowing them to bid for spots on the Sprint Zone application and the Sprint Tab found in the Android Market–two locations where new Sprint customers go to …
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31 October
Dialed In #197: Zombie phones returned from the dead
Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In #197: Zombie phones returned from the dead 46:28 This is one thriller of a show you can’t miss! Stephen sets the mood with some intros that will make you scream, we consider what it takes to bring Nokia back from the dead, and if RIM and Web OS have a chance at reversing their …
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31 October
HTC Evo Design 4G review: All
Most Android smartphones sold for $100 or less are basic hardware shells that do an adequate job, but won’t blow you away with their features. Not so the HTC Evo Design 4G. Sprint’s fifth member of the Evo family is a slightly smaller (but hardly tiny) handset that’s beautifully designed and imbued with a robust set of features, including 4G …
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31 October
iPhone owners being ripped off by phone contracts?
Are you being ripped off for owning an iPhone? Are phone networks ripping you off for owning a smart phone? We’ve heard from many of you who are unhappy with the hidden charges, secret data limits and extra fees imposed by phone companies. One reader, Martyn Hardacre, eloquently sums up the frustration of owning an iPhone. Here’s his story — …
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