Here’s the problem with AirPrint: not nearly enough printers support it. Plus, there’s that whole consumables thing. Aren’t we supposed to be living in a paperless society? Print to PDF for iOS solves both problems, allowing you to “print” e-mails, Web pages, and documents as PDFs right on your iDevice. It’s a clever app, one …
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August, 2011
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23 August
iPad beats smartphones in browsing speed test
Apple’s iPad blew away several other mobile devices at loading Web pages, according to a recent speed test conducted by Compuware. Although the test was geared toward smartphones and the iPad was used only as a reference point, Apple’s popular tablet proved speedier at Web browsing than the iPhone, HTC Desire, BlackBerry Torch, and several other mobile devices. Conducted in …
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23 August
Sprint to offer BlackBerry Curve 9350 Sept. 9 for $80
Well, that was quick. Earlier this morning, RIM introduced its new BlackBerry Curve and now, the entry-level smartphone has its first U.S. carrier. Sprint just announced that it will offer the BlackBerry Curve 9350 starting September 9 for $79.99 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate, while Sprint business customers may qualify to get the handset for …
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23 August
iPhone 4S cheap version coming in September?
New reports are adding fuel to the fire of rumours that there will be not one but two iPhones released this year: a next-generation iPhone 5 and a cheaper 8GB version of the iPhone 4. The bite-sized iPhone 4 — possibly called the iPhone 4S — is already rolling off production lines in Korea and will launch within weeks, Reuters …
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23 August
Sprint offering no
Sprint has begun offering new, no-contract data plans to new and existing HTC Evo View 4G owners. Available immediately, subscribers can choose from three pay-as-you-go options for the 7-inch HTC tablet. A single-day pass runs $14.99 and delivers 150MB of on-network use over the course of a 24-hour period. A one-week pass allows for 500MB at $29.99, and the third …
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23 August
Sprint to sell iPhone 5 in October, report says
Sprint Nextel may finally be getting the iPhone. The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, reported today that the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier will begin selling the iPhone 5 alongside Verizon Wireless and AT&T in mid-October. Gaining access to the iPhone would represent a major victory for Sprint. Selling Apple’s smartphone would put the carrier–which lags behind its larger rivals–on …
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23 August
HP Pre 3 price cut to just £50
HP’s closing-down sale continues. Yesterday UK retailers dropped the price of its discontinued TouchPad tablet to just £89, and now it’s done the same with its forthcoming Pre 3 smart phone, slashing £250 off the RRP and selling it for a bargainous £49 SIM-free. Everything must go! The price cut will apply to the whole of Europe, according to the …
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23 August
Nokia promises ‘something new on Symbian’
Nokia promises “something new on Symbian” coming tomorrow. The Finnish phone company is counting down to a surprise for its feature phone software — will it be an update to Belle? Nokia is heralding the surprise with an eye-wobbling pink and purple countdown on its Facebook page. As we feverishly type against the clock, there are less than 30 hours …
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23 August
Google 1Gbps network near Stanford is live
Some residents near Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., are getting the first taste of Google’s 1-gigabit-per-second broadband service. The service has been live in the market for about a month, and it will continue to be rolled out to homes in the community, where mostly Stanford professors and faculty live. The service is free to residents for the first …
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23 August
McAfee says Android plagued by the most malware
While the momentum of Google’s Android platform has drawn new partners and customers, it has also attracted new threats. Security software provider McAfee said today that the amount of malware, or malicious software, targeting Androids phones jumped 76 percent since the last quarter, making it the most heavily attacked mobile operating system. In addition, the company has found 12 million …
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