March, 2011

• 31 March

  Apple to make power adapters with rechargeable battery packs?

  

  AppleInsider According to AppleInsider, Apple may be looking into building its own external battery pack for iOS devices and Macs, a popular third-party accessory for many Apple product owners. A patent filed by Apple and found by AppleInsider shows how Apple would build a rechargeable battery into its power adapters, allowing anything from MacBook Pros …

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• 31 March

  Apple announces ‘iBiz’, the corporate iPhone

  

  Apple announced today its newest member of the iPhone family — the iBiz. Making a surprise appearance, Apple CEO Steve Jobs described the iBiz as something that “just feels right. The iBiz enchants, captivates and contains your entire business life. It’s spellbinding, fast and magical — it’s all about you.” (Credit: Apple) The tag line “It’s business time” showed that …

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• 31 March

  AT&T offers new tools for finding lost phones

  

  AT&T announced a new equipment protection plan today that bundles insurance, support, and phone location services for $9.99 per month. Most of the carrier’s current handsets (PDF) will be compatible with the AT&T Mobile Protection Pack, though iPhone and iPad users will have to resort to other solutions like Apple’s MobileMe and Find My iPhone/iPad. Customers who sign up for …

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• 31 March

  U.S. Cellular picks up $30 Samsung Gem

  

  Starting tomorrow, U.S. Cellular customers will be able to buy the Samsung Gem for $29.99, after an $80 mail-in rebate. Granted, it’s not the cost savings you get with Alltel, which offered the Gem for free in February after a $50 mail-in rebate, but that’s still a good price for any smartphone. The specs are largely the same as the …

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• 30 March

  Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc coming to Three, UK release date still unknown

  

  Can’t wait to get your hands on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc? Sorry, we can’t bring its release date any nearer, or even confirm when that will be. But we can say with certainty that operator Three will be selling it. The network has announced it will be adding the Arc to its smart-phone lineup “soon”, while declining to reveal …

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• 30 March

  Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Arc and Neo coming to T

  

  No sooner do we get our sticky fingers all over Sony Ericsson’s new shiny mobile offerings than we’re treated to the news that that Orange and T-Mobile — the Everything Everywhere boys — are to be offering the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, the Arc and the Neo from April. Three Xperia cheers! If you’ve been absent from our recent Mobile …

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• 30 March

  Maker of driving app miffed at RIM’s takedown

  

  The maker of a controversial mobile app that critics contend helps drunken drivers avoid police says his company is getting a raw deal from politicians and app marketplaces. Up until last week, driving-alerts application PhantomAlert had been available on Research In Motion’s BlackBerry App World. PhantomAlert CEO Joe Scott is miffed that the software has been taken down by RIM, …

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• 30 March

  Aircell unveils Android phone for in

  

  We missed this last week while we were at CTIA, but Aircell announced a new smartphone for making that all-important call from 35,000 feet. The Aircell Smartphone (catchy name, eh?) will allow air travelers on private business jets to make and receive calls just as they would while on the ground. It will be compatible with Aircell’s forthcoming GoGo Biz …

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• 30 March

  HTC Desire S now on Vodafone, Nexus S and HTC Wildfire S in new colours

  

  Vodafone has opened the book on the HTC Desire S. It’s now taking orders to bag yourself a free Desire S on a two-year contract, as well as revealing exclusive colours for the HTC Wildfire S and Google Nexus S. The Desire S packs a 3.7-inch touchscreen and 5-megapixel camera. It boasts touch-sensitive buttons and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, with …

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• 30 March

  Free: iMate media manager for iDevices

  

  iMate puts a variety of iDevice media-management tools under one attractive roof. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Wondershare’s new iMate is a multipurpose Windows utility for iPhone, iPod, and iPad owners. With it you can rip DVDs, convert videos, copy music and photos from your iDevice to your PC, create ringtones, and more. It normally costs $59, but from now until …

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