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June, 2011

  • 6 June

    iPhone 5 to be revealed on 6 June?

    The next Apple iPhone could be announced on 6 June. That’ll be D-Day for the iPhone 5 if Apple is revealed to be behind a mysterious meeting this summer.  Apple traditionally announces new iPhones at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference: the iPhone 3G in 2008, 3GS in 2009 and iPhone 4 in 2010. WWDC takes …

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  • 6 June

    Nokia Windows Phone 7 prototypes photo leak hints at colourful future

    Nokia is making Windows Phone 7 smart phones, as we found out yesterday, but it doesn’t have any to show off in public yet. In private? A different story, possibly. A leaked photo appears to show the first evidence of what we can expect Finnish phones running Microsoft’s software to look like. We know what you’re thinking: someone has just …

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  • 6 June

    LG Optimus 2X will be free with some Vodafone contracts

    LG’s eagerly anticipated Optimus 2X smart phone will set you back £499.99 if you want to buy it SIM-free, according to online store Expansys. The site, however, has just added the option to get a free one if you sign up to a Vodafone contract. The Optimus 2X now has a predicted release date of 21 March, reports Omio, dispelling …

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  • 6 June

    Apple exec promises the white iPhone 4 will finally go on sale this spring

    Still doubting that Apple will ever release its white iPhone 4? That means you’re calling Phil Schiller a barefaced liar. Apple’s SVP for worldwide product marketing has taken the unusual step (by his company’s standards) of confirming the device’s imminent launch on Twitter. In a reply to a question about how people can get their hands on a white iPhone, …

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  • 6 June

    Samsung Galaxy S 4G reveals what’s inside a 4G phone

    What does 4G look like? We can’t say for sure, but we do know what the inside of a 4G phone looks like. The glorious vandals at gadget repair site iFixit have torn apart the Samsung Galaxy S 4G for a closer look at a 4G phone. Sadly, 4G in Britain hasn’t progressed beyond isolated trials yet, but let’s take …

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  • 6 June

    BlackBerry Torch II, Storm 3 and Bold Touch join the RIM leak parade

    RIM’s BlackBerry roadmap is leakier than the Mary Rose right now. Late last month, its plans for 2011 were splashed across the Web, and now there are specific leaks for what appear to be the BlackBerry Torch II, the BlackBerry Storm 3 and the BlackBerry Bold Touch. Taking them in order, then…  The Torch II appears to have been confirmed …

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  • 6 June

    Apple COO hints at plans for more affordable pay

    You can get an iPhone 4 for free on an operator contract, but if you prefer to pay as you go, Apple’s shiny smart phone will set you back nearly £600. Amid ongoing speculation about a cheaper ‘iPhone nano‘, Apple’s chief operating officer (and current Steve Jobs substitute) Tim Cook has told an analyst that the company has plans to …

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  • 6 June

    iPad for £50 thanks to T

    Think you’ve got an eye for a bargain? How about an Apple iPad for less than £50? With the iPad 2 just weeks away, T-Mobile has teamed up with discount site Groupon to offer Apple’s original tablet for £49 — if you don’t mind staying up late. All you have to do is sign up for Groupon’s daily email offering …

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  • 6 June

    Exclusive mobile games on the way to Sony Ericsson Xperia Play?

    Sony Ericsson is pulling out all the stops to ensure there are some exclusive games available this year for its new Xperia Play PlayStation phone. The Android-based handset is already slated to get PSOne games and ports of popular iPhone titles, but more could be on the cards. ‘A source close to Sony Ericsson’, quoted by Pocket Gamer, claims exclusive …

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  • 6 June

    We7 free music Android app tested, streams too much Katy Perry

    The headline act of We7‘s new free Android app is that it lets you download up to 5 hours of audio from your custom-built radio station, to keep you going when you’re offline. It’s a bit like Last.fm, in that you can’t choose the exact tracks you want, only an artist or genre, but the downloading is an impressive feature, …

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