TimeLine Layout

March, 2011

  • 9 March

    Hot spot on the AT&T iPhone remains easy to use, but not so fast

    When the Verizon iPhone finally went on sale last month, it bested its AT&T cousin by offering a wireless hot spot that could support up to five devices. It was a welcome addition and, as we found in our Verizon iPhone review, the feature performed well. It wasn’t necessarily better than other smartphone hot spots …

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  • 9 March

    Analyst: Apple to ship white iPhone 4 in April

    Will we ever really see a white iPhone 4 from Apple? Apple With iOS 4.3 now available for download from Apple, the only missing puzzle piece to iPhone 4’s year is the oft-maligned white iPhone 4. Now, an analyst says Apple will begin production this month and ship white iPhone 4s at the beginning of April. Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi …

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  • 9 March

    YouView appoints Alan Sugar to get fired up over Internet TV

    Bolshie boardroom telly star Alan Sugar has joined YouView. The Apprentice boss is the new non-executive chairman of the BBC-led consortium developing the YouView Internet television portal. YouView announced that peer of the realm Baron Sugar of Clapton replaces former Ofcom exec Kip Meek in the non-exec role at YouView, previously known as Project Canvas. Sirralan has been drafted in …

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  • 8 March

    Spiceworks for iPhone: IT management in your pocket

    Spiceworks is widely regarded as one of the top IT tools on the planet, offering network management and monitoring, a user helpdesk, equipment inventory, and lots more–all absolutely free. Just one problem: it’s not an especially mobile-friendly solution. For the IT administrator who’s constantly on the move (is there any other kind?), the only option for staying connected to Spiceworks …

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  • 8 March

    Android leaps beyond RIM to take top spot in U.S. market

    Android is the now most popular mobile platform for smartphones in the United States, says a study released yesterday. According to the ComScore survey, Google’s OS powered nearly a third, or 31.2 percent, of all smartphones during the three-month period ending January 2011. Gaining 7 percentage points from the previous quarter, Android now surpasses mobile operating systems from both RIM …

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  • 8 March

    BlackBerry PlayBook shows off multi

    BlackBerry PlayBook still doesn’t have a confirmed release date or price here in the UK, but new video footage of RIM’s tablet in action has whetted our appetites for the device. It shows the PlayBook’s multi-tasking in action, along with several games. The video was shot by VentureBeat at last week’s Game Developers’ Conference in San Francisco, as RIM’s Tyler …

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  • 8 March

    Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 deal with Microsoft may be worth $1bn

    Why would Nokia give up on its own Symbian and MeeGo software to throw its lot in with Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS? Try $1bn in cash. That’s reportedly what convinced Nokia to shun Android in favour of Steve Ballmer’s enthusiastically sweaty embrace. This is according to Businessweek, which cites “two people with knowledge of the terms” of the deal between …

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  • 8 March

    Rumor: Apple to hold iOS 5, MobileMe event in early April

    Apple According to a German Web site claiming to have a reliable source, iOS 5 and the new-look MobileMe, widely expected to become a free syncing service offered by Apple, will be unveiled at an event in early April to be held on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif. MacRumors.com, via Macerkopf.de, is claiming to have knowledge of the event, …

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  • 8 March

    Nexus S, Xperia Arc set for Aussie release

    Aussies eager to get their hands on new Android smartphones will be pleased to know that two of the big releases for early 2011 have been confirmed, with Vodafone to launch the Samsung Nexus S on 16 March and Sony Ericsson to follow with the Xperia Arc on Vodafone and Optus in “early April”. The and will both be available …

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  • 8 March

    In The Night Garden now has iPhone and iPad apps. Isn’t that a pip?

    Delete Infinity Blade from your iPad right now. Chuck Real Racing into a ‘Never Used’ folder. Gaze in disgust at the icon for Flipboard. As long as you’re a parent to pre-schoolers, anyway. The only app that’ll be getting any usage on your iPad today is In The Night Garden. That’s right: the BBC has brought its popular CBeebies show …

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